Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-04-19
QUESTION ANSWERED.
Easter Sermon Of Father Drake,
Of Sacred Heart Church.
An Earnest, Thoughtful and Instructive
Discourse Based Upon Mark xvi, IL
Lesson Drawn from tho Book of Books
and an Important Question Answered.

Catholic Church. preached sermon TO
q ,onnan.t;on tb.t p,o,,ed hi. cbnrol
at the ~ o CLOCK mass sunday morning.
His subject was 1.-The Question An
er,.red.- Mark xvi.-1-7. He said in
part
who VIII roll back the stone from
the gates of heaven? Who shall open
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asked lor lour thousahu years ny the
angels in heaven and by men on earth,
fha Tow md tho Camilla tho pooDIo ond
a., It,. a., -,
t"e Piies'' .iic SAINT anu 'ic S''ii'ei' III
heaven the Son of God undertook TO an
swer and in Genesis, therefore, we read
how the palm branch of hone was held
out to the shameful and sorrowiur
pair; how n particular race Is selected
In the blessing of TEN; how God spoke
to Abraham: In thee shall all the kim
dreds OF the earth be blessed But it
is not necessary to spenk of tho tribe
of Judn, of the Virgin that was to con-
ceive Il child who was to be tho Saviour
Of men. We come to Him who. by His
glorious resurrection. verified the hone
of the Jew and the Gentle. and who
answered the question Himself Modern
history owes its birth and its life to the
child that was born in Inc stable mt
Bethlehem. 70 tho Christ that Hath
borne our inicuities and carried our
sorrows:' was wounded for orr jniut,i-
ties and bruised for orr sins and .ro-
surexit secret dix it,
".NVho shall rol, us bnck Tho s,onc
from tho door of tho. srnulchre?' said
they one ia another nc thrv hns,endd IN
that first Easter morn Tbn s.n,,a ,v,c
great Oh, yes. il was nut there by
men who did not read arivht the in
spircd word Of God. and did not hear
the voice Of Him that was sent.
''They chose Barrabas for a cumpnn-
ion and Cesar for n king. Eut on tb,t
third morn Jesus of Nazorcih rolled !,
back rs victor over sin. death and Tho
grave. oh grave where is INV Vic
tory; OH death. where is thv stinr2'
Let us in spirit ascend TO th. gates
of heaven which had been closed for So
long, and view the scene there enacted
Him. in whom tho Father is VOL
pleased we behold Offering I'D the sac
ri.ice of His pierced body. The souls of
the just, made perfect by the blood of
the lamb meet face TO face Him in
whom they hoped and for whom thoy
waited. With Him they go throuph
those gates ajar In triumph ana march
To their happy anu eternal home
Heaven is filed with Joyous acclaim
and angel and archansel. cherubim.
scraDhm. rejoice with much low he
cause He that suffered under Pontius
PLATE. crucined, died and was buried
is risen to die no more. having mr.
chased and redeemed those that waited
for Him; that heard His voice and kent
His word. Let there be lieht.' said tho
rather and behold the earth. the ocean
ana the sky declared the majesty and
the glory and the praises of the AL
mighty. He that rose triumnhont is
the true light that came into the world
to redeem. 10 teach and To save all mon
ON earth the scene is different Be
fore His death. with few exceptions.
His disciples were sleepy or afraid or
standing at distance. After the
many miracles. after hearing told that
lie must die and rise again, they still
are IN hope and seem not to have real
iZcd 'hat Christ has answered the pues-
ton: lie has broken forth from the
tohp TO ma strangers and unbclievers
on watch. OH how in keeping with
Ills birth. His life and His death was
Ills resurrection. lie came to His
own and His own received Him not
lie alone did all the work of redcmp-
tion. Ills resurrection is the compile
non OF this work and the foundation
or christianity. All that could be done
IN Justice to the eternal Father and in
Keeping with the free will of man has
peen cone by the eternal Son. Among
inc living He presents Himself. glorious
ana immortal, to continue the work of
shiVa.Io,' the inspiration of His apos-
t, va anu tne building of His church
faotb o,n - ai'H vi IiiS p!oouy
uva.n hIe 70 be applied TO each and
coi,,es 1 IItn .liat hears His voice and re-
~ ms commands.
% s"u 10 thlnk that after all He
T i,.as u'i.e nc so many choose Barrabas and
"a % c, ,i.ahH refuse to hear His voice
. un" ~ lo.iow nun IN the narrow way
e e,,a 1919 20 eternal life. 1t is sad to
81 c,'''1, ,S Weur lhe green branch on
1Iin, 80 Ia. WHO 90 not sit down with
onI rnoo;,.a 11; on HOLY Thursday
"p,t ~. - I'm at Easter.