The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1909-04-22
Easter Sermon
Preached by Rev.~O. N. Mar
shall at South Henderson
Baptist Church, April 18th.

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The following special sermon which
was preached at the South Hender
son Baptist churcll by the pastor
Rev. o. N. Marshall, Easter Sunday,
is published by request. Text: "Come,
see where the Lord lay" Matthew
1876:
| When the evening was come Joseph
of Arimathia q rich man and "A coun-
sellor and one who waited for the
Kingdom OF God" having begged oil
Plate the body OF Jesus, took 1t
down from the cross and, assisted by
Nicoedmus, wrapped it in fine linen.
with a quantity OF spices, after the
Jewish mode Of burying. Thus pre-
pared, they laid the sacred body in
Josepti's own new tomb, which was
hewn out of u rock. in II garden near
at hand; and rolling u large stone To
the door of the sepulchre they de-
parted. At the same time several
pious women who had followed Jesus
from Galilte and who. from IL dis
tance. had beheld the mOurnfuLscena
of His suffering, being present at His
burial and seeing how the body WAS
deposited. returned and prepared
| spices and Ointments intending after
| the Sabbath to visit the sepulchre
for the purpose of embalminy the
| body of their Lord The chief priests
and Pharisees, on their part, took a
| different course. BY the authority OF
Plate they sealed the stone at the
mouth of the tomb. placing around
| it a guard of soldiers to prevent any
attempt by the disciples of Jesus ro
steal Him away and then pretend
that their Master had risen. Come.
see the place where the Lord lay"
Matt. 1861
Such was the state of thing till the
third day, being the first day Of the
week. Early III the morning of that
day Mary Magdaltaip, with Salon'e
and another female disciple by, the
name Of Mary, coming to the sepul-
chre las before mentioned) to EN-
balm the body of Christ. found the
stone removed from the door.
Scenps the most awful and glorions
had Just before been exhibited. A
great earthquake shook the place.
the Angel of the Lord descended
from Heaven, rolled away the stone
and sat upon it. and while the keep
ers, struck with terror, became rs
dead mel, Jesus awaking from the
sleep Of death arose and left the
tomb. Come, see the place where
the Lord lay
His first appearance after this
great event was to Mary Magdalene,
who stood weeping at the sepulchre.
When Peter and John, who had made
Il visit to the place. had departed He
appeared to IL company of women IN
their return from the sepulchre.
Matt 2S-9. Then To two of the dis
ciples on their way to a village called
Emn,aus, u few miles from Jerusa-
lem. tLuke 24-13; Mark 1922
The reports. however. of these wit
nesses of the resurrection met with
but little credit with the rest of the
disciples until Jesus. on the evening
of the same day, presented Himself
among them and confirmed their
faith by appealing to His lately
wounded hands and feet luke 24-39)
In the meantime the affrighted
guards had fed from the sepulchre
and related their tale of wonder to
the chief priest, who, alarmed at the
consequences that might follow.
hired the wretched creatures to say
that the disciples came by night and
stole away tile body OF Jesus while
they were asleep. This absurd r.
port was accordingly promulgated
and prevailed among the Jews rs Il
fact.
1t is proper we should here take
notice Of the case of Thomas, called
Didymus, who not being with the
disciples when Jesus made His ap-
paarance among them (as before
mentioned) declared that he would
not believe in the reality OF His r-s-
direction unless he should see and
feel the print of the nails in is
hands and the effect Of the wound in
His side. John 2O-24. Accordingly
about eight days after, when the
disciples were I'll together, Jesus
again appeared among them and
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Thomas. with u reproach for his un-
belief. The astonished disciple, over
powered with conviction, exclaimed:
my Lord and Ny God" John
2O-2S.)
After these things Jesus showed
Himself again to His disciples at the
sea of Liberals when several of them
were employed in fishing and then, by
appointment He met them on the
mountain in Galilee John 21-l4)
when he delivered to them the great
gospel commission to go forth and
teach all nations, "baptizing them in
the name OF the Father, and of the
Son, and of the Holy Ghost, Matt.
2S-19) prOnouncing at the same
time: He that believeth and is bap-
tized shall be saved. but he that be-
lieveth not shall be damned" MARK
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Forty days was the time pro-
claimed for our Lords continuance
upon earth after His resurrection.
(Acts 49, These days being now
almost expired they returned to Je-
rusalem and there they assembled in
a private place as they always did
after they lost their Master or leader.
Here our blessed Lord appeared to
them for His last time, and after in
| structing them in many particulars
concerning the Kingdom of God, and
the manner in which they were to be-
| have themselves, He showed them
here how all the prophecies had been
and were being fulfilled. He reminded
them OF many things that had been
prophecied concerning Him that had
been accomplished. He told them
not to leave Jerusalem until they
had been endowed with power and
the Holy Ghost came to them, luke
24-49) for then they would be able to
be witnesses of His life and actions
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