Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1892-04-21

Surgeons and Psychologists say there arc
parts of the human body the uses Of which
they cannot understand. They are search
ing what these parts were made, for but
have not found ont. / can tell them. They
are the preliminarics Of the resurrection
body. God docs not make anything for
nothing. The uses of those now surplus
parts of the body will be demonstrated
when the gloriGed form is constructed.
DEATH CLEARS TIE WAY.
Now, il Death clears the way for all this.
why paint him rs II hobEoblin? Why cali
him the king Of tcrrors? Why thini; OF
him as great spook? Why sketch him
with skeleton and arrows, and standing on
a bank OF dark watersF Why have chill
dren 50 frightened Mt his name that they
dare not 90 To bed alone, and old men have
their teeth chatter lest some showncss OF
breath hand them over to the monster?
All the ages have been busy in malirnino
Death, hurting rcpulSivc metaphors at
Death, slandcrlng Death. Oh, forthe sweet
breath of Easter to conc down on the
earth Right after bic vcrual equinox,
and when the flowers are lightning To
bloom, we'll may all nations with song and
ongratuation and Earauds celebrate the
resurrection Of Christ and ouI own rcsur
rCction when he time is gone by. and the
trlimpcts poIr through the flying clouds
the haiiAoncs that shall wake the dead.
~ the empty niche of ]Oscph's mauso
leum. by the rocks that parted to L.; the
Lord come throuEh Let otr ideas Of cilHHG
ing worlds be forever rcvolutiunizcd. II
what | have been siying is true, how diff
fcrently we ought to taink of our friends
departed. The body they have put of is
only as, when entering II h@Ii lighted and
rcsounding with musical bands. Won leave
your hat and cloak in the cloakruom
What would a banquotcr do if he bad to
carry those membranes of apparel with
him into the brilliant reception? What
would your departed do with their bodies
if they had to be encountered with them in
the kings drawing room, Gone into the
light, Gone into the music! Gone into
the fcstivity, Gone among kings and
queens and conqurrors! Gone to meet
Elijah and hear him tell of the chariu; Of
fire drawn by horses of fire and the scn~a
ton Of mounting the sapphire sleeps! Gone
to meet with Moses and hear HIM describe
the pile of black ba.alt that shook when
the law was given, Gone to meet Paul
and hear him tell how Felix trcmblcd. and
how the ship went to pieces in the breakers.
and how thick was the darkness in the
Mamertine dungeon Gone to meet John
Knox and John Wesley and Hannah More
and Frances Iiavergal. Gone to meet the
kindred who preceded them!
Why | should not wonder il they had u
larger family group there than they ever
had here. Oh, how many of them have
got together again! Your father and
mother went years apart, but they have
got together and their children that went
years ago got togeth again. Zone where
they have more room! Gone where they
have more jubilant society! Gone where
they have mightier capacity to love you
than when they were here! Gone out of
hindrances into unbouLdrd liberty! Gone
ont of January into June! Gone where
they talk about you as we always talk
about absent friends and say: II wonder
when they W il come up here to join us.
Fark! the outside door of heaven swings
open. Hank! there are feet on the golden
stairs. Perhaps they are comingn'
COMFORT FROM THE JoHNsTOwN FLOOD.
| was told at Tohnstown after the flood
that many people who had been for months
and years bereft for the first time got com
fort when the awful flood came to think
that their departed ones were not present
to see the catastrophe. As the people were
floating down on the housetops they said
"Oh, how glad | am hat father and mothel
are not here" or "lIow glad am hat the
children are not alive to see this uorror."
And ought not we who are down here amid
the upturnings Of this life be glad that
none Of the troubles which submergc us
can ever alright our friends assembled,
Before this | warrant our departed ones
have been introduced to all the celebrities
of heaven. Some one has said to them: Il .et
me introduce you to Joshua, the man who
by prayer stopped two worlds for several
hours. Let me make you acquainted with
this group Of three hcroes-John Hus..
Philip Melancthon and Martin Iutlc,.
Aha! here is fenelon. Here is Archbishop
Leighton! Here are I.atimer and Ridley!
Here is Matthew Simpson! Here is poets
row-James Montgomery and Anna Bar.
bauld and llOratius Bonar and Phoebe
Palmer and Lowell Mason"
Were your departed ones fond of music?
What oratorios led on by Handle! and
Hayden. Were they fond of pictures.
What Raphaels pointing ont skies viii.
all colors wrought into chariot wheels
wings of srraphim and corunatiors. Were
they fond on poetry; What eternal rhvthln~
led on by John Milton. Shall we pity Cur
gloriiicd kindred? No, they had better
pity us. We, the shipWreckcd and on "
raft i'll the hurricane, looking up At them
sailing On over calm seas, under skies hat
never frowncd with tempcsts, we hopplcd
with chains; they lifted by wings. sure
ly 4 g bitterness of death is past"
FWtIer, ii what have been saying j.
trnc, we should trust the Lord and be
thrilled with the fact that our own day of
escape cometh. If our lives were going to