The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1845-06-16
Moral and Religious.
WARYAT TIFF sEPULCHRE.
HY KRUMsGAcHER.

Mary eoalnuss 10 weep, sb1adOaiOg berss!f 10 her
grief That which row haPPsas, v,y brethren, y0a
must imagine for yosrsslvss-I Is sOi Tor 10 ssriye
to adorn the simple narrative Of The Evangelist with
the flowers OF speech. to dsPies 4 scene which IN
deed FAR sarPasses the power Of hsmIH description
Two words Only were uttered; oao by our Lord and
the other BY Mary. This is the whole seenei but the
heats which overflow in these words, the holy rap
which they enkindle, the ocean OF joy and love
which they comprehend the heaven OF peace and de-
light which they diseOse-thOse are what are indis-
cnbAbe The glowing pen OF a se!aPh would not
suffice to do them justice Bat why do we say ser
Aph for pardOned sinner could far better venture
to attempt it. Mary weeps; suddenly she starts as
out or dream! What is this! she Is called by
"Maryl" rssounds in her ears, and cold SILVER
runs through her limbs. But why is thisl She hears
a voice which sounds like his voice; il ia these
tones in these soft accents nc used address her.
Trembling she looks around into the grave bot there,
there no her right. but she beholds nothing
"Can il have been the Gardner7" And as she thus
thinks, she turns round and looks upon BIN; she
looks, and looking again. yes yes il is tho gardner
o Mary, compose myself collect thy thoughts, and
sink not altogether under the weight or thy sBTPrse
She sees in the gardner Him who dead, but who
nov lyes and once more she beholds her lost para
disc, for the man who brings salvation, and who is
the realization other deAres. hopes, is restored
20 her! Her poor heart sinks under the weight of
sneh overwhelming emotion She falls down, her
feet give away, her knees can no longer support her,
and she breaks forth into cry Of mingled tenderness
devotion, as,onishmeni and rapture, "Rabboni! my
Lord and my GOd'' Sly brethren, ask me not to
describe this scene; ell comprehended in tho heart
faif ID spab ,rd
language can add no moro. If we say that when
Mary heard her name pronounced, il seemed TO her
like vessel richly freghted with consolation sailing
towards her, and a seal and pledge OF her etern-
al safety and happiness il will but give faint idea
OF what tho word 'Mary''as uttered by our Lord |
expressed. We may with confidence say thu, Mag |
dslene, ! blessed saint in heaven, still remem- |
bers the joyful movement when the Prince Of life, |
besides the empty tomb, called her, "Nary"' and |
when the angels strike their golden harps she still
thinks in her heart, "Sweetly this sounds, does
moi sound like Mary" Yes, in order to compre-
bend all tina, this little word eIpressed,we mus, have
seen the glance with which our Lord accompanied it;
tho eyes OF unut,erable grace and compassion with
which he locked down upon her; the sunny splendor
Of love which Ehone in his gOried features, and the
heaven Of salvation and JOY which beamed from his
countensnce, must have heard the sweetness OF !
the tones in which he spake, and felt the waiting Of
the breath which accompanied his words; these, and
may other things must have behed and expert |
enced ere have the fainiesl idea OF what the
word "Mary" was, uttered by Jesus risen from |
the tomb. And the reply Of hngdaene "Rabboni!'' |
who can fsthom the depths or us meanng' Words |
would fail 10 describe the Joy which il expressed in
H. the devoui establishment, the unutersble tender
meas. and the full and free giving up Of the heart
which accompanied il; il seems though, noiwiih-
standing all endeayors. we never could penetrate
beyond the surface OF the deep thoughts and feelings
which comprised in the one little word, Grab
boni." There sounds which echoes from
the realms Of eternal life which awaken in the soul
longing for lis home above, and blissfu conceptions
ofa futurity beyond the grave; but these sounds
not DO expressed in human words. The Saviour re-
joices because his work is completed; while the
lamb Of his fold reoices because she is once near
him, and is assured of pence and salvation; and she
inquiries no concerning either earth or heaven,
because he has been restored her who transforms
avery place which he enters into paradise. II is
as though one had dreamed that he stood the brink
ofthe sea, watching the progress of little vessel
which contains all he holds dear, wife, children,
and friends. Suddenly storm arises; the waves of |
the roar; the little vessel toters and capszes; it
sinks into the abyss along with all that is contained
in It. This is the mans dream; and the scene takes
place wildly before him, that he believes it TO be
reality. With cry ofteror he awakens, and tTem-
bling looks around him; when 10! he bebods all his
treasures unframed; be becomes aware that ii was
only gloomy vision which alarmed him; feeling of |
gadness takes possession Of hs heart and he shouts
and reIoices. a2ssa
THE NoBLER AND GREATER MOTIVE.