Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1894-07-26

reply tnat we could give IN answer 10
the question about the mystery of life
and death. Only to the Lord can we
look for words which can in anyway
satisfy these inquiries of life. All
philosophic and scientific attempts have
failed to explain the full meaning of
life and death, =" the passing bells of
life" How real is the purpose; how
deep is the meaning of life, as ex-
planned in and by the words of our
Lord? And so, of death, which was
the most common of all things in life,
and yet how strangely new each death
was. There was wonderful individ-
uality about it, that made it sad
and impressive, and when it came to
us, to whom can we go except to the
Lord for comfort and light. The
Bishop said, what were the words of
eternal life, if not the opening senten-
ce of the burial office " l am the resur-
rection and the life words which
never pass away, and words which
should reveal the fact that the life
that now is, is only the beginning of
the life to be, hereafter. And so, we
think of the faithful dead and of the
living, as constituting the communion
of saints. Further, the Bishop said
all these thoughts had their applica-
tion in the scene before us. We had
come to pay our loving regard and res
pect to the memory of veteran of the
cross, and pioneer of the state-a man
distinguished for his mental gifts and
good qualities of heart. The dead
brother knew to Whom he should go;
and so he found his highest satisfac-
tion and honor in his churchly rela-
tions. He had his measure of success
in the world, but he told the Bishop
the fact that he had been made the
first chancellor of the Diocese was
more to him than the honors of life.
1t was the crown Of his success And
further, when the Bishop was here in
April for continuation, and preached
on the Resurrection-the words of
eternal life-of which many say. with
some of Christ's disciples, "this is
hard saying" Mr.. Strong came after
the service, to tell him, how his words
would help him to be better man.
and that he know to whom he should go;
for the words of eternal life were those
about the resurrection of the dead.
And so the Bishop would say to every
mourning heart, to the sorrowful par
ish and Rector that they should find
their comfort in the faith, that now
they will have the spiritual influences
of another life which has gone to God,
and will be helped and made better
through his prayers and service in the
paradise of God. We shall see his
face no more-only for short time
then cometh the end, not far off, for
with God, childhood, youth, manhood.
and age are all one: and then we will
know that death hath lost its sting,
and grave will no longer claim its vic
tory. For we shall 90 to Him, for He
is the Resurrection and the Life. OF
the dead, the Bishop could say, with the
Psalmist, "He asked life of thee,
and thou gavest long life, even for
ever and ever"
From The Mineral Point Tribune.
BY the death of Moses NJ. Strong
prominent chapter in the history
of Mineral Point and the state of
Wisconsin is closed. Mr.. Strong
ceased to be of earth on the morn.
ing of Friday, July Goth, little
before five o'clock, and the tene-
ment that had been the habitation
of the great soul for four score and
four years, was deposited in Grace
land cemetery, in the founding of
which he was prime mover, on Mon
day afternoon. His last illness
came in the form of heart-failure,
which suddenly stretched him in
sensible on the floor of his room.
Through two weeks he fingered, at
times rallying slightly, but steadily
failing to the end. He appeared to
suffer keenly at intervals, from the
gradual dissolution of vital powers
and the oppressive heat. His in
tellectual forces were the last to
yield to the king of terrors, as
shown by his responses when spok-