The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-02-12
THE RESURRECTION
OF CHRIST PROVED
DR.. koehne Replies to Skep-
tics Who Allege Savior's
Body Was Stolen.

1.-TWO undeniable proofs, the Chris
tian church and tho Sabbath day, re.
main for ~ 40 evidence Of the resur.
rection Of Christ" said DR.. J. B.
Koehne OF Philadelphia. to large au.
dience In the First Presbyterian
church. yesterday morning. after re-
viewing the historical facts which
form the basis Of our faith.
THE secret Of the Christian reli-
gion lies in an empty tomb" stated
DR.. Koehne. for while the perfor-
nance Of miracles, the ability to fore
cast the future, and the virgin birth
can be either accounted for or denied.
in the life Of Christ. the fact that
Christ arose from the dead is the only
unassailable fundamental in the Chris
tan faith"
y DR.. Koehnc maintained that not even
atheists or Hebrews would deny the
facts leading up to the resurrection of
Christ, namely, that after suffering
much human pain. Christ was killed
and buried in a sealed vault with a
guard Of Roman soldiers around it.
Furthermore. he argued that there
was no question but what on the third
day after these events the tomb was
found empty. and that several comb.
nations Of facts made absurd the
theory that the body had been stolen.
Answer 70 SksptIcs.
In answer to many skeptics who
step In at this point to argue that
Christ was not seen In real form af-
ter death. DIR. Koehne cited the facts
that the Saviour was seen by many
people, and each time as human be-
1ng, and that the story was SO simple
and from SO many sources that Its
truth could not be denied.
The speaker remarked that the ev-
ldent truth Of the resurrection was
shown by the disciples themselves.
who limited their later preaching to
merely relating the manner of Christi
last appearances. rather than repeat
ing his teachings. At the same time,
tho day for religious worship was
changed from Saturday to Sunday,
because 1t was on Sunday that Christ
was raised from death. Thus, claimed
Or. Koehne. the existence Of the Chris.
tian church and the Sabbath day point
strongly to the truth of the rcsurrec.
ton.
A peculiar fact of the resurrection
% that it, critics have never been able
to discredit It.
& Sermon In Afternoon.
"A 1.-THE instinct Of the savage, the rea.
son Of the scholar, and the faith Of the
saint. all point to the Immortality OF
the SOUL" was the opening argument
used by DR.. Koehne In his afternoon
lecture ut the First Presbyterian
church. Conceding the evolution the
~ to be true. and that therefore mil
lions Of ages have been required to
change the earth from 4 mere section
Of the gaseous mass that comprised
the universe. into what 1t now 10, the
only place where man could exist. DR.
Koehne asserted that It seemed pre-
posterous to believe that God would
use nil this time and energy 80 that
man could live here but seventy years
The speaker related a number Of
physical facts to show that there 10 ne
cessarily some actuating force greater
than the brain in human beings. He
asserted that through surgery. a part
Of q brain could be removed, with nc
effect on personality, and also thai
while . man may be in dying state
his personality, or soul, was apparent
~ unimpaired by the altered physica
condition.
DIR. Koehne's lectures yesterda!
aroused profound interest Of all reli
gious denominations, for they opened
. line of thought. new to Richmond
DR.. Koehne Is waving the old argu
ment Il just believe It Is true" ant
n discarding all skcptical assertions
through the use Of history, science
and philosophy. His talks at the Pres
byterian church during the evenings
Of this week are expected to alter ma
terially the local attitude toward Chris
tianity, because what Christians have
always imagined to be true, DR.
Koehn 10 now proving.