Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1908-09-05

IAN be established between the Father
abol. aud she child below And who
will measure the con. olatiUn that has
been brought to troubled hearts by tie
hour Of prayert
Proof Of immortality.
And immortality. Who viii estimate
the peace which belief Ia future
lie has brought To the sOrrOWiugt You
may talk 10 Tie Young about death eud
iag all. fOr lite Is full. aud hope is
strong. but preach not this DOCTRINE to
the mother who stands by the death.
bed III her babe OF to one who IS within
the shadow % q great affection
christ gave us proof OF immortality.
aud yet it would hardly seem necessary
that one should rise from the dead to
convince us that the grave Is not the
end To every created thing God las
given tongue that proclams q resur
rcri.nu
u ,hc Father deisn, % touc.t $ .tt ai
vino power Tie Geld ana rul e.ft
- 'l- snrrl acorn aul =. - r.
burst forth from It's prison N v.9
he leave neglected IN the earth ut s9ul
OF man. made ia the IMAGE %. iI, tse.
ntor: II he Stoops 10 give tp the ROSE.
bush whose NitlyTcd blossoms Gaa
upon the autumn breeze the sweet a.
suraucc Of another sprnglime. VIII hr
refuse the words of hope 10 The sons OF
men when the frosts OF winter come:
II matter mute and luanimatc though
changed 10y the forces of nature into
multitude ~ forms. can never die. viii
the spirit Of man suffer aunIhlation
when il has paid brief visit like
royal guest TO this tenement Of clay
NJ. am rs sure that there Is another
life as am that live today
In cairo ! secured few grains ~
wheat hat had sumbered for more
than threc thousand years m an E2yp-
than tomb - | looked at them This
thought came into my mind II one ~
those grains had been planted on the
banks u the Nilc the wear after 1t
grew and all It's llueal descendants
planted and replanted from that time
until now. It's progeny would today be
sufficiently numerous 10 feed the lecnl
ing millions Of the world IL this ia
visible germ ~ life III the grain ~
wheat can thus pass unimpaircd
through three thousand reSurrcctionS
Shall not doubt that my sou has
power to cIothc itself with holy
suited to It's new existence when this
earthly frame has crumbled into dust
4 tclicf In Immortality not only con
Soles the individual hut Il "Nerts
powerful Influence IN bringing pe.tee
between individuals II one really
thinks that man dies as the brute dies
he may yield to the temptation "a 10
injustice 10 his ncighhor when the cir
cumsIancrS are such as 10 promise So
curity from detection But il one rc.t
Is expects 20 meet again and live ctcr.
nally with those whom hc knows 10
day he is restrained from evil deeds
by the fear Of endless rcinorSe
Again. Christ deserves 90 be called
the Prince Of Peace because he ms
given us measure II greatness which
promotes peace When his disciples
disputed among themselves MS ta
which should b. greatest III the
kingdom of heaven hc rebuked them
and said let him who would he
chicfcst among YOU he the servant of
all" Service is the measure ~ great.
ness. II always has been true Il u,
true today and II always will be- true
thtt he is greatest who does the most
OF good And yet what revolution Il
will work Ia this old world when this
standard becomes the standard ~ NE
Nearly all 81 our controversies aud
combats arise from the fact tina, We
are trying 20 get something from each
other There VIII bee pearc when our
aim 8 Z" do something Tor rtrh other
Cur rumlticS aud aumustir~ arise
from our Efforts 10 get as much ass
possible out IL the world There NIL
hc peace when our cndcayor Is To- PINT
ms much as possible into the world
Society viii take am hum"aSurahle step
toward peace when 10 estimates % ellis
zen by his output rather than by bis
Income aud gives the crown ~ Its ap
prevail 10 the one Who makes the lar
gest contribution 20 the welfare ot ut
christ has also led The way to peace
10y giving us a formula for the prepa-
CATION of good Not am of those who
have really desired to do good have
employed The Christian method not
an christians even. Ia all the history
of the human race hut two methods
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