Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-14

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monzrchy Of our Kingi Ha1l Jesus.
hails
Bat must give you he second cause
Of Pxnrs exhilssation- II Chr1st had
stRid In that grave. We never would
have gotten cut Of It. The grave would
have ben dark AID dismal - TIE con-
ciergeris ehuing the reign Il terror.
where tho Darts came mp only to take
the victians cut to the scAffold- I do nos
wonder that the sncisuts tried by ern-
bAlmnent Of the body 70 resist the Dis
solution Of death-
Tho grave Il the DARKEST. deepest.
ghasslisst chanm that va ever opsued
n there Be no hight from the rssurrso-
ton throne streaming into Il. but Christ
staid In the tomb al Friday night and
al Saturday. I'll Saturday night and .
part Of Sunday morning. He staid %
long In the tsnh that hs might &c Il for
us when We 20 thsra He tsrrisd two
whole nights In the grave. 90 thss he saw
how important h vas 70 have plenty of
light. and he has flooded 10 with his own
glory.
TIE KKsun1xC11oH.
II Il early Sunday morning. and We
start up 20 End tho grave Of Christ We
find the morning sum gliding the dew,
and the shrnbs arc sweet o. the foot
brushes them. What . beautiful place
to be barred mi Wonder they did not
treat. Christ - well when he wa alive
- they do now that he II dead. Give
tho military salute to tho soldiers who
stand guarding the dead. But bark to
the crash--an earthquakei The soldiers
fall back ~ though they were dead. and
the stone at the door OF Christ's tomb
spins down the hill, flung by tho arm Of
al angel. Como forth. o Jesus. from the
darkness into the sunlightl Come forth
and breathe the psrfumsof Joseph's gar
den.
Chriss comes forth radiant, and - he
STEPS out Of the excavation Of the rock I
look down into the excavation. and In
the distapce SEQ others coming hand
In hand and troop after troop. and I End
II Il long procession Of the precious
dead Among them are our own loved
ones-father. mother. brother, sister.
companion. children, coming mp out Of
the excavation Of the rock until the last
one has slapped out into tho light. and /
am bewiidersd. and cannot understand
tho scene until / Sc Christ wave his
hand over tho sivsncing procession from
the rock snd hear hirn cry: II srn the
resurrection and the life. He who be-
hevesh In me. though he were dead, yet
shall be live" And then I notice that
the long dirge Of the worlds woe sud-
denly stops &C the srchangelic shout Of
Come forthi-
On. my friends. II Christ had not bro
ken cut % the grave you and / would
never come out of itl II would have
been another case q Charlotte Corday
attempting 70 slay tyrans. herself slain.
IL w01id have been another case Of John
Brown attempting to FREQ the slaves.
himself hung. Il would have been Death
and Christ In grsppie and Death ths
victor The black Hag would have foaf-
ed ON AL the graves and rnausolsuns Of
the lead. and he'll would have conquered
the forces of heaven and captured the
rsuparts Of God. and satan wonld have
come to coronation Ia the palaces Of
heaven. aud IL would have beon devils
on tie throne and sons Of God in the
Dungeon.
pEATH - A sEERTk.
Net mol not When that stone was
rolled from the door % Christ's grave, 10
was hurled with such a force that ID
crashed IN al the grave doors 81 Chris
tsDdoFn. and now the tosab IL only q
bower where Gods children take sies-
-. sn afternoon nap. 20 wake up Ia
mighty inviEoratioa. "Christ Is risen. :
Hang that lamp among All the tombs Of
ny dead. Hang - over my own resting
place. Christs suffering T. ended: hrs
work ii done. The darkest Friday aft