Orange County observer. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1880-1918, 1891-04-18

The : Brooklyn Divine's
>Sundav Sermon

feel until - have .ls3 looked at is GENE
t~- Ne eZaa.ln- al the STYLES of conc
tAilh, npIsJieGfn. >~arcopha2Is, criT.t an
sculpture. Here I9s buried q statesman,
yonder an orator. aels q post, on. there an
lnventoE. III some o.aer ptae = & Great PM
ianthrorist. But wItl h." ..:,eI greater
interest and With ,nore depth ~ emotion we
look uDon OH fanny piot il tit4 ceI,3eterv.
In the one cas- !, = d mater II public m
t"rest. IN tue rtler 1t is Il mater of yrivate
and h~eartsest affection. Bat arugat the.
grave 1t wnira " hat tlli, morning tLe,a
are g&fherci ali kinds . xtt|enioI- IN
terest. Atfais sapu.cheT. ! have t. re.i vou
IN this segaicfer th@Ee vas buried 2 king,
a conqaerrf, an eclanc:pator, a friend, Il
brother, q Christ. Monarch Of ,ne universe.
bat bone Of our tone. and flesh u OR ne.a,
ana sorrow Of our soirow, au1 heart Of our
heart. Come e@t tbs place Were tea f>1ri
lay"
u has for s%urroaa iinss TIRE MINOR in the
suburbs OF Jeru sSleIn, & meno JsneI b 4
wealthy gentleman b. the mare of .1o-roD.
IL" was one 81 t4c court Of seventy VIII Rod
condemned CT: II, hut | think b.. 1ai rol.tl
la the negntlve, Ur, beiug d timn! uIau, hal
been eDseDtat tie time OF tu. c4-ilug Of tie
vo". lie had laid out tne p.rteIEs at great
expense 1t was a hot climate. All | suppose
tneCo were broad braaclei trs and wind
,hg paths underneath them, w4I'e acre iii.
waters ripped over the rock Into 4 hshpoOI.
and yonder the vines and the TOW er> clam
berei over the wal, ond al around thee
We're the beauties ofkI0sk ani a~rD9fcultUrr.
After the fatigues OF the Jerusalem court
room, how refreshing to coole cut IN these
suburbs botanical and pcLILloglcati
walk & little further. on III the ~pQrterre
and | come across Il cluster OF ROCKS, AMI !.
see on them the marks Of a sculptor's chs.
lcomc still closer and | find that there IS %
sabferranean receTs, ana l walk down the
marble stairs and come to d pogtico over III:
d~oorWay-an architecture ~ fruits aul
howers chisled by the hand Of the sculptor.
! 90 into the portico, aud Oh either side
there are rooms, two or four or six rooms Of
rock; in the walls inches, each niche large
enough to bold o dead body. One Of thes4
rooms Of rock Is especially wealthy with
sculpture. 1t was a beautiful and charlnlng
sD0t. Why all this The fact was that JOS
eph. the owner Of the p%arterre, Of that
wealthy manor, had recognized the fact that
he could not always walk those gardens, and
he sought this as his own last resting place.
What a beautiful plot IN which to wait fOr
the resurrection
Mark well the mau8oleum in the rock. 1t
is 10 be the most celebrated tomb in all the
eges; cataconbs of Egypt, tomb of Napoleon,
Mahal Tai Of India, nothing compared with
it Christ had just been murdered, and HIS
body must be throWn out to the dogs and the
ravens, Us was customary with crucitieu
bodies, unless there be prompt and effective
hiDdrance. Joseph, the owner of the mauso-
leu,n. begs for the body of Christ. and he
takes and washes tie moor and nutilat,d
frame from the tlood and the dust. ani
shrouds it and perfumes it.
think e~mbaimlnent was omitted. When
in olden times they wished to embaim q dead
body the priest with Some. preteneion OF
medical skill would show the point bet wee,
the ribs where the incisiou was to bo made.
Then the operator would come and make the
iucision, and then run for his lie else
he woul be slain for violating the
dead BODY. Then the other priests
would come with salt or inter, and cas>iu,
and wine OF palm tree. and ccmplcte the
J efntalmrueut. But | think in this case t.sn-
balnm.nt was omitted lest there Ls more
excitement ami another rot. The funeral
advance Present Josau1 the owner Of the
malsOIeun. Nico iemlS. who brought the
flowers. and the two Marys. Heavy bur
den on the shoulders Of two 1netl as they
carry the body OF Christ down the uurhie
stars and INTO the lortaco, ana i!l5 lAe aeti
weight to the level OF tile niche III us rock,
ana push the pody o! oEf!AI ii'o Tue OH
pleasant resting place IL et7f nao. 80
hiei coming lolti 10 ne 10 = -
asa.i,i u ie go 49, s,aaI 80 aI, -
'not '"o : 80
rs u pAe : ~ 800 $3.50 = 49, - -
oeoi .no sJ 81 :. ~ s.".i.+an - -. -; -
y, seai 49, c'r%.an ' - 80,
xhe Ch.ted DIS -. ~ :, -, tl
piltlsn oo,eihhis!'' ~ -
so,oio ieiialtiVt. - -
= regiment OF sol"iS.5 rom ~ 'o",i -
ANTONIO Is oetaiea 70 eoaio ,.St H.aUso.eahi.
a. tue uoor o. LII lo1'o q i5'i1 90 -
"hGh decided tte question oi al 2fafeSdlu
and cemeteries. Sword q ll5htutnS against
sword of steel. Angel OF God against the
military. ihe body III the crypt begins 10
move in its shroud o. fine linen and slide:
down upon the pavement, moves through
the poTtlco, appears III Inc doorway, come
up the marble steps Chris'' haVihs lelt III