, 1877-09-10

grand round If slght-sev,tr. !fan,l In tlanA
Will. some ushcrinr a',rrE. nr e''n,c friend vino
In. hccn there longer, they have gone rtellfnE
They have fo,,ml 1,Aril. and 1ookr1upon him.
They have pnssci sy Nnal, nnt Eazct tl'to fifa
iatn: They asc mingled with tl'e n,art srshnroc!
ut smithitctd, "r tatrtlcref IN partt, or starved
IL 1'ass Ktck dungeon, nml talked with them:
They have come nr,p Jckut, aud fur hours and
hours hare stood chtranccd With glory beyond
Oh, l' do is'Ei not think that though departed from
you they arn toncsamef with prophets and
mtrtarrts, md martyrs. an the loved ONES ro,'e
hefore MS daily eoninartons ll"w y II possbs for
then. TO be 1"ncs9'nef 70, ~ The s1nnany =
wraprtng NIL tho M,nl aru'tnd. tticy are passing
the ilays with never Il wish 10 c1}ms bark 10
earth. ti}n'ltonc hcayrn1 Wonderful !ninct
Fly swiftly, 0tnc, that VIC, too, 1nay hc slasllcd
hut x" on ainl tell yon in tho next plaec
how yonr frtcn.ts arc ,lrcsecsl.
Among the precious r1smcntoes yo,i arc
ellnging 70 totlay arc thc ciotslcs they used to
other things they left, vn,l value these, and
most satrcs!ly arc they cherished kncw q
neither who Ind cnnstahtly hanging IN tho
room tho hat md shawl u lscr dear child, and
w.nlld not eo1scnt to have them rcislovetl. You
tlny not feel 50, but certainly somewhere the
apnarrf Is kept, nn out oi ct,sct Or drawer !his
morn yuu couE! show nc cap, "r tircss, or tiny
shoe, n,cnntng 80 much To your broken heart.
And because of this I know you will be ntcr-
estcI to learn how they are dressed iow: Well,
hero Ia tho s,stnH,e-a white rnbc. should
not wonder II It weEe hcspanEltsl with Jewels. |
Should nut won'ier i 1t were wrought in en-
bEOtllCry most exquisite.
When Cardinal WoIscy rulcn Utmost King
IN Hampton Court, he Was attfrett the richest.
Over tic shoulders were thrown rabies Of grrnt
prsce, md around the ltH'y wcrc wrapped silks
NIL snttns In lung tr. ahl oii the halllls were
gloves of real ttlk, hll IN the feet were shoes Ut
Silver gilt inlall With pearls u.ul diamonds.
but tio you for moment think that heaven Is
cvcr outdOnc 1T earth! y moi That wonl bo
most stranEe, ami, catching Just unc glimpse OF
ftu coattii,ts this tloIr nssilrO YOU TINT nit yoN
have ever seen or read Ia nut even to bc lnc,l-
tLonel in csnnparison with those robes that sweep
tho pAyemcnts ut guld.
Aid how g1aI atu that they are white. Many
of you arc dressed In black. Ever since tllo
separation took place you have teen swat'e.l IN
erape. Grape fur tho bonnet, and crape fur the
veil. and crape tor tho scarf, and tera c far the
band upon Tie hat. III AJtsic way you 1lavc felt
you n,,ist give token Of yum. rrtcf, and every
bright thing Inns been prt oil that thluEa tho
darkest might be put oSi,
hut, Oh, up thcrc yuu will Ind no mourning;
Go through nil tue streets and mflElo In NIL
thc crowds, aml tn,wiicre wifi yo,i flui biack
robc. Why should tncrc bel Sickness tln-
known, death unknown, graves .nkM'w', tears
unknown, separat!uns UNKNOWN, why shhlllu
ilttro bs black rubesl Methinks TINT II III s,nno
wuul1 be thrown Into cotlinlotton. Not one Of
the dwellcrs would kIlnw what to mako vi It,
and, sclztnG the etrallEu garment, over thu
wall would It ~ with farthcst Hing.
Oh, the prospect of 1lAy1HH whlte rohesf
sometimes think that cyen 1ow VIC should put
them on. After all, there Ia not much cAt,s1
for mourning. What u yonr graves! They
soon are to IL split from heat. to foot. What VI
your tcarsi They stlUn nrc 10 be wiped away.
What u your separat!uua They sooiI arc to 1u
Mii forgotten Ii the glat! reunion that n last
lIassening un. llask! What do i,carl II Is \
rastlc,-tfle rustic Of craie dropping Of; the
rustic Of wi'itu 1ohcs going on. Good-by ID
1s iiat feaa on o,,, and another htua catches ny
eye. IL is wLat they aso carrying In their
han,ls --brat,ehes ot palm ,,,, l.. n.,..
some emblem. 4 great gathering like ths With
uutiiuK wnvetl III lhr a!r would tudrcd 10 must
strange. We s1loutd iook for latncss, Or
croHses, OF cresvtnts, " some cEnbleuh l!olstctl
paIu,.bruncl,. You want to k.1uw what II
means. II Ineans victory. Just "a When 0air
veterans clnie lung sohiuerlnK from tic war,
they carrtcl lags all a!opg thu lroeession, AMI
uut frutn windows n.M UH FROM tMtronics
otlor l.lgs wclv wuypsl 10 tell tho triumph, 80
In otlen tisncs tic palnl.fcnTcs wrro lifted.
Cun1utrlng heroes cuInns fIuuts carried thons
nlI afong tic ranks, antl atoyu their heals tlle
rejovinE pcupie waved tflesn with shout upun
shout.
I do not know OF proudcr symbol for the
tler'ai wtnat - tue greatest victory Of tlae ayes
ifustfngs, or Marlborough at ittenhettn, " Joan
of Arr ut Drleans. hut no, 1t IL mono 0f tlicoc.
The Eruttleat victory " that Of soul staiHllng
saycd bcfnrp tho Tlronc Of uu'f. Search tll0
It. slr Henry iiayciuek thoght il glorious When
through thu lines fur tho rciicf of Lucknow;
but, Oh, bciIcyo Wien Thy earthly battles wrEo
alt fought, aud 10 found ili,nsrif redeemed Ut
winning 0f any that had t!usllcti I,is soslt.
Oh, u IL not atrango that tho redeemed rcacl,
for tho pa',.eralsl,ss: ThSir vIctory y
s.o '0Pit' Vii to n'a IT, a'ff stors shat owl ons s
victory over .leath, victory. over the grave, VIC
tory user everything TINT fought to pull theu.
tfo"n, All hail, eonNuerinE s.uiist Stand for.
evar tcforr the tlrone, waylng Tbs clnbletus Of
But We must not stop hero In tho message. /
yeWl an still further. AMI lind that tho great
multitude arc lifting their votccs in singing.
soMtof tic must precious memories you hare
sIag. A seutci. soiiler was dyfug away from
hume, 4t,4 Scotch tainsstur came To see him.
'T4c man turned hs lucs awuy, md said, "poh't
tails To mt atout frttgtnl." Ti.ca the minister
hrxan to sing. Tic tuno was "bundce," and
40 mother dear, Jcfusale.u.'
instantly tho eo!.iier was touched, and turning
oncs nlUru IN his pillow asxeu, ~ hero tlhl you
learn ttmtf" 80" sail the Clergyman, sfuy
fnutl,er Taught inc that" 's.A,ltl 10 dill mT
iH0thct tcart, It u ine. WI you not pray for
tntth
You have sougs that como up this hour just
20 Tlyl1ly;. nurscry sonSs, guspcl so1'gs,
tfU sntntrd st,lga Of saudi Lang Syns,"
And yuu will nut wntHlcr when / tell you that
our aoyu! Olles Arc singing still. tlu not kMuw
the alE. rurhnps It IL "Dunlec," or sCurotIu-
tio'l," or so1ls SWELLING liafnony tulEht by tho
angels. All know u tho thcinu Of Lie song,
salvation to Our tiul which Alttelh upon tho
tllruuc, atl uutu tlu Lamb.
What thruae Il IL! ll.s,ln wrute the 4" Crea.
ti0n," fat that Was not ~ grand. A1Gllilrl4soln
! for; ntte years ttlilel uIA,h his nrat,rlu Of
"Elljah,' hut t,at was not W wurthy. No, nnl
Ths gral,dCst theMu on rart, tn llraycn u cl.-
xaHu our s..l,gs, " Tint O& pr,lae to tho Lanb Of
OtNi fnr tllu KurY II our rvtlcIlpt!s,Il. +
can ll,aElHc how tlle sting IL wHtten+ Ynu
know that sUr,s u iha ult,3t Wonderful prtAluc-
tID1ta nse those that c1nnen.a lnw duwn IL,
pitch, and tluu 20 Fising higher al higher Until
they swell iHt0 onc Inightv halselujah.
1t must lr thu sung 0i salvation IL thtts writ
ten. Cu,nnlenelng Iuw down, tllty ci.Ant His
birth, tls atahlr, the svp,rrls, tho wondering
uaAsir. Ilis!ug hsAcF, llIcy tell VI liis wUrsis,
thu mountain sermon, lhe preaching by tl!n sra.
ttIt tutkb frbttu.s u lllu urEut will aIllA fstu