The Globe-republican., 1899-04-06

The Catholic. Episcopal. Christian and
Presbyterian churches of this city. held
regular Easter services. No services
were held iu the n. E.. church, owing to
the absence of the pastor. At the differ
ent churches there were handsome decor
atiOns Of flowers, and the services rem
dered memorial Of the day. The at
tendance was good Mt each church.
| DR.. J. d. Krum, rector Of the Episc0-
pal Church, delivered the following SER
mon, which We publish in full:
TExT-Now when Jesus was risen early the
| first day of the week He appeared first TO
| Mary Magdalene, out of whom He had cast
seven deviis.-St. Mark 1863.
The empty grave, the missing body
and the number of appearings to his dis
ciples, Of which the first was to Mary
MagdaleDe, and for the truth of all of
which we have the clear statement Of the
word of God establish the fact Of the
resurrection Of Jesus from the dead. l
haye spoken these words slowly-sO that
they might have time to fssten theu-
selves SO firmly in our hearts that no
powsr could uproot the truth they con-
tain from them. For do not conceal it,
If the resurrection of Jesus is not u fact
the whole structure of Christianity, with
all tue hopes that are built into it falls,
as far as Jesus aud his work are con-
cerned, into ruin that is without remedy.
But with the fact of His resurrection es-
tablished it takes its place among great
forces by which Christianity is moved
along on the course in which it is its de-
clared purpose to scatter the blessings
with which it is freighted to all our race.
Aud it is not from feeling of sentiment
but because of the blessings of which it
assures us that we observe our joyous
Easter days in loving commemoration Of
the resurrection of our Saviour. Aud on
this Easter morning, to which we have
been looking forward no doubt with
higher hopes and deeper lOngings than
we have ever had before, want to COIL
slider with you what the resurrection Of
Christ, which is the one subject Of our
thought today, has done for our world.
1t is very natural that should, first of
all, point to the fact that the resurrection
of Jesus gives us the assurance that they
who believe in Him aud take Him for
their Saviour shall be freed from Sin.
Too often we take short-sighted view
of the way in which this greatest of bless.
inss for which we hope and long be-
comes our possession. We stop at the
cross on which He died-''ths just in
stead of the unjust that He might bring
US to God''-ard we think thar it was
His death that enrichcs us with this most
priceless of all blessings -freedOm from
sin-freedOiM from its pOwer-freedOm
from ite condemnatiOn-and greatest of
all and best of all ut last freedom from its
penalty. For let it he remembered and
never forgotten that the penalty-the
| D punishment of sin is death. Not simply
the separation Of the soul from the body
but the eternal separation of the soul
from God. That is the sum Of all losses
mOrtals can suffer, aud that loss for
every one who suffers it will make an
eternal hell. The souls heaven is found
only in being with God; having peace
with God; being justified with God;
dwelling with God. Jesus came to our
earth to be our SaviOur-in this lofty
sense Of freeing US from our sins-and
lie lighted up our way to eternal blessed.
ness by telling us if the Son shall
make you free; ye shall be free indeed.
But when He died upon the crnss only
part of His work as our Saviour was
done. There He was delivered for our
offeEscs. There He bore our sin in His
own body. But VIII. r. He left that tightly
closed and sealed grave He went far be-
you'd that, for He was raised for our JUS
lification. 1t is our justification with
God that gives ns freedom from sin.
Aud the one thing the Apostles preached
every where, was Jesus and His resurrec-
ton.
And 1t seems very natural too that
when He who knew 50 well His purpose
in coming into the world had been raised
for our justification from sin that He
should have appeared first to Mary Mag
dalene-nOt to His mother-nOt to st.
John, the disciple, who has cone down
the ages as the one lie loved. but Mary
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