, 1876-05-01
RNUMBE 249.'

hesurreesion in .. relation which IL so.nesiss
brlngh The two sides Into ono = Eelatton into
which te gathered both hunanityfs hopo and Tho
tho faet Of tho Resur1eotiot tho aton!ng desth Il
proclaimed Ana1 ~ the sufficient sacrifice fol
stn that BY the Resurrection tho cross Of Cbtiet
u u Mads douely msnlfess - tho ground Of Tho
that bad thore beea 20 spsecedeps referonce 70
the Resurrection, the life aud death would have
boon enough to sanction the fail, that salvation
LAD come to HhosooTor won1d receive IL,
and reaching It's crisis ii The Bs7iora endnranco
Of dVen eruct11ion, would bare borne uun1sEor-
able evidence to tho redcomtng lovo Of God.
0us. IN fast t1e Aosurrection had beon prean-
Messauio prophee!es Ind pointed to suot IN
eTont. Tho Messiah Hirnaali had repeatedly "a.
rouncod that He should DO raisod from Tho dead
to do no more. In ehort, With tho most cont
openly represented "a roatel to tic Resurrection,
30 that II tho Resurrection should not take pisce.
tue Uho!o aaaerted plan and progress muat have
been deenet1 to hare been doLusiou. Whom,
,g,yo confederation to all that had pre-
ceded. It showed prophecy TO have been
oi ,' God, and tho fedcmptive plan to
l19rS ~ g. been ot ns dsvaing. Il gaze final proof
witnessed 70 Iiia being tho worry Son Of God. It
declared His divine nature - we'll - miBeion,
and thus proclaimed that tho atoning work xas
indeed COMPLETE. It mado tho humiliation Of
tho ll1e aud The anguish of tho death to appear
to tleir true value, for II showed them to hsyo
been endured by Him who, all tho whilo, waa
entitled to Heavenly glory yea, who in realitr
was sharer In Heavens ctetual shronoI Let,
then, the Resurrection Sized new power on our
conception Of the Cross. Let il magnify to IN
the wonder Of tho condeacenaon which 30
sought to aRyc. Let 1t bo 10 the whole world
tho ASSURANCE that there Ia redemption
whose offers are. 1ightfuliy worldwide; that
through Him who ia thus shown to
be the Son Of God with power" it
may we'll DO that there is salvation to tho utter
hle. Lot tho soul that Ia farthest awa7 from
God. tho lowest aud guiltioat OF Ill, be confident
that his Sins are not too great to be forgiven.
Let such one know that Ho who died and roso
agaia IL mighty enough to saTe tha most undo
serving. For tho Reaurrection mhkos 1t stand
ne!teVeth neod not pcr1sh but nav llayo etornal
hfe:, It makes il evident that whom the world
shall receive tho full Gospel Of Christ then may
Humanity attain iia mlllennal hopes. and
the new boevens and lhe new earth becono tho
"rassdlse nosained"l To. that end, then. let
Lot him. Is he counts tho rcndod tomb to have
proved that for him thoEe is present loving
SAVIOR and a flual inheritance with that Savior
10 uoaveo. zee 70 1t that tho tidinss are spread
90 every side. Let him say, " l know that my
| Redooner liTDs and that lilo lives to Save mt
| only me but all who repent and be1iavs." Lot
him mako bis oWn joyful o1poronco The mighty
| Inspiration OF his wltucss Lot him rcst not un-
tll tho ttdipgs OF tho rlson Savior have not only
! been heard, but hAYa been accepted ia saving
faith throughout tho inhabited world. Let him
IN petnon. o. BY representative, go everywhere
preaching Christ and the Resurrection! And
let him that hoaroth know Of = surety that sal.
TAtion BY faith is tho offes Of Chriat to him.