The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-04-03
EASTER sUNpAY IN ST. PAUL pULplTs.

he muttered to himself. for the Romans
to execute their criminals But then
he saw other than Romans there. There
were Pharisees and scribes in the throng.
The Roman sentinel was near He touch
ed him upon the shoulder and asked,
who is that?' The rough Roman turned
and answered, 1T is the King Of the
Jews OH The shepherd remembered
that that was the name that some of them
were fond of giving to the Messiah. There
was Pharisee near and he turned to
him and said. Who Is hanging yonder?'
The Pharisee answered. 1t Is the Gal
ilean prophet All! Could it be? The
yes. 1t is He. 1t is He! There was no mis-
take. And there at the foot of the cross
yes, 1t was John, the disciple. The
woman-yes, 1t was Mary. There could
be no mistake. And so the poor shepherd
waited on. He waited until he heard
those last words, 1T Is finished He
waited until he saw the Roman spear
do its cruel work. He waited until he
saw the little funeral procession on it's
way to the tomb. He waited until he
saw the great stone rolled to the mouth
And then? All, the poor man never knew
quite how he reached Bethlehem that
night. The shepherds listened. 1t was
all over, evidently. They had been mis-
taken. We had trusted, they said one
to another. that this was He who would
redeem Israel. But now He is dead, now
He is buried in the tomb.
There was revelry that night in the
camp Of the enemies of Christ. There
were the Jews. They said, oh, we have
killed Him at last, and in the very best
way for we have scattered His followers
by seizing their chief Rome said, All.
one more; humiliation we have heaped
upon Jewish heads Philosophy said, I
have crushed another error History said,
One more ambitious aspirant l have
/ trampled in the dust . Pride said, Add
another to my trophies Wealth; said,
Count another Of my Victims The Ro-
man warrior said, This man preached Of
peace and love, but the world was not
made for peace and love- and then the
soldier ratified his sword In his scabbard
and shook his spear on high. And the
world said, L have killed Him, I have
buried Him, and now I will forget Him..
MIR: Paxton then traced the history OF
Christianity from this point. In Rome
Christians, men and women, were tortur-
ed; some were thrown to the wild beasts;
others. covered with tar or pitch. were
set on fire to illuminate the pathway or
Nero the tyrant.
What transformation there has been!
Everything has changed. When the Jews
moved that stone to the mouth Of the
sepulchre of Christ it was the beginning
of their own doom. The Roman said.
I have crucified the king of the Jews
and In few centuries the cruclfied's rep
resentative is seated upon the Roman
throne
PHILOSOPHY said, I have crushed an
other error and just a few years pass
on and philosophy is kneeling at the feet
Of the Galtlean prophet. Eloquence and
art have both become His servants. Art
has been busy all through many cen
turtles with one problem, how to paint a
perfect picture of the Master and at last
art gave up the problem and said: We
will content ourselves with painting pic
lures of His mother and making Him
only child; it is the best that we can
do The cross, which was the old symbol
of shame and ignominy, you know what
a proud symbol 1t Is now.
To-day the cross victory Is more WON
derful than ever. Today more than ever
do knees bow at the mention of Jesus
name. Today more wealth is offered to
His Will, and today there are more Chris
tians than ever devoted to His service
History was wrong. The Jews were
wrong. Rome was wrong. That tomb
was not built to hold, longer than He
chose. the King Of Kings. the Lord Of
Lords. And so I say to you that you
. must take the resurrection of the Lord
out or the category Of your belief and
you must put 1t among the proven facts
The only way to explain history Is by
the resurrection. I can tell you why it
was that Mohammedanism became so
strong. Mohammed was a success while
he lived, and he put into his religion tho
very things that would please men. He
gave to them great deal and he asked
from them very little. I can explain to
you the rise and progress Of Buddhism
and Brahmanism. The were designed for
the ignorant and the degraded of the COM
munity. But the only way In which can
explain to you the rise and the progress
Of Christianity IS by the one single fact
OF the resurrection. Christianity has
come against mems wishes, it has been
at variance with their ambitions. their
hopes, their designs, and in spite of ALL
1t has succeeded, and the explanation you
find on this Easter morning. O centurion.
thou vast right! This is the Son Of God
o Paul of Tarsus. thou hast given us
history's countersign, The Lord Is risen
thou Nazarene, we thank Thee for Thy
words: Because I live thou shalt live
ALSO"
The Sunday school Of the House of
Hope Presbyterian church held it's Easter
festival last evening with the following
programme:
Anthem -. Choir
responsive Reading
Entrance Of Primary Department.
Carol Beautiful Bells of Easter time"
Creed and Prayer.
Recitations Of Primary Depart
ment, Graduating Glass.
presentation of Bibles and Diplomas.
Carol-"Ring Sweet Bells of East
Offertory
caroE"Hark While Merrily on the Air"
AAodress; ;.; Rev. ]. D. Paxton
Carol-"The World Itself Keeps
Easter Day"
Benediction.
The graduating class was: Sidney H.
F Reeves, Theodore 8. Abbott. Robert W.
Mosher. William 8. J. Alley, James f.
Jack, George W. Demarest, James M.
Clark, Edward Horeish. Earnest Bruce
Schumann, Allen A. Connel, Leo. Is.
Peyer,. Harry L. Cioffredi, Geo q. Big
gins, Annie o. johnson, Georgiana Ames
Rosilla Day, Lucy L. Lenz, Bertha nj
Yahnke. Olive LAWN, Lily r. Brugge-
man.
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