The Central Nevadan. [volume] (Battle Mountain, Nev.) 1885-1907, 1904-04-07

THOUGHTS,

nina reaoef, ere LnlB art1cl6 Ereetb
your attention you will have passed the
transcendentai and sacred event upon
which it touches.
The blessed Easter tide of 1904 will
have swept out into the great ocean of a
past eternity. Whether your soul, a
frail barque tossed on the restless bill.
lows of life's sea, is conscious of what the
incoming and out going Easter tide
means to you, know not. But il you
will join me in thought we will shift our
sail to April breezes, glide along the
coast line, and discover some golden
grains of truth cast up by the tide
Easter commentaries the immortal
ization of soul elevating hope. A hope,
nurtured, il not born Of an Instinct cry
ing out for endless life. A hope that has
repeatedly shot quivering shaft OF
light across the mental obscurity OF
atheism and infidelity as their devotees
confronted the grave, thus arresting the
attention and commanding tribute Of
respect from the lips Of the late infidel
Apostle and eloquent man, Robert G,
Ingersoll-while standing by the silent
form of his deceased brother.
Easter celebrates the triumph of
soul PURIFYING faith. A faith, that had
many martyrs previous to the Christ but
none that could, when stricken with the
lance Of death, in the strength of divine
omnipotence, arise from the paroxysm Of
the stroke. repulse the enemy, burst the
bars OF the tomb, and stand forth res
urrected being effulgent with immortal
life A being iu whom is centered,
solidiied, aud perpetuated, the faith He
so victoriously championed aud pro-
claimed.
We have now discovered two grains Of
truth let US study them. Like certain
grains Of sand they are translucent but
not transparent. We can penetrate but
can not see through them. We arpre-
hend that the Resurrection hope is i'm
mortal, that its star has risen to shine in
the armament of Christian thought with
ever increasing splendor, but we cannot
comprehend that hope in perfect real
ization of its nature aud operation. We
cannot measure the magnitude Of the
star nor the gentle influence its hallowed
light is now diifusing. 1t is the same
with Resurrection faith we know that it
is the faith of Abraham and all the an
cient patriarchs and prophets spoken of
in Scripture, triumphant over death, but
the forces OF it's saving and purifying
power can not be fully estimated nor can
we thoroughly understand its native
character.
But since Easter perpetuates the i'm
mortalzation of hope and signal tri-
umph Of faith, we at once perceive that
when the true spirit Of the day is en-
countered it must inspire us, filling our
soul with holy delight in the victory
Christ hath achieved and our heart with
the abiding confidence that we shall re-
aize the anticipation Of future con-
scious existence.
Reader did you once turn from the
grave Of loved one, with keen sense
Of pain in your breast. heavy cloud
lowering on your mental horizon, and
the inquiry arising in your heart: "lf
a man die, shall he live againY' And is
the question yet unanswered il SO l ask
you to examine the evidence of Christian
faith. to survey the Christian hope, bend
down by the sepulcher of Christ ami:
"Behold where the Lord lay" mangled
and dead, wounded for our transgression
bruised for our iniquities,' then with a
prayer for the guidance of the Divine
Spirit, lift your eyes to Heaven until you
see through the spiritual vision Of your
soul the Christ risen, ascended inter.
ceeding for your redemption. Such a
vision will give you some meaning of the
incoming and outgoing Easter tide.
M. w. +.
Battle Mtn., April lat, 1904.