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The national grief; its cause and its lesson
Author: The National Grief ; Its Cause and Its Lesson
Author: J.H. CaldwellThe National Grief; Its Cause and Its Lesson
Author: J. H. CaldwellPublisher:
ISBN: 9781330543788
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 20
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Excerpt from The National Grief; Its Cause and Its Lesson: A Sermon on the Death of President Garfield, Preached in the M. E. Church, Dover, Del;, Sept; 25, 1881 The following in either direction may be with alacrity by some, but languidly by others, until the two parties gradually approach and are only separated by a faintly discernable line. Still there are only two great parties, the righteous and the wicked. Now there are many occasions in human history and many events in which the two parties, with all their varying hues and all their shades of differences, are united in a common object, a common interest, a common struggle, a common sorrow. And so we find it now. The worst men in our nation, in common with the best, are struck dumb with horror at the appalling crime which robbed us of our late President, and are overwhelmed with the same grief, wearing the same tokens of sorrow, using the same epithets of regret or of indignation, expressing the same sympathy and condolence and moved by the same spontaneous impulses. What we find among ourselves, we see only with less intensity among all the civilized peoples of the globe. Notably so in Great Britain, but appreciably so in all other enlightened nations. How can we account for it? On this ground: "God hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation." In a word, the nations of mankind, despite race, language, institutions and religion, are one humanity, influenced by like motives, moved by like impulses, swayed by like hopes, fears and aspirations. This is an argument for the unity of the race that ought to sweep into oblivion all the speculations that have been arrayed against it. Estimating the human inhabitants of the globe at a billion and a quarter, one twenty-fifth of the whole number reside within the limits and under the jurisdiction of the United State. The population is composed of various nationalities and races, is characterized by different religious ideas, some of which are irreconcilably hostile to each other, is taught in different schools of politics, and educated under systems widely differing from one another, so that it presents a heterogeneous aspect scarcely paralleled in any other part of the globe. Nevertheless, there is apparent, and in practical operation throughout all the States and Territories of this wonderful republic, a mighty principle of homogeneity. What does it mean? It means just what we now realize more fully than ever before - that the nations of the earth, of whatever form of government, whether republic, limited monarchy, or absolute despotism, have been constrained to look upon ours with undisguised wonder and profound respect. A stricken President touches all the nations, and the tender chords of sympathy vibrate to the ends of the earth. An Orphean hand touches the harpstring, and the dirge is heard beyond the seas and across the continents, while the nations bow with uncovered heads as we consign the mortal dust of a great ruler to the silence of the shadowy tomb. It means more - for during the eighty days of languishing and wasting, of bitter pain and domestic anguish, of patient suffering and national solicitude, society lay as calm and quiet as an infant sleeping upon its mother's breast. There was no tumult, no insurrection, no boisterous rabble clamoring for redress of imaginary grievances, no disturbances but such as are common in the most tranquil times. The Ship of State rode gallantly on a peaceful sea; no war save the border Indian troubles; no delay in the transportation of mails; no friction in any of the Departments of Government; no closing of the courts or delay of justice through all the weary weeks of the Nation's one tender and pathetic concern.
Notes on Grief
Author: Chimamanda Ngozi AdichiePublisher: Knopf
ISBN: 0593320816
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 44
Book Description
From the globally acclaimed, best-selling novelist and author of We Should All Be Feminists, a timely and deeply personal account of the loss of her father: “With raw eloquence, Notes on Grief … captures the bewildering messiness of loss in a society that requires serenity, when you’d rather just scream. Grief is impolite ... Adichie’s words put welcome, authentic voice to this most universal of emotions, which is also one of the most universally avoided” (The Washington Post). Notes on Grief is an exquisite work of meditation, remembrance, and hope, written in the wake of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's beloved father’s death in the summer of 2020. As the COVID-19 pandemic raged around the world, and kept Adichie and her family members separated from one another, her father succumbed unexpectedly to complications of kidney failure. Expanding on her original New Yorker piece, Adichie shares how this loss shook her to her core. She writes about being one of the millions of people grieving this year; about the familial and cultural dimensions of grief and also about the loneliness and anger that are unavoidable in it. With signature precision of language, and glittering, devastating detail on the page—and never without touches of rich, honest humor—Adichie weaves together her own experience of her father’s death with threads of his life story, from his remarkable survival during the Biafran war, through a long career as a statistics professor, into the days of the pandemic in which he’d stay connected with his children and grandchildren over video chat from the family home in Abba, Nigeria. In the compact format of We Should All Be Feminists and Dear Ijeawele, Adichie delivers a gem of a book—a book that fundamentally connects us to one another as it probes one of the most universal human experiences. Notes on Grief is a book for this moment—a work readers will treasure and share now more than ever—and yet will prove durable and timeless, an indispensable addition to Adichie's canon.
National Grief, and Some of Its Uses. A Sermon [on Ps. Xxxix. 10] Preached ... December 23rd, 1861, Being the Day of the Burial of His Royal Highness the Prince Consort
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Author: Philip HEDGELANDThe National Union Catalog, Pre-1956 Imprints
Author: Library of CongressPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Catalogs, Union
Languages : en
Pages : 712
Book Description
The Lesson Commentary of the International Sunday-school Lessons
Author: The National Tragedy
Author: William James PotterThe National Baptist Sunday School Lesson Commentary of the International Lessons for 1908
Author: Richard Henry BoydPublisher:
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Category : Bible
Languages : en
Pages : 412
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Open to Hope
Author: Gloria HorsleyPublisher: Open to Hope
ISBN: 9781945549106
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
Languages : en
Pages : 416
Book Description
Whether a death is sudden or anticipated, losing a loved one shakes us to our very core, destroying our belief in a just, safe, and predictable world. Grief often changes us quickly both physically and mentally. It is like being kidnapped and suddenly transported to a foreign land without luggage, a passport, or the language to make sense of what's happening. Even if you have a road map for getting through the pain and anguish, you still have to take the trip. The purpose of this book is to help you find threads of hope that will assist your recovery and help you carry on. By sharing inspirational stories, personal experiences, and professional advice from contributors to theOpen to Hope website, we trust that you will be comforted and inspired by learning how others dealt with their losses, what they saw as roadblocks, and how they handled them as well as what it has taken for them to not only survive, but thrive. We want to help you resume leading the life that you were meant to live--a life of satisfaction and one driven by a belief in your own personal power for change.