New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-05-20
pA1.1,s TESTIMONY ENOUGH

He SHOWS THE ApOsTLEs' BELIEF IN THE hr'70 ~
ELECTROMAGNETIC MATERIALlST VIEWS
To the Editor OF The Tribune.
Sir: / have road with much interest inc arUcie
OF Archibald Hopkins. printed in Wednesday
Tribune. 1t would seem that he methoh III one
may use such a term Of Christ's temperatures
after His death is something that may never be
,ulIv settled where there is much apparently
conflicting testimony yet whether the resurrec-
ton was bodily or not Is OF small moment com
pared with the evidence we have OF HIS cohtihus'
life beyond the grave. No matter IN "nat manner
subjective or Objective this impression vas con-
viewed 20 the disciples il was strong enough NOR
otiehiv to convince them. and they went about
,es.fylng with great power Of this fact ana OF inc
temperance OF Jesus.
.;y,ntlng for the sake OF arg lment thai the
s,ories ~ the resurrection in the Gospels and the
dscourses IN the Book OF Acts when SPEAK o.
the Apostles personal knowledge o; 1t are entirely
urtrustwor,hy there is enough in the undis?utei
,rig..ss of Paul - SHOW that the Apostles and the
early Church believed In these rea2pearahoes mos.
inoiic,;v In writing to the Galatians. PAU
.,.ats OF having visited Jerusalem twice al ieast
ate. his conversion. and meeting the other AioS-
ties: they evidently believed N the reappearaAces
and must ray. conversed mucn wIth Paul about them
for ne speaks In his first letter TO the Corinthians
Chantcr xv Of various manifestations made 10
G!~oront ones o. the Apostles, and there Is no
doubt that the fcc.s we're given TO Paul by the
Apostles themselves.
/, is true that Peter. James and John have never
SAID In any manuscript that has come down %
our time that they had seen Christ after Death;
vet - the candid mind this secondary evidence
through Pau.s undlspu.ed letters Is OF great
value: for while hearsay testimony may be OF
no legal worth know that IN our common
everyday Mfe We depend much upon II. provided
maj the witnesses be- honest and intelligent. In
addition Peter In his first letter Che senuineness
~ which IL not much doubted, save by those
who hold what Matthew Arnold calls theories
OF vigor and rlsor'J speaks OF the resurrection
Chapter III. rse %. in which he evidently thought
he had good reason to believe
But | Imagine taat nearly all critics admit that
the disciples thought they saw Jesus after death
To my mind az least. II seems easy 10 believe
that the manifestation objective. though in
lust what form cannot. OF course, say Know
that to the school OF materialsic philosophy this
seems .nconccivable. but 10 those wAo believe n
Gol and A continued existence there seems nothing
Incredible In the fact inat the sP.tud Jesus s'ouIt
b. manifested In some form oDJect!Vey 70 h!s
disciples II we believe that me mss9n o Ie sa
10 teach men thar the saSriRce Oh me loHe,
nature means the growth OF the hisher, ara tnat
. ' '"s NJ IN, re- bs.rrtus OF 'arger and fuller
existence be- ond the hour OK 1ea,n %nat Is .'T I
mo So ronsplcuously s.cmplned these principles
In His own life should be manifesto! onjecuvely
witness to this mighty tru.n' -...,., ..,o.,.
!, would seem TO be a scme"Aat partial view;
the the common On he ground of SUFFICIENTLY or
ha,lucinatoa. II seems Ike shutting out larse
part OF ne when We decline 70 accept as tact
aaat may be unusual. but which may be IN no
scasc unnatural OF unreasoaaoe, Il oniy we nave
good evidence In behalf u L.
n,arrI before the authorities and publicly con-
y.ncol hem of Ills resurrection. II Is enough to
say that THIS would have been entirely at variance
with Ills method OF action while the IL. y,
and entirely out Of harmony with the dealings OF
God With rne1 have been led ID understand
them Whatever revelations God has mace 10 men
OF HIS purposes IN this world o.: the next nave
been made TO those who have been enabled 10
see the beauty Holiness. and not TO those whose
hearts were hardened to sood "a the hearts OF
ihese men evidently Were. To those who love
Righteousness and follow conscience. God always
gives HIS larger revelations. y. W. LANSING.
Albany. \. y. May u. lNl0.