Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1888-06-02

could these prevent death from max
ing victim of Emperor William 7
Or do they in the least affect the con-
dition of the immortal soul that has
winged its flight to the world of spir-
its? No. emphatically, mol But
their voice comes from the grave -
"Princes. this clay must be your bed,
In spite of all your towers;
The tall, the wise, the reverend head
Must lie as low as ours"
Death is an ejecter that listens to
no appeals. In courts of law, if you
want to get man off property, you
must serve upon him writ of eject
ment, giving him a certain time to
vacate the premises, but when death
comes to us and serves a writ of
ejectment, he does not give Us one
moment of time. He says, "OF Of
this place, you have no right any
longer in the possession" We might
protest and cry out, III gave you one
hundred thousand dollars for that
property" The plea would be in
vain. We might say--"I have a war
rantee deed for that property" The
plea would be equally fruitless. We
might say-"I have lien on that
store-house." That would do us no
good. Death does not recognize a
seal, pays no attention to an inden-
ture. He peremptorily demands his
victim, and no power on earth can
move him from his purpose.
Another we learn is, that life as
short and uncertain. MAN that is
born Of woman is Of few days and
full OF trouble, he cometh forth like
q flower and is cut down, he fleeth
also as Il shadow and continueth not
1--WE spend our years as tale that is
told The days of our years are
three score and ten and if by rea
son of strength, they be four score,
yet in their strength labor and sor-
row, for it is soon cut off and we fly
away"
Many die in their infancy. Like
bird on the wing, they perch on our
globe, rest little while and then fly
off for some other region. Others
spring up and bloom for while in
the dover of youth, but amid their
enjoyments and fancied security are
suddenly cut down by the ruthless
hand of death and wrested from all
the attachments and endearments OF
life Others again arrive at the prime
of meridian life, but in ali their
strength, their yigor and gayoty. and
amid all their hopes and prospect in
their plans and schemes, they are
singled out by death as victims, and
la d cold, stiff and senseles+ III the
grave. A few, yes a very few, com
paratively, creep into their beds OF
clay under the burden of ripe old age
and the gradual decay of nature and
even their testimony az TO life is that
it is short and feeting, and nothing
compared with eternity. All! there
will be change for us all sooner or
later that is just as certain as we
are here together in this hall and
hen-and then, what ? Boundless
eternity !-unending duration Who
can comprehend it-this forever
and ever ~
Come attempt this arithmetic Of
infnities, and exhaust the power of
number: Let millions OF millions be
the first factor in thu computation.
Multiply this factor by all the stars
that glitter in the heavens, multiply
this product by all the leaves on all
the trees on the earth, multiply this
product by all the particles that com-
pose this vast globe, multiply tins
product by all the thoughts that pass
through the minds oftnen ard angels
and suppose that this vast product
would represent so many ages, and
the lost soul could be restored at
their expiration, there would be some
faint hope at least; but when these
are past, it would still be eternity,
and it's clock would not be ready
vet to strike one.
1t is all well if we are prepared for
that eternity, for then we need not
dread to enter upon it, but to enter
upon it unprepared is to be forever
lost-no prospect of restoration or
redemption, "where their worm dieth
not and where the fire is not quench-
ed "
Brother Knights The death of
our beloved Grand Chancellor is
fraught with many impressive lessons
to each and every one Of us. Indeed
every death is call to be ready for
the coming Of that fell messenger
when he knocks at our door to sum-
mon us to enter the unknown forever.
Here was knight in the prime of
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