East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1913-03-26
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chased life (for us) at the cost of |
life (His OWN. 1t was as our Great |
High Priest that He offered up Him
self a sacrifice to satisfy divine JUS
tice, and to reconcile us to God. Does
"the hallowed sacrifice" seem too cost
ly? For Him, who is the Prince of
Glory to let His fair limbs be tortur-
ed in agony; that the hands which
carried mercies should be pierced
with accursed nails; that the temples
that were always clothed with love
should have cruel thorns driven
through them" was it not too much ?
Rev. G. Campbell Morgan tells us
that while in London recently. on a
cold, raw day, in the midst of squal-
or and the degradation of the East
. End, he saw a little group of Saliva
tionists, and heard them sing, and
says never anthem sounded half so
sweet" as they sang these words,
Grace is flowing like river,
Millions there have been supplied;
Still it flows as fresh as ever.
From the Saviour's wounded side"
Indeed, Grace is flowing like a
. river Precious truth But do you
know, grace" is word which never
would have been known but for the
| death of the Redeemer.
Can We listen 10 His utterances
from the cross and not be moved to
tears? The "seven last words" Note
! them: Father, forgive them; for
they know not what they do" "Toy
day shalt thou be with me in Para
| disc" Woman. behold thy son.
Behold thy mother" in which, to
quote the words of another. ais evil
/ dent His pity for men in the issue of
their sins, His power towards those
! believing in Him, and His provision
for those on whom His love is set"
Again, "Eloi Eloi, lama sabach-
THANH then 'I thirst" and "it is
! finished" and lastly, Father, into
Thy hands I commend my spirit"
What consciousness of victory!
Bickersteth, in his Yesterday. To-
day and Forever" describes the
scene:
But today, beloved, His resurrec-
ton is that to which our thoughts es-
pecially turn.
Does the thought of His death
cause us to weep? The sight of His
empty tomb should make us glad
Our Christ. Sir Knights. is not a dead
Chrlst. He is arisen and has ascend
cd To the right hand of the throne of
Eod, where He ever liveth to make
lntercession for all who believe in
Him. As we today contemplate the
glorious fact of His resurrection We
might, as of old, greet one another
with the salutation, Christ is risen. :"
and in this fact find the guarantee of
our final triumph, through His DOW
er. over death and the grave. ooh!
he hath burst the bonds of death. He
hath ungirt the cerements of the
tomo, and hath come out more than
conqueror crushing death beneath
his feet. Rejoice, o, Christian, for
he is not there-He is risen. Come,
see the place where the Lord lay"
There is abundant testimony to the
fact of the resurrection of our Lord.
The evidence adduced is indoubtable,
No fact in history is better authentI-
Gated. 1t was attested by angels
Matt. 23:5-S, and apostles. Acts
lo:4O-4l. He appeared again and
again after He arose: First to Mary
Magdalene, Mark 1879; to her again
and with her the other Mary, Matt.
2S:1-9; to the two disciples on their
way to Emanus; to Simon Peter; then
the same day at evening. being the
flrst day of the week" to all His dis
ciples, except Thomas; eight DAYS
later, to ALL Thomas being present:
to His disciples at the sea of Tiberias,
John 21:1; to the eleven disciples on
a mountain in Galilee, Matt 27:16.
(possibly it was then that He was
seen of the five hundred brethren at
once). He was see of James. (V. ~:
lastly to all his disciples on the day
of His ascension on Mt. Olivet. Acts
1912. AS Paul states the case in
his wonderful resurrection chapter"
He was seen of Cephas, then of the
twelve; after that he was seen of
above five hundred brethren at once"
After that" he continues, He was
seen Of James: then of all the apos-
ties. And last of all He was seen Of
me, as Of one born out of due sea-
SON" Considering the date Of the
Epistle to the Corinthians, from which
the above Is quoted. how easy would
it have been to have disproved the
statements if false! Try to imagine
/ Paul marshaling such a company of
q witnesses to an event of doubtful oc-
currence, when at the same time was
recognized by friend and foe to be
the fundamental to the religion Of
Christ. Both the number and the
character of the witnesses are enough
to silence every objector.
But not only is the fact of the res
direction of our Lord but also is the
fact, a an essential element of the
redemtive scheme of the Gospel to
be emphasized
You will call to mind the Savious's
words, The Son of man suffer many
things of the elders and chief priests
and scribes and be slain and be
raised the third day" Luke 9:22
His rising from the dead constituted