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

er Y to tho great church festival (Acts
| xii:i4), which ls observed by hundreds OF
millions " believers. It is e comforting !. e
an Anglican and Reformed, divided on
many matters of creed, government ana
Worship nevertheless unite In con,metnor.
Tie xlo ODE may be heard the Joyous notes
Spiritual 81 nns unity which Is ii Him. prophecy
81 that Kingdom which he came to es-
| new interest Is awakened In the narra-
J tive, because from thousand sources
| Increasing light has been shed upon 1T.
until its Is IesPlendee
com blned have enlisted the highest gen.
Iiius8 Of all the centuries to render vivid
the scenes at the sepulchre OF Joseph q
ha 80 inspired painter and sculptor poet
ana musician, may be soon told. Guided
by the outline OF Luke, and weaving In
tho utterances Of the other evangclists,
We shall occupy but little space. :,
II EVENT. .--Jesus was crucif1ed on Fri.
day afternoon. Tho Sabbath OF the Jews.
beginning Eat 8 o clock Of the same day.
si1pe th,s Time While the ritual services5
was being rendered in Jerusalenl., accord
ing to law the body Of Jesus rested In
the embrace Of the tomb. Tho night Of
as the beginning Of the first day OF the
week, and the Roman soldiers continued
their watch over the sepulchre. Finally
the 8tunult$of8the great metropolis. and
far az mortal could Judge the Nazarenet
and His cause had persisted and His
enemies had triumphed But the events
q the S,1sht changed the prospect e The
guided by Inspiration Matt. ;xxvili:a "a. 4
and that Ethe4land of tho publican apostle.
There was an ear thquake The angel Of
countenance was like tightening, his rail-
ment - white as snow. 81 For fear Of him
the keeperssSof the sepulchre trembled
and angel
Through the open door Jesus walked
beheld by5nos human eye. the mighty con-
quererM Of death: (Psa. xviii: 20.)
the foregoing events occurred is 5un-
known, but lit is recorded that the sol-
diers.s recovering from their fright, fled
TO the city 1. and reported. (Matt. xxvii:s
women came TO the sepulchre. Among
them were Mary iMagdalene, joanna.
Mary. the mother Of James. and others.
lyerse. y They were nnoved. BY a com.
their loved ], Master - whose death they
supposed to be absoiute and final. They
brought sweet spices, which had been
Friday evening after the burial. @ They
were ignorant Of the watch and seal
which had been set after their departure
from the sspulchre Matt xxyii: 81 also
Therefore knew only b one y. llndrance to
| the 4easy.sp per Torrance OF tllergserylce OF
love namely the great stone ~ hIch jos
Mouth Of TIE sep ~ hsy p drew " near ear
In the early nprri 81 while II was yet
dark, Just as thesz hrs4 rays OF the sun
nsssan the Naturally
Ing the stone whether their combined
strength was sufficient for its removal,
whether I, lance. could be had. wheth-
be found at that's hour, q matter which
PERPLEXiTY.o on coming nearer the
women discovered that the stone had all
|5(John XIX: 1-2) informs us that Mary
Magdelene, when herIeyes rested ON the
open sepulchre. in ferred that 1t had been
r9pbed and hastensd Into the city
ardent love that led her to turn without
knowing to break the tidngs and seek
sympathy and help. an interesting n-
stance IN which the heart controlled the
head The other women, perhaps dis
posed to wait for her return, orEit may
spe, sharing Mary's fears and quite over
come thereby. tarried at the sepulchre.s
sufficiently disclosed the situation, calm
er thoughts possessed the minds Of the
women, and they entered Into the sepul-
Sohrs.yg But,the bod was not found. Con-.
tnicting opinions were formed by the. lit
tie group Can 1t be- as Mary, thought
that enemies have d Invaded the resting
place OF the dead !? al tier the ignom ls
treatment at the trial and on tho cross.
could the Jews be SO wicked or have
friends, Joseph the owner OF the sepul-
cnre,&o or some Other,a removed the body
to another place for safe keeping. There
was much perplexity5in onseuuenc &c. 'l -
S.ANGELs-Whlle the questions were aeIta 81
ting tho minds OF the women, the scene sud
Denly changed. Messengers from the heavenly
world Two men, Luke calls them Verse -, A
angels IN human form n. stood by them II, 4
da1sling apparel ozark xvi:b. In this pas
sage we find that Mark says there was a
young man on tho right side Of the tomb.
! This agrees substantially with n Matthew s
statement (Ch. xxvii:5) Z The two ayangelistsf
do not contradict the third. Evidently they re-
fer to the iona angel who had been seated on
the stone, The different accounts harmonizeS
II We suppose that he removed to tho interior
of the sepucher; that he chncealed himself
as the women entered, & after being seen by
one or two OF them; that with another angel
he reappeared when the women were consult
ing. The supernatural features OF tho gospel
narrative Ger very numerous and startling.
There are many accounts OF strange phe-5
nomena, and Of tho appearance OF heavenly
beings related, however, with such slmplicity8
and evident sincerity as to- awaken tbs cons
fidence Of the average reader II Tim. $3.50.
The two visitors an Ehted the women, who,5
IN such a place. would be more than sensi.A
the presence Of Hupertors (Gen. xviii;2. they
bowed their faces TO tho earth In token OF
| humiliation and reverence. 5Hfj
MESSAGE-TheS angels did not como to
awaken fear, neither TO receive worship. When
suffered to leave the glory world for this It