The sun., 1894-10-14

who wus agrecaby surprised by his experience
OF dying. His last words were: "lf I had
strength to hold a pen would write down how
easy and pleasant thing IL Ia to die" 4 charm.
ing actress who had been twice almost drowned
told friend that dying was the incest sensation
that she knew. The late Archbishop Of Canter.
bury. as his agony befel quietly remarked
at is really nothing much after ALL"
Hundreds Of other last or nearly last
sayings Of dying persons might be cited to prove
the truth Of Plnys remark that the departure
or the soul frequently takes place without pain.
and sometimes even with pleasure. II the dead
could come TO life again. they would all. or
nearly all. VIC have no doubt tell us that Walt
Whitman spoke the truth when he said that
Whatever happens to anybody It will be turned to
And nothing can happen more beautiful than death.
And again
Al Fce. outward e ! and on ward nothing collapse
Every moment dies man.
Every moment one born.
The first experience least. in the case Of
death by old age-is as natural as the second:
why should we think that It must necessarily
emorc painful Certainly. II some men died
and others did not, death might be considered
an enemy; but being universal II cannot De-
He who hath bent him Ger the deal
The nrst dark day OF nothlhgness,
The las! OF dang v and distress.
Have swept the Hines where beauty fingers
The rapture OF rtposc that's there
he who hath done this can hardly fail to
evidence that IN The case OF the majority Of
perish by violence, as, for instance. in battle.
lave this expression Of rest and peaceJ death
"t sensr"y Supposed St to be. SS u" Perhaps. as
there is said To be n sort OF numbness which
in tho grip OF lionj falling into the clutches OF
beast OF prey. 81. by the arrangement of
rmy may have narcotic effect upon its victim
am myself ,i much a OF the opinion m Of the ancsn,
evils. is the only one whose presence never in
commoded any body. and which only causes con-
4 man said to socrates, The Athenians have
think that death should be looked upon as the
condemnation Of nature, hut rather as its happy
viewed it. When be was old and chained in
though apSy %F@ her tho
dlscoverer, the famous mathematician, Mrs.
age: "The Blue Peter has long been 1f flying "a 1t
my foremast. and now that ] am In my ninety
sailing. il is a solemn voyage, but it does not
disturb my TRANQUILITY, | tr,ist, in the infinite
ancient Gsa% was
II e, ri
SS to 9S. OF death hlsDs Rshs woaH
other than " bear s%ny OVER owe "sf" s the dead s
that are no more" The Christian is saved
To him death is not the king Of terrcrs. but the
tender consoer: not the end Of life, but the be-
70 an over-wroaght and weary age this concep. |
tion is very soothing:
Sleep p,,s, .,.sr tcy,s port sftsr stormy T sea,
as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We |
shall rise refreshed IN the morning."
Death once dead: d. there's no no more dying
coming. as ii does, from the love that loves
on to the endless, end. One by one God
endearing ties into His silence; lie prepares
sarmn In, sPd 1r KINDRED S S 1Sr Ts yGnasr while
ness, He delivers US from the fear OF death.
For, For many n h,s when the last enemy" n comes to
question Is their answer: Surely the bitter
ness % q death Is passed"
Pc Th nHer1 ss and San The in hsy
And dignity: Of Christian and Hopeful SadPs
the tremors of his friend. Every day thousands
81 GODS true servants are sustained in their
last earthly experience by being able to realize
When death is bitter it is SO. as a general rule.
from physical causes, A man, for instance. can
scarcely die easily II he is leaving widow aud
The medical man who attended oliver Gold.
smith In his last hour asked him II there was
admitted that there was Debt was upon his
Tendsr death painful, When GarritE s showed ts to
Dr. johnson his galstsl residence, the latter
make death terrible" Yet, even VEN n'SI in paisss lace
s be Ts ss and % have
Of earth earth and i to be quite ready e give them M,
S.eysr d6 medlcSi r mSn 6 %nGe iad to tome me
70 did i You should S rather tsaSS hem 70 LOOK
consclrnees that make people afraid TO die and
that that = Il our business to point to Him who
Immortality to light through the GOSPEL"
ThHs Hs1oT. a9 ,Ss SrssS s.,s 60 :ss my y ;pT.
'Tis living nj that makes Us fear 70 die.
-'Tis living ill.,, and not parsons, that makes
was once Visiting the dsstRSed q sS0'asd sS ased
friend" said the minister: "how, do you feel
Just Wee bit confused with the iiittn',a II
even even good man Is In this way confused
and health and strength have never given
thought To that part OF lifes business which con-
Pect to be calm and collected on their death
beds and 70 have peace at the lastf
pose you knew that you were to die at ie o'clock
so,Torr1E S ' night how would Son spend the inter
|
why, Just AS intend 10 spend II now. should
preach this night at Gloucester, and again at
tomorrow morning. After that should ride 10
Tew kesbury, preach In the afternoon, and meet |
the societies In the evening. ] should then re-
Iatr to friend Martins house. who expects 10 en-
tertAin me. converse and pray with the family
as usual, retire 10 my bed az 10 O'Clock, com
lnend myself 10 my heavenly Father, lie down 10
rest. and wake up in glory" The way to have
peace at the last Is long before 10 take Jesus as
our individual Saviour and try to serve Him. not |
In some extraordinary way, but in our ordinary |
every-da life.
The mother Of the poet Goethe, who was a |
strong minded and humorous woman, happened !
10 receive an invitation 10 a party when on her
deathbed from some one who did not know that
she Was i'll. She thus replied 10 IL; MADAME |
Goethe 10 sorry that she cannot accept your inyi-
tatioI. she Is engaged dying" IL Is not only I
when We come 20 our deathbeds that are en-
gagged dying IL Is physiological fact that
death borders upon our birth, and that our
cradle stands in the grave.
From hour 70 hour We ripe and ripe.