St. Paul daily globe., 1892-04-18
TIE WEEPING WOMAN
The Subject or a Trenchant Ser
mon by DIR. Smith.

The Subject or u Trenchant Ser
mon by DIR. Smith.
Easter services at the Peoples church
yesterday were unusually full OF inter
est. There were public services morn
ing and evening and in the afternoon
four Sunday schools, with COO children.
held o service specially prepared for
the occasion, with al address by Ii. r.
McGregor The Sunday scholars were
armed with banners and wreaths
adorned with flowers, the West ST. Paul
school being noticeable both for its
numbers and the beauty of its banners.
The floral decorations were very
profuse, and surpassed anything
before attempted at this ceurch. There
was q great mass Of palms. Easter lilies
and pOtted plants that completely filled
the entire length OF the platform. The
pulpit was adorned with white roses
and smilaX. A huge basket bouquet
completely covered the stand to the
left. There were various designs Of
cut flowers and the whole decoration
was crowned with magnificent cross
in which white lilies and roses pre-
dominated. The music at both services
was elaborate. The morning solo by
Mrs. Snider was only outriyaled by the
final good, Old-fashiOned Coronation"
in which the vast audience joined at
the close of the service. DIR. ). &.
Smith, in his morning sermon, took for
his subject "The Weeping Woman"
Woman, why weepest thOu?" John,
Xxx, Is. The reverend gentleman, in
the course of his sermon, said:
The woman ut the open sepulcher still
weeping is the symbol OF humanity that has
4aor ,aA mi In 10 ft1nG
sage The cares of life still veX us because
we do not know our Fatner's guidance. The
disappointmenls of life eat our hearts be-
cause we have not known "the life is more
than meat aud the body than raiment.n The
SORROWS ana bereavements Of the world-the
rent in eaTth'S loVes-blight our faith be-
cause we do not understand the Easter tes-
tival. and we continue 10 live forever in the
erueihxion, notwithstanding strong hands
have rolled away the stone from the house Of
death.
"Why weepest thouy' is our Lords rebuke
to earth's tears. But it is not the rebuke of
one who knows no sorrow. Our Lord Him
self shed tears. lie Wept tears Of sympathy
with the Sisters at brothers grave He
went over Jerusalem rs he stretched out his
hands over the city, saying: "Oh. Jerusalem,
Jerusalem, thou that stonest the prophets. y
These were the tears Of the patriot. lie
wept in the garden These were the tears of
one who hewed out new and living way
through the wilderness OF sin TO the para
disc of God. lie Wept on the cross IN that
one moment of oblivion when the billows of
darkness rolled over Him, and lie felt dc
serted OF God as well as men, These were
the tears of the spiritual orphan, crying Il
have lost Thee, oh, My Father" This is the
one who comes to you in your sorrow. say.
Ing. why wecpest thou!"
BY the side Of every bed of death He speaks
His message. Death must no more be Il inal
word. Of every vanished loved one the an
gels are waiting to tell US; He is not here /;
He is risen
We need TO understand that power is n
form of love. The woman who the other day
lifted tree far beyond her ordinary strength
from the crushed limb of her husband was
in the Easter mood, and taught lesson wide
as history. Love is strong This is what
makes God Creator. He made suns and con-
stellations; lie bathed them with light, and
has universal empire. because He loves.
Jesus rose from Ihe dead as other men
have not because beyond them lie in
carnated in human flesh the strength of
eternal love. and love is strong. Jesus
had won the Easter mood as n permanent
habit of soul This gave him a pre-eminenee,
and mis- love brought him in resurrection
back TO comfort The hearts OF his friends
and to furnish hope for the mourners Of al
ages who will rise to the Easter mood. The
lesson to be learned by us, if we would moi
sorrow as those who have no hope" is the
transformation of the griefs OF life, through
the power of love divine and human. into {
> permanent form OF peace. But the question
OF Jesus, "Why weepest thoug' is universal
challenge.
The Easter dawn will shine above all tears