Fisherman & farmer. [volume] (Edenton, N.C.) 1887-19??, 1894-03-30
EASTER MORNING.

conclusion CT a Lenten season;
but, like other parts Of Christian
ity,is a grand historic fact,as true
now as on the day Christ rose
from the dead, and as important.
Christ might have entered the
worlds history, might have been
crucifed, died and buried, but
had He not risen from the grave
it would have been nothing; a
beautiful sentiment, to be sure,
lilat a pious young jew should
have taught SO many wise lessons
and whose life was such a charm
ing episode in the dull annals Of
Jewish history. The whole truth
Of christianity stands upon the
resurrection Of Christ; the whole
value Of His atonement depends
upon it. "If Christ be not raised,
your faith is vain; ye are yet in
your sins. Then they also which
are fallen asleep in Christ are
perished." Such the terrible end
ofall Ch1ist's disciples, according
to the Apostle, if Christ did not
rise from the grave and appear to
His disciples with peace be I'M
to you"
Many mysteries are connected
with lie here-mvsteries in nat
ure, in Christianity. The evil
denccs of the truth ofChristianity
are a duplicated study. A thous-
and volumes have been written
about the evidences, " which no
one cares to read or ever will read.
Aud yet they need not be COM
plicated 10 the non-learned dis
ciple. He need but ask one
Question: Did Christ who died on
good Friday, rise on the Easter
morning? # this be true Christ
ia1ity is true ard Our hopes are
built upon a foundation that will
lest forever.
St. Paul had no desire to teach
mere sentiment, no matter how
beautiful it might be. When he
gives his proof as an eye witness,
and of other witnesses OF the res
direction, he grows bold and de-
clares, 1--WE are found false wit
nesses ofGod; because we have
testified of God that he raised up
Christ, whom He raised not up,
if so be that the dead rise not.
And SO for all the past centuries
Christian countries some in grand
and gorgeous ways, some III
simple dress and mode, but all
with one purpOse-to testify
of the risen Christ, and to re-
ioice therein, that the Christ who
died and risen, that the Christ
they believed in and hoped in
was not dead, but risen and as
cended, and as profoundly in
terested in their welfare as when
on the night Of the storm He
stood up, with the words, "Peace
be still" and there was a great
calm.
Very beautifully did the angels
at the Ascension speak to the
Apostles. This same Christ
that taught and stretched out
loving and strong hands to help:
the same Christ that died and
again that same Christ assembled,
that same Christ is now Oh the
right hand Ct the Majesty on
high, with the same strong arm,
with the loving heart, and with
the same sympathy for His peo-
pie, weak and tempted and tried;
the same Christ yesterday, to-
day and forever.
Glorious and blessed Easter
neutrality-suspicious. in its truth and
blessed in its results. We wish
for each other on Christmas"Hap
Ply Christmas" We can on this
day wish for others, as we'll as
ourselves, Happy Easter" and
it will be both blessed and happy
as we trust in the Christ who died
and rest upon the great Christ
that rose. Suffolk Observer.
We wish to call VOLT attention,