Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1919-04-25
BISHOP GAMBLERS MESSAGE

A Mohammedan came 30 a Chris
tian missionary in North India and
said, You must admit that we have
one thing which you have not, and
it is better than anything you have.
The missionary answered most cour-
teously, II shall be pleased to hear
what it isl to which the Moham-
medan repli 7, when we go to
Mecca we find at least coffin. But
when you Christians go to Jerusa-
but an empty grave" To this speech
of the Mohanlme dan the missionary
responded, That is just the differ
ence between Christianity and Mo-
hammedanism. Mohammed is dead.
He is in his coffin. But Jesus Christ
is alive forevermore.
This is the supreme difference be-
tween Christianity and all the false
systems of the world. Their found
ers and trainers are dead, but Jesus
ever lives for the furtherance of His
kingdom and the redemption of man
risen, and has all power in heaven
and in earth. He is head over all
things to His Church, which is His
body
With Mohammedanism Mohammed
has no vital connection. JE does and
must get on without him. But with
out the living Christ Christianity
would be bereaved indeed, and with
Mary Magdalene would go crying
through the world, They :ave taken
away MY lord, and [ know not where
they have laid Him"
The ever fresh and joyous message
of Easter is, Christ is risen in
deed" His followers have no in
erless to hold him. For its recov-
cry from the infidels the Crusaders
went forth, but theirs was mistaken
zeal.
Christ is risen and assembled to
the right hand of the MAJESTY on
high, where he reigns as a Prince
The resurrection of Jesus Christ
was not an isolated event, having
no relation to humanity. 1t was not
a fruitless and futile wonder. His
Man, and 1t marks a most sign1flee
cant stage in the development OF
the Incarnation By the birth at
Bethlehem the Divine was born into
the sphere of the human, by the
garden of Joseph of Arimathea the
human is raised into the sphere. OF
the Divine forever. The resurrec-
ton eternalizes. exalts, and sprntu-
Allies the incarnation. BY 1T and
through. it Christ is forever 1dentl-
fed with humanity and becomes the
new and saving head of the human
race-the second Adam He is
vastly superior in hsadship and pow
er to the first Adam, as it is writ
ten, "The first man Adam was made
made a quickening Spirit. The first
man is of the earth aarthy; the
second man is the Lord from heav-
en-" Il Corinthian 1915 40 In
Him humanity is shown to be cap
able of rising to the highest place
49, nd
Christ issue the forces Of spiritual
life by which men are enabled to be-
come partakers of the divine natuf e.
The resurrection brings to bear
the power Of the divine tand on the
renewal and regulation of the life
of this world that it may be con-
formed to the standards which are
current and controlling IN the heay-
emily world. Thereby it makes pos
sible nothing less than the kingdom
of God among men.
To the thought Of the apostles
and the primitive church the resur-
rection was the opening of the
heavenly reign of Christ as King.
SO taught st. Peter at the Pentecost
when he declared that the Christ
on David's throne in fulfillment OF
2:25-36.) And again aefore the
highest ecclesiastical court of mis-
people ne aIllrmeu IndC SHflSt ndu
been exalted by God to be "a Prince
ana a Say Savior" (Acts 5:sl;9 He
name, the Prince of Life" and such
is the Riser. Lord, He s a Prime! Prince
heavenly life. In Himself, by his
resurrection and ascension, the God
man is the type of life to which he
invites men, and He is able to lift
men to participation in the same
| unearthly life which is His own.
| Hereby He reveals that the ex-
PLANTATION of mans life is to be
| sought in heaven and not III the dust
He belongs to a higher order thar
any creature in the world that now
is, and through the Risen Savior
he finds his citizenship in HEAVIER
whence also he looks for the Lore
of Glory who shall fashion the body
| of his earthly humiliati ton accord
ing to the TRANSPORTED 'lshion o.
His own glorious body. Hencefortf
his true home is heaven.
And the renewing and slorifyinf
power of the Risen Lord. whereby
| individuals are exalted to the leve
of heavenly life, operates not les: