The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1905-04-15

has risen from the tomb where He was
laid after His death, and has appeared
unto company of US women this morn
Ing! l have seen Him! have heard
Him speak!"
How clear and sweet and strong her
voice rang out and thrilled all present.
That she had seen . vision, and that O
new hope surged within her own heart,
none present, would doubt as they beheld
her shining face.
"And more, dear friends" and as she
spoke she drew near Ruth's father and
mother, and laid her hand lovingly upon
the ar moi the latter, many OF the
saints have risen with Him, and havs
been seen OF many In Jerusalem"
AS she spoke these words the father
and mother started as II struck, and
stared at her with eyes In which could
be seen conflicting fear and dawning
| hope.
In half whisper the mother gasped:
'Her tomb is empty!"
A new light broke in upon Mary, as
she took In the situation. and she bent
down and spoke In low and tender voice,
for her message now was for the par
ents. It should be their sacred privilege
to hear the joyful news first:
"And have seen her! And so shall
you! Only believed"
II Ruth were alive. the parents must
see her. They did not think of her In
her resurrected glory, but only as their
treasure whom they wanted back In
their home again. Their desire conferred
in the girl who had been the idol OF
their hearts, and they had no thought
for the Christ through Whose power
| she had risen.
But 1t Is only the heart of faith
which is granted the vision Of Heavenly
things, and day after day as the parents
haunted the places where Jesus ana
the others had appeared to the believing
| disciples they were broken and crushed
by disappointment.
What days of waiting and struggle
those were! How rebellious their
hearts!
Surely, Ruth. who loved us so dear
ly, will come to u.s." the mother ex-
claimed oEe evening. She nad repeat
ed that thought and hope CT her heart
over and over again since the resur-
rection day, and they had found SYM
pathetic response in the heart Of the
father.
| Eyes, but suppose she does not?"
questioned the father. II she is with
Jesus. ought we not to be glad?" he
asked, half hesitatingly. half fearful
| ly, for he had not dared before to sug-
gest the possibility Of such thing.
for both he his wife had expected
that the first one to greet them when
they came to Jerusalem would be their
daughter. How blind is the human
heart. how slow to believe.
A food of tears and violent sobs was
the response which startled and fright
ened him. Here was new and unex-
pected display of emotion. AS the
sobs subsidized. in broken voice she said:
"Oh, husband. fear our love has
been so unworthy of h :. We have
let our affection for our dear Ruth .
I'LL our hearts as to blind us to God
and make us Indifferent to His claims
upon u.s."
"And IL this Christ Is Gods Son,
ought we not to receive Him, as we
refused to do so long ago, t. the great
grief of our daughter" spoke up the
father with a sigh. as though the ex-
preston of the thought took great
burden from his heart.
81 see it now, | see 1t now!" broke
out the other. "How could we see our
Ruth when we were refusing to see
her Christ? Oh. how wicked and blind
our hearts have been. Can God for
give us?"
| At last the day when Jesus was to
be received Up into glory dawned.
The followers of Jesus we're gathered
together end while they waited Jesus
came into their midst, I'D held sweet
and blessed communion with them.
It was the 1rst vision Of the Christ
which the parents of Ruth had had
since long before, when the had seen
Him in Bethany at the tom! Of Lag
arus. Then their u.belief shut Him
out; now their subdued and broken
hearts opened full and wide to receive
Him.
So absorbed were they In the mes
sage Of Jesus. 80 wrapped in contem
plation of the wonderful things He
was saying, that they i'd not notice
the shining figure which walked by
their side. Jesus last commission had
been given. AS He lifted up His
hands and blessed that little company
of believers, they bowed their heads
in reverent worship, and then, lifting
them, they Nv Jesus slowly and
majestically rising from the earth,
while a cloud was seen to descend
from the heavens to NEE, lin.
At that moment a gentle touch was
felt upon the arm by the parents, and
as they turned, the world. Mother.
| F ather!" fell upon their e-rs. and be-
fore them stood the radiant presence
OF their daughter Ruth.
The vision Of that moment. oh, how
precious! How sweet to have Jesus
give them thus the token OF His love
and blessing! Those words. that VI