Democratic messenger., 1892-04-23
@ TERROR IN DEATH
IT IS THE PORTAL TO A GLORL
Gus EXISTENCE.

DIR. TaImagc breaches AN Easter sermon
from the Text. surely the Bitternes,
of Death l. Past All our Trouble,
End with Life.
BROOKLYN. April l7.-Being Easter
morning the Brooklyn Tabernacle con
gregation had been invited To bring
flowers the night before. and a bank of
them was on the front of the pulpit AMI
wreaths of them over the pulpit. The
word Resurrection" was spelled ont in
letters of white lilies. Especial music
was added to the great congregational
singing. Text. Samuel XIV. %, Surely
the bitterness of death is past.
So cried Agag. and the only objection
have 10 this text is that a bad man ut
tered il. Nevertheless. IL is true. and i'll
a higher and better sense than that in
which it was originally uttered. Year,
ago 4 legend something like this was
told me: In hut lived very poor
woman by the name of Misery. In front
of her door was a pear tree, which was
her only resource for a living. Christ
through the earth and no one would en-
tertain him. In vain he knocked AT the
door of palaces and of humble dwell
ings. Cold aud hungry and insufficient
lv clad. as he was, none received him
But coming one dav to the hut Of this
woman. whose name was Misery, she
received him and offered him a few
crusts and asked him to warm himself
at the handful of Goals. and she sat VI
all night that the wayfarcr might have a
pillow To rest on.
In the morning this divine being asked
her as he departed what She would have
him do i'll the way of reward. and told
her that he owned the universe and
would give her what She asked. All she
asked was that her pear tree might be
protected. and that the boys who stol,
her fruit. once climbing the tree. might
not be able 10 get down without her con
sent So il was granted, and all VIII
climbed the tree We're compelled 10 stay
there After a while Death came along
and told the poor woman She must 70
with him But She did not want to 90
for, however poor ones lot Is. no one
wants 10 20 with Death Then she SAID
TO Death. Il will 20 with You if You viii
first climb TAP into my pear tree and
bring me down few pears before
start" This he consented Ia do. but
having climbed into the tree he could
not again come down.
Then the troubles of the world began
for Death did not come. The physician.
had no patients, the un'lertakers no bus
iness. lawyers no wills 10 make. the peo
pie who waited for inheritances coui4
not get them. the old men staid i'll al
the professions and occupations. SO that
there was no room for the Young wis
were coming on. and the earth got over
crowded. and from al the earth the CRY
went up: .'Oh, for Death. Where il
Death" Then the people came 10 III,
poor woman and begged her TO let Deatl
descend from the tree. In sympathy fol
the world she consented To let Deatl
come down on one condition. and thai
was that he should never molest or take
her away. and ON that condition Deatl
was allowed Ia come down, and he kept
his word and never removed her. and
for that reason we always have Misery
with MS
THE MIGriTIEST MERCY.
In that allegory some one has set forth
the truth that mean 10 pres INT on thi,
Easter morning. which celebrates the
resurrection of Christ and our coming
resurrection-thatO one of the grandcs,
and mighiiest mcrcies of the earth is
our divine permission To quit it. Sixty
four persons every minute step off thi.
planet. Thirty million people every
year board this planet. As a steamer
must unload before it takes another
cargo. and as the passengers of a raj
train must leave il in order Ia have an
other company Of passengers enter it. st
with this world.
What would happen to an oceai
steamer if man. taking 4 stateroom
should stay in it forever: What wonld
happen to "A rail train if one who pur
chases Il ticket should always occupy IN,
seat assigned him: And what would
happen To this world if all who cam,
into it never departed from it: TIL,
grave is rs much bcncdiction rs tn,
cradle. What sunk that ship in tn,
Black sea u few days ago: Too MANY
passengers. What was the matter witt
that steamer on the Thames which. {
few years ago. went down with 60'
lives: Too many passengers. Now, this
world Is only ship. which was launche,
some six thousand wears ago. 1t is sail
ing at the rate of many thousand mile
an hour. 1t Is frciShted with mountain.
and cities. and ha, i'll lis staterooms an,
steerage about sixteen hundrci million
passengers. So many are coming aboard
il is necessary that "a good many disem
bark.
Suppose that all the people that hav,
lived since the days of Adam and Ev,
were still alivc-what Il cluttercd NJ
place this world would bc-no elbow
room. no place TO walk. no privacy
nothing tn eat or wear. or if anythin.
We're left the human race would. like /;
shipwrecked crew. have to be- put oi
small raiions. each of Us having perhaps
only a biscuit Il day. And what chance
would there be- for the rising genera
tions: The men and women who startc,
when the world started would keep th'
modern peopl" back and down. saving
we are six Thousand years old. Bow
down. History is nothing. for we ar,
older than history" Wha; mercy fo
the human race was death. Within
few years vou can get from this worl'
all there is in it,
After you have had fifty or sixty %
seventy springtimes. you have secI
enough blossoms. After fifty or sixt,
or seventy autunns. you have seel
enough Of gorgeous foliage. After fift,
or sixty or seventy winters. you hav,
seen enough snowstorms and felt enough
chills and wrapped Yourself in enough
blankets In the ordinary length of I'm
man life you have carried encnsl
burdens. and shed enou..h tears. and suf
.aSh lnjusiiccs. and felt cnougl
..at. ANA been clouded 10y cnongl
dpnhls. and surrounded by enough mys
ipri,.. Wn tall. ainuf tho shnrfnpS