The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-04-05

the evidence, piece by piece. as carefully
as ever judge summed up an important
case. have myself done it many times
over. not to persuade others but to satisfy
to study the history OF other times, and to
examine and weigh the evidence of those
who have written about them, and
know of no fact IN the history of mankind
which is proved by better or fuller evi.
dencs of every sort to the understanding
OF fair inquirer"
The differences from the resurrection
are MANY and conclusive.
1t proves the truth OF the whole Chris.
tian revelation. II Endorses all the teach.
ings and claims of Jesus. Ii shows that
He did not die as a mere martyr, but that
lie had power TO lay down His life and 70
take il mp again" None but God can
have power over life and death Hence
He must be God. The entire supernatural
element in the scriptures is substantial
If 1t be true that If this falls all falls il
must be equally true that il this stands
all stands.
Further, the event which Easter cele-
brates avouches life beyond death. II
shows, as Victor Hugo said. that death
is not blind alley leading from nothing
into nothing, but thorOughiare opening
in time and leading on and up TO immor-
tally" Ii confirms the world-old and
worldwide rumors of existence beyond
the grAve-every argument of Plato and
every hope of Socrates. We infer. too
that our departed loved ones are in good
hands. Death is the end of probation and
the beginning of frution. School is out.
We stand on the threshold of real life,
IA is surprising" writes one, that
person should wish lie
here who may have life there
should prefer infancy to maturity. And
when friends have gone out from ne JOY
Ousiy we should GO to the grave with the
mortal thin king OF the immortal, not sing
ing mournful psalms, but scattering
flowers. Christians are won't to walk in
back and sprinkle the ground with tears
at the very time when they should walk
in white and illumine the way by smiles
OF radiant hope. The disciples found an
gels at the grave of him they loved; and
we should always find them there. too.
bul that our eyes are too full of tears for
seeing"
The proper inscription 20 be carved
upon a mRusOleum is that which the citi-
zens of Nuremberg have inscribed on the
tombstone OF A!brecht DuTeT, "the evan
gslist of art" Emigrdrd. We do not die,
we emigrate. As Europe is draining itself
BY immigration into America, so earth Is
beng drained into heaven.
We infer from the resurrection that
our bodies shall rise, beautified, gorifed,
vet Substantially the same. Christ was
the same after He rose His friends knew
Him Just so shall We rise and We shall
know and ne known because we are the
same. and those who have gone before are
the same.
Impossible say some. We are decom-
posed our elements are scattered how
can they be regathered and terminated
In Faraday's laboratory a workman one
dav knocked a silver cup into basin OF
acid. 1t disappeared. eaten uD by the
acid. The question was debated whether
ii could be recovered. Surely not, was
the conc usiOn, since il was held in soiu.
ton and there was no possibility OF find
ing IL. Faraday came in. The case was
explained 10 him. lie dropped some
chemical into the vessel, and presto In 9
moment every particle OF silver was pre-
cipitated TO the bottom OF the basin. liz
lifted II out a shapeless mass. sent it lC
the silversmith and the cup was restored
and recover that lost cup, cannot God Al
mighty restore and revitallze our scattered
dust?
Newman Hall tells of chamois hunte
who in leaping across one of the ice ere
vases of the Msr de Glace. missed hit
footing and fell in. He broke the force o
his descent bv extending his arms anC
touching the wall OF ice on either side o
the fssure, and touched the bottom,
hundred yards below, without fracture OF
limb. But HE situation seemed hopeless
He could not scale the slippery walls o
his crystal prison, and ere long he woulC
freeze 10 death. He looked around. A
stream of water was washing below
the ice downward toward the val
lev. lie followed this, the only possible
path Sometimes he had to bend low il
the narrow tunnel; sometimes he waded
sometimes no foated down. At length
he reached a vaulted chamber. from which
there was no visible out ct. The waite
filled it darkly heaving. Retreat was i'm
pose bic, delay was death. So. commend
ing himself 10 God. he plunged down int
the center of the gurgling pool. Then fol
lowed moment of darkness, tumult, terror
and shen he was thrown out amid the
flowers, the hay fields and the Inerrl
songs of the vale of ChamOuni. In tht
hour and experience of death We plunge
into horror of great darkness. IL lasts
but for an ms ant. Then we find thu
wrench has set US free from mortal limita
tions and We walk amid the things which
God hath prepared for those who low
Him, We in heaven and heaven in US.
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