Morgan County republican. (Versailles, Mo.) 1906-1914, 1908-05-28
JESUS RISEN
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EVENTS OF THE R;SUittECTION.
Thu earthquake; Matt NJ. The Hight
Of the guard: Matt, 2N:3, =. nb. The
women reach the ,ofrh: Matt. 2s:1; Mark
l6;1, 2; 1nkc H1. John goal. The stone
found rolled away: Mark 1914, 4: Luke
:i2 John col. Mary Magial"nc runs
and finds I'cter and John: John 2o2, Tho
other women meet the angels: Matt. 90:
b.; Mark 1913: Iut" 2t39. The women
tell the nposticg: Matt 2Ss, Luke H;W.
H. Peter and John yitit the tomb: Luke
e. ". John 2O.3-i IN. Jesus ia seen by Mary
Mnginl"n": Mark iGD II: John D:1i-1S.
TIME Sunday morning. April .. A. ID.
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PLACE. The tomb In "A garden near
calvary. u hou3rt IN Jerusalem wh"ro
the disciples were H'lying. especially that
whrr" John and Mary, and perhaps
Potter. abode.
The Stay IN the T'U,b.-Wn have only
III" obscure refcrcnr" IN ! Pet. 3:10. 20:
40. to Christ's preaching unto tho
spirits IN prison" III" descended into
he'll" the famous sentence In the
Apostles Greed, means only that
Christ went to In" abode of the
dead. During that time our Saviour
had some gracious and helpful
message to proclaim TO the souls Of
the departed, but what II was we are
not told.
The probable order Of events on
Easter morning t indicated above.
That there should ~" some confusion
In ih" accounts Is natural, when W. r..
member that IL Wa dark, in the early
morning. that The disciples were In
different parts Of the city and came
at different times TO the tomb. tina.
they had no clocks or watches, and
that their minds wrr" amazed and be.
wilirrch. Tho very fact that slight
d'5cicpanci' exist IN the narratives
proves that they arc IN" honest roc.
ordS of inh"rcndcnt Witnesses.
I'll" wUilcn'B report seemed "ifie
tax" Uuk"I. The Gospel writer's
show their honesty I'm relating things
III Cr"di'abl" to Themselves. What bet.
ter lroUf can there be Of cnndor?"-
Prof, George =. Fisher. A notable cvi.
d"nCc of III" resurrection Is the fact
that the disciples did not expect Il,
ard were convinced OF Il with difl.
Guilty.
f"'"r ana John, as soon as Mary
MhEhal"n" told them. tho aston.
i3'iing news, hast"nrd to iuvcsti.
tat", They w"I" perhaps staying to.
g"thcr. and Mary, the mother OF
J"s'i3. was probably IN the same hous".
IN their great "aporn"ss. they ran
br'h together: and tn" other disclplc
cJuhn, Ii nlway3 refers to himself I'm
come mndosily obscure way outran
PETER for h" was n young man and
Peter wa3 well along In years.
AS yet they knew not the Scrip-
'nr", with IL many prophecies Of
fbrist'T death and resurrection duke
24.2r27. 40. Soc especially Psa. 10:
10 Christ haI ATTEMPTED to I'm.
struct them in these matters MATT.
2o;l119l, bun they needed the actual
fact to impress his teachings upon
their minds.
Mary did not recognize Jesus at
once, because her vision was blurred
with tears; she was not AT all oxUcct.
Ing to soc him, probably she did not
Inpk ny N hi3 tao" but only at his gar.
ih'hiS. which, ~ the soldiers had his
W clothes. were probably the
siflI'lo dress Of "A gardener; and In
addition. Jesus himself was altered In
appearance mark 16: l2), IA he mus,
have bc"n by his long agony.
Mary recognized Jesus by tho voice,
Always the lat 10 change. She heard
her nam" uttered with n well remum
b"rcd accent which recalls GaIilec,
Jesus ended madness, passionate love,
a thousand hopes and fears, the beau
tlfnl aud tragic history Of a lfetimc!
One word leaDs 70 her lips, one word
alone is possible. uttered in over.
whelmcd hnd rapturous surprise: Rab.
boE,, Mas'er!"-.W W. T.. Dav son. ID. ID.
In this exquisite story, Peter
promptly catering the Bepulcher. is
faith: John o%utrunning Peter, besItat.
ing and p"ering In, Is hope: Mary
nan without and weeping, Is love;
these three; aud love wins."-Noah X.
David. Ph.D.
Touch me rot" Because probably
by this time she had bowed down nj
his feet to worship him. and would
nave taken hold Of them, IN the WON
en- In Matt. 2S;9. The verb primar.
iy means to fast"n TO, hence It implies
mere not a mere documentary touch, but
u clinging to."-prof. M. X. Vincent.
For am not yet assembled To my
Father |. To imply that. since he
hhd not yet Withdrawn himself from
earth, there would be time enough for
expressions Of affection. and che would
not lose the opportunity by going
quickly now to his brethren, the dis.