The Burke County news. [volume] (Morganton, N.C.) 1899-1901, 1899-04-21

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Christ who compared Himself to the ancieht
queen. the lllv. and the modern queen, the
rose when He said: II am the rose OF
sharon and the lily OF the valley. feoo-
lent like the one, humble like the other.
Like both appropriate for the sad who want
sympathizers and for the rejoicing VINO
wan: banqueters. lowering over the mar
rage like a wedding ben, or
folded like a chaplet on the pui7eiesS .eaie
OF the dead. Oh. Christ, LEI the perfume
of Thy name be waftedtali around the earth
lily and rose. lily and rose--untli the
wilderness crimson into a garden ana the
round earth turn into one great bud OF I'M
mortal beauty laid against the warm healt
of God! Snatch down from the worlds
banners agle and hon and put Ga niV ana
rose. lily and rose.
But. nv friends. flowers have no Crander
use that when on Easter morning We ceie-
brate the termination OF Christ from the
catucOmbs. The flowers spell resurrection.
There is not a nook or corner N all the
building but is touched with the incense.
The women carried spices to the tomb OF
Christ. and they dropped spices all around
about the tomb. and from these spices
have grown all the flowers Of Easter morn.
The two white rObeG angels that hUrledth
stone away from the door Of the tomb
hurled it with such violence down the hill
tina it crashed in the door OF the worids
sepulcher, and millions Of dead shall come
forth.
However labyrinthine the m%ausoleum.
however costly the sarcophagus. however
INTELLECTUALLY grand the metropolis, how
ever beautifully parterred the family
grounds, We want them all broken up by
the Lord OF the resurrection. The forms
~, . 49,, al nu-,,- ,-;th 1,r lrni-an han = -
must rise again. Father and mother
they must come out. Husbands and wives
they must come out. Brothers and sisters
they must come out. Our darling chill
~dren-they must come ont. The eyes that
with trembling fingers we closed must
| open in the lustre OF resurrection morn.
The arms that we folded in death must Join
ours in embrace Of reunion. The beloved
| voice that was hushed must be returned.
The beloved form must come up without
its intirmities, without its iatigues-it must
come up. Oh, how long it seems for some
OF You! Waiting waiting for the resur-
~rertior, How long! How long! | make
for your broken hearts to-day a cool, soft
bandage Of lilies. | comfort you this day
with the thought Of resurrection.
When Lord Nelson was buried IN st.
PaulS Cathedral in London, the heart Of
all England was stirred. Ihe procession
passed on amid the sobbinS Of q nation.
L = "clo tI1ItN u Sltl SltLlDIlttt az
the door of the cathedral with Instruments
of music in hand waiting for the signal,
and when the iiiuStriOus dead arrived at
the gates Of st. PaUl's Cathedral these
thirty trumpeters gave one united blast,
and then all was silent. Yet the trumret4
did not wake the dead. He slep- right on.
But ! have to tell you what thirtytrumpet-
ers could not do for one man 4 rum
peter will DO for all nations. The ages
have rolled on and the clock Of the worlds
destiny strikes 9, 10, II. IL. and time shall
be 10 longer! Behold the archunSel h0yer.
ing, He takes the trumpet, points 1t thi.
way. puts its lips to his lips. and thcr
blows one long, loud, terrific. thunderous
rcverberating and resurrectionarv blast
Look. look. They rise, The dead. The
dead Some coming forth from the fam.
lily vault. some from the city cemetery
so.ne from tie country graveyard. Her,
4 spirit is joined 10 its body, and there an.
other spirit is Joined to another body. an,
millions Of departed spirits are asserting
the bodies. and then reclothing themselves
i. forms radiant for ascension.
The earth begins to burn, the bonfire .
" great victory. All ready now for tn
PROCESSION Of reconstructed humanity
Upward aud away. Christ leads aud al
the Christian dead follow. battalion ate,
battalion, nation after nation. Up. ~
ON. on! Forward, We ranks of GOD All
mighty. Lift UP your heads, ye e~yerlast
III. gates. and let the c0uQuerors como ii
ilr-urrretion' Resurrection,
Aai 50 ! twist al the festal flowers o
tn" clapels anL catuelrals Of All ChriSten
dom into one great chain, AMI with tina
rlaln | bind the Easter morning Of 199
win the closing Faster II the worlds MS
iorH resurrection! May the God ot peac
that brought again from the dead our Lor
Jesus. iAat great Shepherd 81 the shee
through the blood Of the covenant max
y"a perfect II every good work 20 90 II
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