The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-05-03

We are favored not only in respect
ly in respet to the time of our visit
and our use of it, This. according to
Jewish reckoning. is the first day o..
Passover W eek-it began last evening
at o'clock The three hours preced-
ing that marked the time of our Lords
death and he begging by Joseph Of
Arimathea Cor the privilege of bury
ing his body in his new tomb and the
hasty taking of our Lord from the
cross and getting him only partially
embalmed and the tomb closed and
sealed before o'clock-this day be-
ginning at o'clock being amongs
the Jews. as the Apostle declared. an
high day." a Sabbath day of special
sacredness as the beginning of the
Passover Feast Week.
As we look back to that memorable
occasion we can sympathize with the
Apostles and early believers in the
blighting of all of their hopes by the
apparent failure of Jesus to make good
his claim of Messiahship. We can i'm
agine better than we can describe their
detection. their disappointment. On
the next da.-. corresponding to to-mor-
row, the two with whom Jesus met on
the way to Emmaus said sadly. I'VE
had trusted that it had been he who
should have redeemed Israel" luke
xiv, 21).
They had hoped that his miracles.
corroborating his teaching. when be
"spake as never man spake," were
evidences that he was the Mes
siah They had built their hopes, as
Jews. that now finally Gods promises
to their nation would be fulfilled-that
Israel should be exalted in the earth
in name and fame and power and au-
thority to bless and to instruct "all the
families of the earth" They had
hoped that Messiah would be the great
Nlu{3 nuONc OChCnN CAl icASAs ar
the great Mediator between God and
men, the lOng-promised blessing would
come to the earth. They had hoped
also for a personal share with him in
the glories of his Kingdom. according
to his own words I'VE shall sit with
me on twelve thrones. judging (ruling
the twelve tribes of Israel AIatthew
xix, 81. His death as a malefactor
as a blasph mer against God. seemed
to cast a shadow over every hope and
to leave them not only desolate in
heart themselves. but despised by their
neighbors as deceived fanatics. This
is the anniversary. dear friends, of a
day that was very sad to cur brethren
of 1877 years ago.
Moses and All the Prophets"
How different is our attitude of mind
that we are able to see, to praise God
and to rejoice that Jesus died; that
he suffered, THE Just for the unjust
| that his death might constitute the
Ransom-Price for Adam and all bis
race. This light upon the sufferings
of Christ began to shine into the hearts
of the Apostles on the day of our
Lords resurrection. corresponding to
tomorrow. The oil for that light lay
hidden in the words of Moses and all
the Prophets of Israel But it was
necessary that our Lord, having risen
from the dead to be the great anti
| typical High Priest, should trim the
lamp of Divine Truth that the light
might shine out to all of his people
all of his members" all of the "Royal
Priesthood" all who are in the con.
secrated condition of heart. symbolical
ly represented by the holy" of Israel's
| Tabernacle.
Mark how gently and how wisely
the Lord permitted the light to shine
in gradually upon his faithful few
The eyes of their understanding mus
not be blinded by an instantaneous
flash. Gradually, as they were able
to bear it, the good tidings of his
resurrection from the dead to glory
honor and Immortality on the divine
plane must be made known to them
The first intimations were from the
women of the company who had gone
with spices. after the "hIgh day." OF
a.. f. 49, II -