The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1944-03-23

the pre-conccived IDEAS Of the life be-
yond and the teaching Of your chill
| mood faith. and follow me in the cold
est rationalism? | walk out into the
might and see the stars in their orderly
array. Century upon century they fol-
low each other in their courses, and
never get lost. The great distances
they travel without chart or compass
stagger the imagination, and feel and
know that the Creator is greater than
that which He creates. The Creator is
always greater than the creature. If
the work Of His hand is greater than
my imagination, what must be the
mind Of God who fashioned it all!
His greatest creation is the heart
of humankind the sympathy, the
love, the affection that cndurcs from
generation to generation unchanged is
50 strong it eclipses all else Yet be-
cause the Creator is always greater
than the creature, the love Of God must
be greater still than anything that we
have known.
If His love be greater than the
highest love Of humankind. would He
fashion our hearts and establish our
lives as they are-with the family
ties all bound together-to see US en-
JOY such happiness for only few short
years, only to have those ties nrepara-
! bly, broken? You would not do this for
your children | would not do it for
mine. Much less would a God Of love
treat His children so.
Thus the coolest reasoning we know
brings US back to the assurance that
death is not the end, but it leads us to
feel that death will bring to us tran
ition which we must experience to I'M
derstand and appreciate. So with Theo-
dosia Garrison we would pray;
LET me not picture Death as one who
stalks a helpless enemy,
To blot away the sun some day, and
lay relentless hands on me.
Nay, rather, let me think Of him as one
i who in all kindness waits
( Al the roads end, when shadows dim,
to draw me gently through his
gates,
And lead me like some kindly host,
who gives a long-eXpectcd guest
i The comfort that he Graves the most
! the hospjtalitv of rest,
80 may iiy l thIhH OF Nun each d'y, WhiIe
CnasI;no tbo ,yn,d .bat bn viii saw SOW, OIL
most familiar with his smile,
No foe with fury in his breath shall
cn7afge me from some am ouSheo
Goa @f'en+ mako . f,.iord Of Doa+b
long. long before | see his face"
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finish what we here began. as Long
fellow pcnnod his immortal words.
death takes US by surprise
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Is rounded in The stream"
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