Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1898-09-09

The pastor then read from the Scripture
after which she offered prayer. She paid
high tribute to the character of the dead
hero, speaking of the grandness, sub
Unity and unseltishness displayed in
his life and that through his deeds we
zee that it is possible for men to be in
spired with zeal in a holy cause.
The quartette then sang another
HYMN entitled "Be Thou Still"
TIE ADDRESS.
The Rev. Effie X. M. Jones deliver
ed the address in a most impressive
manner and her grand words Of SYM
pathy bore great comfort to the mourn
ing hearts around her.
She spoke in Part as follows: "ln
such an hour as this when we stand
confronted once again by the great mys-
,e1y Of Immortality there is no comfort
ing assurance except that which is
found in the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
The hope in Christ which was so great
Il comfort to St. Paul is the same source
of solace to each mourning heart today.
From the earliest period of which we
know down through the ages to the
present there has been one factor in re-
llgion which has taught of II life after
death. 1t remained for Jesus Christ TO
bring the life Of immortality to light by
the Gospel. From this we get our conSo-
lation when those we love 90 out from
our sight. But the mere fact of living
after the body dies is not comfort
enough; we want more than that. We
are told in the Scriptures that we arc
also to be in the likeness Of our Master:
resurrection.
What are the things we may know OF
the hereafter we have been taught by
the resurrection, but beyond this much
God has hidden the vision of the here
after as by veil, lie desires rather tc
lead us by faith, but where he has
drawn aside the veil may we comfort
our souls with all that he has told us
The lite and resurrection of Jesus Chris
teaches us that there is no break in the
conscious identity of the soul. He was
one and the same at all times. AS he
manifested himself after the resurrcc
lion, so he was given to represent fo1
all ages that death does not lose us oul
identity. After the resurrection his dis
ciples saw in Him the same characters
tic actions that they saw him perform il
life.
Death does not make an end of scrv
inc. What Jesus tried to teach his dis
ciplrs in his lifetime he taught once
again and made them to know in th'
liyhl of this new revelation. lie taugh
them likewise that he was still ahl'
to preach to those in prison and tina
he had not ceased to serve but was serv
iny more wisely and faithfully than be
fore.
Likewise from the resurrection comes
to us the knowledge that there is no for
getting of the loved ones left behind a.
was cxemplificd when Jesus SHOWED
himself first to his friends. He lovct
them into the great eternity.
So when we ask today what tiding
there are from him who has gone on
, from our midst, we refer to the resur
re,tion. We get our tdings out of tn
assurance that every resurrection Is llk
, unto the Masters.
He who was a brave, strong, tru
, soul is the same now as we haV
known and loved. When the time come
I for us to meet him in the land wher
: there shall be no SORROW, no partln
= and no more tears he will still be 1h
t same true loyal friend and brother. d,