Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1897-04-19
THE MISTAKEN MARY
1T MEANS That WE HAVE AN EVERY
DAY CHRIST.

Factory GE3 Linc c2l E0Lltc Eor the
Glorious Cousoca:9az II Aforts.
WASHINGTON, hT;-il lS.--This sermon
of Dr. TalInase :. n sst iss. readers to
thinking on Eev l.1cs. End will make
this season cf f.. toE nlcre inspiring
than ever THO tcxt *, Jthn Xxx, 10,
''She, supposirs hiln TO be the garden
err
Here arc Mary MfcdalcEe ard Christ,
Just after his Tccurrc cticn For 1000
years !, grim &-.d gh&et-T tyrcnt had
been killing people and Dragging them
into his cold palace. lie had q passion
for human skulls. For 20 centuries he
had been unhindercd in his work. He
had taken down Kings and queens and
conquerors and these without fame. IL
that cold palace there were shelves Of
skulls ara pillars CT skulls and affairs Of
skulls and even TIE chalices at the table
were made Of bleached skulls. To the
skeleton Of Abel he had added the skele-
ton Of al the ages, and 10 one had dis
puted his right until cue Coed Friday,
about 1867 years ago. as near as | can
calculate it, mighty stranger came to
the docr Ct that awful palace, rolled
back the deer, and went in, and Selling
the tyrant threw him 10 the pavement
and put upon the tyrant's neck the heel
of triumph
The Easter Morning.
Then the mighty stranger, exploring
all the CHASTITY furniture Of the place
and walking through the labyrinths and
coll # II
tarrying under a Icof the ribs of which
were made Of human housekeeping
for two nights and a day. the nights
very dark and the day very dismal, b,
seized the two chief pillars of that awful
palace and rocked them until it began to
fall, and then, laying hold Of the pom
derous front gate, hoisted it from its
hinges and marched forth, crying, 81
am the resurrection. That event we
celebrate this Easter mCrn, Handelial.
and Beethoven miracles Of sound added
to this floral decoration which has set
the place ablCcm.
There are three CT four things which
the world cEd the church have not no.
ticed IL regard to the resurrection of
Christ. First, our Lord in gardener at
tire Mary Magdalene, grief struck,
Christ and turns around, hoping she can
find the track Of the sacrilegious resur-
rectionist who has dcspoiled the grave,
and she finds some enc in working ap-
parel Como fCrth IS if to water the flow
ers or uprcct the weeds from the garden
CT set to rccEmbing the fallen vine
some ere in working apparel, his gar
ments perhaps having the sign of the
u , 6 a.,
Mary Magdalene, on her face the rain
of fresh shower CT weeping, turns to
this workman and charges him with the
Dissertation CT the tomb, when, loi the
stranger respCuds finging his whole
soul into one word which treInbles with
all the sweetest rhythm Of earth and
heaven, saying, ''MaIyP' In that Pc
culiarity CT accentuation all the incog-
nito fell CT. and she found that instead
of talking with an humble gardener of
Asia Miner, she " as talking with him
who OWLS ali the hanging gardens Of
heaven. Consultations the clusters of
forgetmeEots, the sunflower the chief of
all, the morning sky and midnight au-
rora, faTing terraces OF beauty, blazing
like summer wall with coronation
roses and giants Of battle, Blessed and
glorious mistake Of Mary Magdalenel
''She, supposing him to he the garden
er. D." What does that mean? 1t means
that we have an everyday Christ for ev-
eTyday work II everyday apparel Not
ON Sabbath morning in ORR most seeIn1y
apparel aTe we more attractive to Christ
than we arc IL Crr everyday work
dress. n.-naGITG Cur merchandise, s1Iiit-
ing cur anvil. flowing our field, tend
ing the flying shUttlcs. mending the
garments for our household, providing
food for or families or toiIing with
weary pen or weary pencil or weary
chisel A working day Christ in work
ing day apparel fer Us in our everyday
toll Fut 1t into the highest strain Of
this Easter anthem. ''Suppcsing him to
be the gardener
IN Working Gerb.
IF Christ had appeared at daybreak
with q crown upon his head, that would
have seemed 70 suggest especial sympa-
thy for monarchs- Ii Christ had appear
ed in chain Of gold and with robe dia-
monded, that would have seemed to be
especial sympathy for the affluent. If
Christ had appeared with soldiers sash
and sword dangling at his side, that
would have seemed to imply especial
sympathy fCr warriors But when L find
Christ in gardeners habit, with perhaps
the fakes Of the earth and Of the up
turned soil upon his garments. then
spell 1t out that he has hearty and pa
thetic understanding with everyday
work and everyday anxiety and every
lay fatigue.
Roll it down III cccfort all through
these aisles A working day Christ IL
working day apparel Tell it in the