Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1891-04-03
,sTFR SUNDAY SERMON
anne SEE THE PLACE WHERE
"" THE LORD lay"

s,oouent Discourse Delivered
s' OF -" raw T. De witt Talmage-Title of
y the .rhe Split Nlausoleum."
'' If DIR. Talmage's discourse
The 'ea .hew xviii, 6, "Come, see the
More More the Lord lay.
pce , wmo' anv great city, we are not
Vlsllln"7 until we have also looked
tisfeu ,onnterv. We examine all the
rs If reuotaph, mausoleum, sarcopha-
FIes o ~ and sculpture. Here lies
j. u'S statesman, yonder an orator.
rea ot ont there an inventor, in
re Il .,bor nlace a great philanthropist.
que u !,l how much greater interest and
y, N' 'ore acpth of emotion we look upon
IL l"oI Mot in the cemetery. In the
ia'n" Il Is a matter of public interest,
eas e.hor if is a matter of private and
, a.to W. affection. But around the
al'''. Of which we halt this morning
aS w o ' gathered all kinds of stupen-
ere , .,, At this sepulcher, l have
Us =, i' von-in this scpulcher there was
u ;nd = king, a conqucror, an emanci-
rlr' friend. brother, Christ.
w, r,h Of the universe, but bone of
u' snno and flesh of our flesh. and sor-
r. Of our sorrow, and heart Oh our
~, Come, see the place where the
y, n a., for surroundings the manor in
' Smhurbs of Jerusalem, a manor
- ,ya wealthy gentleman by the
n ny, Of Joseph. He was one OF the
III, If seventy who had condemned
n III, INIT I think he had voted in the
.s,ive or being timid man, had been
can't at the time of the casting OF the
~ He had laid out the parterrc at
NJ oyuensc. 1t was hot climate,
al I snnpose there were broad blanched
sas and winding paths underneath
an while here the waters rippled over
A. ' rock into iishpool, and yonder the
sos and the flowers clambered over the
N and all around there were the
smtics of kiosk and arboricultnre.
Tor the fatigues of the Jerusalem
rr,.yoorl, how refreshing to come out
these suburbs botanical and pomo-
walk q little further on in the par
IRE and | come across a cluster of
cks. and see on them the marks of
rIptor's chiscl ] come still closer and
ind that there is subterranean re-
d, and walk down the marble stairs
come to porico over the doorway
An architecture of fruits and flowers
i,clel bv the hand of the sculptor. I
into the portlco, and on either side
ore are rooms, two or four or six rooms
rock: in the wallis inches, each niche
re enough to hold dead body. One
these rooms of rock is especially
kahy with sculpture. 1t was a beauti-
and charming spot. Why all this?
he fact was that Joseph, the owner of
parterre of that wealthy manor, had
tognzad the fact that he could not al
ys walk those gardens, and he sought
is as his own last resting place. What
eautful plot in which to wait for the
EUreCtion
Mark we'll the mausoleum in the rock.
istO be the most celebrated tomb in
the ages; catacombs of Egypt, tomb
MqoIeon, Mahal Tai of India, moth
Eeomared with it. Christ had just
n Murdcred, and his body must he
|HVn 0at to the dogs and ravens, as
Is customary with crucitied bodies,
fk@there be prompt and effective him
ance Joseph, the owner of the maui
Ieum, begS for the body of Christ, and
takes and washes the poor and mutt
ted frame from the blood and the
Est, and shrouds it and perfumes it.
think cmbalmmcnt was omitted.
men III oIden times they wished to en-
I'm dead body. the priest with some
etenson OF medical skill. would show
point between the ribs where the
ccsSlhG was to be made. Then the
orator would come and make the In
'lOl and then run for his life else he
Old be slain for violating the dead
ay Then the other priests would
INC With salt of inter, and cassia, and
ne OF palm tree, and complete the en-
,mmeht But think in this case en-
'Mment was omitted lest there be
0fe excitement and another riot. The
neral advances. Present, Joseph. the
Aef OF the mausoleum, Nicodemus,
10 brought the flowers, and the two
aFys' Heavy burden on the shoulders
y"o men as they carry the body of
ls' down the marble stairs and into
poruco, and lift the dead weight to
ieVel OF the niche in the rock, and
III Inc body of Christ into tho only
,asant resting place it ever had.
ltse men coming forth close the door
TUCK against the recess. The govern
a.' afraid that the disciples would
al lle body of Christ and play rcsur-
.''oh' put upon the door the seal of
9athhedrim, the violation of that
~ IKE The violation of the seal of the
i ;.tsl states government or of the
't'sh government, always followed
~ severe penalties.
,,eelnent OF soldiers from the tower
antonio is detailed to guard that
husoleum. At the door of that tomb a
as,;. LOOK place which decided the
t iss for all graveyards and ceme-
n ms' Sword of lightning against
W. 10, o. steel. Angel of God against
n;n ui'4ilary. The body in the crypt
s,ns 70 move in it's shroud of fine
MI and slides down upon the pave
Al. Any, moves through the portico, APP
prh, III the doorway, comes up the
br, u,e steps. Christ, having left his
ttuary attire behind him, comes
~ III the garb of workman as take
LIN IN lhe fact that the women mis-
t RI ilm for the gardener.
MI bvA and there was shattered the
vs.. ~ mat it can never be rebuilt. All
pp NG " of earthly masonry cannot
nt la IT. Forever and forever it is a
/ S;d tomb. Death that day taking
Gnu y'as Oh the military received q horri-