Connecticut western news., 1904-04-07

because he could not find a logical proof for Christianity. Finally Mark Hopkins planned consecutive line of arguments to prove to his younger brother that there was logical ground for accepting Jesus Christ as the Say jour of the world. When he had proved 1t Professor Hopkins joined hands with President Mark Hopkins in lis gospel faith and said, Lord, l believe; help thou mine unbelief." It was as 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 icist, and said, "Tyndall, can you be- hold such a sublime Alpine sunset as this and not feel that there is a God:'
 "Oh," he answered, Il feel it. I feel itas much as any man can feel it, and I rejoice in it, but the trouble is I can not prove it." An, yes, there are many doubters who doubt honestly about the resurrection of Jesus Christ. There are scores of men who cannot explain how all these things happened. But, my friends, on this Easter day, if you will only reach out for more light, as did the two honest doubters of the Emmaus road, Christ will ultimately reveal himself. But, ye honest doubt CTS, mark this: There are two ways to 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 and fuller reve- lation, which will surely come to you and in the end banish all your doubts. If you are an honest doubter stand this day by the emptied tomb of risen Christ and say, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief."
 An Easter Thought.
 Easter afternoons revelation, in the IltAI CillIC LO llCSC LNo AAouDLNlo when on their way to their own homes. Who were these two men? We don't know. But when reading carefully the Scripture lines we are led to SUD- 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 oI Tn, nt IS 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 cruel fixion. But when the cruciflxion was over, and their tears of sympathy had mingled with those of Mary, the moth CT, and the strange reports of Mary Magdalene 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 take care of the crops Christ appeared unto them on the Emmaus road.
 It is beautiful Easter thought that Christ will reveal himself to us in his sanctuary. It is beautiful Easter thought that he will reveal himself to Us in a pulpit embanked and embow- cred by white lilies and in an Easter choir loft where is being sung Dudley Bucks Christ the Lord Is Risen" or Stainer's "Crucifxfon." But I glory today over the fact that Christ can and will reveal himself to us on Easter afternoon on the Emmaus road. lie can and will reveal himself to us while we are cooking the Easter dinner, or while we are dressing the children for the Easter afternoon Sunday school, or when in the evening hour, with the children gathered about the piano, we are singing the Easter songs. The other day, when calling at the home of very dear friend, I saw this beauti. full sentiment written upon the wall over 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, yes; that written sentiment is true. Christ on Easter noon and Easter aft ernoon and Easter evening and Easter night is ready to enter the humble home of the Emmaus disciples as he is also ready to stand on Easter morn ing amid the decorated pulpits of the imposing cathedrals and of the city churches and of the little village meet ing houses.
 Mysteries Solved.
 Easter afternoons revelation came, in the next place, as a solution of pro- phetic mysteries. The two disciples must have known the Scriptures, but they had not understood the prophecies concerning Christ, and not until he ex- plained them did they perceive that the events which had so puzzled and distressed them were precisely those which had been predicted centuries be- fore. It came as q right visual per spective to those whose eyes were fo- cused too far off to properly appreciate the eternal significance of the momen- What had the death and the horrible crucifiXion of their dear friend and leader, Jesus, to do with the Messianic prophecy of Isaiah, written hundreds of years before? Did the words He is brought as lamb to the slaughter" imply the occurrence of such a nation al tragedy as that just ended? Per haps these men did not stop to con- sider or think. Did the words of their Saviour, Destroy this temple, and I will raise it up," allude to the resur- rection of Christ's own body? Perhaps these disciples did not know or con sider or think. But when on the Elm maus road the stranger appeared and said unto them, 70 fools and slow of heart to believe all that the prophets nave spoken" and then, beginning tat Moses and all the prophets, he ex- pounded unto them in all the Scrip lures the things concerning himself,' ,' then they saw, then they knew, that 1t had been foreseen that Jesus should rise from the dead.
 FuIfllment of Prophecies.
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