The New York herald., 1874-04-06
NEW YORK HERALD MONDAY APRIL g. l874-TR1pLE SHEET.

were embodied the choicest imagery and graces OF
sacred eloquence, bade his audience OF 1000 souls
reloice with him and be glad that the saviour OF
uvity captive" Having read the gospel OF the
dsyGMark, XVI. 1.-the Doctor spoke in substance
"You seek Jesus OF Nazareth, who was crucIned :
ne 10 risen; he Is not here" During the past
week the Church OF God put away her ornaments,
vened ner works or art and hushed the song OF
ine "Glorla;" while her priests, adopting the
language OF jeremiah, sung In piaintiye strains
tne dlrge or the Son OF God. But to-day the church
puts on her best and borrows from nature and arc
TO celebrate w0rthily the fundamental mystery Of
onristianlty. Jesus OF Nazareth who was eruci-
ned Is risen; he ls not here" Let Us seek him no
longer in the charne house OF mere human inteili-
gence; put let US rejoice and be glad as, with the
del1ed humanity seated lat the right hand Of
the Father.n
In the cofnmemoration OF this mystery we md .
difficulty. On 'ths blessed morning He mas come
10 give US light II we please 10 put ourselves III
w d ms r S s o
after ate Rnnowedge OF the mysteries o mans crea
Son hss sf ae nd HIS SnS 0fsnssn s%ss
"the way, the truth ana the liie," and He
established His title to these divine attributes by
rejoice over the triumph of Christ who has in Ills
sacred humanity bowed the heavens to kiss the
na%su wsu aa sSe sscond pnGn persoa
IN the Blessed Trinity, raised the earth
laI ABOVE the thrones OF the cherubm and SER
aphinl Let US be CHAD and rejoice that the Chris
tlan iatth ia built on such o foundation. A man
procaimed Himself God, ana by His resurre ectiOn
Rave lndispntabie proof that He spoke truly when
He sald, ''fhe Father and are One." We, who
are brothers Of such man and children OF such
rather, have right to be glad.
me church, the spouse OF Christ, cannot forget
tue DrOKen heart which gave her birth, and the
DloOd ana water from which, as the fathers say,
sprang 10rth the new and better Eve, the Church
0l G0d His mystic body, Of which, according to
tne great apostle we are members, Christ
comes, as 1t were, from alar, with the
trophies OF HIS glorious victory over death fresh
on HIS brow, and His spouse, the Church, decks
nersell out, and combining with her own charms
e sae beauties beauties OF nature and art comes to meet
her Divine Founder and greet Him as the Almighty
captive "the grim monster' who exercises
supreme control over the entire human race. And
she invites her children to join IN the trlumpnai
procession which has come down the ages,
accompanied by bands OF martyrs and COMES
s0rs. Let US then be glad and re-
J0lce, and mingling our prayers and hymns
with the peans OF the Church triumphant, do meet
honor to hs festival OF festivals and solemnity OF
solemnlties." And do Thou, Lord, seated In
Thy place at the right hand Of Thy Father, this
countless people bless; bless them through the lips
and at the hands OF Thy preacher and priest with
powerful benedlcti0n. Make good Thine own
words, and draw US al, draw all things, to Thysef
Make them 10 love Thee and love Oneanother Tor Thy
dear sake. Let the light OF Thy rising shine ever
upon our minds, and amid all the mseries OF our
pilgrim lives let us ever be gaddened by the sun
shine Of Thy countenance.