The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1914-12-13

faith, and not by sight,-if, in shor
man will not see God, becaus
clouds and darkness are round abou
Him. although righteousness and judg
ment are the habitation of His seat
then we can do no more.
We cannot argue about color will
the blind we cannot prove the glor.
Of music TO the deaf.
Those that shut their eyes, canno
see that the blush of morning is fair
that quietude Of grief Is sacred, tina
heroism is noble, and so wisdom
beauty. and holiness are only appre.
ciated by pure perception, but which
no rule can guaGe and no argument
demonstrate.
Ny brethren If you know God, oI
are known by Him, you will need nc
proof that He Is, and that He is
the rewarder of all those who seek
him.
Therefore, let us get near to Him,
| by faith and by prayer, and to us
will come the light, not only of Him,
but also of our future, then with
bowed head, and hopeful heart, with
yet deeper conviction, can we pray,
"Our Father which art in heaven"
And when we thus believe in Him,
whom we have not seen all else will
emptiness. and sorrow, but we shall
advance, calm and happy, to the very
grave, and gate of death.
am not here today TO cxpound
theological arguments, nor to ad
vance any new ideas of the immor-
tality of the soul, nor to define heav-
en-. as | believe heaven is rather a
condition. than place. It will be
where God is, and He is everywhere.
Therefore, let us take courage and
hope that the souls of our departed
brethren are at rest with Him. and
let us, in the words of the text,
Tabor to enter into that rest"
This is called lodge of sorrow,
yet | assure you that. while | know
only a few of the nineteen brethren
who have gone to their rest, the ma
jority of them are happier than we,
who are left behind.
Again, say, that am proud of
this organization, that it has seen fit,
to set apart a day like this to COM
memorate their lives, to remember |
them, and to pray for them. and it ,
is right in the sight of God that we
should do so. For the Psalmist says: |
precious in the sight of the Lord, is |
the death of His saints" ops. 116-15D I
This day also compares very favor
ably with memorial days set apart by |
the nation, and especially that set
apart by the church, as early as the
fifth century. All Saints Day. Nov l.
Up to the fifth century. the saints,
that is, Gods people, all alike, the
good and the bad, that was the mean
ing that St. Paul put on the word
saints, were commemorated on the
of their death, but when
the calendar grew so large that there
were saints days every day. the J
church set apart Nov l for that pur-
pose, and thus the communion of
saints
And | ask you, in all sincerity,
what is more beautiful than to gather
ogether on a certain day. to offer
Up our praises, and prayers for our
loved ones to Almighty God.
md in the teaching of this order.
write their virtues on marble. and
heir faults on the sand
| mention All Saints day. only to I
how You what must have been in S
he minds of the founders of this or ,
cr when they set apart this day. and q
ave us our ritual They must have t
cen thoroughly Christian men.
From this service then. let us take {
ope, as Christians. Sorrow may on "
ure for the night, but JOY comcth "
1 the morning i
The record OF human life is FAR Il
lore melancholy than its course. =
he hours Of quiet enjoyment are not a
oted and the thousand Eraces and Il
appiness of social life. the lowell {
ess of nature, the buoyancy of spirit
'sulting from health, and pure air, q
nd bright sun. and the starry firm p
ment, all cheer man on through his c
state. that warns the Il
cart. and makes life pleasant. b
Sorrows are only tempest clouds. "
hen far OF they look black. but {
hen above us they are scarcely I
ray Sorrow Is the armament OF (;
fought, and the school of intelli- cI
ance. and great undertakings. re- a