The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1891-04-08
GLORIOUS EASTER MORN
DR. TALMAGE ON THE RESURRECTION
OF JESUS.

Mortuary HonerS to the Dead Sooi
Atonement for Neglect to the Living.
New YORK, March 29.-Dr. Tai
mage preached an Easter sermon to his
two audiences to-day. Both at the
morning service in Brooklyn and at The
Christian Herald service in New York,
in the evening, the Academies Music
were bright with a profusion Of flowers,
Easter lilies being conspicuous. A Sc
lection of music appropriate to the testl-
val was beautifully rendered at each ser
vice. TIE text Of the preachers dis
course was Matt. xvii, 6, ''Come, see
the place where the Lord lay"
Visiting any great city, we are not
satisfied until we have also looked at its
cemetery. We examine all the styles OF
cenotaph, mausoleum, sarcophasus,
crypt, and sculpture. Heresses buried
a statesman, youder an ocaror, here a
poet, out there an inventor, IN some
other place great phIlanthropist. But
with how much greater interest and with
more depth of emotion, we look upon
our family plotin the cemetery. In the
one case, iti matter Of publicinteresl,
in the other it is a matter OF private and
heartfelt affection. But around the
crave at which we halt this morning,
there are gathered all kinds of stupendS
GUS interest. At this sepulchre, l have
to tell you there was buried king con-
queror, an emancipator, a friend, a
brother, Christ. Monarch Of the uni
verse, but bone OF our bone, and flesh OF
our flesh, and sorrow of our sorrow, and
heart Of our heart. Come, see the
place where the Lord lay"
It has for surroundings, the manor in
the suburbs of Jerusalem, manor
owned by I wealthy gentleman by the
name of Joseph. He was one OF the
court of seventy who had condemned
ChIist; but I think lie had voted in the
negative, or, being a timid man, had
been absent at the time Of the casting OF
the vote. He had lald out the parterre
at great expense. 1t was hot climate,
AMI suppose there were broad-branched
trees and winding paths underneath
them, while here the waters rippled over
the rock into fishpeol, and yonder the
vines and the flowers clambered over the
wall, and all around there were the beau
tles of kiosk and arboriculture. After
the fatigues Of the Jerusalem courtroom,
how refreshing to come out in these su-
burbs botanical and pomological.
IWalk little farther on in the par
terre and I come across a cluster OF
rocks. and I see on them the marks ola
sculptor's chisel. l come still closer,
and I find that there is a subterranean
recess, and I walk down the marble
stairs, and come to portlco, over the
doorway an architecture of fruits and
flowers chiselled by the hand Of the soul
.psor. l 60 into the portico, aud on
either SIDE there are rooms, two, or four,
.or six rooms of rock; in the walls, inches
each niche large enough to hold a dead
body. One of these rooms ofrock is es-
pecially wealthy with sculpture. TWAS
a beautiful and charming spot. Why all
this ? The fact was that Joseph, the
owner of the parterre, Of that wealthy
manor, had recognized the fact that he
could not always walk those gardens,
and be sought this as his own last rest
ing place. What beautiful plot ID
which to wait for the resurrection!
Mark well the meuseleum in the rock.
1t is to be the most celebrated tomb in
al the ages; catacombs of Egypt, tomb
of Napoleon, Mahal Tai OF India. moth
ing compared with it. Christ had just
been murdered, and his body must be
THROWN out to the dogs and the ravens,
=aswas customary with crucifled bodies,
unless there be prompt and effective
hindrance. Joseph, the owner Of the
mausoleum, begs for the body OF Christ,
and he takes nd washes the poor and
mutllated frame fro n the blood and the
dust, and shrouds it and perfumes it.
s. I think embalmment was omitted.
When. ID elden times, they wished to
embalm dead body, the priest, with
some pretension of medical Skill, Woulo
show the point between the RIBS where
the incision was to be made. Then the
epS-Sror would come and make the IN
cision, and then run for his life, else he
would be slain for violating the 5eac
body. Then the other priests woulc
come with salt Of nitre and cassia, ant
wine .of.palm tree, and complete the EN-
balmment. But I think in this case enl
baimment was omitted, lest their Df
more excitement and another riot. The
funeral advances. Present-Joseph, tht
owner of the nausoleum, Nicodemus
who brought the flowers. and the twt
Marys. Heavy burden on the shoulders
sof two men, as they carry the body o
Christ down the marble stairs and lntt
the portico, and left the dead weight K
the level OF the niche in the rock, an(
push the body Of Christ into the on!
pleasant resting place it ever had. Thes'
men, coming forth. close the door o
rock against the recess. The govern
ment, afraid that the disciples woult
steal the body Of Christ and play resur
rectien, put upon the door the seal 0
the Sanhedrim, the violation ofthat seal
Ike LUS SlOlctlOl1 VI LAS oSsSA W o.-
United States Government, or OF tn
British Government, always followed
with severe penalties.
Areciment otsoldiers from the Towe
sos Antonio is detailed to guard tha
mausoleum. At the door OF that toni
"a fight took place which decided tn
question for all graveyards and cemeter
les. Sword Of lightning against swor!
of steel. AnselofGod against the mill
tary. The body in the crypt begins t.
move in its shroud of fine linen ant
slides down upon the pavement, move
through the portico, appears in the door
way, comes up the marble steps. Chrls
having left his mortaary attire behln'
him, comes forth IN the garb Of a work
man, as take it, from the fact that tn
women mistook him for the gardener
Z There and then was shattered the tomb
so that it can never be rebuilt. All tn
: S~orale oe oortb1>y r,ooeoOry cannot men