Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1891-04-17

mOurner, sexton, HverYman-had the entire
charge Of all the occasion. Four people only
at the burial of the King of the Universe.
Let this tie consolatorY to those who. through
small means or lack of large acquaintance,
have but little demonstration Of grief at the
grave of their dead. 1t is not necessary.
Long line of glittering equipages two rows
OF silver handles. casket OF costly wood, pail
bearers scarfed and gloved are not neces-
sary.
Christ looks out from heaven at burial
where there are six in attendance, and re-
members there are two more than He had
at His obsequies. Not recognizing this idea,
aow many small properties are scattered In
he funeral rites, and widowhood and or
phanage go out to the cold charity of the
world The departed lett enough property
to have kept the family together until they
could take care of themselves but it is all
absorbed in the funeral rites. That went for
Grape which ought to have gone for bread.
A man of small means can hardly afford
to die in one of our great cities! Funeral
pageantry is not necessary. No one was
ever more lovingly and tenderly put into the
grave than Christ, but there were only four
in the procession.
Again, standing in this place where the
Lord lay, am impressed with the fact that
you cannot keep the dead down. The seal
of the Sanhedrim, a regiment Of soldiers
from the tower or Antonio to stand guard,
floor of rock, roof of rock wall of rock,
niche of rock cannot keep Christ in tina
crypt. Come out and come up He must.
Came out and came up He did. Prehgura-
ton. The first fruits of them that sleep.
Just as certain as you and go down into
lao grave, just so certain we will come up
again. Though you pile up on the top OF us
all the powders of the mountains you cannot
keep us down. Though we be buried under
the coral of the deepest cavern of the At
lantic Ocean we will rise to the surface.
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work of grave breaking will begin with the
blast of trumpets and shOutings; whence l
take it that the first intimation of the day
will be sound from heaven such as has never
before been heard. 1t may not be SO very
loud but it will be penetrating> There are
mausOleums so deep that undisturbed silence
has slept there ever since the day when the
sleepers We're left in them. The great nols6
shall strike throug b them. Among the coralS
of the sea, miles Deep where the shipwrecked
rest, the sound will strike. No one will mis-
take it for thunder or the blast of earthly
minstrelsy. There 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 way! Oh,
grave, gives us back our body! We gave it
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 thou
grave three spirits meet, for there were
three bodies in that tomb! 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, a group of hun
dreds of spirits coming down to 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 went down. solitary spirit
alights on yonder prairie. That is where a
traveller persisted in the snow. The whole
air is filled with spirits-sprits flying north
spirits flying south, spirits flying east, spirits
flying west. Crash! goes Westminster
Abbey as all it's dead kings and orators and
poets get up.
And now the air is darzened with the frag-
ments of bodies that are coming together
from the opposite corners of the earth. Lost
limbs finding their mate-bOne to bone,
sinew to sinew-untll every joint is recon
structed 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 surgeon told me that after
the battle OF Bull Run he stipulated limbs.
throwing them out OF the window until the
pile reached up to the window sill. All those
fragments will have to take their places.
Those who were born blind shall have eyes
divinely kiudled; those who were lame shall
the resurrected not one eye missing, not one
foot clogged, not one arm palsled, not one
tongue dumb not one ear deaf.
Wake up, my friends, this day. this
glorious Easter morning, with all these
Congratulations. If understand this day,
it means pc ce 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 deserts until it shall blossom
like the rose. braid them into 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 resurrection, a score of resurrections.
Resurrection from death and sin to the 1fe
of the gospel. Resurrection of apostolic
faith Resurrection of commercial integrity.
Resurrection of national honor. Resurrec-
ton OF international good will. Resurrection
O. art. Resurrection of literature. Resur-
rection of everything that is good and kind
and generous and just and holy and beautl-
full 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 earth peace, good will to
men"
Christ, the Lord, is risen to-day,
Sons of men and angels say,
Raise your songs and t9iumphs high,
Sing, We heavens, and earth reply
Loves redeeming work is done,
Fought the fight, the battle won.
LO! the suns eclipse Is DER;
Lo! he sets IN blood no more.
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