Los Angeles daily herald., 1888-04-02

Heaven are resounding with "seeh
Je. us of Nazareth, the crucified He
| is risen, He is not here" This is the
day wht n man can join in the 60
dious harmony of the heavenly court,
the day on which the chains Of death
are broken, when the power of hell is
destroyed. To-day, we can then ex-
CLAIM with truth, ooh death
where is thy sting, Oh grave
where is thy victory% A day
most glorious for humanity.
He celebrated the triumph of truth
and the infallible foundations of the
church: On this Easter morning ais /,
there opens to us a new world /; a
world where the sun no more sets,
where sorrows are no more, and
where the grave has no more terrors
This resurrection then is an event OF
the utmost importance and worthy Of
our solemn celebration. To-day Jesus
meets us as a conqueror, for He has
triumphed over His enemies. He has
triumphed over hell ,and His triumph
His glory, is likewise our own. Be-
hold, how glorious his appearance |!
How changed from what we saw on
Good Friday! That countenance of
His then so pale,so disfgured! How
radiant now with more than angelic
beauty! Those five wounds as they
bled, now shine with q brilliancy Of
precious jewels that cross, that lance,
those thorns and those cruel scourges,
now the trophies of His victory The
malice Of His enemies and the efforts
of hell are laid in the dust, and we
Christians are allowed to follow in His
train and partake in the advantage OF
His glorious triumph. Jesus has
risen and triumphed over
His enemies. The passions and vices of
men are co-existent with the human
race. Pride, ambition, envy and av-
arice are ever since our unhappy fall
lurking within our hearts and often
the cause of our misfortune. as we'll as
that of our neighbor. Yet, no where
in history, sacred or profane, do we
find more signal manifestation OF
this passion than in the Jews of that
time. Jesus was their Messiah, the
Saviour after whom they sighed for SO
many ages. He came, preached, in
structed and performed miracles. His
doctrine was prevented, his miracles
questioned and he was called an i'm
poster, blasphemer, one possessed
by the devil. He was accused Of nearly
every crime imaginable. They hated
Him, sought an occasion to put Him to
death and how they hated Him once
they had laid hold Of him. Even after
His death their malice did not end.
They remembered His words and pre-
JUDGES concerning His resurrection.
Remembering, ! say, these words
they were afraid, as they said: "Lest
the last things OF this man might be-
come worse than the former;" afraid
lest their wickedness might be re-
vealed and they themselves put to
disgrace. They resolved to use every
precaution to prevent the fufillment of
His prophesies. Scarcely had the Di-
vine Lamb, tie innocent victim of
their fury, breathed His last, scarcely
had the last dregs of His blood poured
from His open side, when, as the Cos
pei tells us, the Chief Priests and
Pharisees assembled, and went to Pi-
late saying; "Sir, we have remem.
bered that this deceiver said while still
alive, after three days will rise
again, command, therefore, the sep
ulcher to be guarded until the third
day, lest His disciples come and steal
His body, and say to the. people; He
has risen from the dead, and so the
last shall be worse than the first"
Oh, how vain is human prudence
against the power of God. Let us cast
look at the sepulchre during that
solemn night. Every thing in nature
is silent. The full moon was casting
her faint light over Jerusalem, whose
inhabitants, buried in sleep, are re-
joicing after the busy excitement of
the previous day. It being the great
Sabbath, around the tomb all was
quiet and silent; the soldiers, faithful
to the injunctions OF the high priest,
are guarding the tomb with the great
est vigilance, and within the dark and
solitary tomb reposes the body Of the
crucified Christ, dead, cold and pale,
bearing in his hands and feet the pre-
cious marks of his love for US. But,
behold scarcely had Aurora made
her appearance on the eastern hori-
zon, when all at once the earth was
shaken. A thunderlike voice was
heard, and from the tomb came forth
Jesus, resplendant with glory, tri-
umphing over death and hell, con-
founding his enemies and crushing
the head OF the old serpent, the cause
of all our evils, manifesting himself
as the great, the eternal and omnipo-
tent Lord. We behold him bringing
from his divine lips peace to-day.
Brethren, let us raise our voices and
hearts to or heavenly God for peace
in conscience, heart, and peace for
ever. Be not like Peter, who denied
him, but le. us rise with Christ, with
life Of purity, virtue and happiness.
Remember his glory shall one day be
ours.