The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-04-18
THE RESURRECTION.


conception in the minds OF man until II
found expression In the words Of divine
hope for the soul. II am the resurrection
and the HE"
Observance OF the anniversary OF birth
has been the custom from time immcno-
rial, and days OF great sorrow and OF great
rejoicing over material advantage have
been celebrated throughout all ages. But
none carries with IL the sublime idea con-
veyed In the Christian festival that after
death is life.
There have been many teachers who sug-
gested that there is a hereafter. and many
who have told OF saints being taken into
heaven without the pangs Of death; but
there was never a festival based upon IL
which millions should observe two thou
sand years after the event with al the
fervor of the apostles and witnesses
The New Testament tells all that Is
known OF the resurrection OF Christ, and
although the narrative is wanting In some
OF the particularly which human interest
would naturally seek. enough is told 10
satisfy the faithful who observe the In
junction laid upon them as told by st.
Marx: Those who believe shall be
saved"
more ancient, however than the Easter
tide of the Christian The death Of winter.
the close Of the days OF gloom and sor-
row, followed by the re-awakening OF sum-
mer. the new life. the recreation, the joy
business OF spring formed the theme OF
transient festivals from days long before
the Christian era.
The name Easter. "a f. well known.
comes from the Anglo-Saxon goddess OF
spring, and there is no doubt that the
Christians adapted a pagan festival TO
their spiritual analogy OF the life beyond
the tomt,-of the declaration. lie is
risen" It was not festival Of the early
Christians, many OF whom. indeed. did not
know OF or believe In the physical ascen-
sion. but looked forward To spiritual
resurrection which should be the second
coming OF Christ. II was immaterial TO
those Nous people whether the body were
preserved or not; Il II was true thss Christ
came upon the earth again after being
dead. even though it might not be for
many years. IL was proof OF the immor-
tality Of the soul-which is 'he essential
rae. to be demonstrated
The pagans observed the return OF
spring. symbolizing II in worshipped per-
sonages. The ancient Egyptians celeerat-
ed the resurrection OF Osiris. FIVE thou
sand years ago. In the Zoroastrian reli-
eion Il "a believed that on the third night
every soul Is liberated from the dead body.
and Eurlpldes makes the ghost Of Poly
dore say:
being raised mp this third daylight
Having deserted my body"
The Htndoos. from very far back In the
rnists OF antiquity. believed that crlshna
rose from the dead and assembled into
heaven. "At that time great light en-
veloped the earth and illuminated the
whole expanse Of heaven; attended by
celestial spirits, and luminous as on that
night when he was born. Crishna pur-
sued. BY his own light. the journey be-
tween earth and heaven. to the bright
naradisa whence he had descended. All
mcn saw him and exclaimed: 10, crish-
mas soul aseends its native skies"
This description Is more poeticai than
that attempted by the humble, unlettered
followers Of Christ but Il lacks the Gloss.
loving bonds which bind the Christian
| Savior 20 those who believe IN Him.
The ancient Greeks annually observed
the resurrection Of Adonis. Identical with
| Tammuz. who dates so far back that Eze-
| kiel. nearly SO years before Christ. de-
I scribes women. whom ne evidently re-
| CARDS as iaolatrous. weeping Cor Tam
snuz" II II 70 Tanmux that the Psalms
az David are supposed 20 refer when. IN
/ ifoth. Jehovah Il represented as saying:
.~rhe Lord said unto my lord. SIT thou at
ny right hand" 50 tenacious wss the
held Of Adonis that be was stii wor-
| SHRED IN Juaca sss A. y. &c s.. Jerome
| mcurntully says
| There IS some reason to believe that the
| Easter festival was = union og ths an
| csent festival 81 homer q the resurrection
| - Aconis. which was observed az Alexan-
srsa-tha cradle q Christianlty-ana az
! Antiach-whcre the word Christian orixi-
/ nated-and % TIE Jewish festival % ~.
| passover. TEE tsea % ths raschal lamb
| and pssach Cor pascha. IN Us Chalaean
| scrrnl. the passover. 70 conveyed In tire
| name e Easter common - I.atin nations
| The easily CHRISTIANS had TO overcome
| customs snd hab,ts ara turned pagan
/ holidays 'nte Christian festivals 8 very
| natural ard wise thlag 90 - = the errors
| - the past were 60 - cGacea by the
| truths of TIE res creed
| TIRE s3ea q resurrection f,urA iss way
| into nauy tongues ara Ne'efs. Aside
| from the 0rpctsn uytholeey Balaur tas
| Scandinavian. ussy be mentioned and an
| even earlier tradition q The same ktra Is
/ associated with Frey. oGetEa}coas,Ie. TIE
/ Nssxsosn Getty rosa from the sead. TIE
/ ancient prus3s celebrated tha rssgvrec-
/ tfoa - Eacchus- Mitnr0a. she rsT-fan.
| Avs. tie Phrye'aa. Bs3dha. Lac In.
+ Zo-oastsr. Assclslaelas are ameng tyges
/ - vtasly-serarates3 nations aud asss 20
vnlcA sprtng was tho tine q ths Fssarrec-
/ ;ion.
/ Sons e tasea. hcwever although SCR b.
times showing "a asp.rasioa ~sser saasaos-