THE BLESSED HOPE. HIS GLORIOUS APPEARING. IDol. 2.-14o. 8.] august, 1904. [orrice 3 Cents. Each mountain gives an altar. birth, And has a shrine to worship given ; Each breeze which rises froni the earth Is loaded with a song of Heaven ; 'Each wave that leaps along the main Sends 'solemn music Nature's Worship. on the air, And winds which sweep o'er ocean's plain There is a solemn hymn goes up Bear off their voice of From Nature to the Lord above, grateful prayer. And offerings from her incense-cup Are poured in gratitude and love ; And from each flower that lifts its eye In modest silence in the shade Thus. Earth's a temple vast and fair, To the strong woods that kiss the sky A thankful song of praise is made. Filled with the glorious works of love, When earth and sky and sea and air, Join in the praise Of God above ; There is no solitude on earth— And still through counties's coming years " In every leaf there is a tongue " Unwearied songs of praise shall roll In every glen a voice of mirth— On plumes of love to Him who hears From every hill a hymn is sung ; And every wild and hidden dell, The softest strain of Music's soul. Where human footsteps never trod, Is wafting songs of joy, which tell The praises of their Maker—God. =Whittier. ii. THE CARIBBEAN WATCHMAN. For,. II.—No. 8. STIP11111 ICOTT,ITI. Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. •••••••IMMIIMIC .111110110•11.11.10101111111. GREAT . STOCK-TAKING BARGAIN LE Begins on - Friday, 29th July, (FOR TEN DAYS ONLY). MI EMS_IsISIMIMI The whole of our immense mamma a FA M stock of . -01 Bargains in [ga Eiiig tl•i Remember MI every 0 this is a Sale l department M 101 High-Class Goods gil of the -,.;- Highest has been gone over and in many instances Loi marked down to less than half price. IALL . m go01 Egi Pa Class 0 03 GOODS ur 9ctle a col Goods NI Iol gg is well-known for sold for Pg at greatly e rki Bona Fide Reductions. 0 Reduced ka Cash only LJ Prices. 4) 52 This year the bargains &re al. during the sale. NI, El F4 RI 01 lip NMI greater than ev(-].. IglEALKILMMIO SPECIAL.-250 dozen White Muslin Blouses, open work fronts, etc., for 3s. each well worth 6s. .7n replying to .ficlyerlisements please mention "Caribbean Watchman." 2-114o. S.] port--ot,Spain, Rugust, 1904. [IPrtce 3 cents. God Liveth Still. %HUH • God liveth still, God liveth still, Trust my soul and fear no ill. Trust my soul and- fear no ill. God is good ; from his compassion He who gave the air its mission, Earthly help and comfort flow ; Shall he slumber once or sleep ? Strong is His right hand to fashion iS He who gave the eye its vision, All things well for men below ; Sees He not when mortals weep ? Trial, oft, the most distressing,. God is good ; His ear attendeth In the end has proved a blessing, When the sigh our bosom rendeth. Wherefore, then, my soul, despair? Wherefore, then, my soul, despair ? God still lives, who answers prayer. God still lives, who heareth prayer. Tbe 12e$urreetiop of Tbe Dead. HU crowning hope that comes to us through the resurrec- then shall ye also appear with him in glory." Their glory 'C tion of Christ and assured to us through no other source, pertains to the future kingdom. " When the Son of man shall is the certainty that the dead shall live. All through the ages come in his glory, and all the angels with him, then shall he the resurrection has been the favorite theme that has palliated sit upon the throne of his glory." Matt. xxv., 31. And the the sorrows caused by separation through death and with long- kingdom and dominion and the greatness of the kingdom ing hearts God's believing people have ever looked forward under the whole heavens. shall be given to the people of the to that day which will bring the reward of their faith. saints of the most high, and all dominions shall serve The prophets have foretold it. Isaiah knowing that he and obey him." Dan. vii., 27. too, must pass under the dominion of death expressed the To the righteous the resurrection means immortality. divinely inspired hope. " Thy dead men shall live, together " Behold, I show you a mystery ; we shall not all sleep, but we with my dead body shall they arise. Awake and sing, ye that shall be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at dwell in dust ; for thy dew is as the dew of herbs, and the the last trump : for-the trumpet shall sound, and the dead earth shall cast out the dead. Isa. xxvi., 19. David said, " I shall be raised incorruptable, and we (the living) shall be shall be satisfied, when I awake, with thy likeness." Job in changed. For this corruptable must put on incorruption, and his deep affliction, breathed forth the spirit of assurance iu the this mortal must put on immortality. Then shall be expression.—" If a man die shall he live again ? All the days of brought to pass the saying that is written, Death is swallowed my appointed time will I wait, till my change come. Thou up in victory. Oh death, where is thy sting? Oh grave (hades) .shalt call, and I will answer thee." The Saviour in confirma- where is thy victory." Although the grave holds the Millions tion of all this, exclaimed--•" Marvel not at this : for the hour of this world, its power is broken ; for the proclamation has is coming, in the which all that are in the grave shall hear his been sounded to all the earth, " I am he that liveth, and was ;voice, and shall come forth ; they that have done good, unto the dead ; and behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen " ; and have 'resurrection of life ; and they that have done evil, unto the the keys of Hell (Hades—the grave) and of death." Rev. i., 18. resurrection of damnation." John v., 28,:29. " I am the resurrection and the life : he that believeth in me The Inspired Paul bears a soul stirring testimony when he though he were dead, yet shall he live." John xi., 25. -says, i Thess. ii., 13, 18. " I would not have you to be igno- The only hope of life beyond the grave is in the fact that Tant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sor- Christ having passed under its dominion, came forth a con- row not, even as others which have no hope. For if we believe queror. Our confidence is in the merits of his resurrection. that Jesus died and rose again, even so them also which sleep " For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ risen ; " " Then in Jesus will God bring with him. For this we say unto you they also which are fallen asleep in Christ are perished." " But by the word of the Lord, that we which are alive and remain now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the first fruits 'unto the coming of the Lord shall not prevent theni which of them that slept. For as in Adam all died, even so in Christ are asleep. For the Lord himself shall descend from heaven shall all be made alive. " But every man in his own order : with a shout, with the voice of the archangel, and the'', trump Christ the first fruits; afterwards they that are Christ's at his ,of God : and the dead in Christ shall rise first : Then we which coming." " The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death, `ire alive and remain shall be caught up together with them in Cor. xv., 16, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25. " And God shall wipe away the clouds, to meet the Lord in the air : and so shall we ever all tears from their eyes ; and there shall be no more death, be with the Lord. Wherefore comfort one another with these neither sorrow, nor crying, neither shall there be any more pain words." Herein is set, forth the comfort, wherewith we are to for the former things are passed away." Rev. xxi. ,comfort one another,—" So shall we ever be with the Lord." Then can we not say from the heart " Blessed be the How ! Through the resurrection, at his coming. God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to This makes clear Col. iii., 3, 4. "Your life is hid with his abundant mercy hath begotten us again unto .a Christ in God. When Christ, who is our life shall appear, lively hope by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from 2 (9a) TH!-SAIII.gBEAN WATCHMAN,/ [Vol.. I[.—No. 8.] the dead, to an inheritance incorruptable, and undefiled, and to answer for his life for believing and teaching` contrary to that. fadeth not away ; reserved in heaven for you ? " Comfort the accepted views of the Roman World. There was being yew cOmfort ye, one another with these wonderful assurances. waged a great conflict, between truth and error in which Paul 'BY the merits of Christ's death and resurrection the grave lost his present life. Mark 8 : 35., but Paul had said, " This ha§ lost its power. Blessed be his name. Our loved ones shall is a faithful saying and worthy of all acceptation that Christ rill/again.