New-York tribune., 1900-04-15

remove that stone? Sensible questions and unan-
M e n they svs are %n ot o a PhGe 4 s
OF their hearts and the issue is with God.
risen earlier ror whe heg were 1 Wstchng wi
10 brea deas rs fos bad the Gay WHICH seemed never likely
lalq them aside and came forth as the Sun of
When the four reached the garden len the day was
oreaklIg pre- Ing win shlmmering light and TO their
They had wondered who should roll away the stone,
they had an uncovenanted tryst with Christ but
heholdi He had been faithess once least and had
not Kept It; they had spices with them which were
not so fragrant as His love, but now they were
gotten them. but expectng this early '' visit Ht had
+eft two OF His heavenly friends the noiy angels
6id them be OF good g. eheer Why seek ye the liy-
kindly rebuke filed to the brin with consolation.
He is not here. but is risen" And the angels
turn to the Disciples and to assure them Of the
though If Was on or s 6odq I0E a those Id 1be
watch for the morning and the morning had come
now full Of soft morning light and on every side
the city was awakening to light, and they imagined
the Joy Of their coming into the Upper Room where
the Disciples woSsfd again be gathered and the effect
woman 8 emotion: aIas Tor a man nard common
sn nen o be eE {0 {e me wtn Te
at them and the very look was a rebuke. AS. they
his eyebrows and the other would shake his head,
and both were sure that tney understood the situ-
ing all niEht-wOmeE VIII do such things, Apostles
had slept, even in Gethsemane. They had been
weeping TIL their eyes were nearly blnd-ts
calm and self-restrained like men. Then they
went their wild journey-was there no man there
to prevent them? And through their and
in the uncertain morning light they supposed that
they had angels and heard voices. Those good
women! For moment the Disciples almost
pected that the women had some good news 10 tell,
but any could understand how it all hap
pened No one would be so crlls4 as TO accuse them
or talsehood, none so ungenerous as natly to deny
their message; but the women looked round
the faces OF their friends. they knew that they
had OT fOlH hem fal md heir rbtt-
siasm broke like spray upon the calm, Geld front OF
a mans solid reason.
Mary Magdalene was more fortunate than her
fellows she that day to be more honored
by Lord for while the others with their
message 10 the general company Of Disciples, she
was sent on an errand Of her own TO John and
Peter. The devotion Of the one and the energy OF
the other gave Mary a better audience and she
had no told her story than the two Apostles
flung themselves out Of their home and started
a race of love to verify the rising OF the Lord
display were allen. but love gave wings TO his feet
that day and the city through which he passed
When he arrived at the empty tomb he did not
enter because 70 him t 5ne place place gnere the Lord I'd
had for outdistanced in his haste, stood be-
side him. he did not hesitate. but entered in and
were two at least who shared the womens
faith, and did their message to be fool
through the purity of their hearts or the warmth
of their affections win sympathize with the sptr-
itual instincts Of women, and will share the bless
ing that rests upon womens spiritual love.
Who wiser that day, the men with their
women with their unworidly mind ana their Tond
hearts? Can nothing happen which has not hap
the Almighty? Is there nothing except that which
is seen and power in reserve which we have not
not the world encompass us on every sideY
And is there not a blessing which hath not en-
tered into the heart of man, ready for those who
believe because they love and are ready 10 serve
even when service seems TO be in vain?