Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1882-04-10
- WHEELING w. VA MONDAY MORNING. APRIL

W0en DEAD Is fOll0WeQ toward ureenWOOu
by the President of the United States and
the leading men of the Army and Navy.
Massachusetts tries to atone at the grave OF
Charles Sumner for the ignominious reso-
lutions with which her Legislature
denounced the living Senator. DO you
think that the tomb ar Springfield can pay
for Booths bullet, or the monument to
cost $200, 900 on the bank OF Lake Erie can
atone for Garfield's assassination Oh, do
justice to the living! All the justice you
do them You must do this side the gates
of the neoppolis. They cannot wake up 10
count the number of carriages at the
obsequies or to notice the polish OF the
Aberdeen granite or to read epitapal COM
memoration. Gentleman's monsolenm in
the suburbs of Jerusalem cannot pay for
Bethleham .manger and Calverean cross and
Pilates Rufiian Judiciary.
Again, standing in this garden OF the
new sepulchre / am impressed with the
fact that floral and arborescent decorations
are appropriate for the place OF the dead. We
are glad that among flowers and sculptural
adornments Christ spent the short time OF
his inhumation. / cannot understand what
sometimes see in the newspapers where
the obSequies are announced and the friends
say in connection with them send no
flowers" Rather, if the means allow
say IL the means allow-strew the casket
with flowers, the hearse with flowers, the
grave with fowers. Put them on the brow
it will suggest coronation, in their hand,
it will mean victory. Christ was buried in
a garden Flowers, mean resurrection.
Death is sad enough anyhow, Let conser-
vatory and arbortum contribute to Its allie
Walton. The harebell
Will Ring the Victory.
The passion flower will express the SYM
pathy. The datiodil will kindle its lamp
and illumine the darkness. The cluster of
asters will be the constellation. Your lit
tie child loved flowers when she was living.
Put them in her hand now that she can go
forth no more and pluck them for herself.
On sunshiny days take a fresh garland and
put il over the still heart. Brooklyn has
no grander glory than its Greenwood Hill;
nor Boston than its Mount Auburn: nor
Philadelphia than its Laurel Hill; nor Gin
cinnati than its Spring Grove; nor San Fran.
cisco than its Lone Mountain. But what
shall we say if those country GraveyardS
with the vines broken down and the slab
aslant. and the mound Caved in. and the
grass the pasture ground for the sexton ;
cattle? Indeed, were your father and
mother OF so little worth that you cannot
afford to take care OF their ashes Some
day turn out all hands and straighten the
slab and bank up the mound, and cut away
the weeds and replant the shrubs and flow
erS. Some day you will want to lie down
to YOUR last slumber. You cannot expect
anv respect for your bones if YOU have no
deierencc for the bones of your ancestry.
Do YOU think these relies are Of no import
mcrn You will see of how much import
anCc they are in the day when the Arcan-
gel takes out his trumpet Turn all
Your Cemeteries Into Gardens.
Again, standing at this new sepulChrc
am impressed with the dignity OF private
and unpretending Obscquics. Joseph was
mourncr, sexton, livcryman; had entire
charge of everything. Only lOur people Mt
the burial of the King OF the Universe. Oh
let this he cOnsolatory 10 those who through
lack of means, or through lack of large ac-
quaintanCe have but little demonstration of
grief al the graves OF their loved ones.
Long line OF glittCring cquipagc, two rows
of silver handl g, Ca>kctO of richest wood,
pail bearers gloved and sCarfed are not nee
essay If there be six at the grave Christ
looks down from heaven and remembers that
is two more than were at his obSequieS.
Not recognizing this idea how many small
properties are scattered, and wldOwhOod
and orphanagc go forth into cold charity.
| The departed left a small property which
| together until they could take care of them.
selves but the funeral expenses absorbed
| everything That went for Grape which
| ought TO have gone for bread. \ man OF
| moderate means can hardly afford 10 die IN
| any of our great cities. by all means do
| honor to the departed. but do not consider
| funeral pageant rs necessary. NO one was
ever more lovingly and tenderly put away
| to the sepulCnre Than christ, our Lpfu, bat
! there were only
Four. People i'm the Procession.
Again standing at this new sepulchre
! am impressed with the fact that you can
! not keep the dead down. Seal OF Sanhe'
! drim, regiment of soldiers from the tower
! of AntOna floor of rock roof OF rock, wal Is
| of rock, door of rock, cannot keep Christ in
the Crypts. Come out and come up he
| must. Come out and come up lie did
Pretiguration. First fruits of them that
| slept. Just as certainly as We come down
| into the dust, just so certainly We Will
come up again. Though all the granite OF
| the mountains were piled on us we Will
| rise. Though amid the COrals OF the deep.
est cavern of the Atlantic ocean, we will
come TO the surface. With those eyes we
NAV not look into the face of the MONDAY
sun: but We shall have stronger vision,
because the tamcst thing in the land u
which we go will be brighter than the
sun. We shall have bodies with
the speed OF the lightning. Our bodies
improved energized, swiftened. clarinet
mortality immortality. The door oi the
rruyc taken off its hinges and flung Hat
into the dust. . my brethren, death and
the grave are not so much as they used u
be- for while wandering in this garicn
with the new sepulcher find that the vines
| and h0ycrS of the garden have completely
covered up the tomb, Instead Ql one s,r'
den there are four gardens opening into
| each othcr-garden Of Eden, garden ot tn
! worlds ScpulChrc, garden OF the earth re-
generation, garden of Heaven. -Four gar
! dens.
Bloom. O Earth, Bloom, d Heaven
Omy hearers, wake up to gladness on this
! Easter morning. This day, ii | interpret
it right. means jOy-it means peace with
| heaven and il means peace with all the
| world. 1t means four, or iive, or twenty
resurrections. Resurrection ofCommerCiaI
! integrity; resurrection of political honor
resurrection OF international good will,
resurrection OF social purity; rcsur'
reCtion in art; resurrection IN lit
erature; resurrection of apostolic faith
resurrection of all that is good, and holy,
| and right. Nothing will remaiu dead and
buried but fraud and crime and revenge
and disease and sorrow and sin and pain
Wealth of flowers here to-day. Bring forth
more flowers. Wreath them around the
brazen throat of the cannon; plant them in
the desert that it may blossom like the
rose: braid them in the name of the return.
ing war charger No more red dahlias OF
human blood. Give US white lilies o.
peace. All around the earth strew Faster
flowers. Glory to God in the highest and
on earth peace, good will to men,
AGCoD SCHEME.
Attempt 10 Negotiate stolen Bonds.
NEw YORK, April S.-Two men attempt