The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1896-04-04

gardener himself at that hour might be
found. matter which. in their haste. they
PERPLEXITY.-On coming nearer the
women discovered that the stone was al
ready removed One of the apostles gohn
when her eyes rested on the open sepulcher,
inferred that It had been robbed. and she
It Sas t the sig mp to OF ardent to the %
tnat led her to turn without knowing to
b break the e tidings and seek sympathy and
the heart controlled the. head. The other
women, perhaps disposed to closer inquiry.
possibly proposing to wait for her return.
overcome thereby, tarried at the sepulcher.
As the increasing light of the morning .suf-
fciently disclosed the situation. calmer
and they entered the sepulcher. But the
body of Jesus was not found. Conflicting
opinions, were formed by the little group.
have invaded the resting place of the dead?
After the ignominious treatment at the trial
s snd OK the ssve could enat the Jews
owner of the sepulcher, or some other re-
moved the body to another place for safe
keeping? There was much perplexity in con-
ANGELS.-whiIe these questions were
agitating the minds Of the women the scene
heavenly world, two men, Luke calls them
Verse ~. angels in human form, stood by
them In dazzling apparel" Mark och. xvi.
% says there was young man on the right
side of the tomb. This agrees substantially
with Matthews statement. (Ch. xviii. So
The two eyangelists dc. not contradict the
third. Evidently they refer to the one angel
who had been seated on the stone The
different accounts harmonic If we suppose
that ne removed sSs to the interior Of the
women entered after being seen by one or
two Of them, that with another angel ne
ing. The supernatural features OF the I sos
pei narrative are very numerous and start
ling. There are many accounts of strange
emily beings told. however, with such sim
plicity and evident sincerity as to awaken
the confidence OF the average reader. Tim.
women, who, in such place. would be
more than ordinarily sensitive: and, after
OF superiors (Gen. xviii, p, they bowed their
faces to the earth in token Of humiliation
and reverence.
MESsAGE-The. angels did not come TO
this se it vast was their i business to bring some
mot new "a 4, Sen they Il snfs
all needed light has been given to guide
men in the right way; Oh Yet. 1 u. eol Be;
above. tabernacled in the nesh and men
failed to understand Him 1t was proper that
His servants attend Him. testify of Him
that chamber OF death resolved the doubts
and revived the hopes or the women Fear
not We (Matt. XVIII %, SdlQ the SDokeS-
man, he who rolled the stone away. Mark.
xvi. 81 Why seek ye the living among
the dead?" Strange question! Rebuke to
the lack of faith. The dead the living
Grew. 1, 81 The whole gospel was I'm those
words. Crucihed. risen! (R0m. Nv, 80 An
angel had compressed and announced con-
corning Jesus what a world Of sinful NOR
tails needs most to know. The speaker then
reminded the women that this declaration
was in harmony with the many utterances
of Jesus Verse %. and with His promise
to meet the disciples In Galilee. Cdatt xvi.
2)
PREACHING.-Thus the first intelligence
of the resurrection was delivered to COM
pany OF women. standing in the very place
where the body of Jesus had been laid. The
words were received with establishment
Mark xvi. 81 and with great Joy. Matt.
said, and became the first believers I'm the
risen Christ. They FASTENED. they ran into
the city. They sought the eleven apostles.
perhaps assembled I'm their usual place Of
meeting fActs l: 10. or, more likely. scat
tered in their different lodgings about the
angels message, He has risen" dwelling
with enthusiasm upon the details OF their
visit. rehearsing IL many times. answering
questions. removing doubts. eloquent with
faith and radiant with hope Those women
angel who had opened the sepulcher. COM
missioned them. and that Was enough. He
had said. "Go quickly and tell Matt. xviii
n. and they had obeyed. The news was too
wonderful to be true. 1t seemed to the apos-
were too good to be untruthful. too earnest
- PE S ali this was transpiring
with her associates Mary Nagdalene sought
out and found the impetus Peter. and tod
her story. John ~, - And he. with John