Letter XXXIX. The Ascension of Jesus. “Why gaze ye up into heaven, ye men of Galilee? This same Jesus whom ye have seen go into heaven, shall so come in like manner as ye have now seen him ascend.”

Letter XXXVIII. Jesus appears before His Disciples. Thomas then asked his Lord "whither He would go, and the way? How He would leave the earth, since He could die no more?" “Thou shalt see for thyself ere many days are pass,” answered Jesus.

Letter XXXVII (iii) Jesus appears before Mary of Bethany. “Touch me not, Mary. I am not yet ascended to my Father. But go and tell Lazarus, and my brethren, and my mother, that I ascend ere many days unto my Father and your Father, and unto my God and your God.”

Letter XXXVII (ii) The Angels at the Sepulchre. “Be not afraid, daughters of Jerusalem,” said one of the angels, speaking to us in the Hebrew tongue; “He whom ye seek, liveth, and dieth no more. He is risen from the tomb, which could not hold Him but through His consent; for Jesus is Lord of Life; and hath conquered death and hell for evermore."

Letter XXXVII (i) He has Risen! "The angel or god alighted amid a blaze of radiance at the door of the sepulcure, and as his foot touched the earth, it trembled as if with a great earthquake. He touched the great stone with one of his fingers, and it rolled outward at his feet, as if a thunderbolt had struck it.”

Letter XXXVI. Joseph of Arimathea reclaims the body of the Christ. “I am sent hither by command of the Procurator,” replied the centurion; “the chief Jews have sought him out, and informed him that the man whom he had crucified had foretold that after three days he would rise again. Pilate, therefore, has commanded me to keep watch to-night with my men.’’

Letter XXXV. The Crucifixion. By means of a small ladder, a soldier placed above the head of Jesus, this inscription in Greek, Latin and Hebrew: - “THIS IS JESUS, THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

Letter XXXIV. The Ascent of Calvary. “Let me bear it alone, Master,” answered the stout Simon; “I am the stronger. Thou hast enough to bear the weight of Thine own sorrow. If it be a shame to bear a cross after Thee, I glory in my shame, and my two sons would glory likewise were they here this day.”

Letter XXXIII. Jesus is Condemned to the Cross. “Truth! What is truth?’’ asked the Roman.

Letter XXXII. Jesus comes before Pilate. Pilate then regarded Him with mingled pity and interest. After gazing on Him a moment, he turned to one of his officers, and said aside: “A form divine, and fit for Apollo, or any of the greater gods! His beareth Himself like a hero!”

Letter XXXI. Jesus stands before Caiaphas. Art thou the Son of God? cried several of the priests at once, while Caiaphas held up his hands in horror. “Ye have said that which I AM,” answered the Prophet.

Letter XXX. The Traitor’s Remorse. The cries “Crucify him ! crucify him !” have distinctly reached our ears.

Letter XXIX. The Garden of Gethsemane. ‘‘Ye know not what ye say, or would do. My hour is come!”

Letter XXIX. The Last Supper. Jesus took up bread, and, blessing it by a solemn set of consecration, broke it with His hands and gave a portion to each of us, saying with it— “Take, eat; this is my body.”

Letter XXVIII. Jesus is hailed King. “Who is this that suffereth himself to be hailed as a king?” they said. “This is treason against Caesar.”

Letter XXVII (ii). LAZARUS, COME FORTH ! “On beholding him, a general shriek burst from the lips of the people, and there was a terrified backward rush of all who were nighest to the cave.”

Letter XXVII (i). The Prophet! The Nazarene! He comes! ‘‘Lazarus sleepeth, Martha. I am now come to awake him out of his sleep.’’

Letter XXVI. The Sister’s Sorrow. “The place where they were to lay him was the cave in which both his father and mother were buried. It was in a deep, shady vale, thickly shaded by cypress, palm, and pomegranate trees; and a large tamarind grew, with its stately branches, spreading over the summit of the quiet place of sepulcher.”

Letter XXV. The passing of Lazarus. “Alas! how suddenly has perished the noblest young man in Judea!”

Letter XXIV. Lazarus lies sick, near death. “Is there no hope for him?” I asked. “None! The physicians say he will never rise again.”