Virginia gazette. [volume] (Williamsburg, Va.) 1893-192?, 1902-04-12

MAJ when lNc t&NS 81 &tte S"S.~.N
took down the black giant.
A1eath WAS swallowed cp in victory
1 proclaim the abolition % death.
The old antagonikt IL driven back
snso mythology with all the lore shout
St~esan ferry and Charon with oar
and boat Nelrose abbey and Aenh-
worth castle are no more ia ruins than
in the sepulcher. We shall have no |
more to DO with death than We have
Nth the cfoaircom al y governors or
nr~sidert'x leVee. We stop at such
cloakrocn and leave in charge OF
servant our ovcrcoat. our oVershoes.
onr. outward apparel. that we may not
be isnDede6 in the brilliant rouno
80 the drawing room. Well. my friends.
when We get cot If this world We are
going 20 a Kings banquet and 10 n re-
r.,,tion of monarchS. and az the door OF
ne tomb we leave the cloak 81 hesh
ana the urappings with which we f'ieet
the storms 81 this world. AZ the close
3 If an earthly reception. under the
/ hr-.Sh and broom Of he porter. the
c,,l. OF hat may be handed 10 ms better
/ thar. when we esiCne6 il. and the CLOAK
~ humanity will fnaily be returned TO
rs Improved and frightened and Puri-
fed and Elorifed-
Won ard I do not want Cur bodies re-
-u-re6 As they are now. We want 20
4 Ces ria q al their weaknesses ano al
heir susccptiSilities 70 fatigue and All
/ thrsr slouness Of locomotion- We want
( chem mt through q chemistry Of SOL
ard heat and cold and changing sea
4 sons. oct Of which God viii reconstruct
/ 4hr-o ~ much better than 4hey are nov
& .e th, body II the rcEiest and healthi'
81 child that bounds over the lawn in
Central mark is better than the sicEes'
,etieu. I'm Bellevue hospital hu'
a 90 ovr soul we viii cross righ'
( over. not waiting for ohseQuies- moe
ne-dcnt of obituary into state m eN
cry vvsv better. with wider room ah'
, + velocftfes beyond computation IN
. ( fnllest 81 KS into companions hip VIII
the rerv best spirits in their very ne
, rnr.ca. IN the very parior q the IN
2 verse. the four walls FURNISHED an
1 uaneled and pictured and giorihec WI
+ aii thr spien6orE that the Infinite 90
I A. az tire ages has been able 20 inFen
Victory.
mis- view. Of course. makes Il Of bt
(. little importance whether we are CT
y mated or sepultured. II the latter
/. dust a. dust. the former - ashes
Y -SheS u any prefer moderation j
II 4 chem have 81 without caTil or protes
k The --orid may become SO cro"ae" ~
g. + cremation may be universally sooF''
b. hv law as vel as hH general c"nsei
u a7.rx a. the mirhtiest and best So
n its have gone through fhis pres
.r Thnusaucs and tens ~ thousands
81 r,rf-- children have been cremnteu-
e =. Bliss and wife. the evangelis'
- singers crcuutcd by accident az Ash
~ trls bridge. John Eodgers. cremai
- tv re~eerntion. zatimer and kiuh
az --e-n-tef at Oxford. Pothluus q
se Rf-ndina. a slave and Alexanoer
a. -hssician. and their comrades G
- mated nt the order cf Marcus Aureli
,fs ~ least a hundred thousand ~ Onrh
fb Sfrrfr,ies rrcrnatcd. and there can
no doubt about the resurrection
70. thef- bodies. II the world lasts
40 i ~,r.h l0rrer as IL has thus far IN
lis n--haps nav be no room for the %
M aur set apart for resting pisces
ma 4 fhere Is plenty - room yet ono
led race need not pass that bridge 81
go -r-f1 n comes toft. The most 20 as
.rr- Ter tie old way. but whether ont
srr natural dIFintegration or creina
uai So shall get that luminous, buoy
.eI ( -raFsoue. transcendent- magazine
on i-exuiicabIe structure called the
ON urre~sion body. You VIII have
COX win have g.
ard say 10 you to-day. "a Paul sa
~ srripra- -Vyhy should il be- shone
fas thing incredible with ven that
cane .horlid raise the dead20 That "a
~, ~lsr,s hfrher than the hawk tiieS.
.-fg- thsa the eagle aies, "a hat is i
tte ere Drops Il water from river, &
.tr s-ous from a lake. still other g
and from a staenant pool. but now en-
,aus ses fr q cloud and kincled by The
: 49, - COD can make such lustrons
leht cot ~ water drops. many 81
r,-ird and impure and fetched
,css- ,-fles away. can he not transpoi
e.st f--um~nfs ~ a human body
con- 4.~th aid out q them build "a
.au~ hose Cannot God. whs owns .
,-t- -,-.er7al ont - sshici bone. Inuscl
nrIrs rfsh are made. set fhem up aga
.fefa fter have fallcn2 II q manufas
haze - -efescopes drops a telescope q
o. 81 aoor and IL breaks. can Re NOT n
= de- AGAIN 80 You can see through y 2
lead r God drops the human eye IN
ae q erst. the eye which - originally
= the so.rra. can ne NOT restore 80
4 rau / 80 rr.uufacfurer - the teiefco
rfver ere use n 4 neE glass and cha
.eath. / material. can make better instr
,rror- tt4r fhat sFhich was origsnai
.r - .~ssra11v improve