The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1911-04-13
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"The Lord has truly arison." This
cry with which certain disciples
greeted iho two returning from Em-
maus has echoed and re-echoed from
that time on down into the 2Oth cen.
Jury. Nor has this message been con-
iined to enc place any more than 10
me period for us Joyous notes have
hefn tnken up und repeated, aver all
the earth. These are the triumphal
words which mark Easter as victory's
fostal geason. This IS the confession
Dy whose power the church sprang
into life and by Whsae power II still
Exists. Witnesses of the Resurrection
of Christ -such the apostles win
uue accord called themselves, and
Without this faith there never would
hive been "a church of the CruciGed.
but when we say without this faith.
ye mean also without this fact for
ihe fliih of the disciples rested
,hroughout upon that fact which they
10 common had personally ana uu-
lcniably experienced. II was fact
he evidence of which was repeated
'irst 40 individuals. then TO the Twelve.
nd finally To as many as nye hum
lrcd at once. IL has been said. and
ia the best Of grounds. or reasons
hat it would be difficult to find in
IN the worlds history an event bet
en- attested or more credible than
ne Resurrection OF Christ" Good
Triday lu Ec dark day or sur
redng Cog Tie sins or The worll Is
no NOR o. .ilicss of death reiRns
an day Saturday, the Jewish sabbath.
There ur' 90 s, gs uf liie IL Is true
remember jesus said He would rise
gain the third day and go before His
disciples into Galilce. Was the Faith
r pleased with the sacrifice, ana was
nc Offering accepted in fun atonement
or the sins of the whole world? Jo-
eph ana Nicodemus had laid the dead
Iody away IN the tomb, But Good
friday ls past Easter Is at hand. The
cal Is on the stone. The soldiers
If the empire are placed on guard.
Devils in hen tremhle before His aw-
'ul majesty Spirits I'm prison are
made sensible OF new achievements.
Dead mon I'm thoir graves stir with
life. Angels are sent from heaven
upon new emphasis Loving women
gather spices TO anoint the SaVior's
body, and hasten on Sunday morning
To- perform this last sad rite. But the
Lord Of Glory was not there. The
women said. "They have taken away
the Lord out of the sepulchre ana we
Know not where' they have laid Him"
The angels answered: "TIe is risen,
rlc is not here: behold the place where
they laid Him" ana that is Easter.
l1i ster Is taking away all doubts CON
ceining the fulncss of our redemption.
II IS the seal and pledge that the
Father was well pleased with the work
Of His beloved Son. The law has been
fulfilled. Justice was satisfied Tho
Son Of God lives and loves the world.
The burden of our sorrow has been
taken away Art thou child Of pow
erty? The kingdom OF heaven Is
yours. Art thou a child Of suffering
with sickness and disease? Jesus Is
the living Friend To help thee. Hast
thou been borcnVed Of the loved ones.
ana art IN SORROW Jesus has risen
and they shan rise. Dost thou worry
about thy sins. that they may exclude
thee from God2 Jesus. thy Redeemer.
lives ana infercedes for thee, there,
fore, neither life, nor death, nor an
gels, nor power nor principaliiles,
nor things present nor things to
come nor height nor depth. nor any
other creature snail be able 10 sep
arate thee from the love Of God Dost
thou doubt II Jesus was the Son OF
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