Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-04-04
THE EASTER STORY.

II was Saturday: a terrible day
dren seemed cross. They had plan
ned TO have an Easter-hunt. and now,
since the rain had come, would IL all
which they had planned for over a
month, be spoiled BY a rain?
Ethel. Ga girl of six began to cry,
mut,ered. ii ,hought"we could
have-a NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. now
it is-raining acknowledgements"
But ut this moment mother came in:
a happy disposition. Hearing Ethel
she said. Listen! l I'm afraid that
you have forgotten that all things
and let me tell YOU the Easter
story"
The children tTom. Ethel. Mary and
their handkerchiefs out. and wiping
their eyes, listening with great care
to tho beautiful story.
Well" mother began. some people
think OF Easter as y time OF rabbits
chickens. Easter-eggs. etc, and do
not realize IL to be the anniversary
of our dear Saviour's resurrection.
gead of Easter; when the rabbit
jumped out of the bushes where the
eggs were. Flowers. chickens and
OF Jesus. n not the true meaning
of Easter
She then paused. All of the chill
drcn looked ashamed. She did not
stop. however. but went on:
The rulers and scribea of tho Jews
were always trying TO find fault OF
Jesus and therefore condemn Him TO
death. AT last. Judas iscariot.
OF the twelve disciples. said he would
betray Christ. IL they would pay him.
So II was arranged,-on a certain
with a kiss at the Mount OF Olives.
Thursday night found Jesus and
the twelve in an upper
What words of comfort he spoke to
a last he n the disciples had
the Lords supper. lie commanded
them to always eat the bread and
drink the wine as a remembrance or
him..
He then. turned to Judas, and said.
What thou doest. do quickly. Ju-
das at once went out.
After a while Jesus went out into
the Mount of Olives with his dis
cipies). He prayed three times; each
time found his eleven faithful dis
Then came the Jewish soldiers and
Judas leading them. Judas came to
Jesus and kissed him. saying. Mas
ter, Master!'
They a, once took him and after
a long trial was ordered to be cru
80 the innocent. pure and sinless
Christ was crucihed on Calvary. No
one ever has known or ever VIII
know the intense pain which Christ
and even gambled for his clothes.
Jesus Of Sazarethf: the k Ems
complained 10 plate about this. but
he replied. What | have written.
l have written
Joseph. Of Arimathaea. asked
Jesus disciples. and others buried
Jesus in Joseph's new tomb which
Friday (and was against the Jewish
law to let IL person be on the cross
on the Sabbath Day.. This Is why
put some myrrh. aioes. and spices In
the tomb. they went away filled with
sorrow; ,r,, = ~ ,norr,nr >, -.
great earthquake. AN angel came
down from the heavens. SO dazzling
was the angel that the Roman SOL
diers fell down as ii dead. h angel
walked out. He had risen from the
dead.
s fn1't early in the morning Mary
An angel told her. that Christ had
Peter and John They ran to the
napkins, etc. neatly folded up. An
angel also told them that Christ
had risen. They went away to tell
the news. to their friends.
Mary Magdalene was not satisfied.
but came back to the tomb. As she
sat there. Jesus tthough she did not
known himl, came at her back. lie
thou? whom seekest thou?' She sup
posing him to be the gardener, said;
me. so that may take him away?
He said unto her. Mary tshe knew
him now. She answered. Rabbi
(Which mean master). He said unto
her. touch me not, for ! have not
yet descended unto my Father. But
go n tell my disciples that am
risen, and will go TO my Father and
your Father, TO my God and your
God
Jesus a other appearances. and
at last descended into HEAVIER to
be with God"
LANES 81 said u1r m mothsr vh haa
for. acting so. We aught. not to com
plain. After all we might have a
Easter egg hunt"
And this is what happened.
ROBERT EPES ONE IL,