hearts. Then, when the time had fully come, the great Captain of
Salvation led the way against the enemy of men's souls. He laid low the
Monster that had for ages kept grim watch at the Gates of Death. He
broke through the grave to the regions of life and light and
immortality. The Hope of Ages thus went forth conquering; and those who
followed Him through the resurrection from the dead sang:

"'Death is swallowed up in victory! O, death, where is thy sting? O
grave, where is thy victory?'"




II.

"Whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap. For he that
soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he
that soweth to the Spirit shall of the Spirit reap life
everlasting."--_Gal. 6:7, 8_.


In the spirit world are Rupert, Signe, Henrik, Marie, Rachel and all
our friends in their time and place. These are employed in joyous
activity, as they see their field of usefulness continually widen.
Rupert had done a great work before the others had come. He had preached
the gospel to many people, mostly his ancestors, among whom there had
been at the time of his arrival among them an awakening and a desire for
the truth. He had traced his family back to those who on earth had been
known as the Pilgrim Fathers, thence through many generations to the
Norsemen of northern Europe. His wife's family he had also searched out,