aker advanced
nearer to the cross and addressed a few words to the people:

"My dear brothers and sisters, in accordance with our usual custom, we
visit to-day our beautiful cemetery, not to mourn for our dead, but to
rejoice that our Lord has risen from the grave to give us eternal life;
for with Him shall rise all those who follow in His holy footsteps here
below. Therefore, as we put not on the garb of mourning, let us not
grieve in our hearts when we think of our loved ones who have gone home
before us, but clasp each other's hands and be glad together, that
through the blessed Redeemer such happiness has been vouchsafed to
them. For His sake, and for the preservation of the true faith, the
Moravians wandered forth from their fatherland, forsaking the wealth
and luxuries of this world; but they took with them that which was more
precious than all else, the pure, unadulterated truths of the Gospel,
and sought a new country, in which they might dwell, and preserve their
religion forever. In the wilds of a strange land they found a
resting-place; and in the community were retained the old statutes and
laws, the old forms of worship, the old brotherly love and kindness,
which from the earliest period had characterized them. From this
little seed-corn which was then planted, the Moravians have spread out
their branches into all parts of the world. Let us remain faithful to
the principles which united our forefathers; let us ever hold sacred
the religion for the sake of which they suffered, and to which they
firmly adhered, in spite of persecution and peril. Hold fast brotherly
love! Forgive and bear with one another in love, sacrifice yourselves
for love's sake, suffer and die, in charity with all men,--then are you
true disciples of the Lord. Amen!"

The preacher's voice ceased, and the congregation devoutly echoed his
"Amen." After a short pause the assembly broke up, with hearty
hand-shakings and joyful greetings. In little groups of twos and
threes they rambled through the beautiful grounds where the loved ones
were laid to rest. The members of the fraternity, as they conversed in
low but cheerful tones, bore a close resemblance to one another in the
quiet simplicity of their attire. There was no pretension to ornament
or style; cleanliness seemed the only adornment sought for, and it
certainly did reign supreme. The women and girls wore small,
close-fitting white caps, the different-colored ribbons on