The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-05-05


ace there were shelves OF skulls, anu
pillars Of skulls. and affairs Of skulls
and even the chaliccs % the table we're
made OF blelchcd skulls To the sAelc-
ton Of Abel had been added the skeleton
Of an the ages. and no one had disputed
his right until one good Friday. about
eighteen hundred and siNty-seNea
years ago. as near as / can calculate No.
n mighty stranger came 90 the door OF
that awful place. rolled back the door
and went IN. and selling the tyrant
threw him 10 the pavement and put
upon the tyrants neck the heel OF TIL
umph.
Then the mighty stranger. exploring
al the CHASTITY furniture o. the place.
and walking through the labyrinths.
and opening the dark cellars Of mys-
terry, and tarrylng under o roof the
ribs OF which were made Of human
boncs-tarrying Tor two nights and
day. the nights very dark and the day
very dismal. be- seized the two chief Pill
lars Of that awful palace and rocked
them until u began 90 fall. and then
laying hold Of the pondcroua front gate
holsted u from lts hinges and marched
forth crying. u am the Resurrection
That event we celebrate this Easter
morn. Handellan and Beethoven mira
eles OF sound added 10 this floral deco
ration which has set the place abloon.
There are three or four things which
the world and the church have not no.
tloed In regard 20 the resurrection Of
Christ First. our Lord IN the garden
er's attire Mary MaEdalen. grief
struck. stands by the rified sarcophagus
Of Christ. and turns around. hoping she
can find the track OF the sacrllegious
resurrectlonlst who has despoiled the
grave. and she finds some one In work
ing apparel come forth as n 10 water
the flowers. or uproot the weeds from
the garden. OF 10 set reclimbing the
fallen vine-some one In working ap-
parel. his garments perhaps having the
sign Of the dust and dirt OF the occupa-
tion.
Mary Magdaien. on her face the rain
Of fresh shower Of weeping. turns 70
this workman. and charges him with
The Dissertation % the tomb. when TO-
the stranger responds. nInging hls
whole soul into one word which trcm.
bles with an the sweetest rhythm OF
earth and heaven. saying. Marry ln
that peculiarly Of acccntuation an The
incognito fCll on. and she found tina,
instead OF talking with an humble gar
dener % Asia Minor. she was talking
with Him who owns an the hanging
gardens of heaven. Consultations the
clusters Of forgo,-mc-nots. the sun-
flower the chief Of all. the morning sis
and the midnight aurora. HarinE ter
races OF beauty. blazing like q summer
wall with coronation roses and giants
OF battle blessed and glorious mis-.
take of Mary Magdalcn. "Shc suppos.
FMS him TO be the gardener" VIVA,
does that mun7 Il means that VI,
have an everyday Christ for every -day
work In everyday apparel Not ou
Sabbath morning IN our most secmly
apparel are We more attractive "a
Christ than we are On our everyday
work dress managing our mcrchau-
disc. shifting our anvil. ploughIng our
field. tending the nyiug shuulcs. mend.
Ing the garments for our household.
providing food for our families. or toll.
Ing with weary pen. or weary pencil.
or weary chIsel. a workng-dly Chris.
IN worklng-day apparel FOR us In our
everyday toll Put % into The h.gbcs
strain of this Easter anthem. "Suppus.
ing him 90 be- the gardener"
n Chris, had appeared no dayhroab
with a crown upon bis head. that uoul
have seemed 90 suggest especial sym
paihy f0r monarchs. ~ Christ hal ap.
pesrci iu chain Of sold ana with rob,
bcdlamondcd that would have seemed
10 b. especial sympathy Tor the az.
fluent: 10 Chris, had appeared with so,
dlers sash and sword dangling az hi.
eide. that would have seemed 90 imply
especial sympathy for warriors. bu,
when I fnd Christ 90 gardeners habl,
then ! spell q ont that be has hearty
and pathetic understanding with every
day work. and everyday anxiety. and
everyday fatigue.
Roll Il down In comfort an through
these aislos 4 working-day Christ in
working-day apparel Tell Il IN the
darkest corridor OF the mountain 10 the
poor miner Tell Il 20 the factory mail
IN most unvcntilatcd establishment NJ
Lowell or Lancaster Toll % 90 tho
clearer OF roughcE new ground 10 On,
western wilderness Tell % 90 the sew
Ing woman. a stitch in the side Cor
every stitch IN the garment some of
their cruel employers having no rIrhi
90 thInk that they will get through the
door OF heaven any more than they
could through the eye OF broken
needle which has Just dropped on The
bare floor from the pricked and bleed
ing fingers OF the cousump,iyc sewing
GIRL Away with your talk about by
posiatic union. and fotcriology OF the
Council OF Trent. and the metaphysics
Of religion which would freeze praciI-
cal Christianity out OF the world, but
pass along the gardeners coat 20 all
nations that they may touch the hem
Of Il and feel the thrill Of the Chrlsily
brotherhood Not supposlng the man
20 be Caesar. not supposlng him TO be
Socrates. but "supposing him TO be the
gardener"
Oh. that Il what helped Joseph
wedgwood. toillup amid the heat and
the dust of the potierlcs. until he could
mako for Queen Charlotte the trst
royal table service OF English manu-
facturc. That was what helped James
Watt. scoficd az and caricaiurod. until
he could put on wheels the thunderboli
Of power which roars hy day and nigh,
IN every furnace OF the locomotive Gu
glnes OF America. That Is what helped