El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-04-18
q S Firm AS Granite Mt F1'nlzlin
- Is the Fact OF the Resurrection
No Phase Plan of Salvation Has Subjected by
Unbelievers
REV 7oHNT AxT6T Chaplain ]. )

old Mohammedans called the rainbow
the bridge Essirat over whihc souls
must pass on their way to heaven.
Ancient heather believed that after
ugalh one mad greater power than
WHen living, Hence the Hindu would
XIII himself at the door of his enemy
IN order that he might have greater
power to injure him.
IN Japan we saw what they called
the feast of lanterns" Enen lighted
lanterns We're placed at every grave
strangely picturesque was the grave
yard with its myriad glimmerirg
ughIS. These lanterns We're for the
splrlts Of the dead to find their way
pack TO the relatives on earth. Feasts
We're held in every household in ex-
pectatiOn of the return of the spirits
visiting the old home On the third
night the spirits were believed to de-
part The custom of our American in
dams of placing blanket, gun and sad
die with the corpse that it might be
ready Tor use when the warrior should
pc summoned by the great chief to the
nappy hunting ground is too well
known to people of this locality to
neeQ any elaboration We might in
Glide the Chinese custom which most
OF you have witnessed, of placing food,
money, yaluables on the grave to ap-
pease the spirits. These curious facts
but tend to teach and to emphasize the
general fact that all nations and all
PCDkiAUH All eA4A LILIES nave DellHHG0 IN
the Immortality Of the soul.
"Namby Pamby Good Men,
But a mere negative belief in the
fact Of the resurrection Of Christ, I'M
attached to its spiritual significance,
is of no avail to man, any more than
the TACT that man is negatively
good makes him a strong character.
Some OF the most namby pamby, lin
her backed apologies for men that 1
have ever known We're extremely care
fuI never to do anything wrong. They
never saw race track, never had en-
tered saloon, unless engaged on a
little job of spOtting did not know the
taste of liquor, never used tobacco,
did not know how to play cards or
to dance. always attended church and
never went fishing on Sunday. Pro-
family under any provOcation would
shock them. In fact their lives were
made up of things they did not do and
did not know. Yet their characters
were so insipid, so negative. that they
never amounted to anything. They
were merely known as men who never
did anything wrong. I would not lose
sight of the fact that men who do not
do bad things are saved from habits
that weaken them and I by no means
recommend men TO do bad things for
the mere sake OF doing something; but
there are positive things sturdy ana
vigorous doing of things, that requires
strong manhood in their accomplish
ment
A Philippine Enster Scene.
Let me draw for You a little lesson
from Easter as we saw it in the Phil
ippines. The great crowd gathered in
the dark church before the morning
dawned. each carrying in his hand a
large unHghted candle. At a certain
moment a priest appeared bearing
lighted torch. From this one flame
those nearest first lighted their Ia
pers, from them others, so the light
spread until every taper in the great
church was burning and the place
which had been gloomy with the sor-
row of the preceding days was bril-
liant with light all kindled from one