Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1898-05-02


day The edfcr WAS filed to It's utmost
capacity while Rev Prosper Gorpfert
delivered the following touch&g sermon:
In my long pricstly career | never
presided over, nor assisted 1T 50 Itea +
rending Il ceremony as isthe present one.
-Four ctInS in one C0Sliet, Il NOung
mother and her three iuuoreut littlr ones
reduced to ashes in Il Sudden teaIlui
calamity UnappakabIe il tlip2rief Of lie
SURVIVORS, and universal the Fympal ily
extended to Them, in their bereavement,
by the Eagle River and Star Lake com
munilits aud wherever the nests of tlieil
desoIation ,tilI reach human heart
Every Que lepis as il he depored the
loss md disnpppaTancc OF Jour cherished
members OF ms own family. Npare All
brothers in hriSt, childrpli Of Cur Iiray-
~ Father, heirs OF his eternal Kingdom,
our future home, and therefore re oye
one anolI er, assist one another, coudole
with one another IS. ecialiy in the hours
Of trials and affections.
Accidents like the present one REMIND
us that we are hui passing pilgrims here
below and the thread ol our lives may
b. broken every instant and cangp orr
fleeting time into an endless eteruiE ~
which innocence and virtue will be the
safest and only pass ports
Thank God tlhs lnfstHn mother WAS
supplied WIN these ornaments; and her
thfeeahgtiS IN llnman lorm appeared be-
lore tlTi' Creator sun cIothed in the re.
splendent biaR lthssS 0fthpir Ba- tismai
robes, empurpied 10y the crimson lup 0f
orr Atdteiltr FREEDOMS Blood; and now
witch Their mother they stand mid angel
ph Ett( n lIa 81
was slain Tor our salvation God has
taKeh mem 10 PLACE ilemin hisparndiSe.
600, my VIII be done on earth ~ il is
III heaven!
Sncll "A Sudden separation appears IN
brarabe and ii il but natural that we
shed u Ter tears at he dparture of SO
many, our nearest ard dearest a dangll-
Ter. q wife, all The children The trial is
great; but grace Divine will strengthen
You to accept their heavy Cross with
resignation 10 Gods adorable viii.
In tins valley oi tears thereare wounds
80 deep that il seems impossible to heal
them, SORROWS SO great that human
sympathy feels almost poWcrlpss o offtl.
consolation to the desolat luournprS and
sufferers. In faith only can we find SOME
soace They have prec aeded MS To heav-
en-; we shall meet again.
WheH considered in thplght Of faith.
death, no matter in whatforn pla,f. il
oyertakes us. is but the golden gate to
he realm OF life and bliss eternal. Listen
to the great apostle OF the Gentilps ST.
Paul in mis- first epistle to thp lhessaio-
mans: We WiFl-nCi have Won Ignorant,
brethren, concerning them fiat are
asleep, that YOU be not sorroWfnl even
Hs others who have no hope FOR il we
believe thai Jesus died and rose again.
even SO them who have slept through
Jesus will God bring with them. For
Ibis WesnY unto Won IN the word Of the
Lord HAT we who are alive. who remain
Uuto the coming 0f The I4Crd. Shall moi
present them who have slept For he
Lord Himself shall come down from
heaven with commandment, and with
voice OF an atchangel aad with the
TRUMPET OF God; and tllr dead whe are.
in Christ, shall rise first 'rhpn we WHO
are alive " ho are let, shah be taken up
together with theuII the clouds to meet
Christ, into he air, and SO shall we be
always saith thp lord" Il rhess lV)
CHRIST IN he resurrection and life, ard
he tina hrlityeth in iiiin and kpep-th His
law. although he bp dead, Shall rise and
live forever w. al! here believe in the
resurrection OF our hodps and in lie
everlasting; and III his firm faith the
Christian finds @ isolation and hope in
trials the greatest and most qnpxp' ctrd
like the present one But three DAYS ago
tie IlanGiu OF bones andaShe$ which Won
nave all be!leId With SORROW and heart
feIt regret, were the anillatpd living
dwelling al Four immortal SOILS created
20 Gods Image and likeness From thpst
hes hey will use mort as the pagan