The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-04-16
THE SAVIOUR HAS RISEN
COW IA STER-DAY WAS OBSERVED
ATSr. PAUL'S CHURCH.
I~yse Crowds Fiii the Buiiding In the
Moraisg aud Evening and Listen TO
Magnificent Mule.

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morning. when hundreds OF people had 70
be turned away. The interior iookei Neis
Imposing although no special cHoit no
heen made 10 add TO the usual attrac-
tons. The black hanginss OF Coca u
0ay in the chancel were gone a'u ~
maculate white had taken ther IRps,er
The only flower decorations were LAST,
in,e. vbtch had been put In the most
snnrooriate places, a cross OF tneH n ,,.~
&c hcen hung up over the altar, tne
music In the morning, as wen az 81
evening. was simply superb. inc -
choir covered itself with glory, an ' d.
solemnity OF the services Ie1o, g.,
height when tho boys choi,' toi io rascb.
tbe male part OF the chancci cho'l' -,
"a arc hc,iy Of the church. goou hdy
.seo,lo may have been attracted mercy
.e,,,tosttv but before they kne" II
,S.v too. were deeply impressed w.
.ho so,emni,y surrounding them. Inc SUI SUI
nltced choir. which made its appeaI"i ~
for the first time. added eteduS "
inprcssiyeness OF the occasion. .
HARLEY Carmichael hardly ever
reach.d more eloquent than AZ those
80 seryices. In the morning his text was
Msrk xvi. 8: He is risen, ana III nc
'an,,g his subject was John Xxx, D. l.
and S. ..,o,,.. ~ bie
morning sermon. A., tho
-.a.h.r of Jesus and TO Salome came
,hese words that have been haHoWed py
nnsrlv nineteen hundred Easter-days
rrne, had come 10 the sepulchrc as soon
80 ,he sabbath was over, bringing VII"
thorn the sweet spices 10 place aOoue tne
hodv of the Lord The devotion anu tno
courage OF these sanity Souls WIS
names are recorded in the iinpeIisHa',ie
,arcs of the everlasting Gospel, stahu III
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foilowers of the Master who. though Oh
,he sr.rner sex. fed from Him ana de-
sor,ed Him in His hour OF need Inc
dawn was glimmering In the east az
the gray light fell. IL fell not on the
faces OF a Peter or john me apDstleS
were in hiding. for rear OF inc 49,,
hut n made manifest the figures. ghosliS
An the dim morning light. OF these fallh-
mi women as they were Fastening 10
wards the sepulchre-tfe last 10 ieaNe ,ne
Cross. the first TO greet the grave ihey
looked not for any rising from the neau'
for. we are told. they brought WIN .heI'
the spices for the Masters Durldi ~
never occurred 10 their minds LOT ilio-
menf that He was alive. Love. deVouoh'
,everence brought them 10 the grave.
There Law that one whom they had loVeu
and lost That was enough. They were
Moor the-se faithful few. but poverty
desired 10 lay its humble tribute al the
feet OF the dead. Rich men had gwen Oh
their abundance Nicodemus had en-
haImned with genial generosity the pouy
OF the Lord. But poverty, too mus,
make its offering Of love. Such sweet
spices as those holy women can AFFORD
must be laid around the beloved body as
81 last pledge OF devotion ere the dark
doors OF he sealed sepulchre be sealed
forever.
To those expecting death life reveals
i.self The sepulchro is open; the great
stone rolled away. The body which they
sought is not there. Some one Is there
rot something but some onc-some one
ahIaze with life. radiant. all glistening,
speaking though apparently celestial, hu-
man words. and these are the words that
they hear: BE rot affrighted. we seek
Jesus OF Nazareth. which was crucihed
Tie In risen; He is not here. Behold the
place where they laid Him. But 20 your
way; tell His disciples sand Peter that lie
gosth before you intt Gallee.
ne not anrignted" Women are. as a
rule. not hard to brighten by sudden
and almost trfiing scenes, but very OFTEN
when true danger comes they are Drawer
than men. If those dangers imperii those
they love. their bravery is often almost
miraculous. Faithful as these women had
been II Is probable that the sight OF the
empty grave and Of this radiant ap-
den terror which showed itself In their
aspect and demeanor But this terror is
at once ailayed by the reassuring, gra-
cious words. BE not afraid. We true,
unselhsh ones. He Is not here; lie Is
risen"
This was, IL you consider II, a strange
message-one at variance with all pre-
conceived notions OF what you or | might
consider to have been proper language for
caH Mn fah "A
sion. II the whole story were fiction
We would have expected the angel TO have
spoken very differently from the way IN
which he is represented as speaking I'm
the Gospel account. eye seek Jesus of
Nazareth. which was cruciiied. Why,
these titles remind us Of all that was
ignominious. humanity speaking in the
Saviour's history. Nazareth, from which
according TO popular tradition, no gooo
thing could come: Jesus of Nazareth Pi'
late's contemptuous mock title on the
Cross IL we were writing a romance
We would have made this angel refrain
from such words. At such a moment o
extreme and surprising glory we would
have made the angel talk only OF The
Lord i'm all His attributes Of might ano
majesty. We would have gifted Him with
all His triumphant titles--Ccnqueror over
death and hell, King of Kings and Lord
OF Lords. Spoiler OF principalities and
powers. Vanquisher OF him that hath the
power OF death. But no such claims OF
Imperial power fell from the lips of the
Angel of the EVangelists. Simply and
plainly he says. eye seek Jesus of Naza'
reth, which was cruciied- lie Is risen
lie is not here Behold the place wher,
they laid Him; but go your way. anC
tell his disciples and Peter (how prosaiC
IL all readsl. that He goeth before you
into Galilee."
Granted that such words were heard
by the women, what did they mean? Wa
~ 10 try their faith2 If so. they stool
the test successfully. The words tina
reminded them OF The contempt and
shame Of the Cross had for them nothing
hut sounds of JOY. What. though III
was crucihed between two thieves, tina
did not AFFECT those loving true hearts
Ashamed OF Him? They never could b.
ashamed OF Him. What did they wan
with His glory? They knew and love'
ana reverenCed the Jesus OF the Cros
and passion. They had never denied Him
They had not forsaken Him and fee
when all the world was agains; Him
THY had not gone into hiding place
for fear OF the Jews. Their love wa
womanly love- hich. when rightly direct
cd is the most holy. purified thing tina
can be seen In our fallen humanity.
He is Tisen,' Not his body Us taket
away. That would be the first idea tina
would seize the minds of those who ha'
not. mind you gone into the sepulchre 4
examine IL, as the men did afterward
when they were convinced OF the super
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