Peninsula enterprise. [volume] (Accomac, Va.) 1881-1965, 1903-04-18

had been DrlUeu OF tue DldtdhI Dioo
phemers, who hated Christ and his
doctrines. do so? And If we. who are
the professed followers of Jesus, Will
not bear testimony to his divine power,
will that gospel testimony be scattered
by those who know him notf
And why should not we, the profess-
ing followers of Jesus, be willing TO
announce to the world the glad tidings
of a risen Christ? SuppOsing that to-
day your wife was sick and had to un-
dergo very serious operation, would
you not notify her mother and father
and brothers and sisters of the i'm
pending danger? And If that opera
tion was a success would you not make
the Telegraph wires thrill with the
news. THE doctors say the operation
was q success and that she will get
well?" If you would thus hasten to
send the news that your wife had been
saved from the jaws Of death, how
much more should every one who
realizes what the resurrection or the
Lord means to our dying race join In
the effort to send broadcast through
perishing world the glad news that
Christ has risen from the deadf
We can imagine the JOY that was felt
many years ago in an old farmhouse
on n certain occasion during the late
civil war. One of the sons, who was
soldier boy, was reported to have been
shot. His name appeared in the death
column. The oldest brother immedl-
ately went to the front to find out now
the lad was shot and, If possible, to
bring the body home for burial. when
he found his brothers regiment ana
captain. he was told the young man
was not killed, but only wounded. The
elder brother did not even wait to see
his wounded brother. He rushed TO
the nearest telegraph office and sent
these words to the old folks: Charley
is not dead. but alive. | shall bring
him home as soon as he can leave the
bospital." All, yes. there was joy III
the old farmhouse over the seemingly
miraculous resurrection of the dead
boy. Is there to be no joy scattered
abroad by us when we announce ev'
erywhere the glad tidings Of Easter
morn!
The Christ of Easter Day.
But there is one result Of Mary's mes
sage to the disciples upon which
would like to touch before close. She
carried that news to doubling Thomas
Even with all the testimony that Mary
brought. Thomas would not believe tina
Christ had risen again until he hat
thrust his finger into his pierced side
Even after Jesus had appeared amonl
his disciples and Thomas saw Chris
face TO face he would not believe unit
he had touched Jesus. Is there an!
doubling Thomas here today anon;
us? Is there any one who is trying Il
believe the Bible and the gospel with
out believing the divine birth and th
divine resurrection Of Jesus CHRIST
Oh. my beloved. among the beautifu
flowers Of Easter morn do not try I
exhume a corpse and call it a liyinl
Christ. Dom Pedro |. of Portugal, o.
the day of his coronation. had the df
composiag body of his dead queen car
ried through the streets Of Lisbon wit
a ieweled crown upon her skull ana
scepter in her hand. But. after all. sh
was a dead queen. Look today at
living Jesus. Look toCay 1T resul
rected Christ, who is ready to sho'
YOU his sears, the results Of sufferin
for your sins. Look today at liyln
Jesus. who demands that you shall nc
only call him Master, but RabDon
which is to say Great Master Loo
today at an Easter Christ, who was as
cended unto the Father, with whol
you may be able. through his blood I
pass an endless Easter.
copyright, 1903 by Louis Klopsch.1