Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1904-06-23
OLD ENEMY LAID LOW.

The brightness of life has always been
Swallowed by II grim presence. which has
slalked beside 1t, rnc last word on all
subjects has been spoken by this dread
speaker. History has written his achieve
ments on every page. Next to the grcat
fact of life has been the fact OF death,
mankind's most dreaded enemy. One
shuddcra upon thinking pack over the
long stretches Of the years to consider the
havoc wrought will human hopes and
happiness by death. What floods of tears
IL has caused. to nations us to individ-
uals. Almost every l.fc has felt it's
blight. The deepest sorrow OF uncounted
hearts is frat death has taken away u
loved ono. Is it any wonder that men
learned tc dread deati. and to look upon
1t only VIII, e shulIor? For death stands
for the defeat CT humanity. 1t was the
conqucror of al cc:iqucrors. Brave spirits
mad vanQuished all enemies but this.
Into a world ove~rshadowed by the grim
TACT of death came the news that one
man mad risen from the dead. Viewed
thoughtfully, this signiGed, If true, that
the long reign of death WAS over; that his
unbroken succession of triuinphs was
past: that defeated humanity had won a
victory over the races arch enemy. The
tiujngs of the resurrection. first spoken
by the angel near the newly hcwn toni,
and repeated joyfully. though half incred-
ulously, by The overwhelmed women. was
the greatest piece of news uttered since
the first morning stars SANG together. If
the dead could rise again, then was life
made new for the race. and a fresh
thought of hope had been given to men
ard women.
TOO GOOD TO BE TRUE"
"lntimations of immortality humanity
hid sometimes entertained. This fesur-
rection news was different, no nero init
nation. but a c.oar, positive and unmis-
a affirmation hat Jesus had risen
from the dead. So astounding We're the
tidtngs, so Incredibly joyous that even the
best friends of this wonderful Teacher
thought them too good to DC true" Ger
tainly he had often foretold just this, but
the significance of his words had not
penetrated their dull minds. They were
unable to grasp a truth so lofty, so trans
q and so revolutionary. Yet here
came witnesses from the other world,
and witnesses from their own number to
testify that Jesus had risen as the first
fruits of "A universal harvest. Because he
rose we all shall rise. Where he has led
we Shall follow. He broke deaths power
to make mans emancipation complete ard
to prove himself to the utmost degree the
Savior of mankind.
A TRANSPORTING TRUTH.
The resurrection teaching was so radi-
cal, SO overmastering, that ii gave new
ness of life to that little which
we call the early church. Out of dejec-
ton end d~espondency. it lifted them to a
height of confident hope. and imbued
them with courage and purpose, more
than human. 1t literally transformed
their lives. The whole burden of their
teaching became the risen Christ. Under
the influence Of the resurrection they
manifested a spiritual citation which
sustained them througlCAt.-trials.
me same truth whii made over the
heritage. Every church spire that points
heavcnward t~estifies TO the resurrection
triumph. The gravestones that are thick
ly sown over u%ncounted Gods acres
bear witness to the same glorious hope.
BY the resurrection OF Jesus the hope
lessncss of man has given way to a new
hope which pervade all of life. This mes
sage of immortality Is Il positive one and
one which all our little lives need to make
them great. For there is possible great
ness in cve.y soul that comes under the
dominion of this great truth that it is
now living in eternity and that tue OK
pcricnce called death is but an episode i'm
an endless existence. Or as the old cpl
taph reads: This grave is the inn of a
traveller on his way to the city of Jcru-
salem" Victor Hugo understood how the
resurrection gives largcness and breadth
to life: while ] so down to the grave |
can say like so many others, 4 have fin
ished my days work. but I cannot say.
1 have finished my life My days work
begins again the mex morning. The
tomb is not a blind alley. but a thorough
fare which closes with the twilight TO
open with the dawn"
ARMIES OF THE UNSEEN.
The supernatural attended Jesus at his
birth, at his death and at his resurrection
The open tomb was guarded by angels
from heaven. representatives of Gods
countless company of ministering serv-