The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1910-03-25

| tcO w Luc tIuc CuFlSJIdQ CQQrCn
in commoration OF the glorious
resurrection OF our Lord Jesus Christ.
II am asked: "Why is the resurrec-
tion of Christ so comforting to us?',
| answer: Because it is cOnclus i've
God and that his doctrine is the truth; !;
the sacrifice of his Son for the recon.
ciliation of the world; 3rd that all
believers shall rise into eternal life.
II Jesus had rem aimed in death,
how then could we believe Him the
Son OF God? In that case we must
regard his declar alton of being the
Son Of God either falsehood or an
improved assertion for whicn there
was no conclusive evidence. If Jesus
was not the son of God, then God in
raising Jesus from the dead, ratified
q falsehood. Hence, it powerfully
follows that Jesus ia the son OF God,
for this His resurrection is so una
voidable proof that the wisest of the
wise on earth and the slyest of the slv
in hell cannot deny it.. Rom. 1-3.
Al the world was indebted to God
and under the curse of God until its
debt should be paid; and as the world
had not wherewith to pay even the
first farthing, 1t must have remained
under the curse of God forever. Now
the Father demanding payment and
the world not being able to pay, the
Son having once become surety for
the world, came into the world as its
substitute to pay the debt. He was
stricken smitten, of God and afflicted. /.
and finally cast into the bonds of
death: but altho it cost him his life
blood he did pay farthing for farth-
ing for all. and could at last,
bowing his head, say: ''It is finish
ed 5" But now if the Father had left
our bond sman ia the prison of the
grave, how could we then know that
our debt is really and fully paid? In
that case we would have no proof, we
could show no receipt for the pay
ment of our debt. But, He Is Risen.
Now what does the Father declare by
this act Of recalling our surety man
from the bonds of death? Why, He
most emphatically declares by this
act that the debt of the world is paid
in full, for if one farthing had re-
mained unpaid the just Goa would
not have dismissed Christ from the
debt. prison of death. So in the res
direction Of Christ we have the plain
declaration of God, the Father Him
self that He has accepted the sacri-
fee of His Son for the reconciliation
of the world.
The preaching of this glad tidings,
forgiveness for sinners is the fruit OF
Christ's resurrection. Now that He
is risen from the dead, we must coz
clude and say that all His promise
are and must be divine, unalterab lie
nd hn i~n h nt
He has left us: 81 90 to prepare q
place for you, | will come gain aud
receive you unto myself: tn at where
| am, there ye may also be- John IA
10. John IL. 25, 26.
GEORGE H. KAsE.
CASTERS MORNING.
He who burst the bonds of death
he who is the author of life, came
back to earth with the. S anne message
with which he first came-the mess age
of peace. The angels over the plains
of Bethlehem sang "peace on earth
to men Of good will.' But today is
heard that word of peace of which
theirs was but the faintert echo.
When God, the mighty one, ch ants his
pean of triumph, we'll may all created
things be silent.
For three years he went up and
down the hills and wales of his ma
tive land, and his whole pilgrimage
there seemed but warfare. Men
scorned his teachings. They despiseo
him and his words. He died and it
seemed as if a great light had been
extlngushed, but when he rose trium-
phant over death, when by his death
he overcame him who had the power
OF death, then came victory, and
with victory came peace. ''Peace be
to you.' What means this word? 1t
means victory won in your hearts.
1t means that you have the power to
| live new lives.
We are still at war with sin. There
| is no truce, there can be no truce with
! it There is not and there never can
be any cessation OF hostllities. 1t is
nothing else, then. than the fl IN pur-
pose OF amendment of life, put into
the spiritual weapons which our Lord
US all.
Re not discouraged. Though you
have yet to fight and wage war, peace
is yours because he is on your side
who overcame, and by whom YOU too,
will conquer. What care you for
such battles when Christ himself
fights for you. Such is the gift of
peace which our divine redeemer be-
stows upon you on Easter morning.
and | can wish you no greater happi-
ness than that, when soon or late, he
may stand in your midst, your ears
may rejoice to hear those blessed
words, "peace be to you"
REV. l. BRONES.
| EASTER MESSAGE
The message of Easter is the mes
sage Of the empty tomb. When those
devout Jewish women, Mary Magda-