The Newtown bee., 1908-03-13
The NeWtOWn Bee.
LITCHFIELD COUNTY.
New Preston.
ADDRESS AT THE FUNERAL OF MRS BROWN.
Newtown. Friday, March ls, 1908.

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 MRS BROWN.
 At the funeral of Mrs Isaac Brown, Friday, Rev Dr Herman spoke as fol- lows: The most essential, important and comforting revelation ever revealed to the world was revealed when Jesus brought life and immortality to light. How dark this world would be were that glorious light coming from the risen Christ taken out of it The Prince of Life has forever dispelled the gloomy darkness that once en- shrouded the pathway of life. To-day. the valley of darkness is illumined by the presence of Him who is the Light of the world. Truly, the child of God need fear no evil now as he passes through the valley of death. Now, the pathway of the just leads not into un- certainty or gloomy darkness, but is as a shining light, which shines more and more unto the perfect day. That path way leads not to a cemetery but to a celestrial city; not to the dismal grave, but to glorious mansion eternal in the heavens! What is death? Death is not the cessation of life. Jesus char acterized death as a sleep. ..
 "Asleep in Jesus, blessed sleep! From which none ever wake to weep"
 St Paul spoke of death as change. We must lay aside this mortal that we may put on immortality! We must lay aside this corruptable, that we may put on interruption And again he likens death to the seed sown into the ground. It dies, but there comes forth a new life, larger, far more complete than that which existed before death. Beautiful flowers that cover the casket :! Emblems of immortality! As the seed was sown and died and there came forth out of that death a larger, sweeter, fuller, completer and more glorious life beautifully unfolded flower; so the child of God passes through death, not to cease to live, but to live fuller, completer. diviner life that can pos sibly be lived before death. 70 Death, where is thy sting? Grave where is thy victory?" Before death the child of God is as the bird within a cage. There is some freedom and measure of enjoyment, but when the door of the cage is thrown wide open and the bird scars out into the wide expanse of the, heavens, then is it truly free and in its true element. Not until the angel of death swings open the door of this earthly house and the soul scars in Gods heaven is it in the exercise of all its powers and in the enjoyment of all its faculties and capacities. Again, death is spoken of as a rest. After the day of toll is ended the child longs for rest. That day of life may extend over three score or four score years, or possibly to four score and nearly ten years as in the lifetime of the de- parted, but when evening comes that soul longs for rest. "God gives His beloved rest" The departed child of God had lived a long, patient, cheer full, helpful life. She was blessing to many. We shall miss her much The world is better for her having lived in it. Her life's influence will continue in the lives of her children and grandchildren, who nov rise up and call her blessed. Let us also so live that when the Master comes and calls for us, that we. like the depart ed sister, mother and child of God, may be ready, willing, waiting for the sum- mons from on high. And may we all hear the words of commendation: "Well done good and faithful servant, enter into tha inv of inv ord U