Litchfield enquirer., 1879-05-08
Memorial.
REMARKS OF REV. H. LANCASHIRE AT THE FU-
 NERAL OF DEACON VIM. HoHKINs, OF WARREN, CONN.


 WARREN, CONN.
 Good men never die! Our brother is not dead, but sleepeth he lives in our hearts. His loving disposition, kind words, generous acts, christian example live,-live. His children and grand children say so ; the church, with which he so long has been consistent mem- Der and officer, say so a large and intelligent acquaintance say so. The christ1an's life is not confined to the church, it spreads and in- ter-penetrates society at large. That life is to live on, overlapping generations yet un- known spreading in influence, and springing up with fresh beauty. When the monument shall have crumbled, and his name have been forgotten then, there shall be fruit springing to the glory of God; the germ power of which shall be traced by the Omniscient to the life which, we say,is ended.
 This body shall never die, SO long as the resurrection is sure. Il know he shall rise again in the resurrection of the last day." said Martha to Jesus "He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live; and whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die;" said Jesus to Martha. When Christ shall come in the clouds, all that are in their graves shall hear his voice, and shall come forth" How wonderful shall the scene be. On the one hand, Christ coming down out of heaven, in like manner as he went up into heaven; on the other, all the redeemed coming out of their graves to meet him, the l mortal putting on immortality, the corruptible putting on interruption. Death swallowed up of life In winch shall we be the most in- terested, the glory of the redeemed, or the glory of the Redeemer.
 It shall never die that glorifed body, for it shall be fashioned like unto Christ's glorified body. This is not death It is only the change of life from lower to higher sphere. From the good to the better and ultimately from the better to the best. This life, when devoted to Jesus is good; the life beyond is better the resurrection life, when all things shall be complete, shall be the best Our dear brother has passed through the good life, he has entered on the better life and he will now wait until the rest of us are ready, to enjoy the highest and best life which God shall give to his people. l am glad to say a word in memory of the deceased, for the memory is sweet. It was from the first both sweet and profitable to meet with this brother, and it grew better every time On his return from depositing the sacred dust of his mother in the silent tomb, he said, in view of the coming glories, 'he would almost wish to be gone. ' On another occasion, '1 have finished the work God in his providence allotted for me to do, now l am ready to go;" and at last he waited like little child, to hear the Father say, come up higher.
 He had a rich christian experience, and ab- solute confidence in the word of God He loved to express it in conversation in sacred song; in prayer. The fellowship of kindred minds; the inspiration of living and life-givine truth, touched his spiritual and physical na- ture. have seen his eye sparkle, and his countenance radate with more than the light of the sun, it was the sun of righteousness, and hls words rising into sublimity, as on the wings of an angel.
 "And heard a voice from heaven saying unto me, write, Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord from Henceforth yea saith the spirit, that they may rest from their labors and their works do follow them"
 THE CAMPAIGN IN ZULULAND. The exalted personages who have secretly interposed to I 1,nc hoi ir disgrace will breathe more freely now that a ray of light breaks in on the long darkness of his errors and misfortunes. He has managed to relieve Ekowe, has fought two rather heavy engagements, apparently with one wing of the Zulu army, and has put his enemy to flight with a loss reported at thirty-seven hundred men. The cable says that late dispatch from the seat of war leads to the impression that Lord Chelmsford will leave fresh garri- son at Ekowe and march on the Kings Kraa, where the Zulus are expected to make a last desperate resistance. This message, however, seems to us of dubious worth for several req sons.
 In the first place, Ekowe has been held to be bad military post because of the lrremedi- able difficulties of it's approach Hence it was understood that the place should be abandon ed after Colonel Pearson and his command were relieved, if they could be, and the Zulu siege should thus be raised. The force led by Lord Chelmsford came in contact with the Zu- lu skirmishers which guarded the investing force on the 1st of April. Before this Colonel Wood by flank march, meant to divert the attention of the enemy from Lord Chelms- lords main design, had struck the Zulu force on the left and had fought two bitter engage ments The successful battles won by the English on April 1st and Sd enabled Lord Chelmsford to throw forward a relief column to Ekowe on the afternoon of the latter day. The garrison was rescued. and marched on the 4th of April for Tugela, which is the English base. On the day following, however, the Zulus burned EkoWe without resistance which shows that the place must have been entirely evacuated by the English, and likewise, al- though it is declared that Cetywayo had fled long way off after the battle of April Sd, shows that the Zulus were not so much frightened, but that they came back two days after their rcpulse to resume the offensive.
 In the second place, it appears by still later despatches that Lord Chelmsford, instead of pressing forward to the Kings Kraal, has re- turned with his whole force to Tugela. This may and probably does mean preparation for another advance, but it certainly does not i'm ply areadiness to make that advance at present. When to this is added that reinforcements are still hurrying to the Cape of Good Hope-the London Globe or last night publishes an order from the Admiralty for the Orontes, troop ship, to get ready instantly to take out twelve hundred more men-it will become apparent that it is little too soon to discount the end of the Zulu campaign or to talk with too much confidence of the Hast desperate resistance" of the Zulu chieftain in his stronghold. Cety- wayo was credited with ability to bring into the field some fifty thousand warriors at the opening of the war. If he has lost one-fifth of that number he is still very formidable. Should his enemy penetrate further into the Zulu country the defence will become of course relatively stronger; and there is still the chance of the Zulu King inducing other native tribes to join him against the invading white men.
 There remains another and a weighty con- sideration to add to all the rest. The climate in Zululand fights on the native side. Of the slender garrison at Ekowe, when relieved. one hundred were sick and thirty had died. From this example may be estimated the terrible na- ture of an enemy that may kill more English fIn ctr, V,,l,