The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1904-04-10

tomb had been emptied of Christ's
body, but they could not understand
how the miracle could have taken
place. Christ appeared straightway
unto them. Oh, We honest doubters. dc
not despair. Hold fast to your belief,
though it be small. Plead. Pray. Keep
on seeking for more divine light, and
Christ viii some day reveal himself to
you MI rs he once revealed himself to
his two troubled disciples ON that Eas-
ter afternoon in the Emmaus village
have always been very thankful
that Christ made this revelation on
Easter day to the two honest doubterS
at the Emmaus village. All, my
friends. the honest dapbter ought to
have our sympathy instead Of our exc
Grafton Some people by natural men
tai construction always must have a
fact proved TO them before they are
willing TO believe They do not realize
that faith is the evidence Of things
not SEEN They always demand the
evidence. The brother of Mark Hop
Ains was for years an agnostic merely
because he could not find n logical
proof for Christianity. Finally Mark
Hopkins planned Il consecutive line Of
arguments TO prove TO his younger
brother that there was logical ground
for accepting Jesus Christ as the Saw
Jour of the world When he had proved
1t Professor Hopkins joined hands
with President Mark Hopkins in his
gospel faith and said, Lord, believe:
help thou mine unbclcf" II was rs a
result OF trying to convert his brother
TO Christianity through consecrated
logic that Mark Hopkins prepared his
noted book called the evidences of
Christianity
Certain minds naturally demand sight
of the golden links which bind together
the great laws of cause and effect. A
friend one summer evening turned to
John Tyndall, the famous British phys
iclst, ana said, "Tyndall, can YOU be-
hold such sublime Alpine sunset as
this and not feel that there is GOdE
ooh" he answered, Il feel 1t, feel
it as much as any man can feel it, and
rejoice in il, but the trouble is | cau-
not prove it." All, yes there are many
doubters who doubt honestly about the
resurrection of Jesus Christ. There
are scores Of men who cannot explain
how AL these things happened. But,
my friends, on this Easter day, if you
will only reach out for more light. as
did the two honest Gonbtprs Of the
Emmaus road. Christ will ultimately
reveal himself. But, We honest doubt
crs. mark this: There are two ways tC
doubt The wrong way is to let your
doubts, as did Tyndall, obscure the di-
vine revelation, which you may have
for the asking. The honest way TO
doubt is to hold firmly to the divine
revelations you have, with your mind
open to receive newer ana fuller reve-
lation, which will surely come to you
ana in the end Danish all your doubts.
If you are an honest doubter stand this
day by the emptied tomb of q risen
Christ and say, Lord, believe; help
thou mine unbelief.'
An Easter Thought.
Easter afternoons revelation, IN the
next place, came TO these two doubtors
when on their way to their own homes.
Who were these two mon? We don't
know. But when reading carefully
the Scripture lines we are led to sup
pose that they were among the inhab
itants Of this little village of En-
maus, which was about sixty stadia, or
seven and one-half miles, distant from
the Jerusalem capital In other words,
these two disciples Of Jesus Christ
were villagers. When they heard that
their Lord and Saviour was to be tried
for his life they Immediately went
down to the capital TO see if they
could help him. There they stayed |
through the awful scenes Of the cruci- |
fxion. But when the crucilxion was |
over, and their tears Of sympathy had +.
mingled with those Of Mary. the moth |
er, and the strange reports Of Mary /
had been reported to them. /.
they had to return TO their home du- /.
ties. And while they were going back /
home to look after the farm stock and /
lake care of the crops Christ appeared /
into them on the Emmaus road
II Is a beautiful Easter thought that .
1Agist will reveal himself to rs in his /.
II is a beautiful Easter
thought chat he will reveal himself to
is IN a pulpit embarked and cmboW- /.
erod by white lilies and in an Easter /
choir loft where is being sung Dudley /
Bucks Christ the Lord Is Risen or
Stainer's "CruciiiXion" But | glory I
oday over the fact that Christ can (
md will reveal himself to us on Easter /
afternoon on the. Emmaus road lie /
AN and will reveal himself to US while 4
We are cooking the Easter dinner. or
while we are dressing the children for 4
he Easter afternoon Sunday school. or 4
when in the evening hour. with the 4
children gathered about the piano, we /.
ire singing the Easter songs. The I
Dther day. when calling at the home of /
/ very dear friend. ! saw this beauti- /
nj sentiment written upon The wall I.
,yer the sideboard Of the dining room. /
Christ is the head Of this house. the .
Unseen guest at every meal, the silent +
listener to every conversation Yes |
res: that written sentiment IS truc /
'hrist on Easter noon and Easter aft .
Ii I.a.tc.,.