The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1904-03-31


but to one to whom death ended all,
the petition concerning one already
dead, seemed matter of entire in
difference. With toss of the head he
babe them do as they pleased with
dead body. Thus another link was
forged in the chain of evidence, for
their lives were the forfeit of it if the
seal was broken, or the body remov-
ed. The record il charmingly artless.
1t is Transparency true. The women,
not knowing how complete the embal-
ment had been, at the very earliest
hour practicable take additional
spices and run to the sepulcher. They
are so precipitaee that they forget
the heavy stone which would make
their TO thetom impossible.
Had they forgotten Jesus oft-made
declaration that He would rise from
the grave? Certainly not, but evident
ly they, with all the disciples. gave it
a spiritual Interpretation. And the
apparent dissertation and robbery of
the tomb were an overwhelming sur
prise and grief to them. But the
open tomb was converted into a
bureau of information for His troub-
led disciples. White-li Inverted attend
ants were there to point them to the
place where the Lord lay, and the
grave clothes laid in such orderly
fashion as to preclude the idea of a
hasty and clandestine removal. and
to Announce the blessed truth: "He is
risen"
The Teachers Lantern
Easter has been called the Queen of
Festivals and the Christian Passover
On the morning of the third day
the seal was broken, the stone rolled
away, and the body gone. Friend and
foe alike admitted this. Some circum-
stances TRANSFERRED against which even
the world famed discipleof the Roman
soldier proved inadequate. The only
historically credible account of that
circumstance is based upon the testi-
mony of the disciples. The only suffi-
cient explanation of the bewilderment
of the guards, the surprises of the dis
ciples, and the CONSERVATION of the
Sanhedrists is found in the resurrec-
ton of Jesus.
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There have been many remarkable
recognitIons which have become mat
ters of history, but it may be doubted
whether Mary's recognition of the
risen Savior has ever been surpassed
in pathos and Importance. The time,
the first Easter Sunday; the place, the
tomb in the garden near to Calvary;
the Person, Jesus. who was dead, but
alive forever.
An unnecessary mystical meaning
has been attached to the words of
Jesus to Mary, Touch Me not
They certainly do not mean that
Jesus was literally not to be touched.
He allowed the other women to clasp
His feet. He commanded Thomas to
thrust his hand into His side. Prob
ably all that Jesus meant was, DO
not cling to Me as fit was your last
opportunity am going to ascend to
NV Father immediately.
Under the "old covenant two gol-
den angels stood Uis-a-UiS looking in
to that hottest of shrines, the ark
Under the new covenant two living
angels stood CdSa UiS looking at the
place where Jesus body lay. The
empty slab of the sepulcher was Just
as significant as blood.sprinkled gol-
den mercy-seat. The presence of
angels desire to look into" All the
higher intelligences are interested in
the things which concern the destiny
of man.
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With reference to the resurrection of
Jesus, there have through all the ages
between two Voices. The Voice of
Denial has always been wavering and
changeable. 1t has advanced one
theory after another. Each virtually
denies the sufficiency of thepreceding.
In striking contrast to this is the
Voice of Faith. 1t is a steady
unchanging affirmation What it
said nineteen hundred years ago it
says now-"The Lord is risen.' One
century proclaims it to another until
now twenty centuries join in the
affirmation, "The Lord is Yisen in
deed"
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Reasoning forward from cause to
effect, nothing short of some such
event could have inspired the leader
less disciples to go forward to found
the Church. 1t is in this sense that
Pressense saws, 1.-THE empty tomb Of
Jesus was the cradle of the Church.
Reasoning backward from effect tc
cause, noting the universal extension
Of Christianity in so brief time, il