Milford chronicle., 1891-04-03


will be heard the voice of the uncounted
millions Of the dead, who come rushing
out Of the gates of eternity, flying toward
the tomb crying: make wayl Oh, grave
give us back our body! We gave it to you
in corruption; surrender it now in incor-
ruption.r Thousands of spirits arising
from the field Of Sedan, and from among
the rocks of Gettysburg, and from among
the passes of South Mountain. A hundred
thousand are erowding Greenwood. On
this grave three spirits meet, for there were
three bodies in that tombl Over that fam
lily vault twenty spirits hover, for there
were twenty bodies.
From New York to Liverpool, at every
few miles on the sea route, group Of hun
dreds Of spirits coming down to the water
to meet their bodies. See that multitudel
That is where the Central America sank.
And wonder multitudel That is where the
Pacific went down. Found at lastl That
is where the City of Boston sank. And
wonder the President went down. A sOli-
tary spirit alights on yonder prairie. That
is where traveller persisted in the snow.
The whole air is full Of spirits-spirits fly
ing north, spirits flying south, spirits tiy-
ing east, spirits flying west. Crashl goes
Westminster abbey as all its dead kings
and orators and poets get up.
Strange commingiing Of spirits searching
among the ruins. William Wilberforce,
the good, and Queen Elizabeth, the bad.
Crashl go the pyramids, and the monarehs
of Fgvpt rise out of the heart Of the desert.
Snapi go the iron gates Of the modern
vaults The country graveyard will look
like a rough plowed field as the mounds
break open. All the kings of the earth;
all the senator's; all the great men; all the
beggars: all the Rrmies-victOrs and van
ouished; all the ages-barbaric and civil
lied; ali those who were chopped by gull
lotine or simmered in the fire or rotted in
dungeons; all the infants of day; all the
octogenarians-alll ALI Not one straggiel
left behind. All ALI
And now the air is darkened with the
fragments Of bodies that are coming to
pether 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
surpeOn's table shall be set again at thS
| point from which it was severed. A sur
econ told me that after the battle Of Bul
I RIM he amputated limbs, throwing then
ont Of the window, until the pile reached
m to the window sill. All those frag
ments will have to take their places
| Those who were born blind shall have
4 eyes divinely kindled; those who wer'
| lame shall have a limb substituted, II
| all the hosts of the resurrected not one eye
| missing, not one foot elogged. not one
! arm palsied, not one tongue dumb, moi
one ear deaf.
! PEACE TOWARD HEAVEN AND EARTH.
Wake up, my friends, this day, this
! glorious Easter morning, with all thes'
! CONGRATULATIONS If understand this day
| it means peace toward heaven and peac'
/ toward earth Great wealth Of flowers
Bring more flowers. Wreath them arounC
| the brazen throat of the cannon, plan
/ them in the deserts until 1t shall blossom
like the rose. braid them into the name O
/ the war charger as he comes back. M
more red dahlias of human blood. Give III
white lilies of peace. Strew all the earti
with Easter garlands, for the resurrection
we celebrate this morning implies all kind
of resurrection, a score Of resurrectiOns.
Resurrection from death and sin to th'
life of the gospel Resurrection Of apos
tolic faith. Resurrection of commercial in
teVritv. Resurrection of national honor
Resurrection of international goodwill
Resurrection of art. Resurrection Of liter
ature. Resurrection Of everything that il
good and kind and generous and just ant
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
"GlOry to God in the highest, and on eartl
peace, good will to men,"
Christ, the Lord, is risen today.
Sons Of men and angels say.
Raise your songs and triumphs high
Sing, ye heavens, and earth reply.
Loves redeeming work is done,
Fought the fight, the battle won.
LO! the suns eclipse is DER;
I,o! he sets in blood no more