Daily inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1881-1901, 1901-04-06
w It'll the passing Of this day.
'sD~ the Lenten season is con-
cluded. The past three days
We're commemorative Of

the passion of the Christ,
beginning with the agony in the garocn
of Getnsemane and ending with the cru
cifixion on Golgotha, or Place Of Skull,
which latter day churchmen now call
Mount Calvary. Tomorrow, according to
pious folklore the sun when it rises
will dance in the heavens. to signify the
gladness which all nature feels at
Christ's triumph over death. Persons of
vivid imagination may see the sun
dance, or think they see it bobbing UP
and down in the heavens on Easter
morning; yet, although there are many
devout people in Butte who will celc-
brate the great religious event in then
various churches, very few of them, even
among the Catholic portion of the COM
'munity, will waste any time looking
through smoked glasses, to verify the
old tradition or superstition.
More important than the festival OF
Christmas is the festival of Easter to
the Christian churches of the world, 70,
lit is claimed that whatever doubts may
have surrounded Christ's divinity from
the timeof his birth a. Bethlehem to his
death at Calvary, all We're removed by
the proofs of his resurrection. Christs
birth alone could not absolutely estah-
fish his title to what he claimed to be
in Galilee when he preached to the Jews.
. notwithstanding the miracles lie wrough'.
His resurrection, the Christian churches
exclaim, destroys the argument of the
skeptic and emphasizes the truth of ths
Scripture. More than this, the skeptic
is confronted with the historical fac,
of such an occurrence taking place in
Jerusalem, as a sequel to what tran
spired before PLATE, the Roman COVER
nor Of Judea.
Flavius JOsephus is recognized as the
greatest of Jewish historians, especially
of the antiquities of the Hebrew race.
He verifies the resurrection of Christ =,
his history of the Jewish people (Book
xiv, chap. 3, sec. -, in this language:
Now about this time lived Jesus. Z
wise man, if indeed it be lawful to cali
him a man. For he was doer of Won
derful works, a teacher Of men VINO re
ceive the truth with pleasure; and drew
over to him many of the Jews ana
many of the Gentiles. He was the
Christ. And when PLATE, at the infor-
nation of the leadig men among u.s.
had condemned him to the cross, those
who had loved him at first did not cease
to do so. For he appeared to them alive
again the third day, as the divine
prophets had foretold this and ten thous-
and other wonderful things concerning
him. And the tribe of Christians, so
named from him,a not extinct at this
day."
When Christ was taken from the cross.
! Joseph,a rich man of Arimathea, boldly
went to PLATE and asked for the body
of Jesus. Plate ordered the boiy to be
delivered. The dead Christ was then
laid in the sepulchre which belonged -
Joseph and theopening of the tomb was
closed with a large stone and sealed. IN
his preachings, Christ predicted his death
and resurrection. To prevent the dis
ciples Of Jesus from stealing his body
and then prOciaiming the deception that
Christ had arisen, Pilates centurion
placed soldiers to guard the entrance 70
the tomb. Thus the utmost pains were
taken to defeat any plan of the disciples
| and thereby make 1t plain to the Jews
that Christ was q false prophet.