Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1894-11-09
DEATH NOT PAINFUL

le dehth pninIuf la qursh1n lnlet'
csliugly dlscurtci by writer Ia r..
cent number Of The Sunday Migosre.
Il 10 uuqucsiionably true that lhoss
who seriously mediate upon questions
connected with the physical dissolu.
ton u the body, still number some
who do 10 with fear aud trembling.
Religion has long thrown ~ heavenly
light upon the path that leads throug Ia
The dark valley, ami science too mss
given assurances on at when death comes
the most trying orc,als are already
pasi; got many have never been able
to form probably correct idea OF the
lat journey, as regards the physical
sensation thereof
Ia the magazine article referred To-,
the author qotes the uiteranccs Of dying
persons showing that their experience
BE- contrary 10 once popular supposi.
lions. Louis NV, when dying, asked
his surrounding ifiendF "Why weep
you? DID you think should i've for.
ever" Then, after pause, ho added'
81 thought dying would DO harder"
Df. Hunter. last words are very TO.
mAfkablc. lie saidi "tf had strength
TO hold pen 1 would write down how
easy aud pleasant a thing Il 10 70 die"
The late archbishop Of Canterbury,
az the DEAN agony be'oll him, TO-
markell "it IL really nothing much,
after ALL" General stonewsll Jack.
sons last moments on earth arc de-.
cfibed a. follow: "when told that hr
had only about two hours 10 live, he
answered; Very good, II Ia all right.
Order A. II. Hill 10 prepare iot aciion.
Pass the Infantry TO the 'front.' rapidly.
FELL MfJlr Hawkes'--Pfesently Il
smile Of iucnable sweetness spreau sol
over his pale face, aud no saiI quietly
snd with an expression Of relir; 'Lvt
US cross over the river AMI Tvst under
the shade Of the iTees'"
To these great many more inslan.
oes Of similar nature might be- aided.
They all 70 TO prove that when the
mind In peaceful and the cons fence
clear OF guilt, death has Lost
It's terror. IL IL recorded thai
tho medical attendant uuon
Oliver Goldsmith IN the last hour Of
the poet asked him n there was any.
thing In particular upon bis mind, n
he oould not otherwise account Tor hi,
ieverish temperature. Goldsmith adj
miltod that no was worried ABOUT bis
unpaid debts. To others the a., jour.
noy Ia rendered diilicult because their
hearts are stiil clinglDg TO their earthly
possessions. When Gafrlck showed
Dr. johnson his pAlaiial residence tbs
laiIetsai "Ah, DAVID, these are the
things that make death TERRIBLE"
John Wesley's view upon this mat.
ter 10 given In his reply to a lady who
once asked the famous preacher what
no would do n he knew that he was
going to lilo the next night at twelve
O'Clock. Hs answer waG ~ should
preach this Night al Gloucester, and
again atb tomorrow morning. Alter
that l should ride 10 Tuwkesbury,
preach Ia the afternoon, and inset the
societies In the evening. should then
repair to friend MarIin's house, who
expects 10 entertain me, converse and
pray with the family ~ usual, retire TO
my bed at 10 O'Clock, comment myseli
10 my heavenly FA.neL Ito down 10
rosI, and wake up In glory"
10 a people wno, like true Latter.
day Saints, view lie and death IN the
clear light Of modern revelation, death
Is but welcome release after a faith u =
BY pTriurmod mission. IL IL 10 them =
return toa Fa,uuf's house, 10 friends
and nome. Why should IL DO pAin,uI,
o. have any tyrrou2