. The story of Jesus Christ; an interpretation . ergy which assistsdissolution, spoken in the tongue of his youth, andof the lowly people for whom he had cared, thepiteous words which one who loves him sensitivelywoidd not, even yet, urge the refusing lips to repeat,carried the last surprise of his broken heart. As his unanswered question went up from thecross to tlie heavens, the darkness deepened to wind arose, but fell at once to ominous the lips of the earth opened and spoke. In the unnatural dark, all the people ran hitherand thither, and could not see one anothers fa
. The story of Jesus Christ; an interpretation . ergy which assistsdissolution, spoken in the tongue of his youth, andof the lowly people for whom he had cared, thepiteous words which one who loves him sensitivelywoidd not, even yet, urge the refusing lips to repeat,carried the last surprise of his broken heart. As his unanswered question went up from thecross to tlie heavens, the darkness deepened to wind arose, but fell at once to ominous the lips of the earth opened and spoke. In the unnatural dark, all the people ran hitherand thither, and could not see one anothers his upon the cross remained still visible, hang-ing a little higher than their own, and smitten outin light. The earthquake tore the rocks of Golgotha, andthe walls of the city reeled, and stones which sealedthe tombs in ancient burial gardens were some instances they were thrust off, and sepidchresleft open to the recoiling gaze. The panic on Golgotha shook from centre to cir-cumference of the half-blinded crowd. The people. GOLGOTHA 395 fled in horror, anyhow, anywhere, as they could; asthey ran, they beat their breasts, and uttered short,terrified sounds. The Roman officer, who had been posted at thefoot of the cross, fell flat with shame and terror. It was the Son of God ! he cried. When the priests, groping through the prolongeddarkness, huddled together in the Temple, theyfound a fearful thing. The great and sacred veil,hanging before the Holy of Holies, was rent acrossits blue and purple, white and crimson folds, straightthrough its embroidered, golden cherubim — tornfrom end to end. CHAPTER XVIII THE RESUKKECTION AND THE LIFE When the darkness lifted from the land, thecrucified Nazarene did not stir. Was he dead so soon? There were those whowere inclined to complain of him, because his sen-sitive and exhausted frame did not support torturelonger. Even in death, he offended his took the quickest possible steps to make sureof the fact
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