The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1880-03-29
An EASTER SERMON.
The Resurrection Of Christ the
Basis Of Our Faith.
Ilouuent Words Preached Yesterday
In Christ Church by Rev.
DR.. Kramer.


r. DR.. Kramer.
IA Va have borne the IMAGE ef the earthly.
e shs sse %, eess r. the Image Of 'he
st. Paul. In writing Of the resurrection. con-
nsots The resurrection OF Christ with W so
CLOSELY thAt he sRys upon II rests eur hope. and
n a the basis Of our sfaiths II Christ be not
raised yotr faith ID vain" In developing the
hons pf huinanity which rests Hpon tho fastlr-
reetion os Christ. he uses the eohtrast between
Adam and Christ. and assures ~ as We have
berne. the lmaHe gf the one e. We shall also
Ha ehe z, ina VI I'M aaaa pser,hH thpn sae
ia the hope u hulnAalty. our Mieh In i the aopgm.
plnhmeut uf WHICH Feete, on The fact OF the
q 4 shss sp s eonsses s
contrast here prae sntea between the earthly ap q
tbs heavenlF-the Image We have horne M and; tho
fepfssentative u ali humantly, and was the
head of the entire human family because al
lh4 hu man race Was n hlm ard prgoeeasd ir1,n u
and bear hia image in thia ssiise Without aueE-
toni but the human iace w,ss n Represented ~ W M M i1
hs e n ohs6 Nays han es ,s 5
bIiiiifi,s d the humsn family were congentfatsd
ID iis fret bead aud representative. Open the
hopes and possibilities ot the race. aud
this, was 90 neoesEarilv ln TIE very M nature .v
,ne aeon aepsi psinsIe ndisidaal7 Il might have been
so had the raas been saesssl|ye ss| o Woaa sst tor
eiAele Individual and nanke oil pl VIC. u sense
res eepupsible for hls aete. but TO view the suhact
ooyraot opiainn. Let ua look et Ii from another
standpoint We know ~ matter q fact coming
under our own obser yatlo9 ths. the 4. eYgndnest
have no means Of eontf sling that conduct, yho
are even unborn. That ita results Affect their
hopes for Hgod " cyl. and tnah 10 this sense
unancen As tho case may be. Thus man oe-
euples q pea!tion ot trust Which oiIs r. i he
proves himself Yorthy. the h,Shsss ana !, ,a.ssst ,s
t,ossibiities arc realized the ben, ft Ia not COM
iiasd 10 him. but aeerues to his family. Not
ens ae but ee' the pes,on the ienor The good
name dsseends to them, and ls indeed their
liuheat heritage. ~ he the deseegdant of M such
End o oes q syerr
We can al recall names famous In history. aud
names unknown, IN history. known only IN
sss sppaesps gq,s'' pi Y which shls ,rus. T!'lsss
pf nobility descending TO the latest generation
forever are founded upon this idea. 4 might
fhnsnis ha tSs aiSnss q man
q As ss s1ss ael
cniy Rimssif. but alI those vhpm 10 rspresenIs
It may aeetn hard 10 visit the ahame gl We
aaires 40 'bl ot sttainder" to eecomp|sh Y. II. t.
The l2is ,sss sS n M she Mn aG
wito him his diaeraee works thelr dlsaraos ~
natural. inevitable result. True, his desoen: 4
sasssa ssea.a iy xe sssf 's's . az
rarely aocomplished. The descendant Of suet
an one starts lilo under such cloud, subject tt
H. ssnGGna sss nrsna g e' sSdSw
human mind In the attnlntiug Of blood; mar
knows that his acts effect not only himself
sas gns tIs hdass h's !. ne,yssh aoMsyhat p s Hs
w entres ny I auaiosous 10 ths postion het
human % 'snliy: Hs could I loeE; q ,dsva , !, y, %
aa y Wo% nSs nnoa bear %aas
must receive their character from him. mus
be afiectsd for good Or n according t2 bic felth
tess oseaienoe ii 10 his Creator. On 10 one hand
Immortality. with all that II IMPLIED Of ,perfeo
happiness. On the other hand. the loss g, Q
words: I In the day thou safest thou shalt sure
" dir" 10 was tried. he fell. and With him fel
ot asss no If Sss ss os
tal. mortality. With iii its attendant Ills. beeam,
: the heritage OF his descendants. I can notie
into the world because 81 disobedienoe. nnt
holds the whole human family IN bondage@th'
the infant, innocent Of actual offense--ell suffe
. pain and disease and succunb to the last enc
" But SO great was Gods love for man that. not
withstaadlng he had forfeited Immortality, III
determined that the race should have anothe
p%ola Sat se aas III ossen ss e
} that whosoever believed on Him should not per
ish. but should have everlasting lie. ;.- -.
FANNY 10 Hf 81 humanisy. hum II bssed upon obsdienee
B based upon obedience. because obedience mus
So the bnsis Of Immortality. God can have n
assinst His aathority sno viii Whether g
the en,re eo s@aa g
, ea even Of tie Son Himself. - He has taken hu
thsnssy hny shall ,ap b. M sabaaed unto Him. then shsi
the Bon Himself be subject unto Him that pu
all things under Him. that God may be all I!
obedience can man attain the possibilities 0
happiness OF which he Is capable. As long ~
there IL the least seli,wil the least M dis9be s
man attain ds & thsi stat state % In which he can receive
sn Hz nd a. o S as y
because immortality without this would, IN
% ssas u.s. 81 ds
: dienca. that God placed the cherubim With th,
namine sword st the gste Of paradlse, to keet
of il q snG pei perpetuase race Of miserable im
nortals. Awful as was the sentence Of death
tn s that IMPLIED snS 10 afons Sss,
and ststioped him sentinel over Il,
5. Z iorsa s sSon oBsSenes BED 1snz and hst g
the Astaint q blood made 4 Impossible for an
mere hnm9n being 70 render this p obedience 4; q