The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1900-04-20

mOthef OF 80 iltbit Nofth tnut you cdn
not afford 60 talse care Of their ashes
some day turn out all hands and
straighten the slab and bank up the
mound and cut away the weeds and
plant the shrubs and flowers.
some day YOU will want 10 lie down
10 your last slumber. You cannot e,e
pect any respect for your bones II you
have no Difference fo- the bones of your
ancestry. DO you think these relies
are of no Importance? You viii see OF
how much Importance they are In the
day when She archangel takes out his
trumpet. Turn all your cemeteries
into gardens.
Again. standing In this garden of the
new sepulcher, | and impressed with
the dignity OF private and unpretend-
ing obsequies.
Joseph was mourncr. sexton, livery
man had entire charge OF everything.
Only four people at the burial OF the
King Of the Universe. Oh let this be
consolatory 20 those who through lack
of means or through lack Of aequaint-
ance have but little demonstration Of
grief at the graves Of their loved ones.
Long line Of glitterirg equipage. two
rows OF silver handles, casket OF rich
est wood. pallbearers gloved and
scarfed. are not necessary. II there be
ak at the grave. Christ looks down
from Heaven and remembers that IL
two more than were az His obsequies.
Not recognizing this idea. how many
small properties are scattered and
widow hood aud orphanage go forth
into cold charityi The departed left
a small property which would have
been enough 90 keep the family to-
eether until they could take care of
themselves but the funeral expenses
absorbed everything. That went for
Grape which ought 10 have gone for
bread. A man OF moderate means can
hardly afford 10 die in any Of the great
cities By all means. do honor TO the
deporicd. but 90 not consider funeral
pageant as necessary. No one was ever
more lovingly aud tcnderly put away
10 sepulcher than Christ our Lord. but
there were only four people In the pro.
cessiou.
Again. standing In this garden with
a new sepulcher. am impressed with
the fact that you cannot keep the dead
down.
Seal Of sanhedrin. company 81 sol
diers from the tower OF Antouia.
floor OF rock. roof Of rock. walls
OF rock. door of rock. cannot
keep Christ in the crypts. Come
out and come mp lie must. Come out
and come up he did. PRECIPITATION.
First fruits OF them that slept. Just
a. certainly a. We come down into the |
dust. just 80 certainly We will come up
again. Though all the granite Of the ]
were piled ON us We Will
rise. Though buried amid the corals
of the deepest cavern OF the Atlautic
ocean, we will come 10 the surface.
With these eyes We may not look into
the face Of the MONDAY sun. bat We
shall have stronger vision. because the
tamest thing In the land so which We
20 will be brighter than the sun. We
shall have bodies with the speed Of tho
lightning Our bodies Improved. cuer-
yized. switched. clarified = mortality,
The door Of the grave
taken on its hinges and flung Hat into
he dust.
Oh MY brethren. death and the grave
IRE not 80 much as they used TO be.
Tor while wandering in this garden
with the new scpulcher find thIt the
vines aud flowers of the garden have
completely covered up the tomb. In
.tead Of one garden there are four gar
lens. opening into each other garden
u Eden. garden Of the worlds serui.
her. garden OF 10 earth's regcnera.
ion. garden OF Heaven. -Four gardens.
Bloom. o EARTH Bloom. o Heaven
Jh. my friends. wake up 10 glad
less on this Easter morning, This day.
interpret ~ right. means joy-it
means peace with Heaven. and IL
means peace with all the world
Oh. bring more howersl Wreathe
hem around the brazen throat of the |
annon; plant them In the desert. that |
! may blossom like The rose; braid |
hem into the name of the returned |
.ar charger. No more red dahlas % /
.uman blood. Give ms white lilies OF |
eace. Al. around the earth strew
.aster flowers. And soon the rough /
oyage OF the church militant will be
nded. and she will sail up the Heaven
! harbor. SCARED with many a con
let. but the flag OF triumph floating
rom her topgallants. All Heaven will
ONE out 10 greet her into port, and
18th a long reverberaiing shout of
'elcome will say: There she comes
p the bay. the glorious old ship Zionl
fter fempestuous voyage she drops
nchor within the veil"