Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1892-04-28
THE EASTER SERMON.
SURELY THE BITTERNESS OF DEATH
IS PAST" CRIED AeAe.

At-NeFertheless 1t Carries = Useful
Lesson.
BRooKLYE, April 17.-Being Easter
morning. the Brooklyn Tabernacle congre-
cation had been invited to bring flowers
the night before, and bank of them was
on the front of the pulpit and wreaths OF
them over the pulpit. The word ''Resur-
rection" was spelled out in letters Of white
lilies. Especial music was added to the
great congregational singing. Text, 1
Samuel XIV, 80, Surely the bitterness of
death is past"
So cried Agsg, and the only objection l
have 20 this text is that bad man uttered
it. Nevertheless it is true, and in a higher
and better sense than that in which it was
originally uttered. Years ago a legend
something like this was told me: In a
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 Iiv-
ing. Christ, the Lord, in poor garb was
walking through the earth and no one
would entertain him. In vain he knocked
at the door Of palaces and of humble dwell
hngs. Cold and hungry and insuificiently
% A4S "t'9' hO4.O tSSSiFou hiLh- Dut
cunning one ody 70 the nut OF TINS woman,
whose name was MISERY she received hlm,
anu onereu INN IeW crusts and asked
him to warm himself at the handful Of
Goals, and she sat up all night that the
wayfarer might have pillow to rest on.
In the morning this divine being asked
her as he departed what she would have
him do in the way of reward, and told her
Sna' nc o"Ieu oue universe ana would give
uet tn nav eie t'sNeu' An she asked was
t,i tna. ier pear tree inlshI DC protected and
UnaO , the poys VINO sGoie her Irult, once
eillnpln9 tne Tree, nlsht nob DC able TO get
uown wlthout her consent. 30 1t was
sLanUeu, "llg an VINO, clmoed the tree
VIZ eTuipelieu 10 stay tnefe. After
@Mniie De'1on came along ana tod the poor
Hoiilan W. sile must go Win hlm' But she
,lt Iiu nO' "'nU 10 go Ior' however poor one s
1u 1oe lS' no one wants 10 go with Death
Inen sne stti1 10 Deatn, L VIII go Wl5h
you you WIN nrsG cIlno up into my pear
: Tree aiic i OrImg me uoNh IeW pears before
l sCarC' 1his ne consented 20 90, but
naSins cilih5ed lnoo the tree ne could not
"Sitn Sli come uo"h.
AIen Ine troubles Oh lne word began
tor Deatn ulu noe come. Inc physicians
nau no paVien1s' bhe uhdeftakefs no busl-
ness' lawyers no wills TO make, the peor le
mno y, ".IUeu 1cF Ainericahces could not get
tnem, the Old men stald In all the profes
slons ana occupations SO that there vas no
room a, lor ohe young VINO were coming on,
anu am Lhe earIA go1 oVercroWded' and from
az .he eJr1h ar, the cry went up: "Oh, for
1Jtdbll w tlCG6 Is 1lGn The DcC-
pie eaile 70 tIe poor woman ana pegs
LDIl iier W ieO Deaeh uescehd from the tree. In
sympathy Tor tne World she consented TO
ie1 s Death come DOWN on one condition, aud
.haO was tnat ne should never molest or
tslAe ner it away ana on that condition Des-
was s'lloWeu 10 come doWl, ana ne Kept his
noIuta noIu anu never removed her, and Tor That
ies'son we Always nave MISERY WIN US.
IHh hEsukREGTloN.
=, IN UliaI ailtsory some one mas set forth
I,ie .llCl tllsI mean 10 present on TINS
EslsOer morning Whleh celebrates the res
'. uiLeooion - VI Cirls1 ana our coming fesuf-
.i"O ole ot 'ne grahoesG ana
tleioles u oile eAr1h y our alVlhe
pelnlission " qul' IT, nlxty-iour persons
ny lS niih''lS sOep Oh 1nis pianet' IhlFty
inlilion people every year poara THIS planet.
~ see'sllier hlusS unloAa before IL takes
,.a;I +,.n; ',4u % vn9 ps'ssehgefs OIL
~ - .1. l1'so ies''e - N oroer 70 nave an
,,i4S, ~; pany VI t''9Selisefs eh1er IT, SO
WI WI .tis sr"'Di' wiz, -.
- N-o "ouia Aapl'eii 70 an OCEAN seeam-
e4o = - ,nsIl, eahlns f., q staterooln' should
s'y .S;i - - ~ ~ n@U "ouio happen 10
: a'+ii 'it,in = ohe VINO purchases tlcket
u Ii's 1iwaSs ocoupy she seat assigned
III. III. 20 M III Ml"o wouiu nappen 70 tnls
~ = ';.i ~. nv e'alie iii.o lU never ueprt
5.ot;n 80 lo' Ano s,1Fe - -, as Lhuch pehe
s.n eL;. ~ a. Ihe sne Ifalle' na1 SUNK tnat
suiP ~ ouo 1'ls'oA se.s 4- . lew oays agoF 100
.naIS ~ I,.ssN9enels. nse w was the matter
VIII VIII eli1I soealher on the Ihames which,
T 1S~ se.'rs %so wels uomn WIN oeO hves!
-. - 10y p'IeSehers NO" this Wofld Is
tta,,s1 ty = cup, "nl'n was i&e'hcheu some SIX
tho thossanu vars ago II Is salling at
hor,n Te ~ iny 0housalu itl hliles an
citias snJ has e D.eu -. t,..n n.ouiioSt5s ana
80, - 10 anu sCeer-
49,. eaO e. slAoeen lluil'ireu hlli,ioh passen
o1e ~ that | alo conilns i aooard, IL Is
S,,,s.sa 80 q su9u ~ ln'.iis u,selIpaFk.
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~ Iii - ei.onf .1f, tooi1 4so pitlce
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