The Fort Worth gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-189?, 1891-04-02

spirits meet, for there Tbee three bodies
il that tomb! over that family
vault twenty spirits hover, for there were
twenty bodies. From Now York TO Liver
pool, at every few miles on the sea route, a
group of hundreds of spirits coming down
90 the water to meet their bodies. See that
multitude that is where the Central
America sank. And yonder multitude
that is where the Pacific went down.
Found at last! That is where the City OF
Boston sank. And .yonder the President
G sEsts DOWN ON yOnder 5 SG5asy sp 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, IS all its
dead kings, and orators, and poets get up.
among the ruins. William Wilberforce, the
good and Queen Elizabeth, the bad. Crash.
20 the pyramids ard the monarchs of
Egypt rise out of the heart of the desert.
Snap go the iron gates of the modern
vaults
THE COUNTRY GRAVEYARD
will look like Z rough ploughed field as the
mounds break open. AL the kings of the
earth; all the senators; all the great men;
all the beggars; all the armies-victors and
yanquished; all the ages-barbaric and civ
ilized al those who were chopped by
guillotine, or simmercd in the fire, or rotted
in dungeons; all the infants of day; all
the octogenarianS-all. all! Not one
straggler left behind. All! ALL And now
the air is darkened with the fragments of
bodies. that are coming together
from the opposite corners of
the earth. Lost limbs finding their
mate-bone to bone, sinew to sinew-untii
every joint is reconstructed and every arm
finds its socket, and the amputated limb Of
s. Ii IL.
the point from which il was severed. 4
surgeon told ne 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. AL those
fragments will have TO take their places.
Those who We're born blind shall have
eyes divineiy kindied; those who were lame
shall have u limb substituted. IL all the
hosts of the resurrected not one eye miss
ing; not ore foot cIogged: not one arm pal
sled; not one tongue dumb; not one ear
deaf.
WAKE UP, MY FRIENDS.
This day, this glorious Easter morning,
with all these congratulations. If l under
stand this day, II means peace toward
Heaven and peace toward earth. Great
wealth of flowers! Bring more flowers.
Wreath them around the brazen throat of
the cannon, plant them in the desert until it
shall blossom like the rose, braid them into
the name of the wal charger Is he comes
back. No more red dahIias 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, score Of resmrectiOns. Resurrection
from death and sin 10 the life OF the
gospel resurrection Of apostolic
faith. Resurrection OF commercial
integrity. Resurrection of national
honor. Resurrection of international
goodwill Resurrection OF art. Resurrec-
ton of literature. Resurrection of every
thing that is good and kind aud generous
and just and holy and beautiful. Nothing
to stay down, to stay buried, but sin and
darkness and pain and disease and rev enge
and death. Let those tarry in the grave
forever. GLORY to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, goodwill to men,"
Christ, the Lord. has risen to-day,
Sons OF men and angels say,
Raise your songs and tTiunphs high,
Sing, ye heavens and earth reply.
Loves redeeuing work is done,
Fought the fight. the battle won
Lo! the suns eclipse is DER;
Lo! he sets in blood no more a
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