Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1858-08-27

that were in all tho borders round about,
were made sure" In the purchase Of these
grounds tho trees in tho fold and all the
borders have been made sure. Other ma
tions than tho Hebrews inferred their dead
Cyrus, king Of Persia, whose namo will re-
main upon tho pages of inspiration to the
end of time, when at the point Of death,
charged his children that after his decoase
they should bury his body that it might rO-
turn to the earth.
These grounds and trees have been Sc
lected and purchased for the burial Of the
dead. Henceforth these grounds are sacred;
here let no irreverent footstep fall. It may
now be said Of this ground lat least fgura-
tivOly) as the Almighty said to his ancient
servant as he approached the burning bush
in Horsb; "Take of thy shoes from thy feet,
for the place whcreon thou standeth is holy
ground" Henceforth this is to be tho city
of the dead. This ground is to bo bathed
with tears, here tho weeping parent will
take last, long farewell Of loved child.
! Here children will bear to the silent grave
their parents dear, tho husband will gaze
upon the countenanco Of his loved wife, for
the last time on earth. And here the wild
ow in the lonely habiliments of wdowhood
with aching heart, will deposit the earthly
remains Of her beloved husband. Here the
dead bid from tho gaze of the thoughlless,
in silent rest will reposc, and the winds as
they pass through the boughs of these ma
jestic oaks will moan their funeral requiem
until tho angel shall place one foot upon
| thn Iapd and tha ofhnr ,,nop tho am ond
swear by Him that liveth forever and ever,
that time was, but time shall be no more.
DIR. T. Stillwell, then said that Rev. E.
Bushnell, who was unayoidably absent, had
desired him to state the reason. He then
made few remarks, which at our request,
he has written out for publicstion;-
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Indulge mo
for moment whilo ] direct your attention
to a speaker present to-day, not mentioned
in the programme. Eiis voice is silent but
Impressive. ! near it in every leaf that
rustles over my head. 1t comes to me in
tho winds, as they murmur up from the
bosom Of the river below. 1t is heard in
the cadence that floats through the branch
cs of these green old trees around US. 1t
ia tho Voice Of the Past 1t is the utter
ance Of Time. Il speaks of nm age far
! back of tho present-when the River, thai
washes the bank upon which we meet to-day
was tiny rivulet--when those Oaks, now
grown to majestic proportions, were acorns
in the ground--wher the footprints upon
the turf beneath our feet, were those OF the
wild deer and bis Indian hunter. Long
long years ago, it tells us, Nature titled thi.
ground, as part of sublime solitude
where no human habitaton, save that of the
red man, reared its walls-where no voice
of discord, or Of lovc-of lamenting, or o.
rejoicing was heard from any lip but his
who spoke only the wild dialect of the chile
of the wildernoss--where ten thousand birds
awoko the sleeping forest with their matir
song-and the "dcep toned melodies of ma
ture," lulled her again to her nightly repose
But, with the passing ages camc the axe
and the plough penetrating the depths o
her solitude ruthless hands prostratoC
: her gorgeous woods, which gave place t,
house and village, fence and field, until he
mighty domain has been almost oblitcrated
But with tcnacity that seemed to imply
an inscrutable purpose, she clung to thcs'
few acres--all she has left on tho western
, bank of the river, for miles above and bo
/ low-and she comes to-day to reveal tha
8 purpose, by offering them to you for burr
al place; fresh, and green, and glorious, n
they came from the hand of God himself
Here, she bids me tell you, no ploughshar
= has ever upturned single furrow--no sickl
I. has roaped a grasping handful-no. axe ha
marrod, or destroyed tho beautiful trees q
her own planting. And hero she tells Il
u to bury our dead--to lay them down to res
in this place Of reposc prepared for them b,
God; where no hand but His ha, wrough
Q since the dawn of the creation. Thrice hal
. lowed spotl Itself. the Monument of tn
; Past; it offers its shelter from tempes
d and storm to the monuments affection woul
rear to tho momory Of loved ones, whe
3 > they, like all around it, shall have passe
u away,
J. In thus expressing tho Voice of the Pas
. !. in making audible the language of Natur
! + in presenting to you in her name, thi
l. sacred relic Of her sublime solitude
: charge you,as you love the earth from whicl
. you sprung-as you revere the landmark
y'lthat lead you back to tho morning of tn
!, Creatlon--deal not ruthlessly, or unfaithful
ly with the trust committed to your care
: Adorn it as you please, with avenue and ev
$ ergresu--with flower and fountain-bu
, spare, oh spare, until the storm king shal
Q tear up by tho roots, these good old oak
. these Giants of the Forest, that shool
/ from thoir hoary heads the dew drops c
! heaven-that reared their towering form
to the Lightning and the tempest-lone
u long before wc had being or place.
9 Then may you come in the dim twilight
when tho stars flicker down throug
! these opening branches their silvery lighl
when tho sound of that ripping river come
gently up on zephyr wing-and liuger i
+ their deep shadow, until you forget that 20
+ arc not With your loved ones in the spir
o land. Then may You como, when you
$ own earthwork is finished, and lay yourse
t down to rest in this Arbor of the Almighty
: until tho morning when The trumpet OF th
$ angel shall summon you to new heaven
and now earth,
!. Rev. II. LANG then made short addres
4 in tha Garman lapouaoa Dadicator