The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-22

ton! Rebuke to the lack OF faith. Tho dead;
the ilvingi tRcv. .;;s) The whole gospel was
In those words. Crucifled. risen! tIeoln. iv:2s).
An angel had compressed and announced con-
corning Jesus what "a world Of sful nortals
need To- Know. The speaker then reminded
gmony With the many utteranccs OF Jesus
verse y. and with his promise to meet the
Disciples e, q II Salse Matt
the resurrection was delivered to a company
Of women. standing IN the very place where
%ss
meinbered what Jesus had .raid and became
hastened-they run into the city rhey sought
their VISUAL pises Of meeting acts 1iasJ or
iings about the city. They ali told one story,
expanding the angels message. He is rlsen,
dwelling with enthusiasm upon the details
swering questions. removing doubts, eloquent
with faith and radiant hope. Those women
preachers were. not ordained. He. the stout
angel who had opened the sepulcher, COM
said, 6.6o quickly and teiis' Matt. sxvill:7,
and they obeyed +: The news was 4. too wonder
full u be true. It seemed to the apostles
10 be But Idle talk, And Vet the women
were TOO good to be untruthful too earnest
$tos be rejected. b m ~ '3s 81 w
8 PETER-Whle all this wns .transplring
with her associates, Mary Magdalene sought
out and found the impetuous Peter md told
beloved younger and nceter OF foot, went forth
out Of the city and came to the sepulcher:
Passing along some other route, they missed
forms US OF their visit with consld cradle de-
tall tch xv:s-lo): They first STOPPED down
and looked I'M and afterward entered tho So q.
gpulcher. "A They saw the linen cloths which
had been wrapped about the body, and tho
napkin which had been wound Earound the
head, * unseen or unmentioned by the 6women,s
pdA hof a In that.
find what they seek! luke Sxi:s). No Jesus
was there. No angel appea red .isS No voice
toundiy sA Silent y Strange S 'tt that the Women
should be favored above men; He. the first
to open tho word at ii Pent ecost Acts ii:l4)
and received the dying Matters command
(John xix: 2T "A these denied a pririeg granted
only to women! What means this method " %
evidence, OF awakening fait and OF prepar Ing
men forStheir5 mission. 8S $l5
ths New Testament .,ss ,. re-
the dead With the answer to- that question
5Chrlstianity$ stands or fails. and human hopes
live Or perish CO.. ,aa Neales
was entombed The apostles believed TINT His
death was Srretrievable. The women believed
by the attempt to embalni his body, while
the former doubted after the Resurrection
had been announced. None Of them knew the
understood his own prediction John Xxx :o) I.
So all this early testimony went for nausht
until confirmed by subsequent events And 3
this occurred mean tho city where He. was .,
these doubling disciples wore transformed Into
bold witnesses preaching to enemies and 4
scofrers, and gaining them to fatthisin the
Resurrection. Is and out OF them forming the
first Christian 3 church. And F5s those .t same
apostles, going out from, that center proclai
ed Christ and the sresurrection In the regions
beyond, sealing their timony with their
blood N over all the portals OF all anctuarles.y
and in every pious heart let these words OF
truth be engraved. 5s # SKI IA