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Un des symboles suivants apparattra sur la dernlAre image de cheque microfiche, selon le cas: le symbols -*> signifie "A SUIVRE", le symbole V signifie "FIN". Les cartes, planches, tableaux, etc., peuvent Hue film«s A des taux de reduction diff«rents. Lorsque le document est trop grand pour Atre reproduit en un seul clichA. il est filmA A partir de I'angle supArieur gauche, de gauche A droite, et de haut en bas, en prenant le nombre d'images nAcessaire. Les diagrammes suivants illustrent la mAthode. 1 2 3 4 5 6 L a.4ie^ yS S, A MEMOaXiLL SERMQH PREACHED IN SALEM CHURCH, SUMMERSTOWN, ON THE OCCASION OF THE LAMENTED DEATH OF THE tf-O .^-S ^ - late BOBIl Third son of the late James Craig, Esq., M.P.P. BY NORMAN T. C. McKAY. PUBLISHED BY REQUEST. it -T-^^-^-v-I-t-t. ^ v/ ■ k' v-^ V-^ H. 1 <-*. SERMON. 8UBJECT:-YOUTH. Gen. xlvii. 8.- "How old nrt thou?" Jer. m 4. -..Wilt thou not from this time cry unto me. My Father. Thou nrt the gni.le of my youth ?" I. Sam. XX. 18.-.' Thou shnlt be misserl, becnuse thy sent will be empty." " How old art thon ?" Pharaoh aske.] this question of the patriarch Jacob. It was a king's question to an old man. The old man was father of twelve sons, the head of a great and sin- gnlar nation. Though as yet comparatively a poor man in earthly treasure, he was a more distinguished person than the king before him His impre.s8 on the world's destinies is stronger and deeper than all the Pharaohs who lived to rule. His descent was from the greatest and grandest man of Jewish history. The younger son of his large family was second m authority only with the king himself. It was a touching scene that introduction. The aged patriarch lean- ing on the arm of his noble son proceeding to enter the king's presence Already Pharaoh met the twelve proud sons of Jacob; the eldest show- ing marks of age, the younger second only to Pharaoh in authority and the most popular man in his vast domains. Having these facts the king doubtless expected to meet a frail old man well stricken in years. But when the strong, dignified, majestic Jacob, a man of lofty stature and beaming countenance, one of the no- blest specimens of the human race appeared before him, his astonish- ment could only find utterance in the words of our text. "How old art thou?" '• How many are the days of the years of thy life?" •• Sure- ly you are an older man than you appear to be. " "The father of twelve sons, the younger of whom is prime minister in mv kingdom, chancellor of my exchequer and the most popular man in the whole realm you must be far advanced in life. " But really " How old art thou?" exclaims the astonished Pharaoh. Although Jacob had already lived one hundred and thirty years on the earth, he considered them few in number, though many in experi- encu iu comparison to the days of his forefathers ; and he prononnced 2 jrour jiie are. You may keep this secret. But we wonM Hir« L i, your age by other standard than that of timr '^ ^"^'^ BnW S*T?^ ^T ^^' ''°'^- ^" "''^y ^ ^"•^Wed. by the aid of God's Holy Spirit, to speak to-day will be edifving for al althm,! *h especially intended for the young ' although they are words of the wiwst ol JndJh>t72™ .' S?^ '^ r ^ °°* *" ^'•" '° "•« thoi, .pirite to ,sri„„, thonghtfalnei^ b«. Ut Se V™U Lr^toT Imoyanoy of youthful vigor. Thi. i. the poputar thought hnl-i erroneous notion, s popular error. •"ought, hut it is an How many there are who regard yoM sufficient guarantee for l.„^i. of days ; how many more take this as their ™l, J"""""™ '°' «"«*•• affoM to tri«e with it, privileg^^d sokl S ^.- . """^ """^ °"' diire^noe the admonitio'n, oX^dX^rie'r' "" '"" -"^ "" „™"^ we will endeavor to ». deeply on your mind, the solemnity of proi:l?:f^ferom'Jntrerh*r '°'??7 *"•' " ""' «-'»' heenioy«gthofuIUteor„Mt^"f'°^'r°"''^' '"■™ J"-* should that-^tlAhehumrZeltumZ-^' ^''^ "' "" "«'«»- continent one hundrod thTusaL huI^^tT XTr"" f™ """ ceptions these vlotiu.. aro from the r«C ^^"'' " ""^ "" «'" 8 the majority. In tUe city few attain . l„il old age. When we to^ay addiw. to jroo the question, •■ How old art Ih™ V ol^Z^ , ^ ''y """"» " ' P"""* "' «•'«■"» i">Port»noe to all the itL Ivl ""■"«, '""«"' "'^ °' ""-"»« ■>" #»«"' for a guaranty o. tong ,t.y on „.rtl,, the uncertaintie, connected with U, .„.l „,» unoj! e jp:' ii\tr roll rt:„r "™ " '<• - - — ■ ^source. Comparatively old age run. little riTk. But T-H^ ^ ita .rf en nre. andjeopardi™ mu.t be ,lea,l., and thoughts, beTritta :rt:rorrwn*ts.'" ""■ ''"'"-"-- ""'™« --^^^ For want of experience youth makes many experiments with lif« «, Toret ^iif ^^^ '" '^^^'^^^ "'^^^ - ProfiSToTthet 1^^^^^ less or morn ^^'"''°°*'r'*^^^P«"'»«°*- ^e must all experiment and eir 7 T ''"^'''' ^"^^ '^^*' '°°' »" '^e face of the advice rndtnlr'r'r*''''''"*^^**^^™''^ '«- ^-^^^ cautiously ml ::^eaeornZrs"*'°"'°"' "°^"^""« '^« -«^- -^ -P--- o^ buuti!. ''""'v*'"' the apostle. ''Letno man despise thv youth;" bu this u .^nition was given to a young man engaged in a noble work Let no you h dare despise the council and wisdom of the hoarv Z^ You must also see that youth is a solemn stage because so muoh ^' eCo^me^'T T''\'' *'^ P^"°^- ^^'--^« see one at thr:ri^^^^^^^ era of life whether in health or sickness, prosperity or adversity Wnr BorroM.. disregarding all advice and dispa^ing t^e tZoIf ' Xs existence we may well ask. «' How old arUhou?" How oM art thout much 7::z "'""r" °' '''^ ^^^^^ *-* -^ -♦-« ot-s ll^rr much more than any lengthened period of time rolling over the head that may be reckoned in so many days or years? ' "We live in deeds, not yoars-in thoughts, not breaths- in feelings, not in figures on the dial : We should count time by heart throbs. * He most lives Who thinks most, feels the noblest, acts the best." The sum of the years of the youngest or oldest who ha« «n«nf ««^« of them ror the service of God is equal to nothing. Such T We is"; blank and itH commentary may bo written in one dark dauli, "He died." A dreary flpectacle h the M man boaHtinf? of a long life tliat Iibh l>een nqnandered in vain, transient r^ursuitH. An old man may witli lionor- ablo pride boaHt of a long life, but if ho han flpent none of the davH of the yearH of hiH life in the Hervii-e of Iuh Creator, then, in Htorn Him-erity wo wonld rel.nke Iuh wrong boastful measurement of life in the words of the pot»t Young : "That lif« JH lonK which nnHworH hfe's great end. The tiniG that bears no frnit, deHerves no name. The man of wJHdom is the inim of years." The wisest, the safest, the truest estimate of youth, ym, life, includes Reflection, Moderation, Ueligion. The thoughts one expresses are the tniest index of one's age, and the truest standard by which he can beassigned his j)roper place in time or eternity. Moderation means, be temperate in all things. It is our duty to live as long as possible. We can only do this by being moderate in every act and passion. Avoid excess, for it will soon snap asunder the thread of life. Above and l)eforo all, " Remember thy Creator in the days of thy youth." -For bodily exercise proflteth for a little time ; but godliness 18 profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come." In all the aspirations of i,oM seek first the kingdom of heaven and God will add all else. Trust His almightiness for the rest. God alone can enable yot to improve the many opportunities which only youth possesses. " Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conver- sation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity. Be followers of God an dear children," then, no man, not even the higliest in human attain- ment, dare despise thy i/oiith. Again, youth is the critical period in your pilgrimage liere at which you are receiving impressions that will never be effaced, in which you are strengthening a character that is fitting you for heaven or hell. In youth temptations are more liable to subdue you. In youth you are more apt, thoughtlessly, to neglect opportunities of usefulness and im- provement. Young minds are pliable, and the influence your surround- ings and associations as well as your occ-upation are having on you is all contributing to mould a character that will decide the happiness of your present and future lif- Now, when you know you are at a period of life so important, yet so uncertain in its prospects, how fit and na- tural it is at every step we take to seek the favor of that Being on whom the lot of every d^y depends ; to commit nil our intere-sts to His al- ai. in temptation, and to conHecrate to Him all the dava of our vouth ••R«,o,ce O yo„n« m.n. in tl,y youth, and let thv l.Jart l.e^ Z i U oda,« of ,.y youth; but know thou, that for aU the e Igl Qcl will Imng thee into judgment." * Again. .v««/// haH itn ainn. I„ all j^^^^chU of life men are liable to Mn • tie eure princupleH within and influencea without which contribute their force to prompt p^-rHons of all agea to .lo wron^ K ,♦ T e».nn.tance. connected with young^life whi^LTe th^'m IriaU; and 8uff«r8 if not forearmed by a Christian training. How itmaJ.* and inexperienced youth gene^lly in ? In young life how JnZrwe are of the treacherien of our hearta. the deceitfulneas of our imagZ on« In you h we look at the outward worid through glaaaea ateTnod with the wishes and wild imaginations of our h.artH. It in a fai/v land f 11 mitte.l to darken the bright prospects of youth's horizon. J fillH^Ite prospects wih ecstacios, splendors and achierementa. B„ exln ence goes back an.l writes./fc«o« across the whole span. ^ In Scripture the wori.l is compared to a sea which is never at rest- i*. sleepless waves are ever ebbing and flowing in their mighTtlr 'i^' voyagers are exposed to many perils. Hostile winds arY cont„aall^ Bweeping over its waters lashing them into the wildest (nil '°"*'""*^^J^ Youth 18 a vessel just launched on this ocean ; it never plouirhed if, bilbws l,efore sounded its depths, or calmly studied Us laws U hi neither the chart of knowledge nor the compass of experienc^ to dT f'^of tl "* """' '' " ^* "•^ ™^^^^^ «' an'unmercifuTworR The force of the passions is another circumstance in the history of vouth which especially exposes it to sin. The aspirations, whatever they mav be are strung to their highest tension. The desires plead stronX ,o^ indulgence, and stniggle hard against restraint. As we arT at tlis penod very much the creatures of sense, emotional impulTI otLll f h rational thought pr< vails All this anri ""°"*' ""P"'"® oftener than .Vo«/A a critic^ period "'""'' "'°'"" ''°"«P'^« *<> "^^^^ The susceptibility of receiving impressions from others in sentiment language, and conduct is a characteristic of youth and s aTow^ ' of the parent, but is moulded into the mental knd moral thro^!r« disposition and propensities of the parent or glrdtn We at d^ veloped to a certain extent on the principle of imitation ill l well said. "The child is father of 'he ml." W at 1 youSris^h"e man is sure to be. To those. th«n o^^op^.^ j^ ,:; _ ^°f '^ " *^« eve^ you-g pe«„„ who com™ within you, j„ri«lictio„ the b."X, yonr oxperionco an.l tl.o weight of a «oo,l tnflnenco. It in vonr .lutv to watch over youth .an, for it. a...nM. i„ tho Hahl,«tl.-..h;Ll a' t p lovoh>„« ,t into that whi.h (Jo.l intended it to be. If vonth grew , u nj.e Boc.«ty of an.eln. that ..eioty w<.nh, tend to n.ouh .'to t « irs^rt ttr'" i.': 'r '"^"''•^'^'"- «"' -theaH«oci«tio are different, that HUHceptih.ty in the oeranion <.f innuenHe evil. All thoHH ZT"^"" Hhouhl nerve to iinprenn „„ with the Kole.nnitv of ,7 Mankind ,H individually endowed with an innnortal principle tiatt deHtuied to dove ope into an angel or degenerate into an ahj.'ot . n.on VVherow.thal."then. " shall a yonth eleanse Ihh wavV Bv taking heed thereto according to thy wor.l. O Lord " ' i- ^"to'Tn" "n"*" ',"'" "? *" '^*"^*" '' *^'*"'""'^ "-r " road that 1 hi ♦ „ , .'' 7''*"** """ ^" **"'^ "'•- " '"'^^ ^ '«•«»«'" path where we have ravelled l,efore. It in altogether untried, u n travel ed bv us out«de the experience gained from thone who have gonebefl' Nw must wa. day by day for the portion of life's journey ansignedlo til portion of time; we cannot nee a .lay ahead. On one dav we n avt vanoe further than another in experience. ThuH it in not by ti "uv w iZ ii'i:: tV""r "" *^ '""""^^ ""'' •^«^' ""' ••>' "- -'--- ^^ILirrofan."'""'"""^ ^" ».aveacconipli.shed.and the use stendard of ime alone, unless he han been an indolent being, who has lived a frivolous, useless life. Let every active energetic youth, when asked the number of tho days of the years of his life by the standard of time alone, be prepare 1 to answer from personal experience: Prtpare.1 to " They err who lueaHure life by years, With false or tboughtiess tongue- Some hearts grow old before their time; Others are always young. " 'Tis not the number of the lines On life's fast filling page, •Tis not the pulse's added throbs Which constitute their age. " Some souls are serfs among the free. While others moHt nobly thrive; They stand just where their fathers stood. Dead, even while they live. " Others all spirit, heart, and sense. Their's the mysterious power. To live in thrills of joy or woe A twelve month in an hour." 1 t ^ Here iH a .tandanl Uy which you e«n unive at the trno ago of overj Our Liography iN our a^v, not the flK«r.'H .... the tomb. I- non. H. th.ro in « ti.h- i„ th« affuirH of ,n.r, if talc..,, at tho floo,! h-a-ln on to .u.hH,v..„...„t. ThiHHoo.1 iH vouth. Imlifferem.., to thin criM peno.l. .... r.,p..t. throuKh in.liff.uvn.... tothu Hoh,mnitv of v. u I " rv h v„..,, ,,r ,,,,.,. ,,,, ,,,, ,^^.„ earrio.l.lownl,;theiio;: o H It .>hl a« , ,t IH vo«//,. B<. p..rHun.l..,l vouth is th.. proper ti.no to form t OHO l.a ntH ,u tivate that .lispoKition. mouhl that character, whl" comh.„c..nM„hl the mighty euKino that will .-arry uh nufdv ah ng e narrow gauge of that straight an.l narrow r..a.l that'h.a.lH to kernanif " But If tho human, physical, npiritual .,ngiue han In^en improp..rly put togeth..r. through the unconcern an.l in.liscretiouH youth i s Ujc'-t to an.l ccrtau, to fall into without religion, then. noon, very «oon the whol^ human n.cchan.sm will jump the track of the straight mu-row r.,a.l at nglnvay of worhUy lust an.l pleasure, and l.efore it has live.l out half Its .lays phnigo hoa.llong to .lestruction. Visit larg., ..iti.« an.l you will there fln.l the great fiel.1 of the .levil's enterpns., .s j,ont/. Beginning as early as evil will take hold, and that IS early enough. The human frame .,f the most vigorous w 11 nc^t 1 long when su.,..ct...l to all the tortures the pleasures of sin for a se Jn Again, youth is the solemn stage in our pilgrimage when the battle for life rages fiercest an.l we are bound to bear the onset of the fight the stea.hest If the enemy of good does not gain victory over man in t/o,ah, tor him and his evil genius, the contest is over and lost From my own experience, and I might inclu.le all I know of the ex- penence of h,m who was called away from among us, though the vears of our lives, reckoned by the standard of time, are not yet many we kno* something of what t,oufh has to contend with when a man de- sires to n.>,..or God; also something of what it means to endure in vouth the burden and responsibilities of age in the midst of reverse and dis- appointments. O. friends, it is the grandest achievement of a man's life the greatest moment of his existence, when he turns to his Creator m the days of h,s youth and cries. •• My Father, Thou art the gui.le of my youth. Here is the crisis when yonth begins to realize what he is made for. what the true realities of life are. the amount of spiritual energy lying dormant, and what with this awakened and aroused he is capable of enduring and accomplishing. ... „„..„ ,,„in ..uict cipuneace that it is not an easy thug for any 8 yonth to step aside from old associates and calmly say. •« I now purpose God helpmg me. to be a Christian." But it is a bold and gloriou^ thing to say. and an heroic achievement for any youth. You may br^„. t:z:r.tzi^^^^ *-"*-°^ — ^^* your ...rd':z Every youth who comes through the bitterness of this experience KwTo r '' '"rl' ^"' ^**^^"^ *^^ ^^^'^ P-^*- °f him 'f w om fh^ ifelrsx^;; "' '^''^ " ""' *'" ^"'"^ '^" ^^^^* ^^ ^^*^- We talk of high strung natures. Almost everv youth is less or more high strung. In early life this climax is reached In dedin Ig vea s his lot and res gned to his surroundings, whether these be good or bad When the die IS cast and the impression once made it is more difficuU to erase the stamp, and in after years change the disposition mltured under wrong influences. Hence the few who turn to righteTusnet from the ranks of old age. "gmeousness .Jifrl ^'7- "^7^ .'^•'°«'^^«« *he solemnity of youth, the advantage of early Christian trammg, and the blessedness of bearing the yoke in one's youth, especially for high strung dispositions. There is divi.e truth and infinite force in that Scripture which saith. •' Train u., a chUd m t^e way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart ther' If we might be allowed to refer to our own adventures, we can sav taunroV ^»"™« °f our own experience what the sneers and taunts of sin mean. How hard it is for a man to bear the yoke in IHs youth and to .'hope and quickly wait for the salvation of the Lord " fn" .^'"'fl^' realize that it is good for a man to bear the yoke in his of the Lord tT '"" *" '^^^ '""^ ^'^^^^^^ ^'"^ ^^ *^« ^-"--nce li. V J t'"'''^ * "'*'' P**^""*^y ^"'^"^^^ *he better man it makes him. The header the yoke the stronger the character it deve - ops and matures. Without the restraint of the yoke Christ your Sa- viour lays on you in your early days, you must see the danger of un- curbed youthful excesses It is hard to change a heart that has gone on unrestrained for years cherishing sin and lived thus on to advanced years a life of indiflFerence to culture and religion. It is in his eariv ex- periences every person lays the foundation for future eminence" and prosperity in every sphere of human enterprise, if youth is sauan dered middle age is a failure and old age is lost ^ We would urge you all to reflect and from this onward endeavor to acquit yonrselves hke true men and women, never for a moment forget- ting the grave responsibilities of your age. To discharge faithfullv your duty you mu.st cultivate earnest attention and serious thoughtful V purpose, id glorious may bring I and cause experience » of whom t ia better 18 or more ling years missive to >d or bad. e difficult I matured teousness antage of ' yoke in is divine p a child irt tliere- ! can sav eers and :e in his I Lord." ce in his iverence man it it devel- 5^our Sa- r of un- gone on ivanced >arly ex- ice and i squan- 'avor to i forget- ithfully igbtful- marked b"L 3 I.Th '"" '°'1'- ^'"^ "°» <" '"™ l^rd Him«,If ™sonlv «L M ""«' ^^P^"" ""k; an* «»r blessed work ever relTL L ^!h^ '' T "^^ =' """""Plwied the greatest ^nj.::: riti^r Lr:r^ F--^^^^ -- .o„xH botl, have a different Lr Tllh if ^ Iften T' ""?* waiting process. At Srst vonth ^t« .1 ™'' * '""S- "'"w, andonlvwhenthewhol. r 1 • """' """K^'^. then refuses, .Hsea3e;„dXo;ttoo''vt'^Xnr Xo^h rf/T"'^" ^'* not how well proDamlT-T. """' .^"W: ""^ "■"■> it often matters prime of li r^:r^p'Th 3?'d?°^'",r 'r''''™««'= » «» nal. Inspired as youth t„3v t '""P^H '"■• "'<' '"'«'■> «"« eter- aoM^e somethingplTnrlr thTS^^^^^^^ wUriramottoTre^or-d"' " ^^"^ *" "^ ^^ -"-. With all these endowmenTa:^ e rpTsMS'of""' "'""T ' "::ii\roorwiirL'"K^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ .W what „^e know nrnrrraiVntTZf^.'''' ""'' "^""''"^ mrry-hH:t:r;^„-f-ro::=^^^^^ 10 be emnf V " Whl 7, ^^* ''® "''^^«<'' because thv seat will our dear lamented Wend IE.r&l /if ™^ '"''' '•™""' <'' olmrch which wm never be „r"tedbTM„,ri„T T"" '" '"" «noe with hin,, we cannot -aU ^Sabt ^dnTg w, ," rhirLr-'t '" place was empty before. How easily we (eel we can '„»v ,1 '" u" are eeldom seen in the honse of God, whodo n„t hoi, . 1 "'"' affections, and who have never occupied a seat ^n , ? ' '" '"" oi«=Ie. But the words of ,onatZr::fer:n eHortt^: Z'^' The last of these was a loving son, a devoted brother a faithful fnVn l and genaal eou^paniou. The melancholy strain now for htf.. Thou Shalt be missed, because thy seat will be empty. » A useful member has been lost to this congregation r fnifhf i and devoted brother has been taken away from' tirelamil ct f' '"' From the depths of our hearts do we his associates who have lost a denial and warm friend, say. " Tlion slmlf ha «„• a v^ * ^ will be empty. ^ "'*''^'^' *^^''*^"«« t'»y seat kin^d^TrVfTrl*' We'^'^^'f Tf'.^'^^"'^^ '^^'^ ^ ^--^ -^^e and But the grandest commentary that can be writtfin nn *h« r* r ' My Father, thou art the sou 11 his youth and was enabled to sav and realize guideof my youth." He was the child of prayers and Christian parents for generations. If there IS anything in this life we should be certain of and comforted by. salvation of those he loves it will be heard and answered. Because it is prayer according to the will of God, a prayer at all times well pleasing to Him, and a prayer we can always add, " Thy will be done." For it IS ^ways God's will to save the souls of the children of men He whom we will now see here no more well deserves anything we can say in his praise. "^ ^ It was like parting with a brother to see him day by day wasting away. It was hard for us who are left behind to let him'go Still harder must it be for those going in the prime of life to bid adieu to companions and fri«nds. However well prepared we cannot blame 3/o«^A for taking a long last lingering look at the life they have enjoyed and appreciated with only the zest which youth can feel, and bid a reluctant farewell to the mother and sisters and brothers, the com- panions and friends they loved so well. We must not blame them it IS human, it is earthly it is deeply imbedded in every nature, and shows itselt strongest m youth. nnYH'u ll''"l ^''""^" ^^""^ Po«««««i«n Of US, let us again reiterate that one-half the human race die in infancy and the greater proportion of the remainder die m eariy life. Only a few reach old age. The vast majority of he inhabitants of heaven must then be young An infinite number of those who people the realms of eternal day are of our own age. Our appreciation of pleasure is higliest and fullest in youth To enter heaven then at this period is something like attaining a grand purpose early in life; our appreciation must be fresher and to youth the sight must be more astonisliing and overwhelming. Think, then how glorious it must be to join tliat great throng of youthful brings. Think, too, of the shout of celestial enthusiasm that shall go up from the buoyant spirits of those youthful hosts on the arrival of every new comer. -^ These glorious hosannas will ring through the glittering archives of heaven and resound again and again in the ears of the astounded youth just entering on eternal life and glory and light. If he calls to mind his eagerness to remain on earth it will be only for a moment. No longings any more in that soul for earthly life He is now saved and he would not take the universe to re-cross the stream and enter on the viciaaitndes of temporal being. Every angel in heaven can crowd around to" gaze in rapture on the ! I la ^tag oonntenwoe of our Savioar, Himwlf only thirtT-ttree yearsof Hto when He aoeomptohed hi. magnanimous work, eitendiuTHfa W Tnl :^r.:a%t/°°*'""'":"' """^'°« ".rongklthtlif^e^ ; "imea »u"f '•"°""" ""'""«'• *<" '■>» «» Biomea throng of re- 7e bZe thtlTlrt °' "' ""'"'' P'""" ">"* *•" «™™d ™d re- :rftr.?ar^»HLr,"^.httr^;---^^^^ :r^r:f^Hi!for;— :r - -- -^^^^^^^ participating in the joys prepared for them. ^ ^^^^^ Instead of it being a calamity to die voune it m„Bf h^ i • .JSTcr.is^- ^n:^ 'X' ."tei? i^aietj: eS:^trirre^:tixrurz?^r '^' ~- our thoughts f.m earth to heaZ ""^,^1 Z'ZZ 'litT^Z not the more often loolc heavenward. Such chastisement, Wdonby^ lovmg hand e.e.He in us a longing desire to be with then, w"th yL^„ only cultivate and mature. wuicn years inlhr.Tr''^ 'f °' °" ^''°*^"' *°^ companion is empty, but he lives ~ifr:n"trtr^^^°' '"^°^^ - -^ -^^ wm^nLrdie w^;: inil'^'^'l"? °"' ^'* ""^ P^'*""*^ *^ y'^'^' imagination whatdeath has been nst^mental in accomp ishing for him. He has been removed from^S «: on elr Ct;^^^^^^^^ that attend, even the most sncrs^ passed Sto the W? * """^^"^ °' *^' '^'^''^ °^ d«»*h his soul has r.rnr'x-™iairi'":rorsrJt^r^^^^^^^ he converses with those friends who have goneon befov If ^°"T' ttrgrdrthrrhrn^TiniSK" ^ "-"' ever. " Am"^n:" "^ ^^"'^ ^"^ '^''^i"^^" ^o^^er and VJ ^'j iree years of Dg His lov- I His oleans- rong of re- ared spirits und and re- ) Father of and when ive forever aven as far I of youths a glorious impany of are rejoic- nite gain. ;enerating directing [end does d on by a lich years t he lives die while ^ has been from all iiccessful soul has e is now tssion of he place open to consola- ^ouaness i richer train to washed priests ver and