Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1859-03-17
Original.
- For hs 0iviiian d T.legroph.
'sAnd I'm the Garden N New Sc
pulchre.'


Il iss distinguishing characteristic of tn,
Bible, that it abounds in those terss expires
rions, which are ever the stimuiants to Moaght
Perhaps there Is no sentence in the inspired
volume, which in some sense, may not be re.
gardod as q centre, around which cluster
many associations of an interesting, and in.
structivs character. While the leading do.
sign of the sentence may be to fortify som,
truth already stated, or to act as a preventiv,
agsinst some future misconception or error
In its subordinate significance 1t may also sug.
gest such thoughts, as are well adapted tc
verify the declaration of the apostle chat al
scripture is given by inspiration of God, and
is profitable for doctrine, for rsproof, for cor.
rection, for instruction in righteousness. y
Thlsric fullness in thought-gsrms, has doubt.
less much contributed to the high estimation
In which the Bible is held, as literary trea.
sure.
The primary design of the words quoted
above, that in the garden there was a new
sepulchro, seems to be to shcw the fulfilmen
of the prophecy in Isaiah concerning Christ
"Hc made his grave with the wicked, ant
with the rich in his death Isaiah liii-s). Tt
build a tomb for a person was mark of es.
teen and honor, and the fact that Jesus o.
Nazareth was buried in neio scpulchre is Q
striking fuIflmcnt of the prophetic descrip.
tion OF his burial. The fact, too, that this
new sepulchre was In garden also bears q
confrmatory relation to the prophecy. There
was potters-feld for the burial of strangers
and public cemeteries for the interment O
the people generally, but none except tn,
richer portion Of the community were able tc
hayo their burial places In garden. Nc
one who could have seen the "man of sor.
rows" as at the close Of day he toiled up ths
sleeps, of Olivet to spend Che night on tn,
mountain, would have thought that he, who
was thus rejected and despised among men
would after an gnominious crucifxion as a
common criminal, be laid in garden; q
place whero only the rich, and noble, coulc
''sleep their last sleep"
God in thus fulfilling prophecy so con.
trary to human expectation, eyinced, thai
His ways are not as our ways--that He it is
who disposes, and governs the minds Of men
and that it is principle of divine action, to
accomplish great results in the face of great
opposition. a
But whilst it was the primary design o.
this seemingly unimportant expression to show
The fulfillment of what has been foretold, th,
simple statement, that in tile garden there
was a asepulchre, suggests mournful them.
for contemplation. h9 .
Ths gardens mentioned in scripture took
their names from the prevalence of certain
trees IN them; thus they were termed tht
@garderof nuts" s"-the garden of pomegran.
atos"-the garden of olives" They wert
not located in the immediate vicinity Of the
residence of the owner. but were situated in
the suburbs, Belonging almost exclusively
to the Weather classes, they were adorned
with all that could render them attractive
and delightful. In them nature and art com.
bined, lent their aid to the enchantment O.
the senses. Pavilions, half bid in the luxu.
rant foliage, and tastefully decorated with
the embellishments of fancy, invited the ram.
bier to rest in their shady serlusion, while the
music Of the streams, a. they glided ripping
along their banks Of bright yerdnre, and thu
dancing of tho cascades, as they played il
the sunshine. gavs lie md animation to th'
scene. Banqustu alst were sometimes sivu