The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1912-04-02
The Army OF Witnesses.

The Army OF Witnesses.
In the hay fashion that some OF
us have of thinking about rehSlun'
we assume that the resurrection -
a fact or not d fact, according as We
care to believe it or disbelleTe It. we
think that our own judgment is a
sufficient test. This is ridiculous. we
are dealing with an historical TACT
We must abide by the testimony. De
lief or disbelief in the resurrection
is not a question Of temperament OF
predispoSition. 1t is a question o.
knowledge and Of acceptance OF creu-
iblc evidence.
What q long line of witnesses there
are to the reality of the resurrection
Here come the women by the ton1o,
reporting a fact 50 contrary 70 an
their expectation: here stand the
apostles who have been lifted out OF
the depths Of depression TO the
heights of confidence by the evidence
of their senses tina Jesus lived again.
Upon this fact they Staked thelr llVes.
For it they all, save one
themselves smilingly to a violent
death. Here is the Apostle Paul, the
most gigantic INTELLECT OF thai lmpe--
rial age Of the world, accepting n
demonstrating the reality Of the res
direction.
Still the army of witnesses come.
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the apostles in the flesh, or who had
seen those who knew them in the
flesh. stand fast for the resurrection
These men had brainS-keen, search
ing, analytical, intellectual power.
No easy fable could deceive them.
Before they would submit themselves
to the lions in behalf of this truth,
they wanted to make sure OF 1t. For
long centuries the ~prOfoundest in
tellects on earth gave themselves to
the church n to the study Of re-
ligion. These millions of scholars
who accept the evidence Of the resur-
rection may not be brushed aside any
more than the scholars Of today. The
man on the street, who c~ynically says
that the preachers and theological
professors are dishonest, simply does
not know human nature, or else he
has not the privilege OF personal &C
Quaintance with any Of these clear
eyed disciples of the last truth they
can discover. The testimony Of the
church today, as in all ages stands
fast by the truth Of the resurrection.
The Trumpet Chorus.
The magazines are FOND of telling
over and over at Easter time the
story Of how the little Pennsylvania
town Of Bethlehem celebrates the ad
, vent of Easter. The Moravians hal
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the church steeples- Then to tht
: graveyards they go, playing triumph
| ant music. Their Easter faith i
< songful: it sounds the refrain of vic
{ tory. In that faith the early Chris
! tians so conducted themselves tina
: the Unlocking heather were move'
4 to cry, Behold how these Christian
can die" Why not? The apostl
= voiced their faith in the magnifcen
! refrain that has been sounded jubi
. lantly over millions Of biers, &c
death. where is thy victory?
? death. where is thy sting?'
+ The Lord is risen, indeed,
He is here for your love, for you
need,
= Not in the grave, nOr the sky,
But here where men live and die:
And true the word that was said:
why seek ye the living among tn
dead
- Wherever are tears and signs,
Wherever are children's eyes,
i Where man calls man his brother,
&c And loves as himself another,
" Christ lives! The angels said:
why seek ye the living among tn
;. dead?"
- -Richar6 Watson Glider