The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1890-02-28

SOHstuutlnOpe arranged tnet Onth6 0dy Of
his coronation the stone mason should rome
and consult him about tho mbstone that q:
ter awhile he would nesd. Anlthere arr men
who are monomaniacal on the subject Of de-.
parture from this life by death, and the more
they think oft the less they are prepared to
20. This is nn unmnnlness not worthy of
you, not worthy Of mr.
while dying, ordered thatthe tunic he had on
lin l'e carried utter lis death on his spear at
he bend OF his army, and that then the sol.
dior. ever aud anon, should stop and saw:
'Behold. all TINT IL left of Saludin, the EN-.
peror and conqneror! OF all states he con.
quered, o nll the wealth he accumulated,
nothing did he retain hut thia shroud."
have no sympathy with such behavior. ur
such absurd demonstration, or with much
TINT wo hear uttered In regard to depnrture
from this u g to the next There IL a com.
mon sensiral hien on this subject thut you
and need to eonsiier-that there are only
two styles Of departure.
thousand feet underground, by light Oi
torch toiling in q miners shaft, L ledge Of
rock tnay fnll unon ns. and Wa may dis a
miners death. Far out ut sea, falling from
the slippery rntlines and broken on the |, nj.
yards. We may die n snilors death. On mis-.
siono mercy in hospital. amid broken bones
nhd reeking leprnsies ind raging evers, We
may die IL philanthropist'a death On the
W.
sligs through the heart, the gun carriage
mny roll over us. and We may die patriots
deuth But n ter all. there are only two
styles of d"parture-the death of the
righteous and tho 4"ath of the w&ked-and
We all want to die the former
may hc mt home. You want the hand ofyour
kindred in Your hnn'i. You want your chill
dren Z" surround you. You want the light
on yonr Pillow from eyes that have long re-.
ilrrtc1 your love. You want the room still.
lou do not want amy curious strangers
standing around watching you. You want
your kindred from alur to hear your last
prayer. think that is the wish Of nll of us.
But is that all? Can carthly friends hold us
un when the biows OF death come up to the
giair" Can human voice charm open heav-
ems gate? Gun human hand pilot usttrough
tho nhrrowA Oi denth into heavens harhOr?
Tan any earthly friendship shield us from the
arrows ofdeath, nnd in the hour when Satan
sl,all prnctire upon III his in'ernnl archery?
No. no, no, no! Alna! Poor soul, il TINT is
nIl. Better die in the wilderness. far from
tire" shadow nnd from fountain, alone, vul.
lures cireing through the air whiting
Tor our body. unknown to men. md to
have no burial, i only christ could uay
through tho soltu,les: Il will never leave
thee will never fnrsake thee" From That
pillow of stone ladder would soar hcaveli-
ward. angels coming and going; aud nrross
the solitude and the harrennesa would como
the sweet notes of heavenly minstrelsy.
dordon Hall; far from home. dying in tho
door nfn hrnthcm temple, said: GLORY to
sny TO his wife: Come and sit beside me,
md let us talk of heaven. nevcrkncw what
happiness wns until found Christ" What
did dying llnnnnh More say? ITO go to
heaven, think of what it is, To go to Christ,
who died that might live! Oh, glorious
grave! oh. what IL glorious thing it is to
~ d.. on, I'll, the love Of Christ. tho love Of
hymnmnk"r, say in his last hour? "Who
can measure the depths of the third heaven:
oh, th" sunshine That fills my soul! I shall
soon ie gane, tor surely M one cnn live in
this world after such glories ns God has man.
est"d TO my soul.
Wl'n, did til" dying Iancway sny: 81 can
as easily die as close my eyoa or turn INV hend
in tl.s'p. i.eiare II few hours have passed I
shall stand an Mount Zion, with one hundred
md forty AMI fuur thousand and with the
lust men mad" perfect. and we shall ascribe
riches, and honor. and glory aud majesty,
ahd dominion unto Cod aud the Lamb"
DR. Taylor, condemned to burn mt he stake,
on his way thither broke nway from tho
gunr'lsmcn aud went bounding mud lenping
nnd jumping toward the fire. glad to 20 to
Jesus and to die fur him. Sir Charles
Hare. IN last moment, had such
rnpturons vision that lie cried:
Upward. npwnrd upward!' And NO
great wns the peace of one of Christ's disci-
Pies that he put his fingers upon the pulse in
his wrist and counted it and observed il; and
SO great was his llaridity that nftcr a while
ilc s'i'l: "Stopp"'l:" aml his he Ind ended
here 4" begin in heaven. But grnnlcr than
that WIS he Testimony ot tho worn out first
Missionnry, when, in theMamarti ine dungeon.
he cried: ~ am now ready to be
offered end the time Of my departure IL ut
hand; have fought the good fight. have
huireinrtl thrr" is lnid up for me n crown oi
righteous which the Lord, the righteous
Judge. will give me in thut ,lny, and not to
mo only hut I" all them that love his mp.
rchrins DO you not zee that Christ is
above all in dying nlleviations?