Milford chronicle., 1891-04-03
EASTER SUNDAY SERMON
"coME, SEE THE PLACE WHERE
THE LORD LAY"

Text of the Eloquent Discourse Deliv-
cred on Sunday. March 80, by the
Rev. t. De witt TaImage-ritIe of the
sermon, "The Split DIausoIeum."
NEW YORK, March 29.-Dr. Talmage
preached an Easter sermon to his two audi
ences today. Both at the morning service
in BROOKLYN and at the Christian Herald
service in New York in the evening the
Academies of Music were bright with a
profusion of flowers, Easter lilies being
conspicuous. A selection Of music appro-
pirate to the festival was beautifully rem
lered at each service The text OF the
preachers discourse was Matthew xviii, d
"Come, see the place where the Lord lay. :"
Visiting any great city, we are not salts
fed until we have also looked at its eeme-
terry. We examine all the styles Of ceno-
taph, mausoleum. sarcophagus, crypt and
sculpture Here lies buried statesman,
yonder an orator, here a poet, out there an
inventor, in some other place great PM
lanthropist. But with how much greater
interest and with more depth Of emotion
we look upon our family plot in the ceme-
terry. In the one case it is a matter OF pup
lie interest, in the other it is a matter OF
private and heartfelt affection. But
around the grave at which we halt this
morning there are gathered all kinds OF
stupendous interest At this sepulcher l
have to tell you-in this sepulcher there
was buried a king, a conqueror, an eman-
ciDator, a friend, brother, Christ. Mon
arch of the universe, 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"
THE MANOR OF JOSEPH.
Il has for surroundings the manor IN
the suburbs of Jerusalem, a manor owned
bv a wealthy gentleman by the name OF
Joseph. He was one of the court OF seven
tv who had condemned Christ, but think
he had voted in the negative, or, being
timid man. had been absent at tho time OF
the casting of the vote He had laid out
the parterre at great expense. it was a not
climate, and suppose there were broad
branched trees and winding paths under
meath them, while here the waters rippled
over the rock into a fishpOol, and yondeE
the vines and the flowers clambered over
the wall. and all around there were the
beauties of kiosk and arborieulture- AtteI
the fatigues of the Jerusalem courtroom,
how refreshing to come out in these
suburbs botanical and pomolOgicall
walk a little further on in the parCerre
and 1 come across cluster of rocks, and
see on them the marks of a sculptor
chisel come still closer and l hnd tha'
there is a subterranean recess, and i walA
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. I go into the portico, and OF
either side there are rooms, two or four OF
six rooms of rock; in the walls inches
each niche large enough to hold deac
body. One Of these rooms of rock is espe
cially wealthy with sculpture. 1t was 8
beautiful and charming spot. Why al
this9 The fact was that Joseph, the own
er of the parterre. of that wealthy manor
had recognized the fact that he could nol
always walk those gardens, and he sought
this as his own last resting place. What
beautiful plot in which to wait for th'
resurrection