Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1904-04-02

thy: the daffodil will kindle its lamp
and illume the darkness. The cluster of
asters will be the constellation. Your
little child loved flowers when she was
living. Put them in her hand now that
she can go forth no more and pluck
them for herself On sunshiny days
take fresh garland and put it over the
still heart.
Brooklyn has no grander glory than
its Greenwood, nor Boston than its Mt.
Auburn, nor Philadelphia than its Lau-
rel Hill, nor Cincinnati than ITS Spring
Grove. nor San Francisco than its Lone
Mountain. But what shall we say To
those country gravcyards with the vines
broken down and the slab aslant and
mound caved in and the grass pasture
were your father and mother of so little
worth that you cannot afford to take
care of their ashes: Some day turn out
all hands aud straightcn the slab ana
bank up the mound and cut away the
weeds and plant the shrubs and flowers.
Some day you will want to lie down
to your last slumbcr. You cannot ex-
pect any respect for your bones if you
have no Difference for the bones of your
ancestry. DO you think these relics are
of no Importance You will see of how
much Importance they are in the day
when the arch-angel takes ont his trum.
pet. Turn all your cemeteries into gar.
dens.
Again, standing in this garden Of the
new sepulchcr. am impressed with the
dignity of private and unprctcnding oh.
scquics.
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 to those who through lack
of acquaintance have but little demon
stration of grief at the graves of their
"Ntu VI
equipage. two rows of silver handles,
casket of richest wood, palibcarers GLOW
ed and scarfed, are not necessary. If
there be six at the grave. Christ looks
down from heaven and remembers that
is two more than were at His Obseduies.
Not recognizing this idea, how many
small properties are scattered and wild
owhood and orphanagc go forth into
cold charity. The departed left small
property. which would have been enough
to keep the family together until they
could take care nf themselves, hut the
funeral expenses absorbed everything.
That went for crepe which ought to
have gone for bread. A man of moder
ate means can hardly afford to die in
any Of our great cities BY all means.
do honor to the departed. but do not
consider funeral pageant as necessary.
No one was ever more lovingly and ten
our Lord, but there were only four pco-
pie in the procession.
Again. standing in this garden with
new sepulcher, am impressed with the
fact that you cannot keep the dead down.
Seal of sanhedrin, company of sold
icrs from the tower of Antonio. floor of
rock. roof of rock. walls of rock. door of
rock. cannot keep Christ in the crypts.
Come out and come up He must. Come
out and come up He did. Prcfiguration.
FIRST fruits of them that slept. Just as
certainly IA we 20 down into the dust.
just so certainly we will come up again
Though all the granite of the mountains
were piled on Us we will rise. Though
buried amid the corals of the deepest
cavern of the Atlantic Ocean. we will
come to the surface.
With these eyes we may not look into