Death does not come

to the Christian as a destroyer

There will be time enough in Heaven's long summer, for every life to put out all its loveliness and glory. No hopes are blighted, which are only carried forward into the immortal years.

No life is incomplete, because it is cut off too soon to ripen, in an earthly home, into the majesty of form and glory of fruitage; for death does not come to the Christian as a destroyer .

It dims no splendor.

It blots out no beauty.

It paralyzes no power.

It blights no bud or germ.

It only takes out of life whatever is dull, earthly, and sinful, whatever is corrupt and mortal — and leaves it pure, brilliant, glorious.

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