The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1875-05-31

IA Boston started what is called a Flower Mis-
slonu and me work mas now been regularly
established in this city also. Last year the noble
women or New York distributed no less than
24.01O bouquets among the homes Of sorrow. OF
disease nd poverty and death. IL Is indeed
beneacent mission, 1usng hope pleasure, graf
itude aud Joy. II Is one Or the sweetest charities
now conducted.
FLOWERS or GRAVES.
Swceter still is me ASSOCIATION OF MOWERS with
RraVes. Al every funeral we see them. II it Is
young girl who has passed away IN her inno-
cence, II lt Is a child, mower IN Itself almost
alwais there is an assocla uon Of bowers with tue
grave. Ihs sen lment marks an entire change In
the views OF nature entertained BY mankind.
once the word "naturen was interpreted as sym
Dol 81 EVIL and rudeness. In the Scriptures now
ers are Only mentioned the transient, the lrall.
But now now are tne symbol OF the permanent,
the essential Why are the mowers beautiful
Only those flowers Wnlch we're formed
Tor the fertilization Of insects and plants
insects lor instance, to be slipped OF
tHelr sweetness. And nus there runs through
tnls element q nature the same qucAening -" z.
love, Nulcn Is tile regulating law 81 nature. IN
the same manner tnls sentiment works chauge
ia our view oi death. We nave lost the grim loeas
Oh old anu lay our dead into the graves knowing
that they also VIII Oe changed 10 MOWERS and
eXude aeT ana yerdure,
REo0NclLIArIoN OVER THE GRAVE.
Stlll more beautiful however, IS tie association
of flowers WIN our cead soldiers. rms oosery-
ance mas been ADOPTED by every state 80 tnat
WaIe Northern hands are laying flowers upon
Northern graves southern hands drop blossoms
upon southern graves. aye, more beautiful than
lis X has come 20 this that Southern hands drop
bowers on me graves o. those VINO we're arrayed
III deadly str 3 against their brot ers aud sisters.
We are strong ana nJulisni r. we we tie We
tors. They were The yauqusnei Tue aims they
CHERISHED Win Their Is mole souls were panied.
TIER sons persisted without the satisfaction OF
ku wing that the cause Tor winch they perished
anne ~ nothing. ~, you WHO thilk u great
thought Tor taeni, tnlhk what Il must be T. them
~ cuerisn teuGer tlouEut LOT You Have we
ly were Oh our SIDE VINO Was ausWerabie Tor
tie growth ~ slavery Northern men ~ Wei As
southern men. MhO strengthened the Ins,ltu-
ton and protected 4 Northe men as well as
Southern men; aud e II for u 10 say mat they
are more ~ halne thah W. arc me war WIS
not 81 our making nor VI Their making, y was
81 the WORLDS maklnG The god u reason sald
"tne nour mas struck, ana we az went lnto We
red river. fAe time mad come ior that o,d IN
lqulsy 70 90 removed, anu We All Dad ~ re-
4 FLOWER OVER Tue NEGEo's GRAVE.
on the ground, then, that We we're al but agents
OF Divine Providence ln removing tue creates.
obstacle 10 The words progress. / say Flow
ers. more nowers; heap tnem up higher ana
higher, bring them rom iar and near Top your
Tears 81 love anu Sympathy upon then.h fne no
Die words OF concord aud peace mat we're spoken
beautiful moves sui An, nov many graves
VINO died IN defence Of their own emancipation,
Graves under every sun; the ocean bea y covered
race VINO can lay nOwcfs upun those graves
Only 4 nation ANA II ~ interesting 70 observe
tnat only year after ms custom was estab-
hsued tne fifteenth amendment was passed
when PROVIDED mat 10 man snOuid be depriyed
Of the rgnt 70 VOC ny reason Q. ms color Or pre-
yious coudltlon 81 seivitude. ms act VAS
flower winch tue American nation with one con-
sent LAID upon the gray 81 tns OlacS man. Inc
time viii come wBen the fragrance " this dover
will ustIl the race with the convection that tile
power o. humanity belongs also . tnem.
lAPorkNCf or LAWS.
The civil Rights Dill supple meutcd the nOWer by
a whole bouquet 10 Ue sure sou cannot leglslate
people into mutual forDearaace 81 kindness; no
law can execute Itsell anu many laws are only
DEAD letters II the sentiments u the people are
opposed 70 them. ne LAW NAV compei the mn
Keeper 70 receive the black man. out II cannot
pIey il upon nm 70 give the latter the best room
or the oest seat al Ine table. Despite MS aumis-
men that he VIII be glad 10 ,nun their society.
TIE LESSON OF LOVE.
Hence we should remember that no one should
be despised by us because tie belongs 10 a weaker,
INFERIOR race People tax about TIE inc adicaDle
anlpatny between the .@o ra.es. y y an u uslon.
Witnla our recollection there was tning bur AMI
mosl y, spite, hatred, between me French and
English. Is 50 noWS - CIVILIZATION improves
All rhese relics Of barbaFIsn are slowly
passing away. ne saxon aud the Cell
horreC one another win equa intensity, AMI yet
as soon the relations between EuglanI and
Ireland snail De 80 adjusted as - maze tne frlc-
less felt the parity VI interests Will assert Itself
ana this feenng will Pass away. AT the bottom on
almost all the antagonisms 81 nations are religious
differences. IL was worth almost Ell the sacrifices
III the war that auring those terIole iour Years
the tact stood prominently out tnat uests, athe-
lists, pantneists, kOmanlsts 1ud PfOtestants
were AL made " tue same stun. Nane loughE
- the dying ana tue dead, because ~ d-
erences oI 1aith. ia Washington me best
nurse IN the hospitals was a man whose name Mas
associated with unoeuel ana denial 80 Amerl.
cans now, after that great experience oi CuaIliy
and good VII, keep up any sec1anan vars Are
we now az last CONVINCED thAt principle,
justice, noDleness, love are tue only things
worth caring anything lori Are We not
al last convinced of TIE truth written
In the Vedas thousands u years ago that
'steadiastness and fldenty are the only essen lal
qualities anu Of inc M0hammedan Koran mat
"a single hour 81 Justce A. WOrtu more tnan ssv
entY years OF pra5 erg A these graves ara COW
cred win flowers thus may the graves prejudice
ana hatred be nlddea out OF sight oy delicious
lowers u kindness, genteness, ioroearance, love.
FIFTH AVENUE BAPTIST CHURCH.
4 SERMON on THE ASCENSION Or JESUS CHRIST.
Dr. Armitage, 81 The Fifth avenue Baptist Gnu On,
preached the last Of his series II sermons COM
menced during Holy Week, yesterday morning.
his SUBJECT being 'Ihe Ascension OF Jesusr The
text was from the Acts 81 tue Apostles, l., O.
"Whils they peheld he was borne up aad a cloud
received him out or their slght.n lie 4il:-rhree
Of ne most extraordinary miracles 81 Christianity
meet III the proper person 81 Jesus Hmsef-llis
marvellous Drtn, resurrection ana ascension.
HIS birth was His ueatl begun, his resur-
rection was his death finished aud Ills
ascension was Ills birth anu resurrection crowned
These capital facts form trinity Of pre-emment
seals 10 Ills extraordinary claims. Upon the
Triple raht-fTsf, To De nOru iuto the word Dy a
supernatural method, then 70 dle, wnen and as lie
pleased, ana after that 10 come iortn rom the
TOMB INTO sci assumed hfe ne predicates HIS
absolute prerogative TO universal empire rs
lawful inheritance a. Gou's right hand. Thus It
follows that his ascension holds as told and IN.
dlspensaole a reation to HIS Wotk for man as His
birth, ID winch he became the 'only DegOtten OF
the Fatnern or His resurrection, III when lie be-
came .gne lrst begotteu rom the dead.m Yet,
NOTWITHSTANDING TINS, muca more thought and in
curry nave been bestowed upon HIS Dlrth, death
aud resurrection tnan upon Ills ascension as II
THIS were Of less consequence than the others
bought which we should not indulge
because HIS ascension not Only periects,
but idea ICES, Ills whole history as a saviour.
Tue diyne ana human natures 81 Jesus strangely
blend ii this aw III and mysterious Transaction,