Telegram-herald., 1891-03-30
EASTER SUNDAY SERMON


2ss. T. D. Wfss Fslaage-Tttie Of the
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Nxv Yssx. March 9-Dr TAnaxs
preached "a Easter sermon - his Two audi
eanes today Both AZ the morning service
N brooklyn and az the Christian Herald
servles Ia New York IN the evening the
Academies Of Music were bright with a
profession CT towers. Easter lilies being
cons 2fcuous A selection Of music appro-
pgiase 20 the festival was beautifully rem
aer~d aE .Ach service The text Of the
preachers discourse was Matthew xviii, Q.
Come. sea the place where the Lord lay. Z"
Visiting aay great city. We ars not salts
led until NO have also looked &C its GENE
tevy. We examine al tas styles Of eeno-
tsph. mAusolsum. sarcophagas, crypt AMI
scalpture. Here lios buried states ma q,
yoader an orator. here post. out there an
inventor. IL some other place q great phi
lsnthro2ist Bat with how much greater
Interest and with more depth of etaotioa
We look upon our family plot in the Gene
terry. In the one case 10 is a matter of pub
lie interest, In the ether IL il = matter Of
private aud beartfelt affection. But
around the grave &C which we halt this
morning there are gathered all kinds of
stnpendous interest. AT this sepulcher
have 70 tell you-in this sepulcher there
WAS buried king. q conqueror. an eman-
cipasor. friend, brot ner. a Christ Mon
arch Of the universe, bat bone Of our hone.
and Gesh Of our icsh, and sorrcw OF our
sorrow, and heart OF our heart. Come,
zee the place where the Lord lay"
THE MANOR OF yosgPH
10 has for surroundings tho manor in
the suburbs of Jerusalem, q manor owned
by . wealthy gentleman by the name Of
Joseph lie was one OF the court of seven
ty who had condemned Christ. but / thin
he had voted In the negative. or, being a
timid man, bad been absent ut the time Of
tho casting Of the vote He had laid out
tbs parterrc 90 great expense. 1t YVES a hot
eiinate. and | suppose there were broad
brancbed tro& and winding paths under
meath them, while here the waters rippled
over the rock into flshpool. and yonder
the vines and tho flowers clambercd over
tho wall. and all around there were the
beauties Of kiosk and arboriculture. After
the fatigues of the Jerusalem courtroom,
how refreshing TO come out in these
suburbs botanical and pomoloGical
Iwalk . little further on in the parterre
and come across cluster OF rocks, and
see on them the marks Of q sculptor s
chiscl l come still closer and / find that
there n a suhserraucan recess, and walk
down the marble stairs and come to port
leo over the doorway-an architecture of
fruits and flowers chiseled by the hand of
the sculptor. / go into the portico, and on
either side there are roouns, two or four or
six rooms OF rock; in the walls inches,
each niche largc enough to hold a dead
body. One OF these rooms Of rock is cspe-
cially wealthy with sculpture. 1t was a
beautiful and charming spot. Why ell
this, The fact was that Joseph, the own
er Of the parterre. Of that wealthy manor,
had recognized the fact that he could not
always walk those gardens, and he sought
this - his own last resting place. What a
beautiful plot in which to wait for the
resurrectionl
MARK WELL TIE MAUsoLErN.
Mark we'll the nausoleum in the rock
Il Is to be the most celebrated tomb in all
tho ages; cntacombs OF Egypt, tomb of
Napoleon, Mahai Tai Of India, nothing
compared with It. Christ had just been
murdered, and his body must be thrown
| out 10 the dogs and the ravens. as was
customary with crucifed bodies, unless
there be prompt and effective hindrance.
Joseph, the owner Of the mausoleum, begs
for the body Of Christ. and he takes and
washes tho poor and mutilated frame from
tho blood and the dust, and shrouds it and
perfumes It.
Think crnhnlmmout was omitted. When
In oiden times they wished To cmbalm a
dend body. the priest with some pretension
of medical skill would show the point be-
tween tho ribs where the incision was to
be made. Then the operator would come
and make tho incision, and then run for
bis life else he would be slain for violating
the dead body. Then the other priests
would come with salt of inter, and cassia,
and wine OF palm tree, and complete the
cmbalmment. But think in this case en-
halmrnent was omitted lest there he more
excitement and another riot. The funeral
ndvances Present. Joseph, the owner OF tho
mausoirum; Nicodcmus, who brought the
flowers. aad the two Marys Heavy bur
den on the shoulders of two men as they
carry the body of Christ down the marble
stairs add into the portico, and lift the dead
weight to the level Of the niche in the
rock, and push the body Of Christ into the
only pleasant resting place it ever had.
These men coming forth close the door Of
Y
afraid that the disciples would steal the
body OF Christ aud play resurrection, pnt
upon the door the seal Of the Sanhedrim.
the violation o: that seal. like the violation
Of tho seal OF the United States govern
nent or Of the British government, always
followed with severe penalties.
THE GUARD or THE TOMB.
A regiment Of soldiers from the tower Of
| Antonio IA detailed TO guard that mauso-
! lcum. At the door Of that tomb fight
took place which decided the question for
al. grsveyards aad cemeteries. Sword OF
| lightning against sword Of steel Angel o!
God against the military The body in the
crypt begias 10 move in It's shroud of Gne
| linen nod slides down upon the pavement,
moves through the portico. appears in the
| doorway. comes MP the marble steps.
Christ. having left his nortuary attire be