Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1890-04-26

tie and roofing places Tor swine. VII Tor the
first time have a~ttrachveness given them
Il was a shame that in that place migrate.
FIJI generations planted no trees, and tWlsteo
Tne1r tnTisTian ancestry, but on the cay OF
which speak the resurrected shall make
the place Of their feet glorious, From
under the shadow Of the church where
they slumbered amongf nettles ana
mullen stalks and thist1es, and slabs
aslar+ they shall rise with a glory that shall
fash the windows Of the village church, and
hv the bell tower that used to call them to
worship. and above the old splre beside
which their prayers formerly assembled
What ~trlurnphal procession never old lot a
-traa, what an ~oratorio never did for an
eca1amy what an orator never did for a
brilliant auditory. what ohelisk never did
for a King. resurrection morn VIII DO Tor all
the cemeteries.
This Faster tails rs that in Chrises resur.
rection orr resurrection. = We are ms ana
the resurrection Of all the piOus dead Is as
aurad for He was the first fruits OF them
that Lent. Renan saws He did not rise, but
five hundred and eighty witnesses sixty OF
then Christ,s enemies, say He did rise, for
the- saw Him after He had risen. If He did
MT rise. how did sixtv armed soldiers let
Hum get away5 Surely sixty living soldiers
ought to be able u keep one dead man
Blessed Be God He did get away, After
His resurrection Mary Magdalene saw Him.
ClAopas saw HIM Ten disciple In an
upper room al Jerusalem saw Him. Ona
| mountain the elaren saw Him. Five hundred
at once saw HIM. Professor Ernest Renan,
VINO did not see Him, will excuse us for tax,
ing the testimony of the five hundred and
eighty who did see Him Yes. yes: He got
away. And that makes me sure that our de-
| parted loved ones and We ourselves shall get
awav Freed Himself from the shackles Of
ciod He Is not going to leave us and ours
in the lurch.
There VIII be no door Knox on the insi de Of
out, ii ourselves. hut there is a door Knob on
the outside. and that Jesus shall lay hold of.
and opening, Will say: Good morning. You
have slept long enough Arise Arise And
then what tiuttar of wings and what flashing
of rekinaled ewes. and what gladsOma rush
ing across the family lot, with cries Of
Father, i that you Mother, is that
YOU" Nv darling, IS that YOU" "How
lvou all have changed, The cough gone,
the Group gone. the consump tion gone.
The paralysis gone. the WEAKNESS gone.
Come. lei us ascend together The older
ones first, the Younger ones next Quick,
now get INTO line The skvward procession
has already started Steer now by that en-
bankment of cloud for the nearest gate"
And as we ascend. on one side the earth gets
smaller until II IS no larger than a mountain
and smaller until ii is no larger than a pal
ace, and smaller until it is no larger than a
ship, and smaller until it is no larger than a
wheel, and smaller until it is no larger than
a >reCk.
Farewell, dissolving earth But on the
other side, as we rise, heaven at first appears
no larger than your hand. And nearer ID
J looks like a chariot, and nearer it looks like
a throne, and nearer it looks like a star, and
! nearer It looks like a sun, and nearer it looks
like universe. Hail. scepters that shall al
ways wava' Hail, anthems that shall always
roll, Hail, companionships never again to be
broken. ard friendships never again to partl
| That is what Resurrection day will do for all
the cemeteries and graveyards, from the
Machpeiah that was opened by Father Abra~
ham in Hebron to the Machpelah yesterday
consecrated. And that makes Lady Hunt
ington's immortal rhythm most Apostle:
When Thou. my righteous Judge, shalt come
To take Thy ransomed people home,
Shall ! among them stand?
Shall such a worthless worm as |,
Who sometimes am afraid to die,
Be found at Thy right hand'
Among Thy saints let me be found.
Whenc'er tn archangels trump shall sound;
TO see Thy smiling face:
Then lpudeet of the throng I'll sing.
While heavens resonnding arches ring
With shouts of sovereign grace.