New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-03-29


sepnlrber wncn they were waIching rolled from It's
place, under the resistloss momentum or lnv'sIos
the seal which represented IT, angelic warrior TOOK
his seat upon the prosrated stone, ana the empty
10 ub opened its mouth wide before them DO you
wonder that the aifrighiei men of war hedt Verify.
Omuipotence was awakng from SUMMER D9aua h ~
asleep on ruins, aud now It's triumph suffered
eternal overthrow the dead Christ Was SMASHING MIN
Ght, tue Of Joseph was TRANSPORTED nto Tue "a
wilton of Divine royalty aud the dead Christ OF Nazareth
WAS declared to the Son OF God with power accord
ing to the spirit OF holiness by tue resurrection from t1e
dead" No wonder that they flew In every dlIeeuon
The greatest miracle or Christianity had been wrought
their eyes. and IL had been greater wonder
sIill mad they been aple to look coolly 90. oo =,
That, my friends, was not within the province oi
mortality For angel OF the Lord descending out OF
heaven came ana rolled away tn1 and his ramen
white as snow and for fear OF nun tue Keepers
their consciousness they from their proslraton
aud Fastening 10 headquarters reported an tha' h
from those who mad them their solitary trust,
and the whole matter was hnshed up . on t a%
duy Ills disciples by night and stole MIN away.
Such creduhy, caumny and infamy carries us own
take iuto the account mat the OF death was
metod out to Roman soldier incxoraDy. wnen io Vr
strau gled the lie Ia their own thrOats. ,o,
There were different appariiions OF our Lor N o
OF His dscIples expected nun to from the dead on
that morning. AuOug the things which they iount ~
the most diucu 10 believe very last was nat ne
shonII 6e AL all much less could they thuk tnat ne
would from the dead. Ihelr Whoo cohuu., -, ~
akIng bm daring his last contest, the FACT tndt tne
women mad made large preparations Tor completing .uo
em0aming OF his body Gu sunday morning. anu .io
incredntY the reality of mis- resurrection wheh IL
was not only attested bv credible witnesses, but Dy
their own also. show how entirely unprepareu
they were such result. Then again. IL Is very re-
maTkabe fact that tue Eyangelists give US no unit
that the mother OF Jesus aud her son ever met
again after he had her into Tue charge oi
the Apostle John as he hung upon the cross we are
expressly told that the ether Mary" who accompanied
MARY Magdaiene TO the sepulchre on the MOI ming OF
this Gay was :" the mother OF James" Aud sun
another thing relates 10 the length OF time which Jesus
lay ia the grave. Our Lord had determined that ques-
by reference TO tne sign Of the Prophet Jona ny
tue declaration That Tie temple OF MS OO0y mlgut V1
Destroy ed," but that in three days he would rebuild
1t, aud several other occasions he had SAID that
on tie third day after LIS death ne should rise again
before sunset Friday evening" and eitit very early
Sunuay morning. as we should designate une SO
lBerreu for about thc space Of say from 80
40 TulS would be part Of the day Gu FRIDAY,
day he died. at the ninth, hour, the wnoie
VI the day Saturday beginning with SHUTDOWN on FIJI
day ng al, and much OF Sunday eldpsed between
shutdown Saturday night aud the dawnns vi Tue Jay
tue morning. THESE two nights aud tIe whole oi
the Intervening day formed part Of turee days WHICH,
according d mode OF spoaAing common among the
JoWs, Drought his resurrection ON the third day.
Ihey frequently reckon portions, both OF days ahd years
II they were the whole OF those periods Now let us
follow the order of events for the day
Mary Magdaieues breast is III "A tumult OF love ana
whcn utters Itself III sODs and tears and yet her
courage intreplty ana proiDpttude were JUST as
marked her disq llet. Az tudt NOM ~ sue heafd
footsteps behind her. and turning to look through her
tears u stranger. whom TOOK 10 be JoSepHs
gardener having cOnc tuus early IN the morning 10 90
ms WORK. sLs paid but htUe attention TO him. II
Jos phi himself mad been there she might have queS
hm ABOUT tue removal OF the body whlcl he iad
begged Ii voice fu OI sweet, human - mpathy such
angels cannot utter the russetcad aDOrer SAID 70
her. Woman. way Weepest tDOui whom seekest thouf
Th.s sy,Tpatny only Increased her agony, wheh uer
ychemenoc Ddrst forth i'll tue ptable eXciamttioh'
ON. SIR If thoG hast taked Him away, tell me where
thou hast Litd Him, and viii bear Him away" Tae
SIMPLE patlOs oil her appeal is wonderful; every WOfd
tremDl,s with intense devotion, 80 bind 50 hup yeV
aress They seem 10 mean that Jesus was In every
body's way while Ho lived, ana IL now He was not
welcome 10 this IIch mans tomb, Dat must DC taken 10
Obscure and Ices inviting place, where HIS poor
ASHES could rest IN peace let me Know, ana VIII nhd
qac spot Tor HIM. wnere for once lie VIII DC Tree
IRON S,ric, and where L can weep my lie
away upon His cold breast TLe loving, myster-
GUS gardener said TO her, MARY" All the har-
MONIES OF Heaven thrll IN mat voice. she has
heard That old, kind tone before. Seven doyAS
had ad from her heart before It's penetrating ten.
dcrncss! Bat cannot be! Is 1t hei Aud aiiye
Heaven bursts INTO the dark heart. 1t Is he Tue
transition l. great her heart Will break for Her
transport cries Tor sneer relief, "Rdtdon 90 my
MIster" Aud she lies speeches. al HIS wounded Feet
hcr Transports are suIgDe tniouen noi So' 90 u ,
uio of ecsacy Her hearts problem Is solved the
moment her seIpOsSessiOn returns. nave some
Inlug 1--we Tor - her heart 81 Will cling TO
Hun nov Ii 90 not hold Hun last lie VIA depart from
viii never leave Hun, but forever hoid Hun last
aud batne feet vita my tears"
Now Jesus SAID to her, Touch me not; for have
aud my COZ aud your Col" Mnen she heard MS she
work aud has WORK sweet ths for me Also
tiue Tor To be OBTAINING IIm here at the mouth
feet That would be selfish inoeed!" 50 she
Lovingly acquiesced III Ills wishes 10 become the bearer
pies, as they mJuIned aud wtpt, according 10 mans
account, she cred out 10 them IN That Rapture winch
every believing bcdt for nearly 1907 years,
81 nave seen tue LJrd!' But "they, When tncy heard
that He alive aud had been seen OI her, believed
nOt." IDis Was His second appalItou. Tue tblrd
appearance OF Jesus that dos was sonIewhefe toward
noon, wAen He appeared ~ Peter None OF tue Evan
gtlsts sie the pa ticurs vi tn. interview. Bat Paul
s-ys: tie was seen OF CepEas. then OF the Twelve"
Luke tells US That wien the Twelve met on hit evening
Etf gfI
10 each other this: fHo L0rI IS ioen Indeed, and
mas appeared 10 SmOn!" But our Lord vas eight
isagiIsn miles from Jerusalem that afternoon, the lar
erencc Is tnat lilo nad HAD IL nrSt resurrection Inter
view Peter forenoon before He lett Jvrus.
We KNOW that Jesus anxious To communicate
with Peiet after HIS resurrection He had SAID to aim
at suppertdDc, "What do thou shalt know here
Alter Again, aC the same table, wnen Peter protested
deatbleSs aegidnce to HIM. lie sald I1e sheep snail
be scattered bat after am will 10 before you
that He would be true and faithful TO him as II he
had been strong and faultless. Alter aln rlsen as
soon as leave the dead, will see thee" lie was
about To cross dark river, Tut lie could foresee HIM
sell on the otner sde and safely back again. When tue
shepherd came back he would regtner the scattered
sheep. When lie awOke TO OF life IN tae tomb,
me very first person whom lie seems 10 have
% Peter Tor He appears 10 have lett u message
vita the angel for tue or fisherman The angel said
TO the wOnen Jesus IS NOV here He is risen; 70 AMI
teIl His disciples, ana Pe,erw How would me angel
have got Peters name into the commission specially
II Jesus had not told him 10 be Careful ana do 500
or that of Jalnesi Truly they did not need the
pHrentnesis as Peter md Clearly the had been
peared TO SIMON. No mau living can tell what the
uons OF Peter were wnen tue women told MN the
message winch the angel had sent specially 10 nm.
Most hkey he would have another good OutpOurng of
tears over the double message OI the angel ANA tho
wOlnel. He would ask his Ieart "ABd Is II possible
that Ills nrst thought wnen lie awaked Oh met
Alter all that have done 1t be possible tnat Ho
loves sun Ga 1T Is Ike HIM, but can IL DO
Bat still how can ever look His Raised body
iace.lt He has truly come Uack WlLl he spurn
viii He smile Wnl lie repei draw me " HI,
breasit And NY brethren, feel unutteraDiy thank
ful mat tDls first interview between them Is hot
recorded. THINK that DOtD Jesus anu Peter il to
De intensely personal that IL ueeIued u
throw Vail over III so that 1t Is enough for Us 10 know
That " IIe Cephas." Ii Is enough Is
know that ms amIable considerable Lord ours,
poured bruised neart-that Iis friendship