Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1911-04-17
The Churches
Highland NJ. & Church.

Taking as his text. Luke a. -.
Rev : T. Allison IN the iiighiand
Methodist Episcopal church yesterday
morning. preached an Easter sermon.
given herewith In abstract;
Christ, Ills birtn Ills HE. Ills ris.
ing from The dead Is the greatest Inr-
aclc recorded "a The Sibio Ii You can
explain that, then all other miracles
Az easy GA, of the most important
facts and credentials oI The Christian
religion Is the risen Lord II ho dil
noi rise from the dead che whole Ia
bi.ck ana foundation oi The Christian
iail. The apostle PAU, made II ala,
to rest here, when he said "a Christ
did not rise from The dead your faith
l. vain and our preaching is vain aut
We are vet in your sins
Now lei us examine some OF mo
evidences Of his resurrection. Some.
thing Ike million and hall of pco.
pie saw him die He did not die In
some secret place not even in his own
bed cha nhcr but before the people OF
Jerusalem all all Judca. He was
nailed To the cruel cross oI Calvary
and amid one 81 the greatest eft
calths caiacylsms, when he earth
rcclcd Ike dtunAcn man aul the
ven of the tempe was rent la twain,
the sun hid his shining face and the
moon hlushcd red with sham" the
Son Of the iiighcs; said in fearful
agony II IL flushed and H., bowed
His head and gave up the ghost \
million and halt az Witnesses have
testified TO the an ul tragedy of Ills
death
The next fact hc was buried \
burial was denied criminals of that
time bat an overriding providence
CAV. our Lord and Master a placr with
tie rich IN his death Tho fac that
ne vas placed IN the scpulchcg o. nor
disputed
The mex fact on The third morn.
Ing an angel came ana rolled away
the stone, ana the Lord OF glory came
from the grave. and as IT. came forth
tie came with the keys Of death aud
the grave clankins ~ his girdlc. and
He cried In toncs OF " VI tor. q dealt
where iB Thy sting. O grave whore Is
thy victory
.rj Us eNa mine he facts comm CO.
od with his rising from the dead On,
or tNo thlnss mus be lrue. bee oi'lcl
rose or else he did not The rulers
sand that the disciples stole Hin
away The story goes, or az least thS
evangelist records that The soldier.
were instructed 10 tell that the dis
C,p.os stole him away This Is moi
probable 'oi there were siNty Roman
soldiers on guard and !, would ID,
hardly possible Tor the eleven dis
clples TO pass the vigilance OF these
soldiers. or To oycrpower them an,
take him away hy force. some have
said that thin II a made up story. tina
these evangelist wanted this go com,
true and because of their great dc
sire Tor II to come 20 pass they tol'
this story
Notice The credihIlity OF these wit
ncsses they we've men from the com
mon walks OF ne bat they were net
of good reputation ana their testimon.
would be taken in any court An
here Is the testimony of the women
ana of the Eve hundred brethren q
whom the Master appeared after hl
resurrection.
Notice some oi he internal cy
dences of his resurrection With M
apostles this was a great conviction
and the power OF this great truth ha
taken hold ol them and they wer
willing 10 stake thcir all upon u TN
truth became power In the lives q
these carly Christians. Paul says
Il count all things loss and the mercs
refuse for the cxcehency OF the know
edge OF the Son al God. that ma
know ltim, tn power OF His resu