The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-03-12

IN passing through the cemetery ana
looking at the monuments of differ
ent sizes and shapes. and the various
colors OF the marble used to designate
the last resting place OF those who
were once living, acting beings, / am
made to wonder if their lives We're
as varied as their silent sentinels that
| stand at their graves while they sleep.
Some tower far above others some
are plain; some are beautifully design
ed and calculated to stir the soul of
/ man with lofty imaginations, leading
his mind or until 1t becomesbewilder-
ed in trying to fathom the secret
| things of God. There my eyes look
| upon grave with two little unntark-
ed'stones, one at each end of the noun
tain of clay. Seing this, my mind asks
the question: Who Is buried here? Was
1t some unknown one? Had there been
no one to shed tear at this grave?
Were there any loved ones left be-
hind? Not being able TO decide the
Questions, our mind asks other ques-
| tions. Does every one show by their
silent sentinels their true worth to
, their fellow man during their life
Are We, their friends blinded through
love Or lack of love? Or did some nf
| them nave the welfare of others to see
after which took all their lime and
money. whilo others wero able &c Sc-
stow with a lavish hand for an out
ward show, trying to compensate for
tie failure TO show proper appreciat
of them during their life time? Still
unable to fathom the hidden mystery,
We again ask ourselves: Does man
have a dread of baing forgotten by
the living when he shall cease to min
| gle with them and have desire f>~
some kind of .eminder to. prove to
the world that hs was once cit
Iizenlof the earth?. ara "a In.
Not being able to answer in the az
hEnative, Illuok oyer.sthe silent city
and ask myself. Ia this the final end of
talI mankinG Is there no future in
which the vast thfong of people shall
again take active part? find an int-
nate principle speaking TO me which
says that they viii live again.
Having desire to learn more of the
future OF those who reside here. turn
to the wisdom of the. world for! light,
1 because the wisdom has been able to
grapple with many hidden secrets. I
ask her about death, what is death ?
She says 1t is leap in the dark. |
ask her If she can penetrate the dark
ness and fcYsa! IL as lis hidden Sc
efets? with nne grand sweep she darts
forth from planet to lianet, then delves
into the bowels of the earth and re-
turns with some wonderful revela-
tiona.
| Again ask her of death. and the
| future OF the inhabitants of this silent
city? She :Giis me il is enyeloped in
darkness.
T:e:G !! ask myself, is there no wis
dom by which we may know If there is
future destiny for those who seem
TO be resting here so peacefully? a
bright ray of light flashes up which
gives US hope of having the mystery
solved. Not by the wisdom of the
WORLD sbptbS the wisdom of one whom
the world would have us discard as an
imposter,. the one whoe laid the foun-
datton by which man may, arrive at
the truth, the one whom il is pleased
TO hide these things, from. the wise and
prudent, and hast revealed them unto
the babes, the one who travelled up ana
down doing wonderful works for the
lchildren OF men. the one who was able
To cure all manner OF diseases. Giving
slsht to the blind, causing the lame to
walk, the deaf to hear, the dumb to
speak, raised the dead Go life. and by
His command one came forth from
the grave claimed as Its victim, the
one who surrendered Himself into the
hands OF His enemies to do with Him
as they wished. They drove the spikes
through His hands and feet, nailine
water flowed fSa:- SSlA aeSIa5
Him to the cross, then with their spear
they pierced His side and blood and
water flowed from the wound. ~
His enemies being satisfied they l5ad
put an end 20 His career, suffered fis
friends to place His body In the gF1Sse.
When His enemies remembered the
words He spoke. and the poweF. He
manifested In life, doubts began! 10
arise in their mind as TO whetEgf they
had fully accomplished their hseose;
and to make At doubly sure that, He
should never again interiors WITH their
worldly affairs by teaching d6ctrine
that elashed with their mode bf king
money, they placed p trnst5d guard At
/, his grave The world rejai ca because
they had put an end 60 me man that
was turning the worfli nn sfGo down !:
Behold, their terror when he shook the
tearth and threw open the graves and
sent one OF His angels to roll the stone
back that rested on the grave so the
keepers could look Ifli and see that He
lwas not there. Wher hey looked they
were awe stricken End, became as dead
men. When they came to themselYes
some of them vert into the city and
told the chief pYttst sIl that was done
and the chief Ff4est and the elders
theld a caucus and, decided the best way
oat of the dilemma, was to hire those
men to tell j falsehood so they could
deceive the fAaeple, They gave the
soldiers large moAey To get them 10
say, Ills diseipl les came by nIRht. and
lstole Him away while we slept ]
can see Why thosa OF us who ar$ de-
termiued to do as We please detess