Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-04-05
PoGA. April 3rd, 1883.

PoGA. April 3rd, 1883.
This is a gala day among the churches.
It's name suggests its meaning, to raise.
The victorious eagles, we think in the reign
of the tyrant Nero had come and gone, and left
this beautiful land tributary to the the ever
grasping empire of Rome. The Roman
soldier clad in his coat of mail, with polished
spear and corset, patroled the city of David.
Here Joshua, the son of Nun, assumed COM
mand after the death of Moses. Here the
soldiers under him, upon crossing the Jordan,
hurriedly Tapped the water out of their hands,
dipped up from the stream. The sun stood
still upon Horeb and the moon in the valley
Ajalon, while their arms waxed weary with
slaughter. Here Elijah was fed by the ravens
and ascended into Heaven on chariot of
fire. Here David the son of Jessie slew the
monster Goliah, when he was but mere
youth. Here Absalom the beautiful, who
commanded the insurgents in the battle of
Ephram riding upon mule, passing under
an oak, his long flowing hair caught among
the branches and was slain by the soldiers of
Joab, for there was great slaughter that day
of twenty thousand men, Joab having some
years before killed Abner the son of Ner was
himself slain by Benaiah while he had hold of
the horns of the altar. Solomon had built the
beautiful Jewish Temple, and covered It with
heated gold, and in the twilight of the set
ting sun glimmered like star light on Mora
thon. Alexander che Great had years before
laid siege to the sacred city and compelled
| them to pay heavy ransom. It was now
nearing the Jewish feast of Pesah which
lasted two days. Hither the Saviour was
iourneying at this time. Nearing the city in
the twilight of the evening from an eminence,
Jerusalem could be seen. Observing a hen in
the yard of Jewish cottager sheltering her
hood, he remarked, Oh, Jerusalem, Jerusa-
lem, thus would have shielded thee, but
you will not. Judas, being one of the twelve,
went into the city and while there sold his
master for thiry pieces of Roman silver and
acted as guide to the soldiers while he trait
orously betrayed him. He was now in the
hands of his enemies. The city was now a
astir in the early morn. The leaden tramp OF
armed warriors was beginning to throng the
streets. Later procession was formed en-.
route for Golgatha. Here the crucifction took
place. This was sad day for the loving
Marys. Joseph of. Aramathea begged the
body from Pontius Pilate and laid it in his
own new tomb. The earth auaked, the
sun stood still, darkness stood over the land
for the space of three hours. The graves
were unlocked and some of them gave ur
their dead. The veil of the Temple rent il
twain from top to bottom. His grave wa
closed by q great stone and sealed and
watch placed over it to make it the mort
secure, for he had said on the third day will
rise again. He had conquered death ane
the grave. Made himself known to his breth
rem after the resurrection, ascended intt
Heaven from whence he will come again Il
Judge the living and the dead. All power nov
having been given him in Heaven and earth
Lo, ! am with you even to the end of tn
world. All! there is deathless name, tina
the smoldering vault shall spurn, and like
a steadfast planet mount and burn. GAINS.
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