The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1900-02-08

for that is the end of all men; and the
living win lay it to his heart. .''-Ecclesi-
It is often a question that is hard to an
swer whether the greatest good will
come from speaking or from silence.
Whether it will come from the one or the
other it ought all to be for the living and
not for the dead. They cannot be
reached or affected even to the lifting OF
a finger. But the living may be reached
They may be Influenced. They may, if
they are Gods children. be led mp to a
higher and better life. Or if they are
not Christ's followers some arrow in its
flight from a bow drawn at venture
may wound their spirits and lead them TO
go to Jesus-the great physician for
healing Then as the text says, it will
''be better TO go to the house of mourning
than to the house of feasting for the
living will lay it to his heart-''
And SO speaking Or keeping silence to-
day I bring every one of you face to face
with God, and here leave you with His
all seeing eye upon you. Speaking or
keeping silence L bring you face to face
with yourselves, and here with your con-
science telling you that you sinners,
either forgiven and reconciled to God or
unforgiven and still the enemies of God,
and needing Jesus for your savior, and
"
science leave you. Speaking or keeping
silence L bring you face to face with the
church. Some of you have a home in it
and are striving to beautify and adorn
the home by your lives. But many more
of you spiritually homeless the
tramp, and there leave you. Speaking
or keeping silence, L bring you face to
face with the eternal Judgment at which
we must all appear and there L leave you
to think about God, to think about your
selves, to think about the church. which
is the only organization upon the earth
of which God claims he is the founder and
head and lord, in which you know, every
one of you, that you need and ought to
have a home that you may be members of
the household that is as wide the
world and enduring as eternity-the
household of God and to think upon the
retributions of the eternal judgment.
And if there is one thing needed, as
the outcome of the visitation of death to
communities, to neighborhoods and to
families, it is to have 'sthe living lay
them to heart" Some day after long
and painful sickness the end comes to the
earthly life of some ono who has done
much good and been greatly beloved in a
community Every one laments it. The
streets are hung in mourning The pub
lio buildings are decorated with the black
emblems of sorrow. Men speak n whis-
pers. Business is Suspended. The voice
of mirth is hushed and men condole
with each other on the irreparable loss
that has been sustained. That is today.
Tomorrow the streams all flow back into
their accustomed channels, and men go
about their business pleasures as
thoughtless and careless as if death had
never shown himself among them. The
living do not lay it to heart as they ought
For there is only one event that can COM
pare with that of death. That is the
birth of a soul into the everlasting king
down of God. Death changes the whole
condition of mortals. From the known
it transfers their being to the unknown.
1t closes beyond the possibility of ad-
dition subtraction the account of a
life. Aud such fact that ought to
| make an impression upon the mind which
long years viii not wear away. 1t seems
cold and heartless that it should be so.
AND besides all this its moral effect,
which ought to be to 80 teach rs to num-
ber our days that we may apply our hearts
unto wisdom''-the wisdom that leads
men to seek first and foremost and all the
time the kingdom of God and His right
eousness, is driven away from the mind.
Will it be SO again nows
can hardly trust myself to speak OF
MIN whose DOUy lies DeIOre Us cOiO ana
| motionIess in death My relations with
him were always SO pleasant; he was
always so considerate of me as his rector
he so helpful to me in my church
work that feel most deeply stricken and
so sorely afflicted that my heart is filled
with bitterness and tears.
| Mr.. Pearce was born in the city OF
| Utica, New York. and since last Novem-
ber was in the forty-fourth year OF his
age. He had q most kind and genial dis
position that made him many friends and
left him without an enemy His affection
| as husband was SO strong and tender
| and loyal that no words can meastre it.
He was confirmed in the church in Leav-
enworth by Bishop Vail, many years ago
He came to Dodge City about fourteen
years ago. and from its first organization
| was identified with St. Cornelius Church
| as member of the choir and OF the
| vestry, and its clerk. junior warden
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