The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-04-18
Wesley Monumental Church.

Wesley Monumental Church.
The Easter services at Wesley Monu-
mental church yesterday were largely at
tended. The decorations we're very hand
some, consisting of potted plants, geranlums
and evergreens arranged around the altar.
A pair Of white doves with outspread
wings we're suspended one on either side Of
the pulpit.
The music was very fine, the singing by
Miss Lesesne attracting special attention.
Rev. DR.. bowman preached an Easter
sermon on the subject of The Empty
Tomb from Matthew xviii, 6: HE is
not here, for he is risen, as he said; come, see
the place where the Lord lay"
Dr. bowman said:
Many times you have been invited to the cross
and led to contemplate with loving sorrow the
sufferinRs and death of Christ for you.
Today, on this bright and happy Easter
morning, we invite You to the Sepulcher, the
new tomb of Joseph of Armathea, in the gar
den, hard by the cross, where the body of Jesus
was hastily laid on the evening of his cruel
tXion. great stone had been rolled to the
door Of tie sepucher and at the request of the
priests II had been sealei and a watch OF
soldiers set to guard It. But We invite you, not
to a sepulcher thus closed and sealed. but to an
empty tomb, and we say TO you as did the angel
to the wondering woman: Come see the place
where the Lord lay"
Jesus found some Of his most devoted follow
era among the women of Galee. When woman
loves she may not reason, but when stouter
hearts fail and man gives way to doubts aud
fears, woman still loves and believes.
When his disciples forsook him and fed when
a Judas betrayed him, and q Peter denied him,
they stood around the Cross and sitting over
5gainst the sepucher they watched Joseph and
Ncodemus bsar him to his burial and their lDve
marked well the spot where the body of their
Lord eposed.
Spending the short time that yet remained
before the beginning of the Passover Sabbath In
preparing spices and olntments for their pro-
posed work of love, they walt in sorrow
while Jerusalem is filled with shouting
multttudes, for the dewning of the first daY Of
the week. But when they came in the break
ing day of the first Christian Sabbath upon the
their cherished mission of loving remembrance,
the Roman guardNehad fed, the seal OF Plate
was broken. the great stone was already rolled
away tue tomb was empty an angel with
countensnce like lightning and with raiment
white as snow announced to the women He is
not here, for hs is risen, as he said
The breaking of day il q wonderful event. 1t
is so common that We do not realize its
grandeur. The great orb rolling out OF dark
ness into light-the first streaks of dawn in the
east-the gradual paling and fading away of the
stars, the awaking OF nature, man coming forth
t. renewed activity, tbs sun bursting ont in
b ighness and filling the world with splendor.
What a change!
Every morniug is 4 resurrection. But on
this morning there was the greatest awaiting
tine world has ever known The spirit coming
back TO the sleeping body. The stagnant
| blood moving In the veins. The still heart
| beginning us Vibrations, Inc closed eyeldS
| opening. No eye was witness, but the man
Jesus comes forth, the same yet not the
same, the corruptbe has put on incor-
ruplion, the mortal, immortality.
To get a clear and Connected view of all
| the events and circumstances of this glorious
morning must read the accounts given by
| all the evangellsts.
There were four women whose names aud
| something OF whose characters we know though
| there were no doubt others, Mary Ma 5dalene;
Mary, the wife of Oeopas the mother OF ia mes
| the less; Salome. the wife OF Zebede', auI
mother Of James and john and Joanna, the
wife OF Oleuza. the steward Of Herod Antpas.
/ These four women were illustrious examples OF
| devotion to Christ but they have many
| followers.
DR.. bowman discussed the resurrection
under three heads: First as part of the di-
vine plan and purpose Of Christ; second. the
proof given his disciples by Jesus OF his
resurrection; third, the effects of the resur-
reotion.
A class of twenty-five applicants for
membership was received after the sermon.
First Baptist Church.