The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-05-05
|)A RELIGIOUS TOPICS.
pr. A. D. Raleigh's Sermon Yester-
day Morning at the Funeral Of
Elias Taylor.
The Coming Session Of the Mon
tana Association Of Congre-
rational Churches.
In Interesting Programe Of Exercises Pre-
pared for the Coming Meeting, Which
VIII Begin Tomorrow.

The following is synopsis of the sermon
delivered by DR.. Raleigh at the funeral OF
elias Taylor yesterday morning. The text
vas, "The morning oometh and also the
hight" DR.. Raleigh said: Light and
made are strongly blended in the story OF
human life. As the watchman upon the
ower hears the cry, "What of the niRht"'
he responds, ''The morning cometh, and
Ilso the night" It is also 90. as We under
lake to pierce the future, But there comes
! time when Christ shall conquer the dark
hess of life, and introduce his redeemed
beople into a land Of which it is written,
.There is no night there" Yet sin cher
|shed but increases the intensity Of the
darkness until the sinful soul touches an
Experience, "Where no ray of heavenly light
appears"
prophetic telescope to his eye seeking an
liver to the inquiry. "What of the nightT'
Ind as the veil is lifted he sees the morning
Dawn, the rising mist, the clearing dark
ness, the retiring clouds, but ere the noon
Tide is reached the clouds wheel back again,
settles down upon the view. He sees only
morning and evening twilight, day with
but q noon, promise ending in gloom. Yet
DO is life, whether we read the story in his
tory or experience. In history God is pres
pnt controlling power; But II u 90. WY
not the morning promise dawn into the
perfect day of victory. without clouds or
Shadows? Because God does not win VIC
tories by the force of might, but by the
gentler power of love. IL be ltted up /!
will draw said Christ. He would win; not
drive. And win by the attraction of love,
the winning beauty of holiness. SO II We
would work with God we must labor amidst
opposition and adversity, not responding
when the night comes, assured there IS
morning following every night.
Darkness and light chase each other like
frolicsome children in the story of our
lives. It is SO, because OF the character OF
life. Sin is here and therefore trouble.
Grace abounds and therefore joy. Without
and oy Xs ,D9 ffve aaeas
should have no living evidence that God
was the enemy of sin. If no Joy, no EVIL
dence of His compassion and His love.
Then we need discipline. Discipline means
tears pain and suffering That paient w saf}
words and sugar plums, makes sad failure in
The work. IF we be Gods children we
should expect q Fathers rod to turn us
from the wrong, to make us think, to lead
into the path Of life. So Christians life,
like painting touched by an rh ARTIST .,,1.n Is
ing and the night in one ceaseless round
affect his character and lead him to the
eternal source of light and Joy. Christian
life is divided into three stages: First,
light and darkness: Second a Mgnt5 IN
ali sh1 d Ssaansss pia a an sd pPophss
respond e to the cry, "what of the night?',
that "The morning cometh and also the
night" he was only looking into the future
of eerth's story, Should ask the sainted
dead before US this same question, with the
light of eternity bursting upon his view, he
would respond: '.The day star has arisen;
it brightens into the perfect day. There is
no night here"
Elias Taylor was born in jeffrey; N. H..
his son in this city May 2. 1880. He was
born in the infancy of our nation, before
Washington had died.
recent author has interested the liter
sry world with sketch, Looking Back
tions to be accomplished in our civilization
in the next two centuries. But here lies
one who has seen the world move forward
almost one century and been factor in its
progress.
Bro. Taylor was married March u, 1880,
to Miss Abigail Brooks Billiard, who died
in October last after having made pill
grim lge with him through nearly sixty
years. This marriage ceremony was per
formed by the old family pastor, who had
married his parents and who lived to be 1O3
years old. Seven children were born to this
union, all of whom, except one, are living.
The only son, George, alone is permitted to
follow the aged father to his grave. In 1855
Bro. Taylor removed with his family to
Tompkins county, N. Y: Here he was
thrown in association with the Methodist
Episcopal church. Though raised in the
Congregational church, he had never united
with it, as he could not accept its doctrines,
which in that day we're preached. Meeting
the Methodist people, he found congenial
faith, and during revival meeting he and
his wife were converted to God and united
with this branch of the great Catholic
family. To him religion was great CON-
sweetened by the Divine Promise. He was
ripe. and only awaited the sickle of the
Great Reaper to find place in the eternal
gamers.