The Forrest City times., 1891-04-03

OednuHuK ID tuiS pl0Co Wuero tn0 LOfu lay, am also impressed with the dignity of unpreteuding obsequies. Joseph that day was mourner, sexton. liveryman-had the entire charge of all the occasion. Four people only at the b:.rial of the King of the universe. Let this bc consolatory to those who through small means or lack of large acquaintance, have but little demonstration of grief at the grave of their dead. It is not necessary Long line of glittering equipages, two rows of silver handles, cas- ket of costly wood, pail bearers scarfed and gloved are not necessary. Christ looks out from heaven on a burial, where there are six in attendance and remembers there are two Tore than he had at his obsequies. Again; standing in this place whore the Lord lay, 1 an impressed with the fact that you cannot keep the dead down. The seal of the Sanhedrim, regiment of sold from the tower of Antonio to stand guard, floor of rock, roof of rock. wall of rock. niche of rock, cannot keep Christ in the crypt. Como out and come up he must. Came out and came up he did. Prefguration. The first fruits of them that sleep. Just as certainly as you and l go down into the grave, just so cer- tainly we will come up again.
 Various scriptural accounts say that the work of grave-breaking will begin with the blast of trumpets and shoutings; whence take it that the first intimation of the day will be a sound from heaven such as nas never before been heard. It may not be 30 very loud. but it will be penetrating. There are mausoleums so deep that undsturbed silence has slept there ever since the day when the seepers were left in them. Tho great noise shall strike through them. Among tbe corIls of the sea- miles deep, where the shipwrecked rest the sound will strike. No one will mistake it for thunder or the blast of earthly minstrelsy. There will be heard the voice of the amounted millions of the dead who como rushing out of the graves of eternity. flying toward the tomo, crying. Mako way! Oh, grave give us back our body! We gave it to you in cor ruption; surrender it now in interruption Snap. 20 the iron gates of the modern vaults. The country graveyard will look Ike rough poughed field as the mounds break open. All the kings of the earth; all the senator's; all the great men, all the armies-victors and vanquished; all the ages-barbar.c and civilized; all those who were chopped by guillotine, or simmered in the fire, or rotted in dungeons; all the infants of a day; all tho octogenarians all! Not ono straggler left behind All all! And now the air is darkened with the fracments of bodies that are coming to- gether from tho opposite corners on the earth. Lost limbs finding ther mate bone to bone sinew to snew-until every Joint is reconstructed. and eyery arm finds its socket, and the amputated limb of the surgeons table shall be set again at tho point from which it was severed
 Wake up, my friends, this day, this glorious Easter morning. with all. these congratulations. If I understand this day 1t means peace toward Heaven and peace toward earth. Great wealth of flowers! Bring moro flowers. Wreath them around the brazen throat of the cannon, plant them in the desert until it shall blossom as the rose. braid them into the mane of tho war charger as he comes back No mora red dahlias of human blood Give us white lilies of peace Strew all tho earth with Easter garlanas for the resurrection we celebrate this morning implies all kinds of resurrection. score of resurrections, ResuY'ection from death and sin to the life of the Gospel Resurrection of commercial integrity. Resurrection of national honor. Resurrection of inter- national goodwill. Resurrection of art Resurrection of literature. Resurrectios of everything that is good and kind and generous 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. "Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace, goodwill to men"
 Christ. tho Lord. is risen today,
 Sons Of men and angels say.
 Raise your songs and triumphs high,
 Sing. ye Heavens, and elrth reply.
 Loves redeeming work Is done
 Fought the fight the battle won.
 To the suns eclipse is OCT;
 Lo he sets in blood no moro