Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1884-1886, 1885-05-05
THE RESURRECTION
Ye Seek Jesus of Nazareth. which was
Crucifed: He is Risen; He is
Not Here.
Eloquen, Sermon by Professor Black at
the Opera House.

According TO preYiou. announcement, tn,
great preacher and learned divine, Prof
Black, preached or the Resurrection Of thu
Dead" in the Turner'S opera house las Sun
day evening.
Notwithstanding the repellent weather and
the bad condition of the streets. nearly an
hour before the time announced for The
opening Of the meeting, the throngs began
10 gather and steady stream of humanity
continued to pour into the opers house IN
til not only every seat on floor and gallery
were FLIED. but all the chsirs we're taken
from the stage and set around in the vacant
corners, and then all the isles, and about the
doors we're filed with these who could not
obtain seats. It was impossible TO get
correct estimate Of the number, but it Is be-
lieyed 500 is allow estimate. A dozen more
could not find standing room.
After sacred song BIZ the choir and
prayer by the pastor, Rev. Mr.. Tsndy. the
eloquent divine came forward, and with q
refreshing absence Of ceremony announced
| hi- subject and began hi. discourse.
! He had selected for his subject the Res
direction Of the Dead at the solicitation of
large number of citizens Of Wichita re-
/ gsrdless of denomination. Al are deeply in
terested in the question, Are we going TO live
after this life" In support OF the affirm
! alive of this question, the learned preacher
presented an imposing array Of scriptural
proofs interlarded with proofs founded upon
reason. The sermon wss beautiful; rather
Of the rugged beauty of natures landscape.
than of smooth inown lawn or a level
meadow. His powers Of illustration and
word painting are uncommonly fine.
He began his argument in support Of the
proposition that the dead will rise again by
quoting the answer of tho angel unto the
women who went TO seek the body Of Jesus
at the sepulcher "Ye seek Jesus of Nazcr-
eth which was cruciied; be is risen; he Is |
not here. Come see the place where the |
Lord lay If Christ be not risen from the |
dead all our preaching is vain. lie repre- |
sented Jonah in tho body Of the great fish |
as typical Of Christ in the tomb and his es-
cape from this living tomb or hades ss SYM |
bolical Of the resurrection OF the Savior
from the hsdes Of the grave. The women
entered tho sepulchre and found not the |
body of Jesus, but, behold, two men stood |
by them in shining garments, who said to
them, why seek We the living among the
dead! He is not here. but is risen; rernem-
Der how he spake unto you when he was in
Galiles." Ingersoll says the story Of the
angels being found in the tomb il not
worthy OF credence because Luke said they
were sitting and John said thew
were standing. IA view Of the fact
that no two writers agreed in unimportant
details, the force OF this ia not apparent.
Belingbroke and others claimed the body Of
Christ was in the nauds of his friend-, and
they could easily have spirited if away but
the record of tho sacred penman waa that
when Joseph had taken the body lie
wrapped it in clean linen cloth and laid it
in his own new tomb, which lie had hewn
out in the rock, and ho rolled great stone
to the door Of the sepulchre and departed"
The next day that followed the day Of the
the chief priests and Phsrisees
zane together unto Plate saying, sir, we
remember that the deceiver said, while he
vas yet alive. after three days will rise
.ssin. Command, therefore, that the scpul-
hire be made sure until the third dav, lest
his disciples come by night and steal him
WAY and say unto the people, he is risen
rom the dead, 20 the last error shall be
worse than the first Pilot told them they
rad n watch-ple1tv of soldIcrs-and to
make il sure, they sealed up the stone; they
urrounded the tomb with strong guard of Z
tomsn soldiers. 10 whom it was death to
leep on guard. During the high light Of 5
he moon they held n religious feast. Their I
ents were spread Cor miles around, and it
ras impossible for anyone TO have stolen the '
'ody. Inidels argue that thu soldiers
ell asleep, if they had it was death, vet We
lave no record that any of them were pat to
esth, but when they came into the city and
old the chief priests Whist had happened,
nd after they had held council with the I
iders they bribed the soldiers with money
nd told them to 90 and say that the fol- J
overs of Christ came by night while they :
iept and stole his body. Jacobs ladder was {
yplcsl of the resurrection and of christi I
nifty: the three rounds represented faith, !
ope and charity.
After having established the resurrection
Christ from the dead he proceeded 10 il
lstrate the resurrection OF man from the |
cad. In Adam all men died; in Christ all
Tere brought to life. he advanced scriptu-
al proof that Heaven is place, not state
+ existsnce. Behold | go to prepare l.
lace for you" Space will not permit us 10
i've synopsis of this able and philosophi-
al sermon. The great preacher held the
ttention of the vast congregation for an
our and a half without firing anyone. a
trong argument flowed from his lips with v
'ut mn effort, spontaneous As the current of !,
ONE noble river. HIS powers of portrayal a
re extraordinary. His illustrations stand /,
vi clear and sharp. The Christian church 5
eople deserve the thanks Of our people for |,
aving secured his services i
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