Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1889-04-22
HE GoErH INTO eALILEE.

HE GoETH INTO GALILEE.
Rev. o. Summers, of the Seventh street
A. NJ. E. Church, preached from the text :
st. Mark, xvi, 6, Z: And he saith unto
them, BE not affrightened. Ye seek
Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified.
He is risen; He is not here. Behold the
place where they laid Him. But go your
way; tell His disciples and Peter that He
goeth before you into Galilee. There shall
We see him, as He said unto YOU"
These words were uttered by en- angel on
the appearance of young man who had
been dispatched from God to roll away the
stone. True merit seeks not to obrude it.
self on public notice, and till it be called on
TO the exercise of active virtue remains in
peaceful obscurity. During the life of the
blessed Jesus no mention is made OF
Joseph of Arimatha, yet was he eminently
rich, and wise, and good-a worthy, though
bashful disciple OF our Savior. Faith mgy
be reserved, but viii not be cowardly. Now
he stands forth and Graves the body CT
Jesus.
But they must rest satisfied with the
zeal and piety of others; they bring an
offering of their own. We may re.
joice in their virtue. but If we add not our
exertions day will come when we shall
with horror see ourselves excluded from
those regions of bliss to which others shall
be called by the Lord. | think sometimes
there is very little attention paid TO the res
direction of Christ. Oh, that We bad
Joseph in our churches On, that we had
Nieodemus On, that we had Merthas and
Marys in our caurch,s to-day Oh. that
We could celebrate the resurrection in
hearts as they did For they profess
Christ. and show it in their actions They
showed II in The labor tina, they performed.
Oh, how proud we ought to DE for the res
direction, and still prou3er to know that
lie assembled and now is The mediator for
mankind-.hat He left on record that He
was going 10 prepare mansions for US, and
that where He is there we msy be also
May the church live 10 meet Him with n
triumph, and shout on His second return.
for they who suffered with Him on earth
sh all be with him in glory.
AN ANGELS EASTER MESSAGE.
" He is not here. for He is riser. Matt.
xvii, 6. The following is synopsis OF
q sermon preached in the Fourteenth
street Presbyterian Church by Rev. George
K Bird:
This text, by its structure. teaches US
two things and also true things, since it is
an angels Easier message to men:
/. The grave receives all 10 a cold conch.
The whole range of life lies there These
flowers. stationary in their life, rise, bloom
and live over their tomb, into which they
drop at last. The beasts of the field die
and lie there. Moving in life. each rest
they taSe is prophetic OF the iiual rest when
they lie down To rot. The birds of the air
re;urn from their cloud clearing flights TO
lie and die on this couch. TIE human
race die aud lie as the rest OF all men
A Il
cicses the Scripture record IL the long lived
pa'Tiarchs. " and he died. The second
Adam, the Lord from Heaven, being
formed into fashion rs man. suffered
death. as says this Easter season. He, too,
lay IN the tomb. So Shall we who are
here in health and happiness. These boys
and girls who look Gu, OF bright eyes at