Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-18
The Cheerful View.

But | take brighter and more cheer
full view of the resurrection of Jesus
Christ in the early dawn. l believe that
Jesus Christ appeared unto Mary In the
early dawn, when the birds were
stretching their wings for a morning
bath. when the cocks were sounding
their reveille Of the barnyards, when
the dogs from hunger were trying TO
hunt around for a stray bone for their
breakfast. Christ wants to teach us
that Just as soon as possible he shall
appear to explain all our sorrows ana
heartaches and mysteries and trials
and separations. Christ could nave ap-
peared the first Easter day at the Sec
ond watch. when all Jerusalem was
stirring. or at u o'clock noon, or even
at the tenth hour, or just before sunset,
and still have fulfilled the prophecy
that he should rise again on the third
day. But such tardy action is not like
that of my Lord and King. He would
not protract by moment the grlef OF
his sorrowing friends. Just as soon as
the prophecy was fulfilled he burst the
bonds of death and revealed himself
INTO the broken hearted Mary, and just
as soon rs Christ can return and we
are prepared for his message he VIII
appear again and explain away many
perhaps not all, but many-of the hlth-
erto inexplicable mysteries of our lives
Divine explanations this side OF the
grave rs well as the other side of the
river of Death. oh, my brother, is
not this to you a glorious Easter
thought? | do not want to wait until
I reach the heavenly land before
shall have had at least some OF the
reasons given why my troubles were
sent TO me upon earth. l want some
of the reasons explained terrestrlally
as well as celestially. BY these earth
" explanations want to be spiritually
/ stronger TO do the work which has been
given me to do, even though to do II
nv bleeding feet must pass over bis
tering and thorny pathways. wan'
/ m have the same divine revelations ap
near to me when earthly troubles come
that came TO the wife of church ON
cor whom | visited Il short time ago
For wears this husband and wife haC
been childless. But at last God blessed
their home. A little one came ant
stayed Just long enough to be loyeo
and then her spirit fled. Was tina
Christian mother hopeless, bitter ant
| rebellious? Oh, no. The Christ VIII
had appeared unto Mary in the earl.
dawn stood with her by the empt,
crib. "Mr. Talmage," she said, ID
not think because my baby is dead tina
she has brought no blessing into m
husbands and my own life. She i've
long enough for US to pity the husDan
and the wife who never had cnllc
She lived long enough to bring m
bleeding heart into sympathy wit
those who have troubles sll round me
I can thank God for my little empt
cradle. And can thank God for N
little grave" Oh. my brother ana SIS
fer. in the early dawn Of the mornin
would you not like Christ to come an
reveal himself to you? BY divine II
spiration do you not wish, like TIL
Christian lady, to be able to hopefull
and blessedly explain many OF III
earthly troubles which now seem read
| 70 ovnrwhplm Won?
The Mission of Mary.
: The risen Lord appeared unto Mar
. so that she might go and tell the di
ciples that she had seen the livln
; Saviour. This was no small misslo
upon which to be sent. Must not II
, Transporting news of a resurrecte
Christ be carried to the farthermo
narts of the world! Must not tn
news naturally first be spread broa'
g cast by the testimony of those who ha
/ lived nearest and closest to Jesusf
Mary Magdalene and Peter and Jol
g and James and Mary, the mother
t Christ, would not be true and announ'
e to the world a risen Saviour, would u
e Pharisees or the Roman guard IN