The Washington herald., 1910-12-04

WILSON'S, the discolored face and friends
weeping, the black Grape and gloomy
obsequies; all these show death terrible
hut then u Is as natural TO die as II Is
| 70 be born: and. 10 a little infant, per-
| maps, the one is really more painful than
the other. Many times the pain that pre-
| eedes death is far more TO be dreaded
/ than death itself and the thought OF
passing away forever. than taking the
! departure.
Now. believe Il. the sweetest consola-
ton 20 him. who has labored diligently 70
obtain worthy ends and expectations in
/ life. when lie comes 10 lay aside his
/ faithful armOr, is that he can truthfully
say az he stands before the Great Judge
/ at the last day. Il have fought a good
! fight; have finished my course; now,
/ Lord OF lords and King Of kings, lettest
! thou thy serVant depart in peace ever
/ lasting through the gate that openeth
/ into brighter and better land" TO him
/ death Is welcome VICTOR +. HAMMER.
/ Death is common experience. It may
/ be expected by every one, at any age, and
at any moment II is intended to be a
| blessing and means 20 a much-tO-be-
/ desired end. For death Is not the end.
/ only the beginning OF that larger and
| better life. Death is simply the closing
OF ones eyes in this world only to open
| them in another. 1t is the gateway be-
/ tween things terrestrial and things ceIes-
/ tai. Death 10 many Is always a grew
/ some subject. the very thought OF which
/ appalls and causes a shudder II never
should be so and IL is rot; for coming
down the ages are those triumphant and
victorious words OF Him who Oyercame
oeath: II am the resurrection and the
/ life. saith the Lord: lie that believeth In
| Ne, though he We're dead. yet shall he
| live; and whosoever llveth and believeth
/ In me shall never die" All death has
| lost It's terrors and should no more appalI
us with such a message OF hope and
comfort ringing In our ears. It's terrOrs
fee away under such reassuring words,
and in very fact. the grim specter we
fear becomes our salvation, and brings
solace and peace at last With these
words firmly rooted IN our breasts we
viii at once realize that death is really
swallowed up I'm victory and that the
grave has been illuminated with a Ri
vine radiance
Death is the crown Of life;
Were death denied, poor man would live
Death wounds TO cure; we fall, we rise,
We reign;
Spring from our letters. fssten to the
skies
Where blooming Eden withers from our
sight
This king of terrors is the Prince OF
Peace"
But some may say. How are the dead
raised up? Do you not know that that
which you SOW is not quickeRed except
| il die? So II Is with the resurrection OF
/ the dead For this corruption must put
on interruption. and this mortal must put
on Immortality. So when this cOTruptibie
shall have put on interruption. and this
mortal shall have put on Immortality,
1 then shall be Drought TO pass the say
| ing that is written. Death is swallowed
| I'm victory. death, where IS thy sting
/ o grave, thy victory? The sting Of death
/ is sin. and the strength OF sin is the
/ law. But thanks be 10 God which givett
us the victory through our Lord Jesus
Christ" ", 2. FOLEY.
Life up your heads, 0 ye gates. and bs
we lifted up We everlasting doors. that
the King OF Glory may enter in" Christ
dying. opened the gates. not for Himself
| but for all OF us. open the kingdom OF
heaven for all believers. yea. and for
the rebellious also, Il at the Lord God
may dwell among them" The eternal
! love of the Father that caused the in
carnation and toning WORK OF the Son
the highest proof possible OF Gods love
Giving His only begotten Son." the
Spotless Nazarene. so that the scepteI
! OF Righteousness might wave over a re-