The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1962-04-20
The First Easter
LUKE XIV

HE is not here, but is risen; remem-
Der how he spake unto you when he
was yet in Galilee, Saying, The son of
man must be delivered into the hands of
sinful men, and be crucified, and the
third day rise again. And they remem-
bered his words And returned from
the sepulchre, and told all these things
unto the eleven, and to all the rest.
1t was Mary Magdelene, and Joanna,
and Mary, the mother of James, and
other women that were with them,
which told those things unto the
apostles. And their words seem to them
as idle tales, and they believed them
not.
Then arose Peter, and ran unto the
sepulchre; and STOPPING down, he be-
held the linen clothes laid by them
selves, and departed, wondering in him
self at that which was come to pass.
And behold, two of them went that
same day to village called Emmaus,
which was from Jerusalem about three
score furlongs. And they talked to-
gether of all these things which had
happened.
And it came to pass, that, while they
communed together and reasoned. Jesus
himself drew near, and went with them.
But their eyes were holden that they
should not know him. And he said unto
them, What manner of communications
are these that We have one to another,
as We walk, and are sad?" And the one
Of them, whose name was Cleopas.
answering said unto him, cart thou
only stranger in Jerusalem and hast
not known the things which are come to
pass in these days?' And he said to
them, What things?" And they said
unto him, concerning Jesus Of Nazareth,
which was prophet mighty in deed
and word before God and all the people:
And how the chief priests and our
rulers delivered him to be condemned
to death, and have crucified him. But
we trusted that it had been he which
should have redeemed Isreal: and be-
side all this, to day is the third day
since these things were done. Yea, and
certain women also of our company
made us astonished, which were early
at the sepulchre. And when they found
not his body, they came, saying, that
they had also seen a vision of angels
which said that he was alive And GER
tain Of them which were with us went
to the spulchre, and found it even SO
as the women had said but him they
saw not
Then he said unto them, 20 fools,
and slow of heart to believe all that the
prophets have spoken Ought not Christ
to have suffered these things, and to
enter into glory?" And beginning at
Moses and all of the prophets, he ex-
pounded unto them in all the scriptures
the things concerning himself.
And they drew nigh unto the village.
wither they went: and he made as
though he would have gone further. But
they constrained him, saying, abide
with us: for it is toward evening and
the day is far spent" And he went in
to tarry with them And it came to pass,
as he sat at meat with them, he took
bread, and blessed it, and brake, and
gave to them. And their eyes were open
ed and they knew him; and he vanished
out of their sight. And they said one to
another. Did not our heart burn within
us, while he talked with us by the way,
and while he opened to us the scrip
tues?
And they rose up the same hour. and
returned TO Jerusalem. and found the
eleven gathered together. and them that
were with them, saving The Lord is
risen indeed. and hath appeared to
Simon" And they told what things were
done in the way. and how he was known
of them in breaking of bread. And as
they thus spake. Jesus himself stood in
the midst of them and said, Peace be
unto YOU"
But they were terrified and af-
tr.ghted, and supposed that they had