The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-29

ful generations painted no trees and twisted
no garlands, and sculpturei no marble for
their Christian ancestry. But on the day Of
which spenk the resurrected shall make the
place Of their feet glorious. From under ths
shadow OF the church where they slumbered
among nettles and MULLEN stalks and this
ties and slabs aslant. they shall arise with q
glory tia. shall flush the windows OF the
village church. and by tho bell tower that
used TO call them to worship. and above tho
old spire beside which their prayers formerly
assembled. What trumphal procession never
did for n street. what an oratoricl >never did
for an academy. what nn oratcsN never did
for brilliant auditory. what obelisk never
did for king. resurrection morn will do for
all the cemeteries.
This Easter tells us that in Chris,'s resur-
rection our resurrection, IL we are His, and
the resurrection OF all the pious dead. Is as-
sured, for He was 'the first fruits OF them
that slept" Renan says He did not rise but
$50 witnesses, sixty OF them Christ en- smies,
say He did rise. Tor they saw Hin after He
had. IL He did not rise, how did sixty armed
soldiers let Him get away Surely sixty liv-
ing soldiers ought TO bs able To keep ono
dead man. Blessed be God He did get
away.
Alter His resurrection Mary Magialene
saw Him. Cleopas saw Him. Ten disciples
In AN upper room at Jerusalem saw Him. On
mountain the eleven saw Him. Five hun
dred at once saw Him. Professor Ernest Re-
nan. VINO did not ses Him. will excuse us for
taking the testimony OF the $50 who did 400
Him. Yes, yes. He got away. Aud that
makes me sure that our departed loved ones
and we ourselves shall get away. Freed
Himself from the sharkles OF clo1 He IL not
going TO leave US and ours IN the lurch.
There will be no doorknob on the inside OF
our family sepulcher. for we cannot come out
oi ourselves. but there Is u doorknob on the
outside, and that Jesus shall lay hold oi, and.
opening. will say Good morning You
have slept long an ough Arise Arise Aud
then what flu'ter OF wings. and what fash
ing o. rekindled eyes. aud what gladstone
rushing across the family lot. with cries Of
Father. is that YOU" Mother. is that
youY' My darling. Is that your How
you all have changed The cough gone. the
Group gone. the consumption gons. the par
alysis gone. the weariness gone. Come let
US ascend together, The Older ones first,
the younger ones next Quick. now, get into
line! The skyward procession has already
started steer now by that embankment OF
cloud for the nearest gate ~
And, as We ascend. on one side the earth
gets smaller until It is no larger than noun
tain, and smaller until II Is no larger than
ship, and smaller until II is no larger than q
wheel and smaller until It IL no larger than
a speck.
Farewell, dissolvug earth, But on tho
other side ms we rise. heaven az first appears
looks like a chariot. and nearer II looks like
a throne. and nearer IL looks like "A star. and
nearer IL looks like asun. and nearer IL looks
like y universe Hal, scepters that shall al
ways wave Hail. anthems that shall alwaya
roll, Hail. companionships. never again to
part That IL wnat resurrection day will do
FOR all the cemeierie and graypyariB IRON
the Machpelah that was opened by Father
Abraham in Hebron to the MacIpelh yes
terday consecra'ed. And that makes Lady
Huntingtons immortal rhythm most appo-
site
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