Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1910-03-27
The Real Message
of Easter Day
lDy Rev. W. j. Marsh.l

Nearly nineteen hundred years ago
our Lord rose from the grave, and
| evcr since that far distant day n
world has remembered and glorified
the event. But though so old, the
theme has lost one Of It's freshness
and attractivencss, and today more
voices than ever before are uniting In
the song, "Hallalujahl Christ arose."
Tho Bible record OF the first Eas-
ter begins with the account OF the
three ome vending their way in the
early morning to the tomb of Jesus
bearing spices which they had pre-
pared FOR the amounting of his body.
This was a last mission Of Low which
they might perform in accordance
with the custom of their time. The
day was at its dawning. The surround
Ing hilltops were tinged with the glory
OF an oriental sunrise. All nature
seemed TO be rejoicing. Natures joy
Gus mood. however. found no coun-
terpart In the women who were seek
ing the tomb in Joseph's garden.
Their -countcnances were sad. their
hearts were heavy. They mourned
the loss of Him whom they had loved,
IN whom they had believed and
hoped, and their grief seemed com
FORTRESS. But as they approached the
grave their sorrow was turned to Joy.
Instead Of a s%epulchre closed and
sealed, they found the stone rolled
away from the entrance, and the
tomb deserted. Instead Of amounting
the body OF the dead, they knelt i'm
holy I'VE at the feet Of their risen
Lord. They departed from the place
with great joy, bearing upon their
Hos that glad message which has
come TO be the theme OF the worlds
rejoicing and the source OF universal |
hope, lie is risenl lie is riseni'
The resurrection OF Jesus from the
dead IN the demonstration of the SUI
premaey Of Life, The world Of hui
mainly had ever been living in the
Tear and under the dominion Of death. |
Jesus declared II to be the purpose Of !
his coming TO impart life. Il came |
That they may nave life, and mas
have IL abundantly.f This mission he |
was continually fulfilling during the
course of His public ministry. To the |
lepef. the blind, the crippled, the sick. |
gave the lie abundant i'm the phy-
steal sense. In this respect He set
the example for Ills followers. All
would cxemplify the Christian
spirit must be life-givers. IL should
be within the power OF n civiliza-
ton deserving the name OF Christian
10 hestoW the abundant life IN the /
physical sense upon those who are in
ana socially crippled, and
SICK n helpless. But he reads the
history TO little purpose who does not
zee mat His spiritual mission was
preeminent in the thought Of Jesus.
lie asserts himself To be the givcr of
eternal lie 10 an who viii come unto
Inn, II am the resurrection and n
NE, he that bolioveth on me, though
ne die, Yet shall he live: and whose
pAlF ht.fh md h.ff.sAtA
never die The resurrection was the
GROWING Of His mighty
works. the N~indication 81 His claim
as the source n pivcr OF lie: the
prophecy Of The final conquest OF life
over death IN the process Of human
experience.
h resurrection Of Jesus from the
is further the demonstration Of
the supremacy .f love. Perhaps the
words most ON Jesus lins during His
earthly ministry were Lire and
Love lf u divine life is to be IN
PRODUCED into the world. It's dominant
motive must be love II was love that
brought the Lord Christ from Heaven
10 earth on His lifc-giving mission. IL
was hate that nailed Him 10 the cross
and consigned Him to the tomb. The
resurrection was the vindieaiion or
love. The life of love is the true life,
the f~onnltflnE HE
Let this be the message OF this Eas-
Ter day 20 our hearts. Life supreme
n the world. love supreme In life"
An other treasures will sometime fail
rs, Heaven and earth will pass AWAY.
but love n life Viii abide forever.
An unknown author has beautifully
snshrined this thought in tho follow
ug stanxat
The stars shine over the earth.
The stars shine over the sea.
The stars look up 90 God above.
The stars look down on me ,
The stars shall shine for a thousand {
Years. =
\ thousand years and a DAY. q
God and ] will live and love I
When the stars have passed away"