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A PTRR THK DRATH OK OF THE III FORM WINNIPEG ; Manitoba Frek Pkk> IH83. ^vb-r, Ho 2 8 s ^ e » o-4-f ^'^ ^ HEBREWS 9, 27. •'•7: ■-^ ^PTcizited ii:iio 171671 oiic^ ^ce to aie: I>eav Young FHends, .'t may be proHtable not to do so ^ Tf • "n"'" ^"^ Perhaus "1 the face. The Text telL us what h!^ ^^^ *" ^""'^ '''^ ^'-"^^^ afford to ignore. The words ^f tVp 4^"".'!^^' .^^" "« «^«not you, «peak to us of what he savs s l^/^''^'.""' ^ ^*^« ''^^d to !^'i men. It is th. lot annoiS f '"^."J' ^°'' ^^-^^^ of us-for in whom we live and nu^. ?/^' "' ^^ ^^^^ ^^^ing Father Wet that we al "allTo -^ To' d"" ^Th '^"^- ^'' ^ -^ already knows what death means P l^ y«"ngest of you enough to belong to a family Se whToh'^' ^'"" "'^^ ^^^''^^-te ha^ never touched. When von .If . '" /"^"^ "^^«^ory it mother, brother, and sis e,s nn^ k .^^^^^'^er, father and hearth. Still you have feendath in '"" '^ ""^"'^^ ^y the Vou have probably seen the littL bh^ 7^^' ^•"^™ «^ ^"o^^er. little body has become motionlp.! i. i . ^/"^^^^'^fe'- then the ^>^a8 death. YoucanundTiS ttn thP^''!^^'^'^^^*^^' ^^^ That comes to one of ourselves And 11,^'^^ "leaning, when this older you will experience its biff .5 ^^",^^^ many years companions, one iy onr^s from vn'''' T ^'^' ^iends^and oW yet all my teacher 'J^schoofdavs' ^'" ""' .>^«<^ ^^^y Professors in the first univers tv I ?f, ^^'f /««e. Of all the ahve^ Many, very many of niv ^hTtl\ ''"^ ""« ^^ "o^- friends, and the large nroDorHo?^^ school-fellows and college are no more. Thus^L^ SrrtiltT?^' "^^^^' '"'^^ "^^^ef «core years and ten he findTht^n u- ' ^^ ^ '"*" ^^aches three- m boyhood or youii \'nd b^ eeTs hf 2'^'''"^ f""'' ^^ ^"- jhere wa^ said to be a chamber in a nrko^^" ^' ^'^^ ^hem. ages so contrived tliat every 11 ? ^T""''""'^ ^" the middle mto the chamber thelod' L ^.-i^^^^"-^'. '^-\ intoduced dimensions, so tliat at length tLnr^ Required, lessened its th«.f, -^-••sonmnydaysTret iST ""^J. "^^^^ ^« ^^^l ^nd crush hini. Soeach dav of %'?".' ^""'^ ^^"^e ^ieath. OurFathe:::tltj;:'^'fhe;?^" ^^"^^'^-^ 397 ly togeth( the da^ . ^"<^ tlii.s fact uf the opi-^flinM, «• i , «eno„sIy home to us wheri tc Ll! '^T^' '^''''^^ ««»^« "-e event. We know not what a day ' ai 'h' """"'''^^'y of the How true the words of the Bu S i • ^"'" '"*>^ ^^"ng *o''t»i -"In the midst of J.Ye Ve are n f ".?'' 'V^^ ^^^^'r book -e must all to-day fl\r;S:j";^-^'^^^^ ^!\'«' ^ «'" -re. wa.s among you in sch<.oI a lit Je h„v /"/\«""'»'e'- there •nterestmg, that he was a <^enera' favf.'wr -11^^^' •'"-^«"«' ^"^ he was as sharp and attentive at hi? ' "^'^^ T" ^"- And when out of school. He wrdux In • t'""' ^' '^" ^^ hearty promise. He went hoL 1 L f^,.l''V'l^ ^?^^»g '""«h There >^a^ diptheria in the nei.'hboH^r./f- ^.^^'^^^ ^pirits. W day^ he fell ill of it and in ^1^ ""^ '"' ^''^"^^^'^ ^^ « away^ He sleeps now. aecordiigrhtlLtt^ish"; ^ ^' ^""'^'^^ the churchyard outside of us .so that T. ^^ ^ "' Parents.in And. now, we mourn sadlv am>^J,o ] '"'^''* ^« "««•' you hoy loved by you all. ;t^^;^^^^^^^^^^ -^ again thatVa hoy iL all his conduct and be^lL 1 «i? ^f the school, a model was sx.arcely a week ill. OnlTalirdIv ^' ''^P''?"'^*^- He healthier and brighter A sliaL . ^ ■ ^f *»« "'• hoy seemed sympton^sofinfirmmatoiySj;-;"'"^^ ^^^«« the complication in this disease Zn!^' ^^^J'^hat most .serious the heart, then weakness 1;^- } "l^ ''^ '^ ^ the region of death in theO^lle^X dint^^^^^^^^^^ ^'''''- , T'""^ ^« ^^VL' Saskatchewan a^ Warden and hI?1 ^"^f ^ded the Bishop of yearsago, though the^mv.^.^ ^^^^*''' '^^""e 1-^ or la homeso^fboyswiblirf: Xv^toim^^^^^ ''^^''^^ -' their health we have enioved hZlT '*^^ ^^^" at school The i^ ew families of tiT^nd s^ mTmb^r^' " •T^'^ thankfulness and then. Though we have hXtanTl ^^^^^"V^i-kness now little serious sickness, and w now TnJ T ""S ^^^^ ''^^ very »f a great pleasure to have vouZ T ? ^u" ^''*'^ ^«*th. it dmw back is the grave reL^n"^^^^ ?^"* "'^ ' the one ness that are felt when sJ^-innl • i ^ ^"""^ ^''^^ oppressing .sad- hope in this woHd to :: nvrtri^r ^^n "• ^'^ ^« --'^ - the l.fe of every one. of whatever f.- ^^^'V^me, a time in ;s powerless, when the wlaTt^,^ ?v "' ^^'" '"^^^'^^^ «kill h>.- a smgle hour, when the most Lv^n"";- ?"""' P''^^^^^ ^^^e on son-owful and helpless. ' Man J'eH.f 'l;^'"" ^^" «nly look the n.ourners go abo'ut the st.S.'' "" ^'' ^^"^ '^«"^«' and We read in the Word of God " M ^dass darkly, but then lace o face " 7h ' ''' "^" '^"'^^^'^ » tnie, doubtless, ofthe ways of God in J v" '' P^-«-^'""n?ntly i come more linty of the bring forth. *rayer book f am sure, nner there ioyous, and all. And ivas hearty ving much ^h spirits, ly- In a he passed parents, in near you. that of a I, a model ise. He y seemed ihen the t serious ''egion of the first ishop of i or 13 at their ol. The fuhiess. iss now id very h. It he one ig sad- , cannot inie in il skill ng life y look i, and gh a entiy Him, ■y, of enoe. We can trace thel anda > h >?""" ^^^ '" P^virt. beyond that often all is a myste - tH, "vv"''^'' "'' ""''• ">"' It IS the Urd. Let Hi.n ,{ T " . ^^^ ™" "n y <^y >™tl. of vhtuout chZct!, atr;""','" "'■" «»«!■•• Tlu.' ! o"-". So i., the Howe,- often brokel H'f " ^ r"'"'* i» out .t has only begun to show f„"t tv f '^'■'"" '^^ ''""^ «''«' 'te fragance T^ut we ,ee the s„, , • ,'k T" """^ '"•«a"'e out often has the < 'hurch „f5h L S "l ""f/'"'^'^'' «'"'''' H-"- tion of a life which seemed itl^l.n .""J '•' '"'""■" '^e extinc necessary for the very wo,l- and ll r T"' "^ '"»" «'"'"»* has it been taught the JcZon r.^ ^ ■"" •'*''^'<""- Thus «ai..ts when they fatr ti a l^.r;"""""^ ^^"'"^ '" H- and difficulties, thev iS... i, *,*;"' '='"''*'" 'lindrances for Hin.. .. My J^rirfe :„f";?'%'y ""'' "-fuHy laW ma,le perfect in weakness "(Z. ^.'"«' ^^^ "'"-ength is W'th the truths-" Go doeth M^'"""' "."i ..'^'"■''y '""•Selves all things work togeth r .' ,:" ^".T w?" " t- »"'''^"' »<■ >s very gracious with us" n om- liS ■" "' **'»■ ^nd He encourages us to make Hi. ," '^'"""'"'es and darkness subject of pmyert,, H ,„ i,.s?^« T', *". "">■ ''«"*^'-'' <■». the "'ay not only with St Pa„ iw^" T *"''' ,""^"' This wa^ the • a^ain that ti thorn n the fles nte'" '^^ '^""^ "«"'» ""^ wth our blessed Lord Hiuiselfu'h^-u?''*'' ''""' h"". but pmyed, " Father, save me from Zt ' "'.? l«/«« Huu,anity 'f Thou be willing, remove he '%'"'"'■ ^'^^ ^^'"■" *"athe,-, are encou.m.ed to tell „, f «ir ^ """ "">' ""t while we to.Ood, a, a child ^"a" tin" ZC"*^ J".:' "^ r ^'^'^^ ">«^' »-- »f- a.>p.oacl._.. rlH r- w^;if, ^.r^t^'t L'c-" '.e.-..bI:d'Xhit:::,:r^!;;fi:vtir'^tt°ff^^'*- ''— ^ stand this. Karthlv parti I'nTlT ^"''^tusnot misunder- H sadness even whe;. t ,e S ll i, v"''t;*''^' '''"<' ''"^^ "f**" fiom her father, m„t|,er aXmX-'i T.ft ■" ^""i*^'"^ "<' « bride in the hearts of all there .„»vT,'^ '*"7'"'>' fitter; though satisfaction. .So in o„r < le.^rtte r "'".f '^'"' "^ P'-^a-sure af d paration from those we love | ' e ,?,'., u" '""^'^ "'"^ ^^^ «»- "'ust also be a deep grlX frZ he *" " .»*'1™'«- There the cncu„,sta„ces,'tlfat a ttnd death w"'"*'"*, ■'"^^""'">' "^ k"own to the unknown. A worfd no^" ^"""' ''^'•'' '''•'"" "'« r il" tptjsfe-J? =«=eh Vetn'itV" <<- young frie/ds, 'houl^rttt r/':::i tdV^ugh ^tKle"^ ^o solemn a side to doatl. th ■ . ■^aid to l)H I.iif r ''''' "^''t affliction whi.'h ,. '"^w oi 'f . "Hy have a b iM , '^f '!"r " ""» tebemable be dl,?;^ «.vvay. And a Bnef hfe i. i,,, „„,. O happy retril.ution ! ^hortto.Jj Eternal rest f n"'".rtal.s and for .sinners A mansion wit], the ble.ss'd i " 'Vly dear yountr fripnrl^ ,* • . %'e to a»su,e y,™ t C G« L"! '""■;? "'> duty and ,„y prf,,., .It- ""id. I.y this ate tiini „. i - - ""■' •^l""' to tit us fi,,- '« -ayinL' to overv ..'*'■/" ^>."'^"y a Provident. hlT. ?' '•vej'v oiiL- of iw -J V^ * Providence before it --..Lo.,1, wiinV-rk •' 117 '"-"'-May we IS .sayinir to everv one of i,« -^ 7"-^ "-^^"vmence before if ;!';r, "'y*^-. Lord will 1^,4"* r»"'^ <••«=« --Ma^;^ to lielp yo,i in t|,i, -'-en. -Let me say a few words :^^"'^:^ay by day sve experience if R . P"'" '^^^«» ^eUs us tMs J^ons of tlio love the Se dit / ''^' ^^^^"^^rful the L en ' H-s own .on. ^ur^'l^^^^tlu^V^^, -^ . ^-m u. eady to us give us all bri^rht side. fi was more •■fc and to be in view of ^y be truly a far more '"en of Ood be dissolv- ^vith hands, 9n the feel- '1' that We y might be '«s, but the ^W'inj^r the in Heav- -yes: and ig- neither I'e pa.s«ed and tliey Lord God ever," y privi t He is t us for fore it, [ay we Words 3 secret is and . As- s this, linien- >m us Us alJ "'Sd .'"ott's u will r *'";'"•' i*'^" "*•- -'I. if "-is need. ^' " "^'" *""« '<• "•'' in duo time all we done a?l we a,e tt"! ISa if. Zin r'r ,"'''?," "° ''^'^ in thought, in w..rd in Iooh p -^ . **" **^^'^" ^^« «'" Hem Xi'dar,;!^ "'/:^ \"r ".'Tr-; "=- s^'tvo.- special need. Whatever else v, "'T'"! '"-■''' *'""' y™ *■«■! Seek tobehonoTaWe truth?Ml^ ■'• ^' *•■»'" ^n'ant of Go,l. life. Kvery day o f victorv ' ' T' """' """''•^' '" >"""• d»iiy day easier.^ Tliwlfn^f ';'"■'' " """IT '""'"'' ''"■'"n "e.xt -even that inwa.T eace aS h',r"H "•'"'"" *■"'■ .^'""^''Ives world ot sin and death si,™ ' "l'«'/l'a' '""'> "f ns in thi.s willbt.able.ssinyra| 1™! r '" ^ ."i'l'out-hut y„„ from God bear i,7 nM tha He i ^ • ^"'^ '" ";"'''""' «™<-<' which we may .snedaliv ho, ,' *'"'''■'" "Vl'™'"' "'«'»»» ''J' lieart into the p„hHc nmver ' '. I"' "?''",■ •*'""■'■ ^i"' Vou.- a^yo."- own pr'ivateVSs "a H T T'' ""'' '^l",""'' "» ■^«" beenconHrmed nre,>«,e, i ' '' -V"" " 'iWer and have •unity, for c::„i,!i;r, /,;;.-;;• s,,:'-'^- x"''" -p'""- you .seek it, sra.-e"to have a r Ut f >„ *' ' «'™ y"' 'f life and .studies An U^^ow„f, , .*"'' j''"'" '" "H y"">' exp..., the ho,,, tte ti;"gro:Ui:ra,irh"a?ie 'nr'' '" niark.s, may be saiipfifiorl f? ^i r ' , "^'^ '*^'' *« these re- all of us. \layZlt^2 n' *''^^"''\-* the departed and to thing needfuCml; t^lt ouT S^^^^^^ '^^ "'^^^ '!: ^^^ «- of the interests of our souls VtI u^^i^l "^''''' ^J^^^ghtful that has gone. It is nia sn.«!l 1 ''' '^^^' T^'^' ""«« ^"» who had every (,ua itv to ^ , ' T ^ '''''^^' ^'^ •^'^^ ^ boy older, a leade.^a dtoiaVw^.^^^^^ '•>"'• by and by, when a little tive to the rules of the schoT f '^^1^^\^^' authority, atten- ing the courage oh op ni is 'f^ '" ^'^' '^^^""^ work.hav- demeanor. In anothmll^ ' "^.^ gentleman in feeling and Form and wo loted IZt T" ' ^'^^^ ''T "^ '''^ ^^'-^^^ greatest value. But it Cs been n V' ''^^™P^^ ^^'"^^ '^^^ ^^e cannot but feel, that f we Ur?in?h '''''' n'^T^ ^"^ ^« missed in that home whereT w«i Vi ,'^'"^ ^^ "^"^^ be ' ^^^"^^ ^^^ was the only surviving son, a n»o«t (Jutiful ami l„vine s.m Rnf •. • , ofir loss is his gain, ar d he has on v '' "^"I' 'i"^^ ^^'^* ^^at i« alive to us. If'weJivc^,„ wera^nr"' ':f''"- H« i« «tiJl '"g him. The ,,uiet ]an ;ir.r ^''^ ''^^'^' ^"^'"^l^ follow- another passing Uy,"'^^^^^^^ one after the (>)mn.unioM of Sa n f Wh^u '^ ''""'"' ^« ^^'-'^ve in "«ar Him. with whon, they are VvV'"'^^ '" ^^'^^ ^^ ^'^aw come to „s or what kuolZZ' ^^- *'^"*^^^ "^'^ how dose they to fall over this. But we can thinT ^ ''^' ^^^''^'^'^ a veil them, anrl what they ,h. ?or (!oJ! "^ ^'"'^ ^"'^ ''* ^h.ing for life of glory. ^ '"""^';^ ^^ ^'».)o.V with them the endleS ThaV hi^. ^^^"* ^''^'' tenderest love