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‘n» tkoBO ot «mr lesson, “The
Inthor sad Psrtecter nt Our
aslth,” Is token from Hhbre:w8
tS;l>S, n ^tUon of the Iwrger lee-
•oa, iThlek tlto cMrefal Madent will
tosmlne for himself, while la the
Msonsston of the lesson we shall
adhere to toe printed text.
The Sealed Tomb
BV)llowlat the burial of our
Lord, CXirtst's enemies, fearful
that his propheey would come to
pass, took added hut fnture pre
cautions In their attempt to keep
him in the tomb. Matthew tells
us that on the morrow the chief
priests and the pharisees went to
Pilate and said, “Sir, we remem-
her that deaefrer said, whRe he
was yet alive. Alter three days I
will rise again. Command there
fore that the sepulchre be made
sure until the third day, lest
hwly kis disciples come and steal
him away, and say unto the peo
ple, he Is risen from the death;
and the last error will bo worse
than the first.” Evidently the
chief prlwts Md the pharisees
were haunted by the memory of
Jesus’ prediction that he would
rise again on the third day. They
would do all within their power
to see that this did not come to
pass.
Alfred P!ummer_ in comment
ing on Pilate’s reaction, said, "He
had tried to eecape from their
determination to have Jesus put
to death, but he raises no dlfficul-
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ty about the guarding of fhe toi]p(b.
Nevertheless, they are not we|»
come visitors. He had ae«a
through ihelr maUgnlty before,
and no dowl>t he' was ss^
throngh It now. He- dismissed
them with a ourt consent to their
suggestion. The only guard which
the Jews had wiw the Temple po
lice, and this they could have em
ployed -without going to the pro
curator. Bvld^tly they wanted
something which regulred his per
mission, and it Is the Roman sol
diers who are sent to guard the
tomb." They went, therefore, and
sealed the stone cmd set the guard,
making, as best they could, the
sepulchre "sure.”
Not There
Mary Magdalene- and the other
Mary must have received the
shock of their Uvea when, upon
coming to the tomb, as it began
to dawn toward the first day of
the week, found Jesus not there.
Said the angel, “He Is not here;
for he is risen, even as he said.
Come, see the place where the
Lord lay.”
No doubt the women, just as
the chief priests and the phari
sees, were Impressed' by the fact
that the sepulchre had been sealed
and protected by a Roman guard.
Moreover, as Dr. Broadus ob-'
serves, "To break a seal fixed by
government authority would be a
high crime, bringing condign pun
ishment. A cord was probably
drawn across the stone which
closed the door, and its ends were
fastened by seals to the wall. ’This
labor was contrary to all the Jew
ish ideas of Sabbath observance.
, m
^asns. who bath t»#n cruolfled.
Be is not ther®: fof^he la risen,
•von as he *W. Comh, see the:
place frhen the lovd'lii^. And
go Quickly, aHfl tell hie disciples,
be is risen from the lead; aufl lo,
he goeth before yon Into BaHIto;:
toere ye shell see him; lo, 1 hsnre
told yon.” Never was there so
glorious a message flettvered to
mortal men. Think of those
worts; ‘THe Is not h«re ... go .. .
tell.” They were not to btltfle
up this good news in their brea^;
they were rather to ihare it with
the disciples who, in turn, would
share It with all mankind. TWs
was one piece of news that must
be heralded’ around the Wofld.
Moreover, they were not to tarry;
they were to go quickly. It was
an urgent mission. The most im
portant message that has ever
been entrusted to human messen
ger. Matthew tells us that they
departed quickly ffom the tomb
with fear and great Joy and ran
to bring his dlscipleB word.
Well might the fact of Jesus’
resurrection be heralded to all
men everywhere. If Jesus had
not risen from the tomb, his whole
message and ministry would have
been rendered invalid. He had de
liberately declared that he would
rise from the grave. It had co
come to pass, therefore. There
was no other way out. ’The mes
sage of his resurrection hae,
throughout the centuries, brought
consolation to the bereaved every-
wTiere. By his own resurrection
he pulled the sting out of death
and broke forevermore the power
of the tomb. So that now, even
and would be performed by the
chief priests and pharisees only
in some extraordinary emergency.
We may suppose that they had ex
pected Pilate himself to take all
these steps, and when he simply
authorized them to do so, they
could not draw back.”
Nevertheless, the power of the
authority of the Roman govern
ment could not hold Christ with
in the tomb; neither could the
military guard, nor the power of
death itself. Matthew tells us
that nature co-operated with God
in the form of a great earthquake;
“And behold, there was a great
earthquake; for an angel of the
Lord descended from heaven,
and came and rolled away the
stone, and sat upon It.”
Go, Tell
The angel had no message for
the frightened, guards but he did
have a message for the fearful
women. One Is reminded, as he
reads his words, of the comfort
ing mesage of the heavenly host
to the shepherds on Bethlehem’s
night. "And the angel answered
and said unto the women. Fear
not ye; for I know that ye seek
they sleep In Christ Jesus.
Good Morning
One of the modern translaters,
in rendering the expression trans
lated “All Hall,” (verse 9), has
Jesus to say as he meets the wom
en, "Good morning.” The ex
pression, “All hall,” as Dr. Broa
dus observes, “is simply the com
mon Greek salutation . . . and
there Is no reason for rendering It
otherwise here.” Nevertheless, If
one desires the freer translation,
that is all right, for "good morn
ing” is merely a form of greeting
in the morning, ar.d after all, so
far as the women were concerned,
it was not only a "good” morning,
but also the most glorious morn
ing of their lives. Now the res
urrection had been confirmed by
Jesus’ own presence. But again
the women are not to tarry; Jesus
sasTB unto them, "Pear not; go
tell my brethren that they depart
into Galilee, and there they shall
see me.
'The hub-center of the gospel is
the death, burial and resurrection
of our Lord. Upon this fact hangs
all the promises’ of the gospel.
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Statement of the Condition of
The Bank of North Wilkeshoro
NORTH WILKESBORO, N. C.
At the Close of Business March 20,1945
RESOURCES
Cash on Hand and Due From Yf
Banks ‘si,967,421.41
U. S. Government Securities. ... 4,560,137.44
State of Rorth Carolina Bonds... 31,001.88
State of South Carolina Bonds . 20,000.00
Other Stocks and Bonds 222,109.34 $6,800,670.07
Loais 792,762.10
Income Earned But Not Collected 8,005.85
Banking Honso, Furniture and
Fixtures 58,510.75
T07AL $7,659,948.77
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Snralns $ 200,000.00
Undivided Profits .. 24,231.30 224,231.30
Unearned Interest 29,029.65
Reserve for Taxes and Accrued
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Reserve for Depreciation Build
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Reserve for Premium on Bonds
and Contingencies 21,923.16
Other Reserves 11,227.46 106,491.55
deposits 37,220,225.92
total .37,659,948.77
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