The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1891-04-08

OF one: Garden Of Eden, garden Of the
worlds sepulchre. garden OF earth regen-
Grafton, garden OF heaven.
Various scriptural accounts say that
the work OF grave-breaking will begin
with the blasts OF trumpets and shout
ings; whence i take it that the first init
nation OF the day will be a sound from
heaven such as has neve before been
heard 1t may not be SO very loud. but 1t
Will be penetrating. There are maui
soleums so deep that undisturbed silence
has slept there ever since the day when
the sleepers were left in them. The great
noise shall strike through them. Among
the corals of the sea, miles deep, where
the shlpWrecked rest, the sound will
strike. No one will IN stake it for thun-
der, or the blast of earthly minstrelsy.
There will be heard the voice of the I'M
counted millions of the dead, who come
rushing out OF the gates OF eternity, flying
toward the tomb, crying, Make way Oh,
grave, give US back our body. We gave
1t to you in corruption; surrender
it now in interruption" Thousands of
spirits arising from the field OF Sedan, and
from among the rocks of Gettysburg, and
from among the passes of South Mountain.
\ hundred thousand are crowding Green
wood. On this grave three spirits meet,
for there were three bodies in that tombl
over that family vault twenty spirits hover
for there were twenty bodies. From New
York to Liverpool, at every few miles on
the sea route, group OF hundreds OF spir-
It's coming down to the water 10 meet their
bodies See that multitude that is
where the Central America sank. And
yonder multitude that is where the Pa
cific went down. Found at last! That is
where the City of Boston sank. And yon-
der the President went down. A solitary
spirit alights OH yonder prairie-that is
where a traveller persisted in the snow.
The whole air is full of spIrits-spirits
flying north, spirits flying south, spirits
flying east, spirits flying west crash
goes Westminster Abbey, as all lis dead
kings, and orators, and poets get up.
Strange commingling of spirits searching
among the ruins. William WilberfOrce,
the good; Queen Elizabeth, the bad.
Crash 90 the pyramids, ami the mon
archs of Egypt rise out OF the heart
of the desert. Snap! 60 the iron gates
OF the modern vaults. The country grave
yard will look like rough plowed field
as the mounds break open. All the kings
OF the earth; all the senators; all the
great men; all the beggars; all the armies
-vlctOrs and vanqulshed; all the ages
barbaric and civilized all those who were
chopped by guillotne, or simmered in the
fire, or rotted in dungeons; all the infants
OF O day; all the octogenarians-alll all
Not one stragger LETT behind. All! all
And now the air is darkened with the
fragments of bodies that are coming to-
gether from the opposite corners OF the
earth. Lost limbs finding their mate
bone to bone, sinew to sinew---until every
joint is reconstructed, and every arm finds
its socket, and the amputated limb of the
surgeons table shall be set again at the
point from which it was severed. A sur
geOn told that after the battle of Bull
Run he amputated limbs, throwing them
out of the window, until the pile reached
up to the window-sill. All those frag-
ments will have to take their places.
Those who were born blind shall have
eyes divinely kindled; those who were
lame shall have limb substituted. In
all the hosts of the resurrected not one
eye missing, not one foot clogged, not one
arm palsied, not one tongue dumb, not
one ear deaf
Wake up my friends, this day, this
glorious Easter morning, with all these
congratulations. If l understand this
day, it means peace toward heaven and
peace toward earth. Great wealth OF
| flowers Bring more flowers. Wreath
cannon, plant them in the desert until it
shall blossom like the rose, braid them in
| to the name of the war charger as he
comes back. No more red dahlias of
| human blood. Give us white lilies of
peace. Strew all the earth with Easter
| garlands, for the resurrection We celebrate
this morning implies all kinds of resurrec-
| ton, a score of resurrections. Resurrection
from death and sin to the life of the Cos
| pei. Resurrection of apostolic faith.
| Resurrection of commercial integrity.
Resurrection of national honor. Resur-
rection of international good will. Resur-
rection of art. Resurrection of literature.
Resurrection of everything that is good
and kind and generous and just and holy
and beautiful. Nothing to stay down, to
stay buried, but sin and darkness and
pain and disease and revenge and death.
Let those tarry in the grave forever.
"Glorv to God in the highest, and on
earth peace, goodwill to men,"
| Christ the Lord. is risen today,
! Sons of men and angels say.
| Raise your songs and triumphs high,
| Sing, We heavens and earth reply.
| Loves rcdeeming work is done,
| Fought the light, the battle won.
| Lo the suns eel Use is DER;
| Lo he sets in blood no more.