Arizona republican., 1901-04-08

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 The premonitions of the patriarchs and prophets are in evidence-we re- | member Isaac, in figure raised from the dead. Joseph coming forth from | the pit, Daniel from the lions den, the
 Hebrew children from the fiery fur | mace. The same truth is taught in | the New Testament. and is illustrated | by baptism, as after being buried with him in baptism the Christian rises | to newness of life. The resurrection | is to the new life here and the per | fected life hereafter. This is not our home. not our rest. Here we are not , satisfied.
 Beloved. now are We the sons of God. and it doth not yet appear what
 we shall be. but We know that when He shall appear, We shall be like Him, for We shall see Him as He is" It is Paul who says: Not as though I had already attained or were already per feet" We ought to be perfect as our Father in Heaven is perfect. We have no warrant for stumbling or falling, but if we sin-and John says writing to the church. If we say that we have no sin we deceive ourselves" If we truly love him. and repent. he will forgive. and he will not suffer utterly to be cast down one of those who trust in Him.
 The resurrection is to sonship here and Heaven hereafter. Gods sons are joint heirs with Christ to the Heaven ly inheritance, Jesus says: 'I go to prepare place for you" We have not reached that place yet nor can We enter It unless we are pure in heart. Beloved now are we the sons of God. How much that means! In so far as the Christian has love in his heart, in so far his life Is hid with Christ in God. Hate is death, love is life Moses was the son of Pharoh's daughter. per- haps heir apparent to the throne. He saw something better. We have some thing better than the best of earth to see him face to face. to be satisfied when he awake with His likeness.
 THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
 Hhe decorations at the Christian church were of cut flowers and palms. The chorus choir carried out a fine programme. Mrs. Vivian Palmer Ham, llton sang "Hosanna." (Granier). The pastor. Rev. w. D. Rice. delivered an excellent Easter sermon He said in part
 Text I Cor. 15:20 We meet with criticism by some of the Protestant world in the observance of this day l do not want to enter protest against the criticism for to certain aVfpnt | haliaua tor hn ipc An think some have gone to an extreme in wanting no observance of the day. and others in the observance. Let us briefly notice basis of criticism. The celebration is not known in the New Testament writings. The word Easter occurs once in the old English trans lation. but 1t is not found in the new. See Acts 1924. The word is transla ted In the revised version Passover" as 1t should be and as 1t is in other places in the scriptures. Not only not in the New Testament. but no recognition of It hy :hc apostolic fathers. The Jews. with their feasts, etc. and the desire still strong in them to keep festivities, observed the resurrection of Christ as the true paschal lamb at the time of their passover. The Gentiles came in- tn the church and their was a contro- versy as to the time. This controversy was brought to an end by the Roman church at its celebrated council at Nicea, A. D., 325 The first full moon after the vernal equinox was the time fixed. The vernal equinox occurring invariably on March Fist, fixes the time on Lords day anywhere between the 22n dday of March and the 25th Gay of April. So having no divine au- ihority-with the long hot controversy over the time showing the event the 'ritcs say why observe it? Better not observe the day if we observe it as nf divine authority or as holy day. let the event, not the day, be ouuper- most in our minds. and Christianity will loose nothing but rather gain by united emphasis of the grandest thought of Christianity.
 It is to the event I now want to call your attention for a little time. l shall discuss it with two thoughts in mind: Without the resurrection as d fact, what we see with the resurrec- tion as a fact, what we see. Standing toda yamid the broken rocks of the Savior's tomb, what a multitude of suggestions come to us. It Is the tomb of all tombs around it are more stu dendous incidents than any grave of all the world since the first was opened to receive the body of Abel. It is an empty tomb. The day Christ arose its portals were thrown open to every na- tion. tribe and tongue. Notice some reflections as we stand by the tomb. his life would have been a star disap- bearing meteor-lik in the night and storm. It is true there would have been much in his life: His words would have been the wisest ever spoken; His person some magnetic miracle of history A lovable charac- ter, His work as planned, grandest ever conceived, but withal His life would have been d failure, because His life ideals would never have been at tained. But His resurrection is a fact, His self testimony in connection, His words and teachings vindicated. His claim as Son of God true and reliable. If there was no resurrection thl apos- ties were false witnesses. Few facts of history are better substantiated by testimony. Did the apostles and early Christians see vision, have dream or were they deceived by false testi- mony? They suffered for the procla nation of this truth. They did believe