The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1889-04-22

blown above Sinai when the law was
given, blown around Jericho when the
walls tumbled, blown when Gideon dis
oomfited the Midianites, blown when the
ancient Israelites were gathered for wor-
ship, to be blown for the raising OF the
dead in the last great Easter. The mother
who, when the child must be awakened
kisses its eyes awake, does well.
Bnt the trumpet, which when the dead
are to be aroused kisses the ear awake,
does better. Be not surprised II the dead
are to be awakened by music. Why, that
is the way now we raise the dead. Take
the statistics. II you can, OF the millions OF
souls that have been raised from the death
OF sin by hymns, by psalms, by solos. by
anthems, by flutes, by violins, by organs,
by trumpets. Under God what hosts
have been resurrected by Ira d. Sankey
by Thomas Hastings, by William ID. Brad
bury, by Lowell Mason, by motherly lul-
iabies. by church doxologies, by oratorios.
II we raise the dead now by music, be not
surprised that on the last day the dead
are to be raised by music.
The trumpet shall sound And that in
strument shall have plenty Of work TO do
on the day mentioned. 1t will have to
sound through all the pyramids, which
are only names for sepulchers, and liber-
ate the buried Kings. And through hyp-
OCEAN graves which were built in mounds,
and the hypogean graves which were dug
in rocks, and through the 800 winding
miles OF catacombs under and around the
Roman Campagna, where over 100000
human beings sleep. And through all the
crystal sarcaphagi Of the Atlantic and Pa
cihc and Mediterranean and Black Sea
deeps. And all over the battle-helds OF
continents, until all tho fallen troops oil
English and French, aud Italian and Ger
man, and Russian and Persian and Amer
lean, and the worlds battle fields answer
the call. Marathon, come up! Agin-
court, come up! Blenheim, come up
Acre, come upl Hohenlinden, come up!
Sedan, come upl Gettysburg, come
up! Near Sharpsburg during oul
civil war, when / was, will
, some others, under tho auspices Of
the Christian Commission, looking
| after the wounded, Federal and Conied
, crate, one moonlight night l was where
could look down upon the tents oil thu
| sleeping army. Oh, what an imposing
spectacle But my subject calls US TO lool
/ down upon nightier host of soldien
, slumbering their last sleep in the bivouat
{ OF the dust: the 100000 slain in tn,
, Crimean war, the 100000 slain in gu
, American war, the 100000 slain in tn
! wars OF Sesostris, the 25,00O.000 slain II
A Jewish wars, the 32,000,0 900 slain in war
: of Ghengis Khan, the S0,000,0 900 slain II
4 the wars OF the Crusaders, the O,OOOO O
/ slain IN the Roman ware. Aye, according
: 70 DIR. Dick, the dead in war, II each on
' occupied four feet OF ground, would max
r enough graves TO reach Az times aroun
o the earth.
Q The most Of people are dead. The worl
$ is house OF two rooms, basement and
: room above ground. The basement Ia
? two TO one, three 10 one, four TO one NOR
= occupants than the superstructure. Sick
:, ness and war and death have been stack
S ing their harvests for near O,OOO year
Where are those who saw the Pilgrir
0 Fathers embark, or the Declaration OF In
o dependence signed, or franklin lasso IN
i lightning, or Warren Hastings tried, o
. Queen Elizabeth in her triumphal marc
/ TO Kenilworth, or William, Prince OF o.
n ange, land, OF q ustavus Adolphus crowned
/ or jerome, OF Prague, burned at the ssak'
h or Tamerland found his empire? Gon'
!. Gone
K But let us come out rom these cat
Q combs and extinguish our torches. Il
D upon all these longings and expectation
v OF all nations the morning OF resurrectio
h dawns. The trumpet shall sound An
: the sooner IL sounds the better. Oh, no
Il We would like 10 get our loved ones bac
o againl II we are ready 10 meet our Dor,
!. our sins all parioned, what a good thin
|. II this moment we could hear the resoun,
II ing aud reyerbcrating blasil Would yo
a not like TO see your father again, you
Is mother again, your daughter again. yor
II boy again and all your departed kindre
|, AGAIN. Roll on sweet resurrection and T,
v unionl Under the hoofs Of the viii
8 steeds that draw thy chariot we sire
u Easter flowers Would Il not be grand
n We could all rise iogelher2 You know tn
IA the Bible says we shall not all sleep, bl
A, we shall all DO changed. What II v
v should DO among the favored ones wi
n never have 10 sec death, aud that while
r. the full life OF our body we should hear Ia
81 trumpet sound aud these mortal bolil
d take on Immortality. Oh, how | wou
10 hasten 10 two places before the close
70 such day-peaceiul Greenwood and Il
r village cemetery back OF Somervill
c. And would cry aloud: "rhe hour HI
m come. the trumpet has sounded, the resu
lis reclion Is here. Father aud mother, v,
a. were the best Of all the group. now leI
p the wayl" The earth sinks out OF sigh
Of Clouds under foot Other worlds on
" milesionos on the Kings highway. v
~ risol We riscl We riscl TO DO iorcv
ii with the Lord and forever with each othS
z. May We all have part In that first resi-
le rection
u In this dark world Of sln and pain
10 We only meet % part again.
., hut when We rcuCh the heavenly shore
y We there shall meet 10 part no morc.
D. Tho hupo that We shall ace that day
n kluutl rhuan our uf,aruf ufIQfa AWAY