TO THE REALMS OF ENDLESS DAY.

July 5.

And the angel answered and said unto the women : Fear not ye, for I know that ye seek
Jesus which was crucified.—Matthew 28:5.

THAT angels have possessed power over matter and rendered
material substances subservient to their ends, is manifest
from Scripture; and there is no evidence whatever that any
special energy was imparted to them by God on those occasions,
or that He extended His omnipotence when some words were
uttered, or signs were given by them. For instance, we are not
to suppose when the angel rolled away the huge stone from the
door of the sepulcher on the morning of the Savior's resurrection,
that the Divine Being exerted the energy requisite, and that
the action was really done by Him, though it appeared to be
performed by the heavenly messenger. The narrative in this,
and in similar instances, leads to the conclusion that the actions
were performed by these Celestial spirits themselves.
                                                                      -W. Scott.

At that wondrous Easter dawn,
Angels rolled the stone away,
And our Lord from death arose,
To the realms of endless day.
Heavenly choirs burst forth in praise,
All the earth with gladness rang;
Thus unto the waiting world
Was the Easter sons: they sang.
         —Wm. H. Gardiner.

Around the bloody tree they press,
The wondrous sight to see.
The Lord of life expire.
And when arrayed in light
He left His dark abode
They haste in rapturous flight
Up to the throne of God;
They waved around their golden wings.
And struck their harps of sweetest strings.
                                —Anonymous.