Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-03-29

end weelth's habitations from Africa's dark
isles and Americas bright civilization. Is IL
the anniversary Of the browning day to the
Rigrious scheme OF the worlds redemption.
Inc resurrection of the body and the life
everlasting" Is the grand central fact OF
the universe. Towering high above the
wrecks OF time the assaults ct the skeptic,
the infdebty Of its adherents, the persecu-
tsons OK It's enemies II stands to-day I'M
rnarred IN its beauty. unhaupered In its
power untarnished in its splendor. The
SHAFTS OF SIN and Satan have unframed 1t.
the Onward march of mind In the fields OK
knowledge has not overtaken 1t. humsaify
mas not forgotten il nor can mankind 1--we
without IL
Our hearts instinctively turn this morn.
ing 70 the first Easter dawn that found
,ne tender, ministering Mays on tier
loving and yet sorrowful march to the
sepulchre Of Jesus. Their Lord had been
erucihed. aud though their understand
ing had not yet been opened to the
moonlight of truth which in due time
wonld break upon their enraptured vision,
and I'D consequence they never more .ex-
pected to see the beloved Master. yet they
could evince their devotion TO bis memory
Dy amounting his body with sweet spices.
but suddenly they realized an apparently
insurmountable obstacle land they SAID
among themselves who shall roll Us away
the stone from the door of the
sepulchre?" All greatly more con,
cerned would they nave been had
they. realized in all its fulness how
the tate OF humanity rested on that stone
beng rolled away-not literally, but the
TACT that the stone across humanity grave
must forever remain or else be forever re-
moved according "a the doctrine OF
Chrlsps power over death resulted when
put 10 the supreme test But as they
found the literal stone already removed
from the tomb of their blessed Lord
so they found Death swallowed up IN
victory" and the stone rolled away from
inankind's dark night. And thus some
times IN climbing the rugged steep OF llfe
we encounter pitfalls and snareS, but
bruised and bleeding we press on and ON,
encouraged by the Sunlight OF HOPE NJ the
summit until we encounter what appears
10 DO an impossible barrier-a great
boulder living athwart our way-and IN
our despair we cry out. Who shall roll
US away the stone y" Or when the sunny
rays and genial warmth of peace are chilled
by the hay atmosphere Of doubt. or wnen
the bleak winds OF misfortune and the
dark clouds of adversely drive us down IN
the valley Of sorrow and repinlng In our
extremity do we not cry out, VINO shall
rOil us away the StOnel Or AGAIN, Nnen
we see the clods of the valley fall upon
and forever shut from view the form of
some loved one. in the anguish OF our
spirits do we not cry aloud, Who shall
roll US away the stoneI" And does not
the answer ever and anon come back
freighted with the tenderest and sweetest
chords Of sympathy. driving back the
tempest Of sorrow and anguish and rolling
away the great stone from the hearts
grave of buried hopes and joys and peace.
am the Resurrection and the Life; II
any man believe on Ne though he were
dead yet shall he live? And thus as our
minds on this holy day dwell upon and
drink IN the sublime truths of the COM
plete redemption and instinctively revert
to that first Casters dawn-as we rcmem-
Der the "stone rolled away" let US try to
roll away from our own hearts and minds
any and everything which has tendency
To keep from the forefront our remem-
brance of, faith in, and determination to
be a recipient Of the great and lnestimable
benefits of that Grand Redemption. the
completion of which this day marks an an
niyersary. W. Al. Is.