The Black Hills union. [volume] (Rapid City, Pennington County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1889-1904, 1900-08-24
THE RESURRECTION OF CHRIST

| cant tomb. The angel with MS COun
tenance like the lightning has descend
| ed and rolled the stone away. The eartl
;rembles. The seal Is broken The sol
dierly keepers are as the dead
Did Jesus sleep and rise again? Ha
the pain and gloom of the rrucifxiol
been succeeded by the glory OF tn,
resurrection? Has the son OF the car
penter. the first born NJ virgin he
come the divine Redeemer? Has h,
trodden the wine press alone. rejected
and despised Of me.,"
Is it he that comrth from Edom will
dyed garments from Rozrah. sloriou.
In his apparel. travelling in the great
ness Of his strength. speaking in right
eousness. mighty to save? Has til,
lowly Nazarene become the conquero,
Of hell. death and the grave? Has tn,
power o. satan been cast down by tn.
man In tears with woman's face anc
voice whose tones were as the sounG
Of music? Has he who had no place
to lay his head become the Lord al
heaven and earth. the chief among
cherubim and serarhim. angels and
archangels?
Is II for him celestial hosts join ir
praise and speak to the heavenly gates
Lift up your heads o. We gates: ever
lift them ur. We everlasting doors: and
the king Of glory shall come In" "Whc
Is this king VI glory?" And they an.
swer: "The Lord strong and. mighty
the Lord mighty in battle; the Lord OF
hosts; he is the king of glory" Is 1t for
him the one hundred and forty -four
thousand virgins redeemed from the
earth. in whom was found no guile
sang the new song before the throne
and before the four beasts and elders
that no man could learn?
Is 1t he that was seen in the Apoca-
iypse. whose head as his hairs were
white like wool. as white as snow
whose eyes were as a flame Of fire.
whose voice was as the sound Of many
waters and whose countenance was as
the sun shineth in his strength? Is it
he that John beheld and heard the
voice Of many angels around the throne
and the beasts and the elders; whose
number was ten thousand times ten
thousand and thousands of thousands.
saying with loud voice, Worthy is
the lamb that was slain to receive
power, and riches. and wisdom, ana
strength. and honor and glory, and
blessing forever and ever"
Is the gentle teacher by the wayside
the lion Of the tribe Of Judah ana the
root Of David! Is 1t he that heaven
has proclaimed king Of kings and lord
Of lords?
Ask the fierce Sanhedrim. Back the
answer comes: "He is deceiver. He
saved others: himself he could not
save"
Ask Mary weeping near the tomb.
81 the supposed gardener who said:
woman. why weepest thour and
then in accents mild, Mary" with
her heart in her eyes she answers,
"Rabboni: Master" Ask Thomas,
with his doubts cleared away. He an
swers, my Lord and my Cod Ask
sorrowful. repentant Peter. He an
swers, Lord. thou knowest that love
thee" Feed my 'ambs." is the divine
command Ask the disciples on the
way to Emmaus. They answer, ''Did
not our hearts burn within US as he
talked ?" Ask Iscr riot in Aceldama, the
deld Of blood. The dead lips have no
reply. The broken body with the
bowels gushed out is. the witness Of a
deed that exiled gifted people for
:enturies
Ask Saul Of Tarsus on his midwinter's
tourney to Damascus. And Stephen,
who saw Jesus standing on the right
aand Of God. Ask the down-pouring
spirit on the day Of Pentecost, When
three thousand souls were added to
the church as witnesses to the truth
Of the resurrection and the glory Of
Jesus Christ. Ask the martyrs who
fought the wild beasts. endured the
stake to grace Roman holiday. Ask
chose who have suffered through the
centuries setting to their seal that Sod
b true and Jesus Christ Is his only be-
gotten son. the Savior and redeemer Of
mankind.
Ask our consciousness II the story Of
Easter Is true From the depth Of our
hearts we admit It.
Ask the plague-smitten patriarch Of
the land Of Uz. In return he asks: eff
. man die. shall he live again? II I
wait. the grave is my house" And
then declares: There is hope Of tree.
Il It be cut down. 1t will sprout. again.
Though the root thereof wax old in the
earth, and the stock thereof die In the
ground: yet through the scent Of water
| il will bud, and bring forth boughs like
. plant. For I know that my redeemer
iveth, ana that he shall stand at the
latter day upon the earth. And though
after my skin worms destroy this body,
| ret in my flesh shall see Cod. whom
{ shall see for myself, and mine eyes
shall behold III
4 Ask the Hebrew seers, men who
dwelt in tombs, and pierced the visions
of the future. They reply. Thy dead
A men shall live. together with my dead
body shall they arise, and the earth
shail cast out the dead" s
Ask the Lord. Quickly comes the
message: 81 am the resurrection. and
The life; he that believeth in me