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The Triumphant Life.

Whatever may be the vicissitudes of life
here, the life we shall wish we had lived
is the one that brings us at last to the
heavenly home. If we are at home here
in loyalty to truth and in faithful en-
deavor for righteousness and in loving
obedience to Christ's teachings, We will
be at home there. The triumph of life
is in this, that our character formed here
is in loving obedience to Gods precepts,
and we are thus in sympathy with all
that pertains to the home over there"
SO not alone land upon that shore;
Twill he as though had been there before;
We shall meet more we know
Than can meet below,
And find rest like some returning dove,
Our home at once with the Eternal Love-
prepare place for you" l like to think
of that place. as bearing the name of
the dearest place in this world home To
anticipate home in the land of eternal
love is great incentive to strive for that
kind of life here that will tit us for it's
fullest enjoyment
There is no life so triumphant in this
world as the one that contributes most
to the purity, peace and sacredness of the
home. The earthly home, with its human
limitations, is SO dear that every one
echoes the sentiment expressed in the
words of John Howard Payne:
Mid pleasures and palaces though we may roam.
BE it never humble there's place like
home
charm from the skies seems to haIlow us there,
Which sought through the world Is ne'er met
with elsewhere.
An exile from home, splendor dazzles in vain:
The birds singing gayiy, that come at my call
Give me them and that peace OF mind dearee
than all.
Yet how muci more en;iclng and heart
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Suggestive
: Questions
On the Sunday School Lesson by
Rev. DR.. T. S. LiDScott for
, the International Press Bible
Question Club.
Copyright. 1912. by Rev. T. S. Linscott, q. d

Verses 1-2-How many ideas or facts
gospel of Christi?
How much is essential for a sinner to
know or believe in order to be saved by
Jesus?
Is it possible to be saved and yet differ
with Paul in some of his doctrines?
Verse :-What is your precise under
standing of the phrase Christ died for
our sins?''
Verse What is the proof that Christ
was crucified and buried?
What Old Testament proof is there fore
telling that Jesus would be crucified and
buried and that this would be essential in
order TO complete His mission?
Verse 5-What are the facts concerning
the statement that Cephas saw Jesus
after His resurrection from the dead ?
(See Luke. xiv: 1885,
When and where was Jesus seen after
(See Matt, XXviii:16; Mark, XVIII; John.
xx:26)
Verse 6-What is the value of Paurs
statement as evidence that Jesus was
seen after His resurrection by over 800
brethren at one time?
Verse What proof did Jesus give at
His various appearances after His resur-
rection that it was really himself they
saw?
Verses S-9-What are the facts in con-
nection with the appearance of Jesus to
Paul?
How many recorded times are there
that Jesus appeared after His resurrec-
ton?
How many years after the crucifxion
did Paul write this evidence concerning
Christ resurrection?
Verses 10-11-What are the reasons
which compel belief in Paurs testimony
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that HE hath been raised" Paul laws
stress upon the resurrection as related to
salvation. but nowhere in such a manner
as TO set 1t up alongside OF Christ's death
as a basis for salvation. He never sep
arated Christ's death from His resurrec-
ton. The cross was the basis OF saliva
ton, but the resurrection was the heart
of Pauls gospel. The living Christ was
the core of his message. The resurrec-
ton is a revelation of what the cross was
for. Calvary was a victory, not an over
throw. The cross was not a scaffold. but
a throne Jesus was not so much a VIC
tim as a king and priest.
The death and burial were single acts
The resurrection was a living fact. The
early church refused to consider IL as a
historical episode OF the past. They
lived in daily fellowship with the risen
Christ. The history OF Christendom is
proof OF the triumph OF our Lord over
death. The church testifies today by its
presence and power in the world 10 the
resurrection OF Christ. The observance
Of the first day the Lords day is q
weekly presentation of the evidence OF
the conquest OF the Master over
death. The New Testament is a by
product OF the resurrection OF our Lord.
manifested in the Lords word, Lords
day. Lords people is today the most po-
tent force In the worlds history, trans
forming the character of men and OF ma
tons by its message of cheer. courage
and comfort. 1t is the only religious
system that fits mems needs. Its dyna-
mic moral power is causing a continuous
uplift of humanity, so that We are all
witnesses of Christ's resurrection.
by Paul to establish Christianity's foun-
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~ASTER emphasizes the truth that
III each Lords day proclaims to men
~ the triumphant resurrection OF our
Lord and Savior. We turn aside from
o,Ir study Of Christ's public ministry TO
consider the citadel of Christianity Inc
founder of our faith staked His MISSION
messiahship and message upon HIS res
direction. With prophetic vision He
pointed to His triumph over death as
proof of His Deity. The resurrection is
the epitonne of His gospel. The basic
principle Of the apostles teaching was
that He is risen. The good news they
preached lifted the veil OF nature ana
promised a future life to all that be-
lieved in Christ as a risen Savior.
The Corinthian church was divided
upon one of the fundamentals or Chris
tianity. The certainty and character or
the re-embodiment of the souls OF the be-
lieved was the burning question. Some
elements in the church had evidently
failed to grasp the full significance OF
Christianity. They had no desire to deny
their faith when they misinterpreted the
teachings concerning the future life. Pos
sibly the cosmopolitan character OF the
members of the church may have caused
the division.
The Sadduceans among the Jews de-
MED the resurrection. The Athenlans
Knocked when they heard of the resur-
rection of the dead" Others, as Gram
nell says, ''spiritualizing 1t into mere
vision or impression denying bodily res
direction, believing, like many today, that
the only resurrection sis the escape OF
spirit from body, hence with multitudes,
past already"
In seeking to settle this disturbing doc
trinal difference Paul penned the first, SO
far as is known, resurrection story with
great clearness and force. In the remark
able chapter upon the resurrection marked
by profound reasoning and burning
rhetoric Paul discourses three facts-re-
embodiment, relation Of the future body
to the present and the unlikeness of the
spiritual body of the future to the pres
ent physical body The apostle claimed
that he was not presenting any new
thought, but the fundamentals OF his
preaching that he had received by divine
revelation.
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WV art mindful of him?"
exclaimed q thinker OF

H17t HAT is man that Thou
wv art mindful of him?'
exclaimed a thinker of
long ago. He was perhaps look
ing up into a brilliant sky when
the words sprang to his lips. Con-
sidcring the heavens, the work OF
Gods fingers. the moon and the
stars that He had ordained, he
felt his own insignifcance. The
world OF that dav was small in
comparison with the cosmos that
modern science has revealed, but
it was big enough to make a man
feel like a pigmy.
The immensely OF the universe
a we know it today gives fresh
point to the psalmist's old ques-
ton. The Photographic camera
put behind the lens of the tele-
scope reveals worlds that average
as large or larger than the one on
which we live. Reckoned in the
total scheme OF things our earth
is but paltrv satellite OF sim
Gle not very important sun. The
nearest OF the fixed stars lies at
such distance n space that light,
travelling at the velocity OF 1885,
600 miles per second, will take
over four wears in crossing the
space between it and us. Verify a
human being is much less than a
speck in an infinite universe.
The impression all this makes
on some minds is simply that OF
despair. In certain moods we feel
that so tinv a being as man has no
essential worth and no special sig
nificance. 1t Is on record that
considerations like these momen-
tarilv shook the faith of Daniel
W ebster.
But such thoughts did not
worry the psalmist. By way OF
reply to his own question he sets
forth the items in mans unique
dignity. Thou hast made him q
little lower than God and hast
crowned him with glory and hon
or. Thou madest him to have do
minion over the works of Thy
hands. Thou hast put all things
under his feet.
As sentient being, sharing the
nature of the Creator. impelled by
thoughts. hopes and affections,
man is the greatest thing i'll ere
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~ EV r. V. REGISTER. who sue
"a ceeds Rev. j. Howard Wells as
~ pastor of the Mount Vernon
Place southern Methodist Church. VIII
preach in that church tomorrow morn
ing at Il o'clock.
Rev. Mr. Wells. who becomes pastor
of Trinity Church in Roanoke. Va.
also breaches his initial sermon in
his new pastorate tomorrow.
r
The Easter Offering in st. Margaret 5
Episcopal Church tomorrow Will be de-
voted to the fund for a new parish
hall.
X * x X
Rev. Or. George II. Crutcher of
Tennessee is TO begin a series CT re-
vival meetings in the West Washing
ton Baptist Church Monday evening.
lie viii be assisted by Rev. Il. II. Cav,
the pastor.
=
The annual meeting of the Pres
bytery of Washington will be held in
the Church of the Covenant the even
ing of April 10 at 1880 o'clock. Com
Inissioners 10 the general assembly
Of the church which meets in May
viii be named at the meeting.
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IN Easter service is TO be held in the
chapel of the Luther Place Memorial
Church tomorrow evening in the Swed-
ish language. 1t Will be under the
direction OF Rev. a. j. EnStam, who is
in charge Of the effort of the Swedish
sermon. There VIII be special music.
Representative John Burnett of Ala
hanna, will occupy the pulpit OF the First
Baptist Church at Clarendon, Va. to-
morrow at IL a. m. Ills subject will be
immigration Special Easter music
viii oe rendered.
NJ the Ninth Street Christian Church
Pfu and ID streets northeast, IOmor ON
morning. double celebration will be
ItId. There viii he appropriate Easter
SeIl ices. and also the celebration OF the
tsyenty-irsI anniversary of its organiza-
ton as l. church In Il small chapel on
Tile rear of the lot now occupied by the
large church building the congregation
was organized twenty-one years ago.
Rev. l.. Il. BaSby was the first pastor,
and remained with the church for more
than fifteen years Under his able min
iStry the church had marvellous growth
He was succeeded by Rev. George A.
Miller. the present pastor The church
for the past five years under mis- min
istTy has continued its growth and de-
velOpment.
There 10 now an active membership of
1861 and inactive list OF go The
Bible school has an enrolment of over
during March of go. The church prop-
cry is now valued at $4,000. with only a
few thousand of debt, which will soon
be paid All the members and friends
are requested 20 attend the services to-
morrow morning. In the evening The
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satisfying must be the home that Christ
has gone to prepare for those who love
and serve Him.
The kind of life to live in order to reach
that home, and the one for which We will
have no regrets, is the Christ life.
1t is all summed up in those three
words, the Christ life, for He is the
criterion in heaven, and our lives here
must be in accordance with His stand
ard. Living in love and communion with
Christ is the only life that insures against
wishes or regrets for not having lived
differently. If we could but realize that
in Him alone are found the love, the light
the joy of life and follow where He leads
when we reach the life that shall end
less be" Oh, that we might all live in
the spirit and in the glorious assurance
of hope as expressed by the blind minister
George Matheson, in these beautiful
words:
o Love that will not let me go,
! rest my weary soul in Thee;
] give Thee back the life owe,
That in Thine ocean depths Its flow
May richer, fuller be.
0 Light that followest all my way,
yield my Pickering torch to Thee;
My heart restores its borrowed ray.
That In Thy sunshne's blaze its day
May brighter, fairer be.
Joy that seekest through pain.
l cannot close my heart to Thee;
l trace the rainbow through the rain,
And feel the promise is not vain,
That morn shall fearless be.
o Cross that liftest up my head.
dare not ask to fly from Thee;
lay in dust life's glory dead
And from tho ground there hI,sscms red
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Paul's Preaching.

The good news that they accepted
has been tn: means of their CONVEX
sion. Through Pauls preaching they
had come into a personal relationship
with Jesus Christ, which had enabled
them to defeat evil SO that they were
in a state of safety not only from sin but
its punishment The will of man was one
of the factors through the cooperation
of which the eternal purposes reached
it's accomplishment. They had accepted
the gospel without holding fast all of the
creed of Christianity. which, as religious
system, was based upon historical facts.
1.-THE first incontestable truth of Pauis
preaching which he has described as the
1.-The word of the cross" or Jesus
and Him crucified:" was that Christ
died for our sins This was one of
the pivotal facts of his gospel. The
manifestation of Christ'S love because
it was the extreme Of condescension
and suffering. He died for us. making
possible our reconciliation or, as JEFF
tween God and man." The death Of
Christ fulfilled the prophecy of the
Old Testament. 1t secured forgive
ness for all sins and justification from
all things 1t is the basis of salvation
for all who repent and believe the COS
pei.
The death of Jesus was established
by His burial Every precaution was
taken to prove without doubt that
Christ had died. The Roman centurion
certified to PLATE that Jesus was dead.
The soldiers proved it when they
pierced his body with the spear, for the
flow of blood and water from the
wound established His death beyond
any question. His body was placed
into a new made tomb. where no other
had ever been placed. 1t was closed
up by a stone and sealed by the au-
thorities, who guarded it with troops
The burial of Jesus was not a mere in
cident to Christs death, but was an
essential part of the gospel, for unless
He had entered the grave the resur-
rection could not have taken place.
The third truth Of Paul's preaching was
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A Helpful Life.

The selfish life has no recognition for
worth. even in mans estimate, and that
estimate is necessarily SO much lower
than Gods, it is impossible to conceive
the depths Of unworthiness such life
presents to One whose essence is love.
Paul teaches us that in whatsoever we
do we are to give none offense. but be
helpful to all: Whether, therefore, We
eat or drink, or whatsoever We do. do all
to the glory of God. Give none Offense.
neither to the Jews. nor to the Gentiles,
nor to the Church Of God; even as
please all men in all things. not seeking
mine own profit, but the profit Of many,
that they may be saved
The true Christian life is to be so I'M
selfish as to avoid doing what even the
injured Paul said: ''If meat make my
brother to offend. l will eat no flesh
while the world standeth. lest L make my
brother to Offend"
The application Of these words Is not
simply TO meat offered to idols. but to
innumerable things in the daily expert
ences of life. The greatest and grandest
truth of life. is the message that came
from the beginning, that We should love
one another.
Both want and wish thy pleasing presence STILL
-, Find out mems wants and will.
anu meet tnehi mere All worldly Joys go less
To the one Joy Of doing kindhesses
1t Is great truth. though too seldom
thought OF, that not only the greatest and
the strongest, but the humblest and the
weakest of earths children, can, if they
Will. shed around them the very atmos-
phere of heaven. Kind words sympa-
thetic attentions and loving ministries
Of voice or touch are above all price
They contribute more to the happiness OF
the race than all the gold and silver
from all the mines of the world. The
greatest bulwark of support to every life
Is small kindnesses. Without the small
kindnesses. the small courtesies. the small
considerations in our social intercourse
life would be uhhearabc and race sui
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pastor will continue his travel sermons
through the Holy Land. The subject will
ton"
Shelley's cantata. Death and Life will
ne sung by the choir of the Union Meth
odist Episcopal Church tomorrow even
ing.
Special services at the Italian Baptis,
Mission, As II street northeast. will be
held Easter Sunday and Monday Sun
dered. The pastor, Rev. N j. Scarito,
Will speak on THE Risen Christi fol-
lo"ed by the communion service. Mon
day evening at 8 o'clock the Sunday
10 which friends from other Sunday
schools Will be welcomed.
Easter will be most appropriately OBJ
served at Metropolitan Memorial Meth
odlSt church, corner John Marshall place
ana street northwest. Special music
Will be rendered by the choir at both
morning and evening services At IL
o'clock DIR. Montgomery Will sneak ON
the subject THE Divine Gardener" In
the evening at he will speak on How
IT seemed to the Man in the Valley -
10 all the services Of the day the public
Is most cordially invited.
Mr.. 4. Perrone, treasurer of the YOUNG
PeopieS Society Of Emmanuel Baptist
church. was rendered q farewell AT the
church "Wednesday evening The program
Inciuded solos by Miss Ethel Foster and
Miss Ruth Pope. and readings nv Mis-
virginia Raymond. after which the social
committee, Miss Rachel Flaherty. chair
man, took charge of the games and re.
freshments Mr. Perrone was presented
a gold Christian Endeavor MONOGRAM, min
4 Win the word ''Immar oil
the back He has been appointed secre-
tary 10 the United States minister IN San
Salvador. and plans to leave shortly for
that country. o
Ma MT. hoicombe G. johnson has asso-
GATED number Of young men of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
| IN an enort to secure large number of
new members to the Harlan class of the
sunday school of that church. which was
Taught Tor many years by the late Mr.
Justice Harlan of the Supreme Court.
In letter to the men of the church
Mr. johnson says:
We are making canvass of the male
members or our church with the view Of
giving each man an opportunity Of he
coming member of the Harlan class
You are probably aware that for more
than hfteen years Mr.. Justice Harlan was
me leader OF this class During that time
IL became one of the most widely known
1 Bible classes in the United States Since
! the death of Mr. Justice Harlan we have
been especially fortunate in having as
our leader Representative NJ. A Morri-
son of Indiana. Mr. Morrison is an
unusually capable teacher, and every man
in the church should take advantage OF
| the splendid benefits to be derived from
| Mr. Morrison's leadership by attending
whenever possible.
| With the view of ascertaining those
interested. we are inclosing a card, which
we are asking you to fill out and mail
to Mr. Morrison. Please think seriously
| over this opportunity afforded you and
4 agree to attend at least two meetings
each month while the class Is in session
| You Will be greatly benefited. and Mr.
4 Morrison will be encouraged in the work
iif you show your appreciation by your
attendance"
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Powerful Processes.

Three times Paul refers to the grace OF
God, the unmerited favor by which he
was transformed from the prosecutor of
the church to the preacher of the gospel
of the risen Christ. Paul had labored ef-
fectively. Not only he but all that had
preached to them had declared the same
gospel and they had believed the mes
sage OF the resurrection: The powerful
processes by which they had been
changed were due to preaching OF the
truth. of immortality that Christ had
risen because of His holiness. His God
was not dead. but living and honest
God, who would have told them if il were
not So The resurrection of Christ was "A
proof that there would be resurrection
of the dead. Religious experience demon
strates it. Christ the power that trans
formed the Christian is the same force
that raises from the dead. He was raised
for our justification. to indorse the rea-
sonableness of our faith. Religious life is
not an illusion.
The martyrs ard Christians who have
passed on did not waste their life or
labor. He gave them the power BY which
during the past centuries they have
changed the current of civilization slow
ly. steadily. but surely transformed the
character of men and nations. The lay
men that realized Christs presence, peace
and power with them went forth to
eyangeliZe the world The church has
exercised its power To mold the character,
was understood that their Lord was
risen
If the churches Of Jesus Christ would
heed the Masters call today. they would
say with Peter This Jesus hath God rails
ed up, whereof We an wtnesses'
to proclaim this gospel to every creature
When the iaymen Of the church of the
risen Lord realize that Christ lives they
will demonstrate the power Of His resur-
recton by winning the world for Him.
Christs resurrection is the germ of our
endless life. and is prophetic of the Chris
ton resurrection when Christ shall ap-
pear. The power that broke the bonds
of death on Easter morn is the promised
force by which We too shall conquer
death.
Christs presence with us has given US
a power by which We can rise above the
despair, difficulties and disbursements
of the present age. The defeats OF life
have been changed into a victory for US
by the resurrection of our Lord. The
risen Christ has secured for US victory
of life over death, of regeneration over
of construction over de-
struction, of conformation over deforma-
ton. that fills US with hope and JOY this
Easter tide, because We look at the
empty tomb we see and believe, He
is not here. for he has risen. as He said.
Tho Jesus did God raise up, whereof We