Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1911-06-29

To the Christian, though. there is some
thing which answers to the hope and
lifts belief out of itself over into knowl-
edge. The unequivocal word of our Lord
and King puts US beyond the necessity
CT thinking and hoping. We know that
we have IAN inheritance incorruptibe
and undefled. and that fadeth not away
reserved In heaven We know it, first of
all. because He who hath redeemed us by
T!is own precious blood demonstrated the
possibility of the personal resurrection
In His own experience. lie is our inspr-
ing exemplar in the assurance of resur-
rection, as well as the giver of precepts
for character building.
The sublimest question Of the ages was
that raised by Job when. from his tor
ment and uncertainty. he cried out asking
IF a man die, shall he live again." The
answer came after fifteen centuries when
Jesus said unto Martha of bethany: Il
am the resurrection and the life" The
death and bodily resurrection OF Jesus are
confirmed by testimony which would be
| sufficient. many times over. to secure
verdict according to the evidence. from
the most intelligent jury or body of inn
partial judges of our own times The
cpistles to the Corinthians have been ac-
oeptod by the scvercst critics as incOntest-
ably genuine. and in the fifteenth chapter
| OF the first Of these great letters. Paul
the cultured convert to Christianity, de-
ciares. Il delivered unto you. first of all,
| that which I also received, how that
| Christ died for our sins. according to the
| scriptures; and that He was buried, and
| that no rose again the third day according
to the scriptures; and that He was seen
| of Cephas. then of the Twelve. After
that He was seen of above five hundred
brethren at once; of whom the greater
| part remain unto the present, but some
are fallen asleep. After that He was seen
| of James: then OF all the apostles; and
last of all, he was seen of me. also, as one
table witness, like that, was moro than
| sufficient to wiu the most Jealous oppo-
nent of Christ from the persecution of
| Ills followers to disciples and martyrdom
| for the truth of the resurrection.
! All down the years. for nearly twenty
centuries. the number Of those who ac-
tcept tho resurrection of Jesus as fact
has been constantly augmenting. Do not
tell me that those who bow the knee in
alteration to risen Lord are worshipping
at a fabulous shrine. Intelligent human
| ity could not be victmized by false re
| ports through hundreds of decades. 1t IS
q serious reflection on a progressive race
| to harbor the thought that its keencst
minds are being led astray in constantly
Increasing numbers with every added day
| Tie Teutonic and Latin races are leading
the forward march of civilization. and
| these arc the races whose leadership and
whose rank and file have pinned their
| faith to a risen Christ. Ii Is this faith
still quite imperfect in the product of its
morality which even in it's imperfection
| IS making out present world the best
place to live In that man has found this
side OF the creation morning, In the
| ahopwndows of Belgium and France and
Italy the crucihx is omnipresent. BY the
| roadside, on a hundred country highways
| is the uplifted cross before which tn,
weary pilgrim bows the knee and Their
| moves forward with new courage, hCliov
ing because of this one who died ana rose
| again, that eternal life lies also ahead OF
Him. at the end of the road. The repro
duction Of the empty sepulcher. the
watching seraphim, and the ascending
| Savior are ubiquitous. The paintings OF
hupens ana Raphael ana Ia Nlhci an'
van DVcK' all utailhs with TINS ohe WING
dea ana rose again. are sun the unrl
vailed masterpieces OF immortal ar
which increasing thousands cross ocean
ana penetrate continents 10 study ana al
Hire' In httIe chape'S ana great cattle
drals. women win khot'ed hahds coun
the peaos Oh '"er loH"t'es "hu' win up
turned ihces toward me Cross oHer thtU
ferveht prayers 10 risen savior On INT
fapoa'h great men Vi commerce. "WSer-
anu s'"'eS'nei'' "lon'''ns ana Jay l"oo'
erS' Do" '"e "eau III auol"l'oh ana pros
u"'e themselves p'l"le t'i' uP'"'vu ii"s'
i"ose vi Us VINO Joy III 'ie h"l"c ito'es'
ant may can II iuola'rS' pu' II !" sun ,''
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