...witnessed an immense gain to manhood." "Humanity sweeps onward, where to-day the martyr stands. On Ihr morrow crouches Judas with the silver in his hands;...in front the cross stands ready and the crackling faggots burn, While the hooting mob of yesterday in silent awe return To glean up the scattered ashes...

...prophet-hearts hath burned Since the first man stood God-conquered with his face to heaven upturned. For Humanity sweeps onward: where to-day the martyr...up the scattered ashes into History's golden urn. Tis as easy to be heroes as to sit the idle slaves Of a legendary virtue carved upon our father's graves,...

...right, And the choice goes by for ever 'twixt that darkness and that light. For Humanity sweeps on ward; where to-day the martyr stands, On the morrow crouches...his hands ; Far in front the cross stands ready and (he crackling faggots burn. THE SWORD OF THE SPIRIT. While the hooting mob of yesterday in silent awe...

...the very "souls that stood alone While the men they agonized for hurled the cotumelious stone." But, "Humanity sweeps onward: Where today the martyr stands,...hands; Far in front the cross stands ready and the cracking fagots burn. While the hooting mob of yesterday in silent awe return To glean up the scattered...