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REPORT OF A SERMON PREACHED IN TUE METHO- DIST BRICK CHURCH, BY THE REV. JOHN KEAD, ON THE OCCASION OF THE SUDDEN DEATH OF ROBERT ALDEK STRONG, ESQ., OF THIS CITY.

** Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.” I] Kings, xx ch, lst v.

It was a solemn coincidence that with my first coming into this city, last summer, to be- come your pastor, a prominent official member of this church was called away. Just as the train was speeding into the city that beloved brother passed to the triumph of the skies. Since that time it has been my solemn duty to go in and out among a number of afflicted families connected with this congregation, and to witness patient and calm trust in Jesus, a8 one and another has passed under the afflicting hand of God. And while as- sembled here this evening, there are many sick ones around us; some of the burden- bearers and active workers in God’s cause are now lying low on the couch of sickness. Let us bear them up in the arms of love this even- ing before the Throne of Grace. But above all the sudden calls of death, that which came to our beloved brother, who has just passed away from us, seemed to be the most thrilling and mysterious,

** There is no flock however watched and tend- ed, But oue dead lamb is there! There is no fireside, howsoe’er defended, But has one vacant chair !

The air is ful] of farewells to the dying, And mournings for the Gead;

The heart of Rachel for her children crying, Wiil not be comforted.

Let us be patient! These severe afflictions Not from the ground arise;

But oftentimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise.

We sce but dimly through the mists and vapors; Amid these earthly damps What seem tous but sad, funereal tapers May be heaven’s distant lamps.

There is no death! What seems so is transi- tien; This life of mortal breath Is but a suburb of the life elysian, Whose portal we call death.”

I am not here so much to refer to the dead as to appeal to the living, for 1 am persuaded if our departed brother could speak audibly to

us, he would’ desire this service to be made a_ special blessing to every one present on this occasion.

The words of our text contained a solemn and most unexpected summons to King Heze- kiah-—a man some thirty-nine years of age, who had manifested a laudable ambition for the temporal and spiritual advancement of his kingdom. He had taken the reins of gov- ernment at a critical time, and administered public affairs with considerable ability, so that it was afterwards said of him that there was after him none Jike him among the kings of Judah, nor any that was before him. His coat of arms was *‘ Peace and Truth,” and his administration was eminently in harmony with those sentiments, His little nation seemed tobe his household, and with the benediction of Heaven upon it from day to day, and the fullest measure of confidence in the King, it went forward with leaps and bounds, and created a favorable impression upon the surrounding nations as to the wis- dom evinced in the management of its affairs. This comparatively youthful man, who had not been wasted by age, stricken by sorrow, or bowed down by crushing grief, and whose ‘sun apparently had not yet reached its zenith, was one day warned by the prophet Isaiah, ‘‘Set thine house in order; for thou shalt die, and not live.” Relentless Death |knocks atthe door of the hovel, cot and i palace alike. He strikes at a Vanderbilt or a ' John B. Gough, or among the paupers on the |streetsof New York, without distinction of ‘persons. He spares neither old or young, weak or strong: what a robber heis! How wonderful that you and I have escaped his shafts so long! The sudden summons which | has come tomany millions of the human race | has not yet come to us, and we are among the ‘living to praise God this evening. ‘* From sudden death good Lord deliver us.” Is it right to offer such a petition? Do you, under the teaching of the Holy Spirit and of the Word of God, as well as that of your own personal experience, desire to pray that prayer to-night? Or would you rather pray with the poet when he said :—

‘*Q, that without a lingering groan,

I may the welcome word receive, My body with my charge lay down And cease at once to work and live.”

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Which prayer, think you is the better one? I did not think, when speaking two weeks ago from this desk, about those grand men, ‘running like giants right up to the winning ‘post, that I was speaking to one who was about to do that very thing, and who would so soon fall at the post of duty. Is death something to be dreaded? Is it natural that | we, as Christian people, should shrink from ‘it? There are times when men‘ deserve to | die. There are times when a man runs coun- ter to the laws of his being, without know- ledge,, discretion, or judiciousness, and brings himself to the verge of the grave in earnest toitfor the Master. But God says to him: ‘‘ Be not righteous overmuch. Why shouldest thou destroy thyself.” Do not rush into eter- nity before God calls you. There are multi- tudes to-day who are rashly serving God, dving an injustice to themselves by injuring the bodily constitution God has given them, and throwing themselves over the battle- ments, before God cails them from earth. There are. times when a wicked man dies through his terrible warfare against the laws of God and nature, when he passes into an untimely grave. ** Be not wicked overmuch. Why shouldst thou die before thy time?” All the days of my appointed time will I wait till my change come.” We should wait God's time until He sends for us, until we have ‘‘accomplished as an_hireling,” our day, until, at evening time He calls us into the eternal world. Stady the laws of God and of your being, of your body, mind and soul. Do no violence to them. Preserve your entire nature : guard, care for, nourish and keep-it according to its constitution, s0 that thou mayest. come at last like a ripe shock of corn into the Heavenly garner in God’s good time. 9, that we may all live life rounded up to God’s good wil] and pur- pose. This message came with crushing effect updo Kisg Hezekieh. He was a mon of

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jheart, hope, courage and strength, and had ‘laudable ambitions azd aims respecting the public affairs of His people. He desired to raise his nation to a higher level, and to make it conspicuous as a realm that God de- lighted to bless. He was at this time suffer- ing from a malady, but was expecting to be

speedily cured, and was looking for « long ‘life. But God said unto him: ‘* Set tine ‘house in order ; for thou shalt die, and not

live.” What was the matter with his house? Was it not in excellent condition? Had he not manifested great zeal in the sdvancement ot God's cause? Had he not been a true ser- vant of God? Let us now make an examina- tion of ourselves. If God should suddealy call us, what have we to change or to rectify ? One day, a lady said to John Wesley: * Mr. Wesley, suppose you were called to die to- morrow night at 120’clock, how would you speyd the intervening time?” He replied: ‘“‘Why, just as I intend to spend it ow, I should preach this eveni..g i Gioucester and again at five to-morrow morning, after that 1 should ride to Tewkesbury, preach in the afternoon, ard meet the societies in the «ven- ing. I should then repair to friend Martin’s house, who expects to entertain me, converse and pray with the family as usual, retire to my room at ten o'clock, commend myself to my heavenly Father, lie down to rest, and wake up in glory.”

' In other words, he would simply do as he had designed. Now, suppose you carry out your present plans, will they lead you Heaven- ,ward? Would they tend to the advancement lof God's cause in the world? Have you 'detinite aims of such a natu that if you knew you had to pass away from earth to- | morrow night, and were questioned as to what j you would do, you would say: ‘‘I need not ‘change in the course I intended to pursue. I have simply todc as I had purposed, and ithen joyfully pass away to the mansions jabove.” If you are not walking in that way, I advise you to change your course as speedily as possible. Set your house in order; you cannot do it too quickly or thoroughly. On hearing the message, the king turned his face to the wall and pleaded with God for life, say- ing, ‘‘ I beseech thee, O Lord, remember now |how I have walked before thee in truth and |with a perfect heart, and have done that jwhich is good in thy sight.” And he wept jsore. Do you say: “O, whatasinner! Can ‘such a one be saved?” Now, the King was a pretty good man. Some people think that a willingness to die means religion, that it means a saint ready for Heaven. It does not, although a good man is re

signed todie. Christianity gives that grace; but a mere willingness to die, is not, of itself, religion. Why? Because you find in every community people who are tired of life—who declare that they are sick of life—they have became desperate, and ready to take a fear- full, wild leap into eternity. Another class of people live on; they are willing to die, and wonder that they do not die. 1 speak of dis- appointed and discouraged people, who have had nothing to encourage and inspire them in their course through life. They have a cheer- less, unhappy existence. They may have no religion, no faith in Christ; they are simply weary of the world and of the troubles through which they are passing, Aguin you find an- other class of people, who have a severe con- flict with the question of death, and pray that they may live. David says: **O spare me, that I may recover strength before I go hence and be no more.” ‘ With jong life will I satisfy him and show him my salvation.” Notwithstanding his ecstatic state of soul. at times, he did not always desire to die. King Hezekiah had, in connection with his govern- ment, two purposes in view, namely, the cou- solidation and strengthning of his kingdom, and ot the Church of Gol Jereboam, an astute statesman, understood that as long as his people went up to the Temple of Jer

usalem to worship, he was in danger of losing them, as they were liable to go back to the former regime, and thereby imperil his kingdom. While he permitted them to mingle with the people of the ovher tribes in temple worship and on festal occasions, they were liable to be drawn trom him to their former allegiance. So Hezekiah’s policy was the unification of the natio. and worship of Jehovah at Jerusalem «ceo ding to the Divine command, At the time tie summons came he was struggling to gain thisend. When he took the crown, his litt'e nation was tributary to Assyria; but the God of israel disenthralled his people, so that they were free to go for- ward and to make great progress, agricultural and otherwise. He was now stern'y informed that he must die, that he must stop his won- drous labors, with those immature plans be- fore him, and his heart wedded to them, No doubt he felt like praying: “*O God, can I give up this great work, give up this my pur- pose in life, a purpose only partially ma- tured?” You will find people who have never set themselves to do any important work, who have never given themselves to their country or the Church, who never gave their whole soul to the advancement of any great enterprise in the land. They live in a little circle which bounds their own self-interests in the span which embraces their own little lives. They live not for the advancement of the cause of God, in far-reaching enterprises, but for their own personal ends. Such people should be able to lie down and die at any time,for they are of no use to anybody. But when you find a man, whose heart is in the interests of the people, whose soul is in the Church of God, and longs for its advancement, to stop such a man in his work, is like tearing a tree up by the roots. If God called you to-night, could you tell him that you have been doing anything for your country, or for hu- manity? If you could only say: “*O thet | might have a few more years of life, just for myseif,”—the Lord would not give you a new lease of life, under such circumstances. You should have some better, nobler aim than simply revelling in sin or raking peli ° ith the muck-rake, and gathering together for self, If we give ourselves to God and His work, we will understand a little more of Hezekiah’s desire for a new term of jife. You would say: I have gone three stagés of the journey, O, Lord, let me finish my work. You could not blame him for asking to live a little long- er; and yet how much better had he gone in that meridian of his reign? If I had plans (0 carry out, was engaged in a good work and God called me, I would say: O, Father, please tet me finish my work before I go hence”. Dr. Puncheon exclaimed when dying: * O, the inxury of living!” I do not, therefore, blame King Hezekiah for wishing to live a little longer. When President Garficid was struck down by the bullet of an assassin, we all felé the blow. What wonder that a whole nation fell on its knees, and begged God to spare that life a liftle longer? But it was God's will that he should be called away. Let us

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