Elsie at Home

for an hour by day or by night. She bore up wonderfully until all was over and the worn-out body laid to rest in the quiet grave; but then came

rn with her loved friend Lucilla, and finding that her uncle and aunt-Dr. Conly also-highly approved, she gladly accepted; all the more so because she had learned that Grandma Elsie too, whom she loved even better than ever for her kindness to the

entire family, Lucilla and Grace being

, older and younger, spent much of the time in the beau

ly in the schoolroom; so that they were able to give to Eva as much of their society as he considered desirable for her under the circumstances-seeing th

lth and spirits, enjoying every day of her sojourn at Woodburn, the Sabbath even more than any other, especially t

rrection, probably selected especially for Eva's comfort in her sorrow

each with a Bible in hand, "as you are somewhat older and certainly much wiser

ser than yourself, captain; and certainly I have not made the preparation for this occasion w

efer my doing

lied. "The resurrect

troyed, yet in my flesh shall I see God; whom I shall see for myself and mine eyes shall behold, and not another,' said the patriarch Job; comforting himself in his affliction with that blessed prospect. The doctrine

ma Elsie open

the grave: for he shall receive me. Selah.' Then here in Isaiah; 'Thy dead men shall live, together with my dead body shall t

ad married a wife, deceased, and having no issue, left his wife unto his brother: likewise the second also, and the third unto the seventh. And last of all the woman died also. Therefore in the resurrection, whose wife shall she be? for they all had her. Jesus answered and said unto them, Ye do err, not knowing the Scriptures, nor the power of

bodies of the saints which slept arose, and came out of the graves after

fe again: and others were tortured, not accepting deli

e dead, Grace? the wicked as well a

ich all that are in the graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth; they that have done good

mother: "'And have hope toward God, which they themselves also allow, tha

you first of all that which I also received, how that Christ died for our sins according to the Scr

so vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not. For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised, and if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins. Then they also which are fallen aslee

ing to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead.' Peter too teaches us that the resurrection of Christ was necessary to our salvation. It seems plainly taught in this verse of the fifth chapter

ause I live, ye shall live also.' His resurrection is

body have to die?

ng with him. For this we say unto you by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain unto the coming of the Lord, shall not prevent them which are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven with a shout, with the voice

words,'" added Evelyn softly, finishing the

esus; never again to be parted from them or him or to know sin or sorrow or pain. Oh, what joy to be permitted to look upon the face of our Redeem