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Title: Nineteenth century miracles, or, Spirits and their work in every country of the earth : a complete historical compendium of the great movement known as "modern spiritualism"
Year: 1884 (1880s)
Authors: Britten, Emma Hardinge, d. 1899 Dadmun, John H., former owner. DLC Walrond, George W., inscriber. DLC Harry Houdini Collection (Library of Congress) DLC
Subjects: Spiritualism
Publisher: New York : Published by William Britten : Lovell & Co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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that death has no power upon him, that he lives and stands in our midst this very hour,
with all that made the man, and the added glory of life immortal, why should we weep or
sigh, or put on the weeds of mourning ? Why should we wish him back, or stay the hands
that lay away the garments in the grave, and leave the guardian angel of the home behind ?
Remembering all we do know of the shining seas our loved ascended brother is sailin
gover now, surely we can trust our Heavenly Father in the yet veiled realms of mystery
hidden from our yiew. " He doeth all things well," and though the golden bowl of mortal
life is broken, the silver cord of earthly duty loosed, the pitcher broken at the fountain
and the wheel broken at the cistern, we can bow and lean in calm submission, look back
in high emulation at the record of a well spent life, and forward with triumphant joy that
he's reached the goal, from which his loving hand will beckon us to follow onward. Oh,
niay the memory of this hour be ever green amongst us ! May the record he has made,

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HONB^LE S.S. JONES, CHICAGO, U.S.

NINETEENTH CENTURY MIRACLES. 469

the wealth of freight with which his ship of life was laden be a never dying remembrance
to us to strengthen us in the hour of trial ; encourage us to speed on amidst thorns and
briars to the goal of victory he has gained, until we meet and greet him in the land where
the angels have welcomed him with the glorious cry. Well done, thou good and faithful
servant, enter into the joy of thy Lord. And now it but remains to put away with all
reverence the faded garments an immortal soul has worn. Lay down to rest the crumbling
form of clay. With tender reverence give back to earth the pale, white form of earth.
Put out the earthly lamp ; he will not need it more. Quench the dying flame. Nor heat
shall burn nor biting frost consume the happy dwellers of the summer land. Let dust and
blossoms sleep in the tranquil grave, while the shining soul inhales the deathless perfume
of the flowers that bloom in the land of never setting suns. The last rites paid, the last

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