The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1893-04-03
THE RISEN LORD.
The Story Of the Resurrection Oft Re-
peated-Its Need, It's Proof, Its Pow
or and Glory Eloqnently Pro-
claimed from the Pulpit.
CHURCH.

claimed from the Pulpit.
PRESBYTERIAN cHURCH.
The Saviour of mankind rose out OF
the tomb on the third day AZ he had
promised. Death was conquered. Sin
was overcome. The suffering Messiah
was king indeed.
The disciples found the s~epulcher
empty when they visited it ut the early
dawn Of Sunday morning. The Roman
seal was broken. The guards, terrified
by the earthquake, had scattered. An
angel had come and had rolled away the
stone. The grave clothes were lying in.
side the stone sepulcher but Christ was
not there-he was risen. These are
historical facts attested by indisputable
evidence.
Christ rose from the dead that all who
believe In him might do likewise. Sin
is death to all that is noblest and inn
mortal in man. 1.-THE SOIL that sinneth
it shall die" Out OF this death grip
which Gin fastens upon US we may rise.
from It's bondage and darkness we may
be released, II we will, by virtue Of
Jesus resurrection. This is true In
several senses:
I. Mankind are guilty before God,
Jesus died in his great pity for us, to
atone for our guilt and justify US, fres
us from condemnation and penalty.
aHe vas delivered for our offences"
But it was necessary that his death
should be crowned by his resurrection.
Had He not risen ne he promised, his
cause would have been lost and We
would have been hopeless. "If Christ
be not raised, your faith 10 vain ye are
yet in your SINS" But he rose and by
that greatest OF miracles indicated his
title to Divinity to kingship, to power
over death and sin evermore, "There ID
therefore now no condemnation to them
which are in Christ Jesus" That ID,
Jesus death and resurrection free US
from the guilt OF sin.
III. BY the same means we may be
freed from the power Of sin. Because
we have at Gods right hand an "advo-
cate with the Father, Jesus Christ the
righteous" He ever liveth and maketh
~interoession for us, he was tempted In
all points like as we are yet without sin.
We may therefore come boldly to the
throne OF grace and receive mercy and
find grace to help in our time OF need.
III. Nor will death b victor over
our mortal bodies. The dead In Christ
shall rise. This mortal must put on
Immortality, Sin q moment, in the twink
ling OF an eye, at the last trump" For
.4there il q natural body and there is .
spiritual body"
Finally, this blessed truth OF the res
direction should have practical illus
tration IN everyone's life by prompting
him to 'seek those things that are
above" Your true life 10 "hid with
Christ in God" Therefore do not be
tethered to the earth. Kill every pas
sion that holds you down. Anchor the
craft OF your soul with its precious cargo
'withln the veil" Seek that city which
hath foundations whose builder and
maker is God. Death il not q wall, it is
a door. II 10 not the end, it is the be-
ginning OF a day. It is not the folding
forever of WINGS" it is "the spreading Of
pinions to soar."~
n. 4. CHURCH.
Easter Text: Acts Ia.
Many and precious are the thoughts
that cluster around Easter. Time linn
its us to but a single line OF thought,
viz: the reasons why Christ tarried on
earth forty days after his resurrection.
These were three.
LIST. To establish proofs OF his resur-
~rection. This needed to be indisputably
established on account OF its Importance.
Paul declares that "if Christ be not risen,
then is our preaching vain, and your
faith is also vain. Ye are yet in your
sins" q Cor. 1914, ~. The enemies Of
Christ took every precaution against the
possibility Of such an idea becoming cur.
rent. The priests charged the soldiers.
with payment Of large money, that they
should declare .his disciples came by
night and stole him away while We
slept" .Infallible proofs" must be e.
tablished that he did AZ he had said be-
fore his death, arise again the third day"
The best way 10 prove it, PAS BY 10
peated appearances, such - could not be
doubted. Five times IN the day that he
arose he showed himself: 70 Mary, to
the aother women" TO Peter, 70 the two
on their way to Emmaus, and TO the tan
in the upper room. He was recognized
by Mary, by his voice; BY the two disci-
Piles, by the breaking Of bread; by the
ten and to Thomas, = week later, by his
pierced hands and feet and riven side.
The disciples did not jump at conclu-
sions. They were 'tslow Of heart to be-