The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-06-07

GOLDEN TExT-But now IL Christ risen
from the dead, and become the first fruits
Of them that slept.-I Cor. 1920.
CENTRAL TRUTH-The risen Saviour 10 our
Resurrection and Life.
TrMR-Early Sunday morning, April Q,
AID. 30; the third day after the crucifxion.
PLAcE--The tomb IN the garden near Cal
vary.
PARALLEL AccouNTs-Mark 18:1-1S; Luke
A:1-12; John 20:1.1S
HELPS OVER HARD PLAcEs-THE BURIAL.
Friday afternoon between four and six
o'clock, in new sepulchre near Calvary,
aided by Joseph Of Arimathea and Nicode-
mus. Precautions. Tho Sabbath Matt.
27:8268). In order to prove the resurrec-
ton, the death must be proved beyond
doubt. In the providence Of God, the GEN.
turion testified to the death of Jesus; tho
soldiers pierced His heart; the tomb was
new, and at the request of tho chief piiests
the tomb was sealed and guarded. The
RESURRECTION. ve1y carly Sunday morn
ing (Matt. 2S:24), accompanied BY an earth
quake and by shining angel. TEE WOMAN
THE SEPULcHRE. Early Sunday morning
Tvs. 1, q. 1. Mary Magdd,ens. accompanied
by several others. 2. Hs 0oeth before yov
into Galilee: Jesus appeared indeed to tho
disciples in Jerusalem, but the great
meeting was in Galilce, where 800
assembled in response to this command.
There the great commission was given.
MARY MAGDALINE FIRST sEEs JESUS mark
16: 81. Early Sunday morning. She proba-
bly, went away before the other women,
told Peter and John, and followed them
back to the sepulchrc, reaching It after they
were gone. THE SECOND APPEARANcE OF
JESUS to the other women returning from
the sepulchre Tvs. 0, 10). The FALSE
CHARGE. 49, Stole Him a,oay rhie ts slept.
false on its face; for II they were asleep
they could not know how Jesus went away.
a. Secure you from the penalty Of sleeping
on guard, which was death.
OuR LoRD's APPEARANCES AFTER HIS RES
DIRECTION. uD To Mary Msgdalene John
20: lila; Mark 1870. C2) To the women re-
turning from the sepulchre Matt. q: 81. CD
To Peter duke "a :34; 1 Cor. 1850. ~ To two
disciples at Emmaus luke "a: 1885. (D
To the eleven ut Jerusalem mark 10: ~.
6) To the eleven at Jerusalem (John 20: 26).
"a To seven disciples by the Sea Of Galilee
John 81: 1-24). tS. To The eleven on o
mountain In Galilee Matt. %: 1918. C0 To
the five hundred brethren, possibly identi-
cal with G), Cor. IS: o.. Q0). To James,
probably at Jerusalem. Q) To the eleven,
just before the ascension.
The RESURRECTION IS PROVED: (i) By the
testimony Of tho apostles. (2) They had
every opportunity Of knowing. C9 They
were convinced against their own expecta-
tions. AZ They attested their belief by their
lives and by death. 5) Multitudes, at the
time, and on tho spot, believed. 0 It
changed the lives Of the apostles. "a Tho
change Of the Sabbath testihes to IL. (D
Tho story OF the enemies contradicts itself.
CoMMENTs-After Jesus was laid In tho
nvvrtn yta <Ns,.s snl1~
to return after the Sabbath and eifnbalm
the body for its final burial. In the mean.
time the priests and Pharisees asked Plate
to put watch or guard Of soldiers at tho
tomb, 80 as to prevent tho disciples from
stealing the body, and then pretending
that He had risen from the dead There was
no necdsof this, for the disciples were
neither fools nor wicked men. But the
priests and Pharisees themselves were 20
wicked that they naturally suspected every
one else Of rascality. On the third day
Jesus arose from the dead, and after that
appeared to many Of His disciples. After
Jesus had appeared to some Of the women
who were to His grave, they ran and told
the disciples what He told them. In the
meantime tho soldiers, when they found
that the body Of Jesus was no longer In
the grave, went and told the chief priests
what had happened. These wicked men
gave the soldiers much money, and told them
to tell lie about what had happened, and
to say that the disciples had stolen tho body.
When the disciples laid His body away In
the grave they gave up all hope OF ever see
ing Him alive again. Imagine then their
Joy when they were assured by the evil
dence OF their own senses that He was real
ly alive! Now all their former hopes re-
vived, and they were surer than ever be.
fore that He was the Messiah. Fear at this
most wonderful occurrence was mingled
with JOY ut the glad tidings, Yes, the res
direction Of Jesus was to them divine as
surance that He was truly the Saviour of
the world. But to the chief priests and
scribes the news was most sad They had
hoped that now their great adversary was
forever put out of tho way. Doubtless they
had congratulated each other on that Sab
bath day many times, and felt glad over the
successful exercise Of their power. And
now their triumph had come to an endl So
In order to make the best of bad Job they
added sin to sin, and gave bribes to the
soldiers to tell liel This was Just like
these men, who stuck at nothing which
they thought necessary to advance their
cause.
The birth of Jesus was glad event to
some and sod event TO Others His friends
rejoced while His enemies mourned. 80
every event in His life brought Joy or sor.
row, according to the way in which people
took It, II they were In the right frame of
mind, gladness Allied their hearts, while TO
those who opposed Him His triumph was Q
source Of unalloyed sorrow. This Is true to-
day,and viii be true to the endof time. Even
the last resurrection, which will bring to
the believer the elimination Of his Joys, will
be to the impenitent soul the very saddest
event Of all his life, For Rt that resurrec.
tion day, all will be rewarded by Jesus &C.
cording TO the deeds done In the body.
Then shall the righteous shine forth as the
MONDAY sun In the kingdom Of their Father.
But the wicked shall be forever driven
away into outer darkness. 80 Jesus Him.
self says,
LESSONS PROM THE RESURRECTION
!. II proves that Jesus was the Son Of God.
Q. 1t proves that we have living Saw
iour, able and willing to help and save US.
3. 1t proves that death does not end all,
but that there il life and Immortality be-
yond the grave.
4. 1t proves that we also shall be raised
from the dead.
8. 1t is q symbol Of our moral resurrec.
tion from the death Of sin to spiritual and
eternal life.
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IP we.would find the one true ideal, II we
would seek the sole Divine example, we
must look TO Christ and Christ alone. Tho
brightest lustep Of His brightest followers
| is but, at the best, like that dim earth shine