The Newtown bee., 1896-06-26
The Home ! ncIc.
DEATH AN EPOCH IN THE SPIRITS 0N-
 WARD PROGRESS.

WARD PROGRESS.
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 The Greater has ratified the uairu, framed, indeed, the world in accordance with it. The sex liuo runs through all life. vegetable and animal. Two arc bet ter than o',. the law lina deep in the works If Gud He cnZiarts the prlurj plc into all things Hr cho-r if a- tue body in which his own spiritual relation to rarsuucJ Is ael might bccome visa hIc: "Thy Maker is thy husband" Jc. eus prutcc'od the marriage union, pro. claimed its original au:hvrity. purgod ii of Jcwi-h corruption, ~ud gave t over to Hi, Church in such terms that we de- light to call eur Lord tho Bridegroom and his church che Bride.
 The u~c human espou-al doubles the ioVe, divides the sorrows of Iifr k an jn- ncr Eden, from which .he aduItvrcr is shut forever by an angel with flaming sword The umlcd pair may experience many up aud downs on the troubled sen of itr but it will he u flli"g and rising together. Common troubles will weld a comuon sympathy. The two in one will present a broader surface to the sea, and stand more steady when it rages. Surely virtuous woman is her hus- bands crown, friend that Ioveth at all times. In his Cha~tc partner his heart may trust. No standard If earth ex- presses her worth.
 An, then, what can b. said to console the bcrcavcd husband when the grasp of union slackens i1 death:
 1t seems like Wiutry blast that sweeps away his dcUc,t y. | know not what compcasatiug thoughts may surge in our brothers bosom. He may drink deep of the Christians cup uf com fort, that born Of the Spirit and h4yjog her new life hid with Christ in God, she HOW is beyond reach of earthly ailment, her city of habitatlon free from worry and pain. God is his high tower. The Father applies strong tests, but the Di- vine chemistry faileth not in goodly ends. Sorrow endures for night but joy cometh in the morning.
 In the day of deepest trial is the op- portunity of our Best Friend. His prom ise, "Lo, I am with you alway," enter ing the sinking spirit, kindlcs the light of life in it's darkness, and the couidiug answer ought to be, II will not fear for thou art with me-" To Martha He says "He that liveth and believeth in me shall never die"
 DEATH IS GENERALLY REGARDED As A calamity, like the sh'p that must at last 20 to pieces, ne'er more to launch on bill lowy main; with masts cut away, decks swept by the sea. She may have escap- ed the terrors of the deep; yet her last voyage ends, her last cargo discharged she lies mouldering at the wharf. Al last the child of God must die. LiDger ing disease, dire misfOrtune may nO have touched him yet cometh the mo ment when the hands grow strangely still, the face calm and young. Tht mourners cry aloud in the street. Tn, garb of black speaks mutely the dark ness of the soul. We see not why sucl grief should mark our way. The famil far form fades and resolves into the ele ments of nature. Eyes that spoke kini love are darkened; lips that parted t cheer us with the words of love are sI lent; the ear once alert to hear is nov deaf to cur imploring voice. Appear ance returns verdict of extinction. Tn verdict ends where faith begins.
 Is death a blessing? Should t terror izeg Ia tho lonely grave arched wit