Arizona republican., 1898-04-11

and without development man IS a frosted bud of glory trampled in the dust. The body in the lifetime de- velops it's fullest power Not so the other faculties. The mental qualities are given only a mere start. Thus IS death invested with greater import ance and robbed of his terrors Death is a great change, as is the breaking of an egg shell, in due time releasin g its occupant to light and flowers and music. The passing of the chrysalis stage is great change, during which the dull caterpillar is transformed into the gay butterfly. And SO is the bursting of the acorn, at which begins the development of the matter within to the monarchy of the forest. Death is great change admitting us to glory. Men think of death as limi- opened door through which the soul open door through which the soul hungering for immortality passes to growth during the everlasting ages.
 BAPTIST Second Chron- icles 1912: God Himself is with us for our Captain" In a brief prelude Dr. Halsey spoke of the lessons of the day-Easter bells are ringing, Easter flowers blooming. Easter music is f1ll- ing the air. After death comes the resurrection. To weep here may be to reap heavenly harvests Jesus wept, but that heavenly dew and the sun shine of His resurrection have caused the flowers of hope to spring eternal in the human heart. In the text we find the words of Abiah, king of Is- rael. There is call for soldiers to enlist in the army of the Lord. What claim has the great Captain upon us? First, He is one of us. Lafayette came from France to aid us in achiev- ing our liberty, and Americans love him. Christ came from heaven to earth to fight for us. He put on our uniform and took his place in the ranks like any common soldier He died for us while we were yet His en- emies that we might have hope of heaven. Secondly. He has claims upon us because His cause is just and holy. In days of chivalry, knights er- rant went forth to free the captives. to give honor to womanhood, to right the wrongs of the oppressed. The Captain of the hosts of heaven came to earth to break the bonds of all the captives i to lift woman from slavery, to sit by mans side as his equal to teach that mercy and truth should be the rule and guide of each mans faith and practice His teaching is that all the law of the heavenly kingdom is full filled in one word-love-a word which ruling in the hearts of man will do : away with war, strikes, hatred. op- pression.
 Thirdly, our Captain cares for His soldiers and never makes mistakes. We can trust Him. At the Cuban sympathy meeting at the court house I said that i've can trust President Mckinley as a brave soldier and a true American, and we rejoice that OUT gallant representative at Havana bears the honored name of Lee" Our Cap tain always leads the way. never has lost and never will lose a battle. The sneaker quoted from Walt Whitman's s "My Captain" Our captain of our country fell as the good ship Union was coming into port Our. great Captain gave His life for those He
 loved. Envy sought His life. Avarice betrayed Him. Sin struck Him down. Self interest forsook Him. Political exrediency condemned Him. Hatred nailed Him to the cross. He died and was buried. But the third day He rose from the tomb breaking the bands of the grave; leading captivity captive. triumphing over the last en- emy. death.
 Today fragrant flowers. praiseful music, the voice of His triumphant church tell the old glad story: "He is risen!" He tells us that He is coming again, and that He will reward his faithful soldiers. It is better to bear the cross of Christ than to wear the grand cross of the legion of honor; better than to wear a crown of gold or glittering gems will it ba to receive the crown of life, studded with stars, which will be awarded to every sol dier of the grand army of the re- deemed who is faithful unto death.
 FIRST M E. CHURCH-Text: q am He that liveth and was dead, and behold I am alive forevermore," Rev. 1:18; Because I live, ye shall live also," John 14:19. Easter is the day of all days in the Christian calendar; without it there could be DO Christian calendar. Christmas chimes would never ring had not the Christ-child of Bethlehem's manager became, by dy- ing, the death of death. The cross of Calvary would forever have been a meaningless symbol had not He who died thereon proved Himself Lord of life by bursting the bars of the tomb and rising triumphant from the rock hewn sepulcher where His despairing g followers had laid Him.
 The Lords day-the Christian Sab bath-never would have had a place on the calendar had it not been for our Lords resurrection on that day. With out the resurrection there could be no Christianity, no church. no salvation; for Paul says: "If Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain. and your