The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-04-19
&rHp CONTINUAL DAWN.

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 Tn the end of the Sabbath. as 1t the week. came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. And, behold, there was a great earth quake; for the Angel of the Lord de- scended from Heaven and came and rolled back the stone from the door and sat upon 1t Matt. xviii Ia. l
 The end of the Jewish Sabbath per l haps but not the end of the Sabbath for there are no endings in Gods bless ings. There is an end only to sin. The last enemy that shall be destroyed Is death. '"
 "As 1t began to dawn i" That. is just apparent accident. is the very. express sion of Heaven. A new and tender light shot up in the eastern sky, which trembled with a new presence and Elowed with an infinite surprise.
 Christianity is always dawnins; the Sabbath dawns all over the world: and
 When Christ comes. the hght comes; when He shines. the darkness fees away. never to return. It began with dawn every day. And He still creates. There is a joyousness about the dawn. a tender radiance. an activity of mind and body new every day. .,
 primacy of time Is covered with the higher attribute of grace. The first day. 1t had been since time was dl- vided into weeks months ana years, tSc first day" as 1t were, by nativity, but now it is born again. It was sown little glint of time; it rises big with
 so may we be born again! You, who are first in intellect. would that you may also be first in goodness; And you who are first in energy would that you were also first in prayer! You who are first in wealth. may your golden gains be consecrated to God and His work.
 come? According to Matthew, they came Ito see the sepulchre. Heart broken, but loyal. they came to see the place where they had lad the pre-. cious. bruised body. It seemed rd as tbs IT earth was without hope But If they could do nothing more, they could come to weep and pray. Ia utterlv dark and drear. Mother must point the way; the houseWl,ie .,l must make the home sanctuary, Ine womanly heart must keep the altar-nre
 They came to see the sepulchre. They saw more than they eXpected-they saw 1t turned inside ,s1t:a 9qt so wa may Sos a into the sanctuary to see-what? one another? An individual? An occasion? service? A sepulchre? May each and all oe disappointed in the same happy way, May those who come to see the outside the mechanical ana the transitory, see the, Lords own face
 "The angel of the Lord roll ed back the stone from the door: The stone was turned to Few use for the angel "sat upon it." What thought had been occasioned by Joseph's roll ing the stone Q the door~ of tho sep ulchre! It was kindly meant; 1t was sealed it was watched; iI was guard ed; but now 1t was rolled away! Nor stone nor guard could keep tn" Lord of Life.
 Once before angels cleft the sky. bringing tn, mes.age of peace and good wiIl to this poor. sinful world. And now again an angel comes to sound this note of triumph. It needed an angelic tongue for such words as these.
 mourning heart be comforted! Lift your heart and eyes to the risen Lord, who has conquered death and the grave, He has promised, Because live. ye shall live also" and Ills word cannot fail