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are loyal to-day, and if a foreign
loe should try to set its foot on
this country byway of intimidation
or conquest, I believe the forces of
McClellan and Beauregard, Bragg
and Gary, Grant and Lee, would
come [shoulder to shoulder, the
blue and the gray, and the guns of f or the dead men of the North,
Forts Hamilton'and Pickens and
Sumter would join in one great
chorus of thunder and flame. The
fact is that in this country wc
have had a big family fight, and if plosion oi mines mid gunpowdei
a neighbor should come in and try
to interfere, you know what the
result would be. Husband and
wife in a contest, the
Cane, and the other with a broom
stick—let an intcrmeddlcr come in
and he 'gets all the advantage of
both cane and broomstick ! 1
have sometimes thought that the
North and South will never under
stand each other until the ap
proach of a common enemy makes
a common cause. God forbid that
Charleston on lire; Chambers*
burg on fire; Columbia, South
Carolina, on lire; Richmond on
fire. And 1 saw Ellsworth fall,
and Lx on fall, and McPherson
fall, and Bishop 2’olk fall, and
Stonewall Jackson fall. And 1
saw hundreds of grave-trenches
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SABBATH SCHOOL CELEBA-
TlCN, MAY 6, i88o,
WELCOME HYMN.
gashes across the land, the one
!• unite our hearts and voices
In a song of joy and praise;
Each one gather’d here rejoices,
And a welcome note we raise.
tile other for the dead men of
the youth. And my car as well
as my eye was quickened, and 1
heard the tramp, tramp of enlis
ting armies, and 1 heard the ex
magazines, and the crash of for
tification walls, and the “swamp
angel,” and the groan of dying
hosts falling across the pulseless
one with a heart of other dying hosts; and
1 saw still furl tier out, and I
saw on the banks of the Penob
sot, and the Oregon, and the
Ohio, and the Hudson, and the
Roanoke, and Yazoo, and the
Alabama, widowhood and or
phanage and childlessness-
some exhausted in grief and
others stark mad, and I said :
‘•Enough, enough have 1 seen
into the past from the top of
that day should come. But if Lookout [{Mountain O! God
Refrain.
Welcome, welcome, singing welcome wel
come, here,
Welcome, welcome, singing welcome, wel
come bore.
2. Gladly, gladly now wc greet thee,
And a hearty welcome bring;
Teachers, children, joy to meet tlice,
And a loving welcome sing.—Ref.
3. Now to God, our Heavenly Father,
Thanks from grateful hearts we raise;
He has kepi us safe from danger,
Let us gladly sing his praise.—Ref.
4. May we all when life is over,
Gather in that heavenly land,
Where no farewell words arc spoken
’Mid the holy joyous hand.—Ref.
foundation of much as
Wilke these
show me I lie fut ure.” And stan
ding there it was revealed to me
Ana I looked out, and 1 saw
great populations from the North
moving South, and great popu
lations from the South moving
North, and I found that their
footstepi obliterated the hoot
marks of the war chargers, And
1 saw the angel of the Lord of
Hosts standing in the national
cemeteries, trumpet in hand, ns
to Sly, ‘‘I will
soldiers from their
long encampment-” And I look
ed and 1 saw such snowy har
vests of cotton and such golden
harvests of corn, as I had never
imagined; and 1 found that the
earthworks were down, and the
gun carriages down/ and J saw
the rivers winding through tin
valleys, making letter “S” after
letter “S”—no more “S” for
-lianie, "S" for salvation ; and as
1 saw that all the weapons ot
war were turned into Agricultu
ral implements, 1 was alarmed,
and siid, “Is this sul'e^” S'tand
ing there on the top of Lookout
mountain, I was so Hear heaven
that I heard voices which Bonn
way slipped from the gate, and
ami tliey^ sang: “Nation shall
not lift up sward against nation,
neither shall they learn war
any more!” And I recognized
the two voices.
They were the voices of
two Chris'ian soldiers who fell
at Shiloh ; the one a Federal,and
the other a Confederate—they
were brothers.
foreign depotisms think there is in
our Government no cohesion, no
centripcna! force, they have only
to test it. Instead of iiic thirteen
original colonics, wc own from
ocean to ocean; but that is no
sign of lack of govermential grip.
By steam and electricity the Gov
ernment is under more speed and
easy control now than it was at
the start. At the
the Government it took and official
document three weeks to cross the
country; now it takes two minutes-
San Francisco and Galvestion and
Dcs Moines arc to-day nearer
Washington than Richmond was
then. There never has been a
day of more thorough consolida
tion and unity than now. Would
that the people [all appreciated it.
You sec the whole impression of
my Southern journey was one of
encouragement. The great masses
of the people are right. If half a
dozen politicians at the South
Would only consent to die, there
would be no more sectional acri-
moncy. You sec it is a mere case
for undertakers! If they will bury
out of sight these few demagogues
we will pay all the expenses of cat
afalque and epitaph, and ofa brass
band to play the ‘‘Rogue’s March!"
In time, under God, this will all be
settled. The generation that fob
lows us will not share in the anti
pathies and the bellicose spirit of
their ancestors, and they will stand
in amazement at thc'Jstate of things
which made the national cemete
ries at Murfreesboro and Gcttys-
burk and richmond an awful pos..
sibility.
Week before last -I took a car
riage and wound up Lookou
Mountain. Up, tip, up ! (stand
ing there on tip-top-rock, I saw
five States of the Union. Scene
stupendous and overwhelming !
One almost is disposed to take off
his hat in the presence of what
seems to be the grandest prospect
on this continent. There is Mis'
sionary Ridge, the beach against i
which the red billows of Feder-j
aland Confederate courage surg-A R b i bl i At L L o,
ed and broke. There are t In*j
Blue Mountains of North and
South Carolina. With strain of
vision, there is Kentucky, then
is Virginia. At our feet Cattan-
ooga and Chickatnauga, the pro
nunciation of which proper
names will thrill ages to come
with thoughts of valor and des
peration and agony. Looking
each way and anyway from tlm
top of that mountain,earth works
earthworks—the beautiful Ten-
jiesspe winding through the val
ley. makiug letter “S” after let
ter ‘ 8,” as if that letter stood
for ‘ ‘shame”that brothers sho uld
have gone into massacre with
each other while God and nat
ure looked on.
f have stood on Mount Wash
ington, and on the Sierra Neva-
des, on the Alps, but I never
saw so far as from the top of
Lookout Mountain. Why, sirs
ITooked^back seventeen years,
and I saw rolling up the side of
that mountain the smoke ot
Hooker’s storming party, while
the foundations of eternal rock
quaked with the cannonade,
Four years of internecine strife
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ADDRESS,
Edwin Harris
MANSIONS OF LIGHT.
Oh, say have you heard of the mansions
of light
<hir Saviour lias gone to prepare?
W here falls not a cloud or a shadow of
r Mgl't;
1 hov tell us, no sorrow is there.
Oil, yes, we have heard of the mansions
so bright,
And free from all sorrow and care;
Our Saviour, the Lamb, is the glory and
light,
1 he children of Zion are there.
Chorus.
’Tis a home where flie weary mnv rest,
The beautiful home of the blest; "
Oh, come, wo are bound for the man
sions of light,
The beautiful homo of the blest.
Oh, where is that city whose portal of
gold
Are opened by night and by day?
The city whose splendor can never he
told,
"Whose pleasures will never decay?
’Tis yonder, where joyful spirits mayfly,
Beyond where the bright, planets roll;
Above the clear arch of the blue ether
sky,
The beautiful homo of the soul.—Clio.
SABBATH CHIMES.
1. Tripping lightly, tripping o’er the ver
dant lawn,
Gladly haste we on our way,
To the music of the chiming hells, ouch
mom
Of the precious Sabbath day,
Songs of gladness we will sing,
With voices tuned iti harmony;
Songs of love in honor of our Saviour,
King,
Happy children we.
Chorus,
Chiino, chime on,
Merry, merry Sabbath hells, chime on;
Chime, chime on,
Merry, merry Sabbath bells.
’Tis a happy greeting that awaits us
where
Teachers true, we love so dear,
A\ itli a kindly int’rest in our soul’s
welfare,
Speak to us in words of cheer,
Oil, ’tis love that fills each heart,
And leads our feet unto the place
Where the faithful Christian meets us
to impart
Messages of grace.—Ono.
Hasten children, hasten while the bells
chime on,
Calling you to Sunday school;
Listen to the story of a Saviour horn:
Learn to keep the golden rule.
Learn there, too, that Jesus died
From endless woe thy soul to save;
To the rugged cross was. nailed ancl cru
cified;
Triumph o’er the grave.—Cuo.
ADDESS,
Benny Gilmore
ONE BY
ONE.
homeward from
any
saw the events: Norfolk Navy-
yard on fire; Fort Sumter on Tire-
re 'sale cheap.
j gt
every land
One by one, one by one;
As weary, their feet touch the shining
strand:
Yes, one by one,
Their brows arc enclosed in a golden
Crown;
Their travel stained garments are all
laid down,
And, clothed in white raiment, they
rest in the mead
Where Jesus doth love his saints to lead
Chorus.
Gathering home, gathering home,
Crossing the river one by one: *
Gathering home, gathering home:
Yes, one by one.
2. Ere resting they pass thro’ the toil and
strife
One by one, one by one;
Thro’ waters of death ere they enter life-
Y cs, one by one,
To come are the Hoods of the river still
While wending their way to the heav
enly hill.
To others the waves o’erflow fiercely
and wild. J
But rest will be given the undefiled.-Ciio
3. And we, too, shall come to the river side
One by one, one by one;
We Ye nearer its waters each eventide:
1 es, ono by one.
We hear the great roar of death’s chil
ly stream,
Ever and anon thro’ life’sfov’rish dream
But Jesus will point out the bright silv’-
ry strand
And lead us lln-o’ storms to peaceful
land.—Clio.
SUMMER LAND.
1 Beyond this land of parting, losing and
imd leaving,
bar beyond the losses, darkening this,
Ami tar beyond the taking and the be-
reavi ng
Lies the summer land of bliss.
Refrain;
Land beyond, so fair and bright,
Land beyond, where is no night,
Summer Land, («od is its light.
Oh, happy Summer Land of bliss!
2. Beyond this land of toil ing,sowing and
reaping,
b nr beyond the shadows, darkening this,
And far beyond the sighing moaning
and weeping,
Lies the summer land of bliss.—Ref s 1
* N 5
3. Beyond this land of sinning, fainting
and falling,
1’ i’ 1 ’ beyond the douhtings,darkening this,
Ami tar beyond the griefs and dangers
befalling,
Lies the summer land of bliss.—Ref.
4. Beyond this land of waiting, seeking
and sighing,
Far beyond t lie sorrows, darkening this
And far beyond the pain and sickness',
and dying,
Lies the summer land of bliss.—Ref.
ADDRESS,
Thos Hyman
()NWARD, (TIRISTIAN SOLDIERS
1. Onward Christian soldiers, .
(Inward to the fight,
Hold the banner firmly,
Battle for the right!
Hold the cross of Jesus,
As your banner high,
Never must you falter,
Never must you fly.
Chorus.
Onward, Christian soldier,
Onward to the tight,
1 Fold the banner firmly,
Battle for the right;
Hold the banner firmly,
Hold the banner firmly,
Hold the banner firmly,
Battle for the right.
2. Jesus is our Captain,
And we’ll surely win,
If we do his bidding,
We may conquer sin,
. Clad iu heav’nly armour,
We’ll o’ercome the foe,
Triumph o’er the tempt’er,
Jesus tells us so.—Clio.
3. Then when warfare’s over,
When the fight is done,
When the foes are vanquished,
When the victory’s Avon,
Laying down your armor,
Clad in snowy white,
You shall reign with Jesus,
In eternal night.—Clio.
ONLY AN ARMOUR-BEARER.
1. Only an armour-bearer, proudly I stand,
Waiting to follow at the King’s com
mand;
Marching if “onward” shall the order he,
Standing by my Captain, serving faith
fully.
Chorus.
Hear ye the battle cry! ‘Forward,’the call!
See! the faltering ones! backward they fall.
Surely the Captain may depend on me,
Though but an armour-bearer I may be.
Surely the Captain may depend on me,
Though but an armour-bearer I rnay^e.
2. Omy an armour-bearer, noAvin the field
Sfd? mng 1,olmet * s / vord > and
Waiting to hear the thrilling battle cry
Ready then to unsAver, ‘Master, here am 1 !
Giro,
3. Only an armour-bearer, yet may I share
Glory immortal,and a bright crown wear
V 1 t] ' e battle, to my trust I’m true
Mine shall be the honors in the Grand
Kcvioaw—Cuo.
ADDRESS,
George Evans.
REJOICE AND BE GLAD.
1. Rejoice and be glad!
The Redeemer has come!
Go look on lli.s cradle,
IIis cross, and Ilia ton’ll).
Chorus.
nis , l )rai8c ‘ s > tell the story
Of Him avIio was slain;
■ Sound His praises, tell with gladness
lie livetli again. »
2. Rejoice and lie glad!
It is sunshine at last!
The clouds have departed,
Iho shadoAvs arc past.—Clio.
6. Rejoice and he glad!
b or our King is on high,
lie plcadeth for us on
His throne in the sky.—Chorus.
7- Rejoice and he glad!
For lie cometh again;
He cometh in glory,
Hie Lamb that was slain.—Clio.
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