The Irish standard. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn. ;) 1886-1920, 1895-11-02
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WHEN OLD HE sTILL CHUNG TO LIFE.
Jspane 80 Nese, ssy That Man Dies
Esuf That He Has Changed
His World.

& UtSt - nat ne mas NNdnUS0
His World.
Some OF the greatest minds have hOr-s
/, ror OF dwelling upon the thought of death.
Dr.. johnson, the famous sage of the 18th.
century, was one OF those who could not
eyea speak of the grave without shud-
!. der. "A deeply religious man according
to his lights, he felt himself to be sim
nsr unworthy of pardon. A sorely af11ict-
ed man all his life, he would not willingly
have that life. however miserable, ended
for him Il never had. a moment when
death was not terrible to me-" he ex-
claimed to his biographer. He was asked
once by clergyman to compose some
prayers and the request shocked him.
DO not talk thus Of what is so awful"' he
cried. IT know not what God will allow
NE in this world" He thought that peo-
pie were too ready to makea common sub
ject of religion and was fond of quoting
some old fashioned lines to illustrate his
meaning: &
On Reason, Faith and Mystery Nas&
Two wits harangue the table;
Bensly believes, he know not why;
Nash swears tbs all fable.
Peace ccxcpmbes, peace ard both agree!
: Nash kiss thy empty borther.
Religion laughs at foes like thee,
And breads foe like t'other.
He was in the h.bit of forming prayers
for himself. but he would not presume to
compose them for others. When he was
nearly. 70. years Of age he began to study
the Italian language, and as was his GUS
tom wrote a. prayer before undertaking
rhe work.
oh. Cod, who hast ordained that what
ever is 10 be desired should be sought
by labor. and who, by Thy blessing,
briagest honest labor to good effect, look
With mercy upon my studies and endeav-
ors Grant me, oh, Lord, to design only
ahst IS lawful and right, and afford me
calmness Of mind and steadiness Of pur-
Dose that may do Thy will In this short
l,fe'as to obtain happiness in the world to-
Gene: for the sake of Jesus Christ, our
Lord. Amen
Shortly before his death he wrote to
his granddaughter: death, my dear, is
very dreadful: let us think nothing worth
our care but how to prepare for it, AL
though rs years old, ne did not want to
Gie. and, tortured By three diseases,
asthma. dropsy and seventy-hve, he
still writes: 81 hope God will yet grant
me little longer life and make me less
Unfit 70 appear before Him
David Hume, the biased historian and
Wanted infdeI, pretended TO have no
tear of death.
Il am quite satisfied to de- he said,
land 1 have no excuse to offer Charon
: the mythical boatman who bore pas
sengsrs from lift to DEATH. I have no
house TO punish, no daughters to provide
Tor. 10 enemies to be revenged upon. l
have done nothing of consequence which
/ ever meant to do. therefore have
all reason 10 die ,coEtented.' At this
time he knew that kisiisease was mortal.
DR.. johnson remarked, He had vanity
in being thought easy"
DR. Joilnson's great fear of death and
David Euns's defiance of it had little OF
the unconsciousness displayed by Troll
lopessthe Irish novelist, who seldom
thought of death one way or the other
and seemed 10 have a notion that he,
would live forever. There is story
told OF his sojorun to Rome when he was
an elderly man He had been on friend
~ terms with great cardinal. and when
he was about to leave the Eetrnal City,
he went to bid adieu to the prince of the
church
Z .'Good- bye, Mr.. Trollope, said the car
dinal. II. hope we may meet ere long in
HEAVIER. -. 55
1rollopa locked amazed, not to say
fris.ntensd 49,.
wen, vent. he exclaimed 81 your
ezainence does not object, / should prefer
for the present an earthly rens,ezvous!'
Bat when his time came he had to die,
like all mortals, and for the sake of his
pleasant virtues let us hobe that he met
tae venerable cardinal in a place whose
glory no pen can picture, whose JOY no
tongue may utter
Infidels generally crave that they may
moi cover from Gods wrath in the hour
uf death. ?, It is the coarse idea of the
murderer, who wants 10 die game" that
is die without repe ntance and without
fear As Dr. johnson says, there is no
bravery IN defvins, an O1nnipotent God
and an eternal future.
Ne should accustom ourselves to think
of death without the gloomy terror of the
learned and pious doctor. without the
presessed contempt of.the infidel and the
murderer. The Japanese never say that
a man Dies.
....IIe mas changed his world!'' ia the way
trey announce the Inournful news. After
ali. death is as natural as life, and we
sho,,lGe try to live SO that we may go
witA Arenlorse when God calls US, and
wi.. the Dying Christian" Cry tri-
u.nphantly::.
81, 81 ~, Siljnll.asE thy victory?
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