The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-08-15

emhancnt of the body to resist the dlsso-
lut ion of death. ,+
The grave is the darkest, deepest, ghast-
lest chlSm that was ever opeh:d IL 'nae
be no light from the res!iIfec'iom, in IN The
streaming into it; but Christ stayed III th H
tomb all Friday night and all Saturday i.ii
Saturday night and Il part OF Suhua9 mo-
ing. He STAYED SO long i'll the tohiD lnat
he might tit it for us when we 90 thele'
lie tarried two whole nights III tle siH'.'
so that he saw how important 1t WAS , "
have plenty of light ana ne HAS hoou0u
it with his own glory. 4+
1t is early Sunday morning, ana We 80 ~
ND TO find the grave Of Christ. we ma ine
morning sun gliding the dew, anu llie s ivIo9
are sweet as the foot brushes thcn Iu w lau
beautiful place to be buried III. W oiiu ha
they did not treat Christ as well Wheh ne
was alive as they do now that he Is 'I;;
Give the military salute 10 the SoltiiclS
who stand guarding the dead; But h l:
to the crash. IN earthquake! Inc S9luiciI
fall back as though they We're ocau' Mn1,
the stone at the door Of Christ toiiip
spins down the hill, flung By me arm ' oa
an angel. Come forth, o Jesus! from lIe
darkness into the sunlight: Come lol,n'
and breathe the perfume OF Joseph e"i
den. ~ Ia
Christ comes forth radiant. and as ne
steps out of the excavation Of the ROCK l
look down into the excavation. ana III the
distance | see others coming hand-lll-halu,
and troop after troop, and ma ~ - ~ io,S
procession of the precious dyau' -nnn nh',:
them are our loved OncS-tathcr. Ho'nei'
brother, sister, companion, chlldreh-c CON-
ip- I'D out of the excavation OF 'hc to!N
until the last one has slcppcu GUY ~"
the light. and | am bewildered. ana caii+
not understand the scene uillll nue 'rncns
wave his hand over the advancing process
sion from the rock, and hear HIM CT!
am the resurrection and the Ire; he WHY
beleveth in me. though he we're dcau,
vet shall he live" And then notice tnat
the long drge of the worlds woe SUDDEN!
stops at the archangelic shout OF Come
forth ,uol.o,
Oh! nv friends, if Christ had not broken
out of the grave You and | would never
come out of it, 1t would have been ahothtr
slay a tyrant, herself slain. 1t would nave
been another case of John Brown attempt
ing 10 free the slaves, himself hung. IT.
would have been Death and tnrist III a.
grapple, and Death the victor Inc pla lt
flag would have been floating on All the
graves and mausolcums of the dead. ana
hell would have conquered the forces OF
heaven. and captured the rampartS Oh
God. and Satan would have come to coro-
nation in the palaces of heaven, ana II
would have been devils on the throne ana
sons of God in the dungeon.
No, no, no, When that stone was roii-
ed from the door of Christ's grave, 1t was
hurled with such force that 1t crashed
in all the grave doors OF ChrlStehdoifi, ana
now the tomb is only Il bower Whefe
Gods children take a sicsta, an afternoon
nan TO wake up in mighty Evaporation
"Christ is risen" Hang that lamp among
all thc tombs of my dead Hang # over
nv own resting place Christ SUFFERING Is
ended; His work is done. me 1' itont- NO.
day afternoon of the worlds history pc
comes the brightest Sunday morning OF
it's resurrection JOY. The Good FRIDAY OF
bitter memories becomes the raster Oh
glorious transformation and reSurrectioh'
We mourning saints, dry, every tear
For your departed Lord.
BEHOLD the place: he Is not here'
The tomb is all unbarred. :. o,,
The Lord is risen he lives again
I rive You the third cause OF laui fA-
hilaration We honor the right mana more
thuu we do the left. IT IN accldrnt W
hattie we must lose one hand let IL De tnc
left The left hand beng nearer .ne h IvnrI,
we may not do much OF the violent NoIN
Of life with that hand without physical
danger: but he who has the llght arm III
fun pav has the mightiest OF All e"f"il!
weapons. In all ages and in all iansunsTtS
the right hand is the symboi OF stItn7,n
and power and honor. Hiram SAT NJ t,'e
riohf hand OF Solomon Then We have ne
rrr,n tIie is right-hand man l-ala>Stte
was Washingtons right -hand Ihah 49,
shall Ncy was Napoicon'S rlghi-hahu H,'n
and now YOU nave ne + ITO
when he speaks ot thrlSt VINO ID '' ''-N
right hand of God.
That means he is the first guest or hea'-
ON Ue has q right to sit there. / he nero
of the universe Count his wouhds' tHo
in the feet. two in the hands, one III tht
side--tive wounds. y you nave .o"its'
wrong. These are not half the "ouli,s;
Look at the scyerer wounds in the temples
each thorn an eXcrurhllon. 49,,
If hero comes back from battle, ana
he takes off his hat or rolls up has sleeve
and shows you the scar 81 WouH" s"t-
ten at Balls Bluff. or at South MGun'iLi,
YOU stand in admiration ut ms hrf"lS"l
and natriotism; but if Christ should il'''At
cnnsnicuous the five wounds gotten on
Calyary-that Waterloo OF All the 'ePS
he would display only small part OF ms
wounds. Wounded al over, lel nun ~; 49,
,t the right hand of God. He has right
to sit there. BY the request o. Hou' 'Iv
Father. and the unanimous suffrage Oh all
heaven. let Him sit there. In the grand
review. when the redeemed pass ny III
cohorts of splendorr;, they VIII LOOK at MN
and shout victory
The oldest inhabitant of heaven never
saw Il grander day than the one Whtn
Christ took his place on the rlSht manu-
Of God Hosanna, With lips of clay | may
not appropriately utter it, but let the mar
tvrs under the altar throw the cry 10 the
elders under the throne and they can toes
if TO the choir on the sea of glass untt all
heaven shall lift it-some on point OF
scooter and some on string OF harp ana
some on the tip of the green branches
Hosanna. Uosanna.
4 fourth cause of PaurS eXhllarahon:
After a clergyman had preached sermon
in regard To the gorirs OF heaven ana tue
splrndors Of the scene an aged woman SaIu'
IF All that is to 90 on in heaven, don
know what will become of my poor mead.
On. my friends, there will be 50 many
things going on in heaven | have some
times wondered if the Lord would not Tor
get you and me,
Perhaps Paul said sometimes: i wonder
God does not forget me down here III An
tioch and in the prison and III the snip
wreck. There are SO many sailors, so many
wayfarers, 50 many prisoners. 50 many
heart-broken men, says Paul, perhaps God
may forget me- And then | am so vile Il
sinner. How | whipped those Christians.
with what vengeance | mounted that cay
airy horse and dashed up to Damascus.
Oh, it will take q mighty attorney to plead
my ctuse aud get me free. But just at
that moment there came Ill upon Iauls
soul something mightier than the surgcs
that dashed his ship into Melita, swifter
than the horse he rode to Damascus. 1t
was the swift and overwhelming thought
of Christ's nterccssion.
My friends we must have an advocate.
4 poor lawyer is worse than no lawyer at
all We must have one who is able success
fully to present our cause before God.