The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1895-04-25

and tackled it to a board and at.
tached it to stick, and set it al
the grave, covered it with board
so as to project at the ends to pro.
tect the writing. Upon close
examination he saw that nature had
contributed her part to that humble
memorial. A caterpillar had fast.
ened itself under the protrudine
piece of board, and had there passed
through its death-like state of a
chrysalis, and assumed its finished
state of butterfly, and had winged
its flight from the spot, leaving the
corpse-llke relic behind. So the
spirit of that poor loyed one, but
not too poor for the notice of the
Deity, had winged it's flight to the
mansions of glory; and only the
dust of that form rested there,
awaiting the resurrection trump to
rise and be promoted to higher
life of the soul.
Another comforting consideration
arising from the bright side of the
picture is the perfect dominion that
sthe Savior's resurrection has
achieved over death. 1t was ''the
first fruits of them that slept" q
veal resurrection. The marked
s&ZSure of resurrection, and there
fore of Christ resurrection, is that
those who are thus raised, die no
more; death hath no more domin-
ion over them; to them death hath
lost its power and the grave its
victory.
Surely the stone is rolled away,
and very great stone it was. He
who has conquered death hath made
all things possible, and hath power
over all our enemies. AS the stone
was rolled away from the door of
the sepulchre, so Jesus hath taken
away darkness from the tomb, and
made 1t the gateway of life.
And in the beautiful words of
Farrar, taken from his Life of
Christ" "And though after He
rose, and his last farewells to the
disciples were over, and passing
from before their yearning eyes, a
cloud received Him out of their
sight; and though between US and
His visible presence-between us
and that glorified Redeemer, who
now stitch at the right hand of
God-that cloud still rolls; since
the stone is rolled away, the eye of
faith can penetrate that cloud; the
incense of true prayer can rise
above 1T, and through it the dew OF
blessings can descend. If lie has
gone away, through His holy spirit
He has given US nearer sense Of
His presence, closer Unfolding in
His arms of tenderness than We
could have enjoyed if we could have
lived with Him of old in the home
at Nazareth, or sailed with Him II
the little boat over the crysta
waters of Gennesareth. We may
be as near Hum at all times as the
beloved disciple, when he pillowed
his head upon his breast. "The
word of God is very nigh thee, ever
in thy mouth and in thy heart. .
To ears that have been closed, His
voice may seem to sound no longer
The calls of ayarice and of pleasure
may drown the gentle utteranct
which says unto us, "follow me.
After two thousand years of Chris
tianity the incredulous murmurs o.
impatient skepticlsm may make il
scarcely possible for faith to repeat
without insult, the creed which
embraces the doctrine of Christian
ity. And sadder still than this
we may hear, not alone IN oul
christian America, but in our own
community, yea, even in our owl
homes, if we would tolerate it, the
insolence of some disappearing
tongue, which still SCOTS at religion
and pours contempt upon the Sor
of God as he lies in the agony O.
the garden, or breaths his last sigl
on the bitter cross.
But the secret of the Lord is will
them that fear Him. To all VIII,
will! listen He still speaks. H
promised to be with US always, ever
unto the end of the world. AnC
we have not found his promise fai
when we have been faithful.
1t was but thirty-three short year
of a short lifetime that he lived OF
earth; it was for but three broker
and troubled years that He preached
the gospel of the kingdom; bu
forever, till heaven and earth shall
pass away, shall everyone of Hi
true and faithful children fine
peace and hope and forgiveness il
His name, which is being interpre
ted, "God with u.s. And sool
Gin that far-off beyond, in tina
sunny land" we will meet with tn
redeemed of all the ages, to bea