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of His disciples. It famed into a
light TRANSPORTING all life the fire tnas
had only Pickering giowed before;
gave exultant wings TO the hope that
before had painfully climbed for the
heights. No one can read the &C
count in the Gospels without feeling
this tremendous sense of new Ger
tituae set free That Easter
morning came with a wonder OF rev.
elation which changed the disciples
utterly They saw the Lord. Mary
Magdalene saw Him in the garden.
He came and showed himself to Pc
ter He came. mystic and wonderful
and vet familiar and self-evidenny TO
the eleven gathered in the other room.
Henceforth they carried In their very
faces the glory OF their vision OF their
risen Lord.
''Tt was as real to them as any
closest fact can be. Their words thrill
as they tell of it with a triumph OF
a great Joy. glow with the radiance
OF an everlasting and unfadins
dawn"
'eThe second contribution" said Mr.,
Bowie. which the resurrection of Je~
sus made to faith in the other life
was the enrichment Of Christian
thought of what the character OF thai
life must be. That which
made the joy of the first disciples and
is our Joy today. is the right 70 IN
terpret the other life through All
that we know of the spirit OF Jesus.
1t is the life in which he dwelied.
Things Souls Long For.
1T is the world in which He is at
home, and all the things our souls
long for. and know in their longing
that He has taught us to desire. that
we can splendidly believe that we
shall find them in that spiritual lana
where He Is,
Continuing. Mr. Bowie said: we
cannot tell all the details of that III
ture life. We cannot draw a picture
of it, But the wonder is that. or
that coming life. this is true-that
what Christ taught is to count as pre-
cious here we shall find there-tne
continuance of all pure loves. the
wider exertion OF all unselfish MINIS
tries, the sympathy, service. His pur-
| poses. work to be done for God
IF you, today" the preacher went
| on. would look forward with glad
ness to that larger life, into which
some day we all shall enter 1t must
| be because now and here you nave
| won the assurance OF what life IN tne
1 spirit Of Jesus is. You want to feel
!, that for yourself and for those you
! love you shall find there all that your
! heart Graves. Then make vivid 70
/ yourself now, all that teaches-you the
| dignity aud value of the soul, all that
! makes you more sensitive to the
/ thrill and beauty of such eternal mes
sages as on this Easter Sunday--fhe
stirred depths Of your being answer
| ing to God. feel untrue.
| Dwell i'm the Sweet and True.
| dwell less in the influence and
| thoughts that keep. you worldly mind
| ed, which contract your vision be-
! cause they contract the sympathies OF
! YOUR soul, which make the things OF
! the flesh seem all too real and the
| heavens far away. Dwell more in al
| the sweet and true emotions which
exaIt the unseen things that are be-
yond all earthly price. Be kinder and
more tender to those about YOU En-
ter more imaginatvely into the need.
and aspirations OF those you hold
most dear. Magnify your loves and
all that love means to you. Guilt
waite unselfishness. Follow great pur'
| poses. Venture high deeds for 10y.
alty's sake. and loves sake. Conse-
crate yourself to the causes which
/ Jesus. in your place, would stand for
AS you do this you shall begin tc
know. down In the souls deeps t
which. no doubt nor fear can reach
| the glory and certainty of the eter'
! nal life. You shall be living in tbs
| power of your ever living Lord, ane
J you shall know where He y In tina