The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1894-03-22
SABBATH SCHOOL.
INTERNATIONAL LESSON Fol;
MARCH 20.
Lesson Text: "The Resurrection of
Christ" Gan Faster Lcsson), Mark
XVII, t-S--Goiden Text: I Cor.
XIV, 2O-Commcntary.

when the Sabbath was past, "rhey would
not break the Sabbath" The Sabb. was
really only about TO begin. There ara no
cniings IN Gods blessings. There Is nm end
10 sin. TO death, hut not to blessings. -parSrr.
Anoint Him. With spices This Is proof
that they did not expect Hin 81 rise again
and this fact adds new force to tteir tes,i.
mony. --Iarobus.
Very early in tho morning. John sav4.
while 1t was yo, dark Matthew. ~ II began
TO dawn. Yes. that il just what It did. That
II the very poptry OF the occisiou-;he worI
written with apparent accident Is the very
expression Of heaven truth 1T began tI
dawn When Christ CONES. the light comes.
Thrre is u joyuusness. an activity. a hopeful.
u'ss an energy about tho early mornins.
Parser
The first dsy % the wapl. Tnc day has
Kept it, place pNrr since, always the first.
"inis - the lay tho Lorl hath made
Christianity has it, primi'v IN por-,n~
Christ IN grtr's -'GLrty Ia dlys -thh
sabbath.
They cdns 10 the s"pu,cnre. Eu' NOT ~
/ Chri~ts They who seek Christ in uu5rlir,
lay are simply visiting empty tomn. Do
g., br Gis;u-orl nor wpni"r " IN truupe,
tones they Il. ..nre No i, not here
Aui they said among themselves low
nIuN o. Our HnNl"ti"~ are needless, grOIut-
lea, ani absurd "rhe wor-; dtMu,tic- ar,
. those which never hipp ~
ipo stone was roll IL away. The Stour WIS
/ turned O. now usrs. iur IN angel at upon a.
Parker. Ia" sea-. IL" witra. the = ttrI -
Eni vi "a" open toni. WI rIu Sta, liz
/ hauI.
Entrrin--thry saw aN,un: man. Tho-r
WIS the VISION aud tI' yoir". IN" vision Wa
/ 70 vision oi youth. Noung --ijlr. loNrr. rrpl.-
ls", "Ugsrntes. belong tu youth
~" voices was sympathetic Fear not
| 81. Heart rem ling. ~ know thr' N- s,'''.
/ jesus. Eyplan .tory-" lie l. u"t here IL
/ Com ortin- -"Comc SEQ a., place wncr,
/ the Lord lay
. Inspiring s-"Go ye-toll Parker
The empty tomb brought confusion. ter
ror, fearful iorebodingS tD the cu'Wrr- OF
/ Christ tut hope, comfort, coma I,u'r. go Ill.
/ friends
rell his disciples and Peter Curs'', Nr-,
| appearance was To Mary Mnslicra. Joan
| ~, lS out OF whom lie hat Is; s-,rn
| devils 80 lIis special message Is 10 Peter
/ who hal @enIoi Hin. Abbott
Tell Peter although ha has siun'l 80
/ Grisvously. Tell pptpr-for hr has wrpt
/ God anger against Hts children cra-c- wan
the commencement ot their p"nit"nrn.
Tell P'tcr-lor hs has suffered
Toll Peter Tor hs j. d"irt - Christ. Sin
/ can grieye Christ, cause Him 20 wtndraN.
woun and di,agure us, hut u cannot alter
| HIS love.
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had sinnrl, Have not W. denied our Lord:
stems AMI lwigs.
The result OF u all on tho womuu-srlr
] hnst'. energy. They We're afraid, they ran.
/ tH"y tr'mblei and wrrn amas.l. From
/ Matthew W. learn that ~ they 'm"t Jesus IN
| the way" Al VINO go upon gracious errlnis
meet Hin IN III" way.
! H. is rseu. Through woman death wh4
| lrs. INTRODUCED into thr world ito woman
| IN" first announcement was made oi ths
| rtsyu :ction."
Proofs ol Chris;s resurrection. | nave
been used for many years TO sta iy the hls
| tory OF other times, ant to canine Rnl
weigh The evidences Of toose who hlv-
| written nv iut th"-~ ana know OF no one
IN the history OF mankind which Is
wed by better aud fuller evidence ofevery
s RI. 10 the mind OF u fair inquirer, than tha.
! Christ died and rose again from the dead -
| Dr. Arnold Moreover, II WAS precisely thr
same body wnich was buried thar rose again,
or all the proofs fail
!. Proved hy the irirn !s Of Chr.s'. /.
| The apostles hal the most powerful iaith IA
the fact. They were unanimous in their
| declaration of "a few days after on the very
| spo. on which Il occurred ant that 10 nlen
VINO were prepared 10 10 anything To- con.
zeal the fact. 3 This inth came IN
direct opposition 10 their previous urlie'-
| and worldly interests, They nat 40 rNp"s'J
| lion AMI 10 hope OF 'u'u resurrection. .
| They had every opportunity tor thoroughly
satisfying thrtusrlNr, Oh tho point. 1. By
their declaration oi the tact they induced
thousands OF th' y'ry enemies of Christ "a
believe In II, and tina; c!o-c To- the time am
near ia" very spot on which II oorurr"i. The
early Church universally believed IN It
and 4 IL Incredible that "a myth. u lll-.
story, should have 50 grown mp without -II.
stautll ioundution--lrpm lhumuss Genus
| Of the Gospel. .. They attestri this fact not
only 10y their lives, but by their death. u
On,y the fact OF tho resurrection eau account
| tor the marvellous ohanga IN tho spirit and
character OF the apostl",. The resurrection
completely transformed them inspired them
with u new conception Of Christ's kingdom
rs for all people, with new courage - sui
Ter for the sake of theis risel Lord and lIit
Kingdom, and with new purpose TO preuci
Christ and Him crucihed everywhers ~
spiritual redemption fo- DIN, Acts H., 81 ; y.
Al x, 43. Neither fraud nor fiction Ia CON
petent to account for ths noral contrast.
IL Proved by the eEemis5 ot Christ. /. L
! was Impossible Tor these enemies TO deny
that Christ had bv some means left the
grave. 2. II was impossible Tor them TO give
any other explanation than that which they
now invented-;hat His disciples stole the
| body. 3. II was impossible for this, the only
explanation they could give, TO bs credited
for (a) the disciples could not have stolen
Him II they would % II was in the last de-
gree improbable thar all the Roman watch
were asleep (c) nor would the Jewish
council have voted money merely To have re-
| ported truth; (d) II tho soldiers slept,
they could not have known that the disciples
stole tho body their story contradiciei it.
self. Genius OF the Gospel.
DRINK AND TaE woRRINdNAS.'