The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-11
The Risen REDEEMER,
Subject Of tho Morning Sermon At
tho Christian Church. by
Rev. Young.
Evidences as to the Resurrection
Increase " the Years
Roll On.
sons Of 4obriety and Home Life
From Judaism.

The audiences q The Benton Avenue
Christian church yesterday morning and
evening were tho largest that have assem-
blsd to hear Rev. Charles A. Young since
his arrival in Helena. The subject of the
morning sermon was 1.-THE Risen He
dssmer," and tho theme for the evening
WAS Prophecy" Al the evening serviosa
ayoung lady who had made : confession Of
her faith WAS immersed. The following ID
summary Of the eloquent morning dis
course on tho risen Lord:
1--WE need not only An atoninR Savior, but
= risen Lord and living master; hence the
necessity Of the resurrection. Christ's re-
vsaled the love Of God. II also taught man
the eternal principle of s~ubordinating the
lower good to the higher good. But the
c%tucinxion without tho resurrection would
have been an utter failure. Christ 10 risen.
In this fact humanity has . divine answer
to the questioning about Immortality.
When Christ was oluoihed the veil Of the
temple was rent, but whom Christ arose
from the tomb and sscendsd unto glory a
rift was made in the cloud which wells the
eternal from the TEMPORAL, through which
the sunlight Of Gods love shall. forever
beam upon the Borrowing, struggling hearts
of the j%ourneyinR generations of men until
q kings and priests unto God, bought by
the precious blood of Jesus, We stand upon
the plane of sonship with our risen Re
dsemer In glory.
Christ's death %reconoiles MAJ TO God,
but only those who know him and the
power Of his resurrection" can enjoy the
eternal companionship Of God. Eternal
life il not simply . barren waste Of eternal
Innocence. but endless growth and devsl-
opmsnt in the likeness Of Gods ethical
and spiritual character. Beloved now arc
" the sons Of God" = n When he shall
appear . shall be like him.
The evidence of the resurrection Of Jesus,
unlike most facts, increases as the years
roll on. /. We have the testimony Of IN
improbable Witnesses. The disciples of
Christ belonged to the middle class Of sooi-
city; neither ignorant nor very learned;
neither very stolid nos highly imaginative.
They were credible witnesses of the facts
Of n; Christ; life life and and death nai The The
made q deep impression on them
as they watched the Roman soldiers mailing
him to the cross and thrusting tho spear
into his side. Nothing bus the glorious
certainty of the glorious resurrection could
have beQosten in them a living faith again.
What else sould have induced them TO have
given up the faith of Judaism for the faith
OF Christianity. The tendency of unaided
humanity is to drift from q Catholic to a
sectsrlan faith. But We find the sapostlss,
although during the personal ministry of
Jesus. who himself lived under the Law.
imbued with the intensity of their faith,
giving up q national for a universal re-
liRion. Let NO Christian man say auoht
against his lavish brethren. "'
Christendom to-day may learn beautiful
lessons OF sobristy and home life from Ju-
daism, but the fact remains that the law
with its prohibitions was a school master to
lead rs into Christian, liberty as a Hebrew
Of the Hebrews tells us. Only a risen Christ
could have led the disciples into a larger
faith than the divine one which they SO in.
tensely cherished.
2. Tho evidences in history. The steady
growth of the Holy Catholic church from q
trembling disciples, who worshiped in the
upper room, to over 450. 600. 900. who to-day
''orown Him Lord of all" The church
bells ringing around the globe to-day; al
most one hundred thousand Lords days
reaching back to the first resurrection
morn in the garden Of Joseph at
Eavior. Luther and Wesley and other
Rreat and good reformers expressed regret
shat custom has obsoured the Significance
Of the solemn ordinance of baptism 70.
every one who is buried with Christ in
baptism" and 'arises to walk in newness
Of life' is a living witness not only to the
fact that Christ died for OUT sins," but
that he brought life and Immortality to
light. And as Christians all through the
centuries gather around the communion
table each Lords day they show forth his
death until he comes to receive them into
his glorious kingdom where the risen Re
deemer and Lord 10 seated 1t the right
hand of God the infinite Father.
Twill be sweet to be there,
Christ's glory to share
And that crown, never fading. forever to wear;
10 hear the we'll done
From the lips of Gods son,
And to shout with glad millions times victory
is won"