National Republican., 1878-05-20
BISHOP GILBERT HAVEN.
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out minister or even sexton to assist them
bearing the bloody dead, in jeopardy Of life, As
they pursued their uinful journey, will yet
be changed into o solemn, penitcntial, but
glad multitude Of the citizens Of the same
county, with their wives and daughters and
sons, gathering about that green spot, where
they were thus buried, to mako confession Of
their fathers transgression by such deeds Of
atoneinent rs marble, and eulogy, and prayer,
and sermon are able to give. May tliOe re-
mains, now on their way TO n safer resting
place, be recalled, rs were those Of Dantes, by
the city of his birth by those still hostile fell
low.citizcns to the place Of their birth and
death, aud the name Of that country, so dis
honored now, by this act Of pcnitenco be re-
stored to Its former esteem.
To the future then, poor stricken wife and
mother, poor fatherless and sisterless youth,
to the future cast your wet but hopeful eyes,
wet with joyful tears, tears for the dead be-
loved, Joy that they died so'gloriously and won
In one short hour immortal fame Had they not
thus died the world had never known them.
Had they not thus died liberty, equality, fra
ternity for all our land and all its peoples, per-
haps, had never been attained There may be
MANY ANOTHER BLOODY STEP
ere that high table.land, humanity aud Amer
lea, Is reached.
1t may be that others who now speak and
hear may bo required also to make for their
nation like holy sacrifice. In this city, where
our greatest citizen gave his life for the life
Of the land, we can properly note the slow and
bleeding feet Of tho martyrs to Christ and our
country. May we, If called, be rs willing aud
ready to follow the Christ and these his disci-
pies for the protection of the work of human
regeneration. 1t may be that the whole ma.
tion will yet be compelled to wrestle In the
sweat of this great agony for equal rights Of all
men, as II has had to wrestle for independence
and for existence. IL may be that Enceladus
will yet arise from under this mountain of per.
mittcd prejudice and hate In manner at
which all tho world shall stand aghast-a
kcmpcr County massacre in every hamlet Of
the land. 1t may be that VIC shall yet be COM
PEELED to cry out in bitterness of spirit:
All, me for the land that is sown
with the harvest Of despair!
Where the burning cindcrs, blown
From the lips Of the overthrown,
Enceadus I'LL the air!
God forbid that such horror shall light
upon our land. God will not forbid it II we
let His childrcn's blood cry to II i'm from the
ground. God did not forbid, could not forbid,
Gains deluge from washing out Gains sin.
Yet If the dcluge shall come; il the waters
of death shall prevail even above the tops of
the highest mountains; If the nation shall bo
wrapped in the flames of civil strife more dire
than any we have yet felt, and our indinor-
ence to the fate of our brothers shall doom us
to worse suffering, out of 1t all shall the now
earth come The delugo shall pass away, the
land of Righteousness, Of brothcrlincss, of
Christ, without caste or violence, or hatred. or
disloyalty, or murder, shall appear above the
flood. Aud then will still glcam forth, nay
will more brightly blaze, the fame Of this Just
father this brave lad, this Cornelcan jewel Of
tlial maidcnhood.
Hope, then. sad hearts; "hopc and endure,
and he patient" Pray for those who have de.
spoiled your house of its home, its held, its
heart. Pray for them by nam, pray for them
with all the heart. So will you be still one
household, for thus prays your family in heaven
In Christ they lived, for Christ they died. with
Christ they dwell. Live ye in Christ in petition
for the forgiveness ofyOur enemies, 50 that il
spared the martyrs fate, you may still rejoice
in the martyrs crown, for then you shall win
like honor from God, with those of your own
flesh and blood that have gone Nj, yes, blessed
be the Lord, gone up, up, up, up, in human love
and reverence, in earthly fame, into heavenly
seats, through great tribulaton and have
washed their robes Of b.oOd and made them
white In the bloodicr blood Of the Lamb: who
died for them as they died for Him, and
will make them to reigu with Him in peace
aud bliss for ever aud forever.