The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1894-07-11
A NENelO SERMON.
OEGEvHRDW REV. q. w.~As.
cor LAs4 SUNDAY.


YPVOPeoO 90 ape6k tSnighG OF The
Sweet Rye aud Bys." Gn doing this I
- cot deal wish - illusioa. speak
of tha4 which - geGi. VoRilv belisvS
there 10 bye oad bye in wait for
every man. This 10 not - idle fancy.
Shis b living truth, paramount in itI
9mpOVtHncs. Oar ASpirstiOnS, hopes,
prospects aad all rest upOa che reality
~ this period Of existence.
HindOed believe aud rest Ia che -,
SuFo0eo OF 0 sphere, Q rOAlm, o world
eeyOad tkis. where the powers aud
energies IT spirit life, ones held in
check bv mOrtsl imArmitieS cad i'm.
PSF6eCtiOns. shall GO frso and snre.
SseainrG % eniOy their eternal iiber.
". This rsalm Of the uHhiad0rsd and
VaroUCrnined spirit we call "Th0 Bye
sud Bye" ThiS ansnding. aad when
catered, unaltersbis state lies stretch.
!ug its Infinite OxpAnSo 0crOSS the
pathway ef every soul.
4 bye And bye 1wsi,s uS. We may
make it bitter or We may make It
sweet. The power to change the taste
.0f etOraity's food hes 1t eur com.
uGnd. We choose the bitter or the
sweat.
Paul said. +HeneefOrth there 10 laid
up for Ins = crOwn Of righteOusnes.."
The end Uf his missiSn 10 IN sight.
Hs has n"t hiO re possibilities. He
Aas discharged his duties. and now be
stands ready to shake Of the mortal
coil aud 60 hOmO to God and glory.
To every man this 10 q day of triai;
ykere is our race; there 10 our c0urse;
there are our battles. These conflicts
have an eud. But Id il all when death
claims the "tencmOnt house Of rlay ?"
Il there no reassuring tire onward
march? Is IL all Of man TO be born, to
live, to labor, aud to die1 ID tItiB
trsnUitOry period we call "todsy" the
eud Of mans existence? IL there NO
tomorrow" in Iha reAlmS beyOnd
where ths S4srs that here grow dim,
shsN SPsrkie with radiance eternsIly
Hright2 Today 10 net oil.
There 10 On immortality.
!. Self examination leads us to
con lude that when the cold, an.
friendly hand Of death claims our
house Of clay it 10 but the fainteut
t:swu - the morning OF our exist
cnce.
Our hands, our feet, what 0ttGin.
msnts they have reAchod. What won.
Gers they have wrought. Our minds
have wandered in the f.lds OF
thought and truth and WOndrOuU
things have come to light. Can death
H,TSver stay thoae busy hands and
fset7 Will It eternAlly quiet thsoe
hur1yinY seekers for truth Are there
10 Aslds beyond 10 which, ~itA
aarthly hindrsnceO oil taken away
The miUd may rove 70 investigate and
oxploEs the aelds sf thought and tn
geFdeDs of beauty till Il shall b
SHED with the riches Of its gain
Thsu Agsiu. - the SldEil sta e. queer
snd PHlss the body asd the miBd
OhSil her throne cgumbie, her author
aAy vauish and her existeues Geese
Nay; there b 81 imnoFtAltty; tAeFs 4
Q bye 0ad bye. The. tPiuHtty Of OuI
6eing pSiBtS upward and says
I" here are Othsr Faalnis In which III
spirit may 50 forever tree TO sn3e!
the fUllness of thO liberty given I
upon itS entrance into that bliSOfu
state wheFs Paul sayO there IL I
crown Of PighteouSneS.
9. Rsason aRgnso that We live 70
smother day. There is nGught bu
that tells us Of Q tomorrow. Fac
figure, thOught and continent o.
point us to the brighter day. In thi
hope LongfeIlew beautifully nag:
Liz 10 Ysaa, use Il earnest.
AH$ Che grave An not its goalS
Dust thOa art, 70 dust Fsturnest,
Wma mm& mmnkmn Of fha moui