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m f Mynhe: | Bf ST. qEORQI E& ' COPTBICHX IStt, IJoi: CHAPTER XXII. . * [Contiuued.l *" ^Impossible, Ben! I ilou't even want your men to see me, so that the J cock-and-bull story you may tell theui later will have an air of probability j bout it." "Eh! What's in the wind now?" I Imrsts out the other, looking in Joe's J face. "Come over fcere umler this over- i lunging wall, and I'll tell you quite a j yarn that may awaken your interest, J even if it doesn't harrow up your j blood. At any rate. I am in hopes i v. that it will arouse your chivalry." "Kello! Three to one there's petti- | coats in it. Wouldn't talk about cliiv- j > ' dry otherwise. Well, here's Ben Ilaz- j cn, rough sea-dog that he Is. always j ' wlllimr to remember his mother?God j >' Wess her?and do a favor in her name 1 when there's a woman in trouble, not to speak of Daisy." Myhheer Joe gives him a look that J must thrill his heart, it is so full of j thanks. Then, knowing the value of \ time, and desirous that the sailor shall j team all the particulars before inak- ' Ins: his decision, Joe starts In. He is a fine story-teller, though some ooe else might do hotter just here, since so many of his own achievement* enter into the affair, and he fails to even do them simple justice. The captain gets an inkling of this ; Cact, and makes ample allowances. | Although he does not know all that ICynheer Joe has been doing of late , years. Bombay has been ringing with j his praise as the avenger of Erave Gov- | don: and, besides. Captain Ben lias not . Itorgctten that his friend was ever arodest even in their old school-days, i Several times he stops Joe to ask | questions, for it is plainly evident that t?e wants to know all that is going cn. ' At last the story is done. Captain Ben holds his head with both hands, j auid seems to be studying the ground between his feet. Joe does not disturb j him. but calmly lights a cigar. lie j knows his man. and does not fear for ? - the final result. p All at onec the sailor puts,out a i'' horny hand. fc . "Shake. Joe. old hoy." he says quiet; *s. j*,: "Well?" accepting the palm. "You can count upon mc." -yf. ""That means?" "The barou will have the chance of j "his life to strdy the geography of that quaint Chilian city of Valparaiso eiv tnany months elapse." "I thought I knew you. Ben." said | the elated Joe. on hearing the bluff i captain's words, expressing ngreeuient i with his plans. "Now. as to the pay j for this risky job-?" "The what?" bellows the excitable ! Afipper. "I mean just what I say. I'm a roan of wealth, and you have your way make in the world. I must arrange j rm. decent price for this business. What i woukl be fair? A thousand dollars?" j "Three times too much," grumble.# ! Bern V"WclL I shall put something in your , hand before you sail, and don't you jopen it on your life, old man. I ha v. rsmot forgotten the demure little girl j ;you were sweet on as a boy. and wLo .T*>n tell me is now your wife. When ;you get home to Philadelphia about inext Christmas, rlaee this in her hand ; and tell Daisy it comes from her old j .schoolmate, Joe Miner." "I'll do that with pleasure. Joe, only j don't make the present too costly. . Daisy and I have often talked of you. > This Is my last long voyage. If I live ^through it I am promised a captain's iberth <.n one of the new Clyde coasting steamers running out of New York.". "How many children have you, fien?" E "'Two?Marguerite and Joe." " What! You uamed your boy " "After the only chap who could outwrestle. outthrow, outrun me at school 1 I V ?the same boy who dragged lue out ! ^' of the Delaware when I went in ; through the ice?one Joe Miuer, who j actually wants to pay me now for do- j tug him a small favor." "Small favor be hauged! This man j is a secret emissary of the czar." ' All right." You" may get into a war with Russia." Well. I can lick "era," with a grin. "Joking aside, Ben. this is a serious business, and vou must neglect no opportunity to shield yourself, for trou t>!e is nlmos: sure to come of it." "Oh. I'm willing enough to appear an innocent tool of yours or an unknown party shipping this crazy Russian out to Valparaiso. I've no desire to embroil my beloved country In h war with the.czar. .Why, \hey might capture Philadelphia, and. think of It, my little heme is on the outskirtsI" "Well, let's talk now about the plan to "be pursued: You must have a document. written by some fictitious person, asking whether you would be willing to take as a passenger to Valparaiso a gentleman who. at times, is r little out of his head and mi y have ") be treated as a prisoner; that k suititble terms can be arranged, he will he brought aboard at a certain hour." \ br JOE] yvyyf?vr ^ : JRATHBORNL . ?*$?#??? J cbt Bosssa's Son*. J ^ 0 Timr* strnlsrlil enou?li. Meanwhile I'll enter several notes ?>n the log about receiving such anil such a letter. Trust (\vo Pennsylvania Dutchmen for iin > f?lnt tr? the ii:; iUtlA HI 11^ U|' U l'?w ?v -lives, eh. Joe'.'" They talk a little longer, and the details are arranged so that there may tv no blunder. T" id ess some aecid"i:t occurs, the shadow of which has not yet been seen, they appear to have a linn hold upon the game, and the chances indicate a sudden and astonishing surprise, together with an unexpected sailing on the part of the ltussian nobleman. When Slynlieer .Toe leaves the skipper of the Avalanche he has arranged everything to Ills satisfaction. They understand each other thoroughly an J nothing is lacking save the production of the baron's body. .Toe lias plenty more to do. Already half the morning Las passed, and the heat grows more and more intense. He has liceome somewhat used to i. jduring his Soudan campaign, and rails himself a salamander, since he never flinches from t he hottest sun. From the Burning Giant, as the place of incineration on the river-bank is called, he heads once more for the hotel at the foot of Malabar Hill. Bombay Is bustling with life, from distant Mazagon 011 one side to Cal.v bah on the other. Joe tlnds it difficult to even make his way along some of the streets, and soon hails a palkec gharry. Into which he tumbles and is scon dropped at his destination. The first person he sees is the faithful Kassee: and when he crooks Ids finger, the other comes to his side like a flash. He takes his orders from li'.s master, smiles, nods and is gone. That wonderfully active brain of Kassee?" w will haudle the matter well. No fear of his making a blunder. The only one Joe has ever known him to make was in bumping his head against that obstruction in the Nile, at the time they were thrown out of the boat 'n the darkness, and losing bis master. Having linishod with Kassee. and seen him well on bis way. Mynheer Joe looks up the others who arc { > figure in tins little drama that means so much to the baron. He finds them upon the piazza of the hotel. Sandy lying fn a hammock and taking in a story tokl by a gray-haired old officer of that dreadful scene he witnessed during the Sepoy rebellion when engaged on the column sent to the relief of Lucknow: Mr. Grimes trying to smoke a native lnibble-bubblo with UidifTerent success; while Molly and her father have made themselves as easy as possible in cane chairs, where the grateful shade is densest and the coollug breeze may fan tlie'r cheeks. ltatlier a picturesque scone they present. the traveler thinks, as he stops to take it in. At this moment Molly spies him and starts up. Then, as If remembering herself, she turns scarlet, makes a movement as though about to lie seated again, changes her mind and bravely advances toward Joe. "Well doneT' is the mental comment of that gentlemuu. who has noted nl! the phases of this struggle, and begins to believe deep down in his heart there may be some truth in what Mr. Grimes has told him. lie is too shrewd <o give himseif away, however, and looks very innocent as he greets Miss Tanner. "Great Jeliosaphat! Is that you, Joe'' Come up here, young ma a, end give a str:'.t account of yourself!" burst on' the sweet voice of the big Illinois senator. And if the crocodiles of the Ganges could hear the full tenor of his siren note:-, they would weep tears of envy and bellow no more. Talk about your steam fog-born! The Honorable Demosthenes could extinguished such .1 toy with one blast, and then hardly half try. This is an invitation such as Joe wants, and to the interested quartett" he is soon relating what he lias done' to relieve thein of the baron, whose presence la India means trouble for aa. CHAPTER XXIII. TEE XOTE THAT DOWNED THE HfSSTAS The facts are soon made plain, andevery one understands the game that 'Mr. Grimes and Mynheer Joe have hatched up between them. It is simple and yet seems to have the necessary qualities to insure success. As Mr. Grimes predicted to his companion, the young American girl is ready to join in the game. She knows the risk and dares to undertake it fur the good of the little company. The case has at any rate reached a point when heroic treatment is necessary lr. order to accomplish a cure. Such instances arrive In the affinirs of men as well as in surgery. When all has been arranged, each one of the company is satisfied, and the game goes on. The baron has not been seen since Mr. Grimes pointed ihiw out, but be can easily be found when wanted. It is now well on toward noon, and I the balance of the drama must be I played within twelve hours, for Cap?V. * ^ r . r tain Ben hope*? to sail Ion? ere an- ^ other morning breaks upmi Bombay. Each goes to the appointed task. Within the hour a messenger is searchin? for the baron, bearing a nolo with- " out a signature, but which is couched in language* calculated to cause the ?? Russian to smack his lips with pride and satisfaction, confident that his conquest is nearly completed, the beau tiful American gin :iiuh?i ?iimn ...... grasp. being unable to resist the * charms of a title. VI TIipso foreigners have come to the N conclusion that any American beauty or heiress will give up even the man t a few glaring instances of this kini 51 she loves to grasp a coronet. Perhaps r have made them believe that war. h They need taking down, and Molly Tanner is just the one to champion her j, rex. and teach the aristocracy a les- p son. All American girls are not for v sale. Those whom these foreigners p buy do not represent the true element t of Yankee lassies, but are in them- ( selves tainted with that abject revcr- ? enee for titles so noticeable in Kag- a land ami other foreign countries. v It was just ten minutes of two when s the haron receives this scented billet J doux. He is in a fashionable club, to ^ which it? has gained entry through 1< letters of introduction, and for pur- v poses of his own. At ih'e time he J chances to be engaged in a game of < billiards with a French gentleman of 1 note, traveling in India to see the \ coamry. so it is said. although there > are suspicions that he meets the baron ' by appointment. p France and Russia are hand in glove. 1 Their interests do not clash, and both p , TA., -17%. *1ia oeont- ?' I SCCl'VW.V JUlti: 1VIJ^1<;UII. in uir vituv i of a general European war. in which a (.'rent Britain received a <1 nibbing, TtL'fcey anil India would be the spoils of Russia, while Egypt must fall .o ^ France. These things are talked of in jj India, where the British troops are n but a drop in the bucket compared to " the natives, ami every move upon the [ chess-board of Europe finds its respon- t'i sive throb over the Indian Ocean. Be- a sides, tlie peculiarity of this position ^ causes them to see things in a different ti light. ? When tlie baron has read his note, he j;, looks pleased, and his French com- ai panion laughs aloud. |s. "Success, baron, oh? You are a lady- jr killer. Who would think it, n man ai given over to diplomatic iutercouire such as my friend, and yet linds time w for these little amours. I congratulate ci you. Who is It. mon ami?" , ' OJ Tiio bnron shakes his head, and gen* js j tly deposits the perfumed note iu bis tl ! iuuer pocket. P1 n< "That would be telling, monsieur. I re j never give my secrets away until I am ?J ! sure. The bird flutters, but I cannot ! call it mine until my baud closes !i ! around it. Enough to say. I am afralj ''' | the baron is caught at last." ".Mon Dim! Is It so serious as that? r' I had not thought it meant so much. j.( It Jr too bad. baron, that the event of is your life should come upon you while aT on this trip." V. The Russian gives liim a look that means much. 'ir "Sever fear. Monsieur Lamar; I am 0i equal to the occasion!" ?< Tliey drop the subject and knock the 1 Kills about for some time looser, of It is evident, however, that the baron's J>< letter has broken up his style, for he ^ plays like an amateur and finally t0 drops his cue in disgust, excusing him fa self to his friend. *| He hardij knows bow to pass the ni time Sway until evening, and the hours p< must seem like an eternity to bis lia- ^ patient soul. During the afternoon he has csITerti 80 VP nt his rooms; several men come to con- |,j fer with him in a mysterious way. It di Is evident that the baron has connec tious here in Bombay with a powerful ft, clique. Tin's makes it doubtful whelher tlie clever little scheme of the h< Americans can be made a success, for some one of these elements may bap- jn pen upon the game and discover the sr truth. Still, such men as Mynheer Joe 83 cn and Mr. Grimes can be trusted to 0f stand tip against all comers and holJ se their own. ? to Thus the day draws to a close, and in the momentous night creeps over the Iir an city on the sacred river?a night that 0t will be fraught with great events to at several of our characters. jjj AH hail the coming of evening with joy, for the hours have dragged to the tli last. Even the natives re jo icq at the nf setting of the sun. Some of thein are f0 wnvehlrtoi'fi nf tlin front firo-frwt nild it. can be seen doing reverence lo liis de- tfl 8C scout behind the watery horizon. There nc crc Mohammedans on their knees, th with their faces toward distant Mcc- "c ca, oblivious of all save their prayers, p| accompanied by the most fantastic ti< bending of the bodj\ H These sights are so common in all Eastern countries that the old trav- in clcr fails to notice thorn beyond a ^ casual glance. 6* Baron PopofT. after his dinner, proceeds to make an elaborate toilet. Ho is always something of a dandy, but w on this particular night he waxes ids b< mustache with particular care, so that the ends stand out like needles. sa When ready to sally forth, he snr- in veys himself iu the glass, smiles with satisfaction, as though personally T1 well pleased with his appearance, gives M a last twirl at his mustache and then leaves the house. ?? Already he has seen to his preparatious, and a shlgram Is waiting at the n( door, managed by one of his own men. a: The baron Is suspicious by nature and n' likes not the idea of being driven about h, tbe dark streets of Bombay by oue la ar whom he puts no confidence. ^ [To be Continued ! ( \ la 0 CHRIST IS RISEN." UR REGULAR SUNDAY SERMON. Christ Arisen," the Subject of a Touching Discourse on the Resurrection. Nf.w York City.- Dr. TTcnrv C. Swcntel, reeior of Si. Luke's Church. preached uidaynioinin<ro!''TiieGospelot the Ke>rrection." lie took his text from Acts vii- is: * 11 ? l.i-oaeheil unto them Jesus n<l tlie? resurrection." Dr. Swentzel said: With what noble confidence di<t the aposolic church set out to serve its world-wide fission. It hail a new religion to proclaim, glorious message from God for all the aces of mankind. It was not provincial, mt cathoiic. It began in Jerusalem, but it ooked forward to compassing the whole artli. Wherever it went it encountered diets and rites which were venerable, itnressive and upheld by the prestige of realth, rank and culture, but it was none he less devoted to its huge work. What a lopcltjs task it seemed to bo to convert he human family to the gospel >f Jesus 'hrisl. The Master of this 'ales, nit was Jew. lie had been disgraced by i rueiiix>n. and lliere was now scarcely i?.rc than handful of disciples to tell the story < f lis career. When we consider the overwhelming odiis against which these icon truggled as they proceeded to evangelize he multitudes, we arc all the more pro jundly impressed with the confidence with rlfich they took up tlie more than hercumti labor The magnitude of the effort to ihich they were called did not deter them, crseeution could not affright them, the npos tions or indifference of the hctt'v lasses could not discourage them. On hey went, from city to city, from country a country, preaching the religion of which hey were gladly the earthly champions, lot always had they been of this temper, iio mightiest among them, the rock-man imself, had utterly collapsed in the high nest's palace, and after the fateful duv of lie i r<>ss they all accepted the plight tho-c who had served a la^l cause. J in t ow all tins is changed. The cowards are lie bravest of the brave, and each of the postVs is ready to face every peril and to icet death for the message ni' love and salafion which burned upon his lios. Xor is >he reason for this radical change ifficnlf to account lor. Those timid and hindering men had received a divine nfatus?they had heen revolutionized in lind and heart and soul by she Lord's redirection from the dead. To the gifts of he Jlolv Ghost which thcv received was dded the indomitable assurance of the rimnT'h of their divine Master over death nd tho grave. The Lord's resurrection as the dominant doctrinal note in their hinkir.g and their teaching, and wherever hey went they hare the witness of evefitnesses to the fact which they so boldiv ee'ared. Although they had known Jesus nd had eompanied with Him as intimate ssociaies for several years, their spiritual preoptions were dull until the last, and lev understood not 11is oft repeated saylg that He would rise from tiie dead. Rut 3 soon as the'* arc satisfied of His rcsur'ction they all come to the front, ready >r the fray, eager for the honor of renre nting Him in everv land and willing to uiure every hardshin for Ilis eau-e. f-i. Paul on Mar3 Hill is an illustration : the temnnr of the -Apostolic Church. He thoroughly jmhucd with the certainty of ic Faster story, and hesitates not to reach it throughout the missionary jnnrrys when he so flerdidly served his office : the a nestle to the Gentile*. As we thirl: f ln'r.i in the Grecian capital, we can only ondor at the ralmr>e?< and courage with hicn lie met the ordeal which he had debcratelv sought. What a striking nirturc 1 is as lie stands on Areooagu*. facing tlm lief intellects of llic ela-Je metropolis and caking with undaunted boldness of the sen Jesus. The sun-browned traveler, a ranger in a strange land, he knows that ; is in the centre of the verv best nacnnm. and lie isgis fearless of its prejudice* id subtleties and ridicu'e as he had limn the prisons of Syria. His training hith to had prepared him to appreciate the glits on which Im gazed. In him the eivilatinns of Jews. Romans and Greeks met. >d he had appropriated the hne?t things each. Pis attainments enabled him to e the difficulties ai] tli?* more n'ainlv. videntlv a Hebrew. bis naf ion nitty would ake :t harder for him to win the respect his hearers. Conseiotis of this handicap, ? would feel the weight also of the c/uers and the bias which his words would relv evoke. It was orobablv his first visit i this scat of enlightenment. Its farmed (tlorieo which he had long since dered to s?c were now before his eyes in 1 their bewildering splendor. He had astered its language and literature, and >w he walked on its streets, looked upon * population, gazed upon objects made re in interest and celebrated in epic or song, visited its sanctuaries and its hools. met its thinkers and artists, and alized the beauty and the power of its re and thought. From the time that he sombarked at, the pier his attention was instantly arrested by the monuments and irines of Athens, and all the tokens of a genius and culture. Of monuments the new religion has yet id scarcely one It was still in the days its poverty. Churches and cathedrals id endowments were matters of the fute What could St. Paul oxnect in remuse to his pronouncementThe anihastlor of Christ understood that lie had im.e hither as the legate trom the court;: ' heaven to the seers and scholars of this at of learning to declare the resurrection .Tcsus Christ from the dead. He was face face with the clever scions of the highest tellcctnal culture known to anliouitv: ird by were the temoles of Kumenides id Theseus, the Pronvlaeum of the Acropis. the temple of victory, and. towering love all from its lofty pedestal, was the onze colossus of Minerva. Well might assume that Stoics and Kpicureans and her thinkers would attemnt his over irow. hut lie did not flinch while he anmnced a religion as yet without influence art or literature, wiih scarcely a conirtable resting place for its Scriptures and < sacraments. In his manner, however, icre are no indications that he was eonions of any special advantages. It could >t he otherwise, for he had himself s,??n ie risen Jesus and he con'd. therefore, it he more certain of the shining sun ilinn ; was of the truth of the Gospel which he cached. It was this unalterable conviein which sustained aim even on Mars ill while he discoursed ct the redemption complished by Rim who died and rose :ain. He was not splitting hairs nor tcllg fables nor nlayinewith metaphysics, e upheld the risen Ck&fot to challenge atntion and support hlBMutlw and win the nls of his distingiiishenaudience. The basis of St. Paul's confidence as an >ostle of Christ is the only basis of coidi nce in believing. The first Christians pre Easter enthusiasts Their unfriiin:.' dief in the resurrection of Jesus had uch to do in making them worthy oi venation as the hc~t iivons Grid's family of ints. All that had been written cauccrng the Icon cf Man they pondered with ous devotion, but they never forgot that e came forth alive a^air. from the rrave. hev would think of Him as the Son of ary"; they would heir of His childhood ars: they would sf.idv Ilis sayings and is works; they would contemrJatc His ifferings and death, hut always would iev include His victory and coronation. iVith great power gave the apostles wit?ss of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus id great grace was upon them all." The >ostolic church is a model, not only in atters of polity and usage and doctrine, jt also in the religious type of its spirit id faith. It was nre-eminentlv an Easter irporation. Filled with the Holy Ghost, bore abundant fruits and did abundant bora and achieved abundant results be cause in all its ic'.v.s and plan* it slon-d J upon the platform that (?o?l *.? ?:{ up 'lis iron Jesus Christ from :he dead. The same cause, vro cannot doubt, would to-day 'produce the same effect. 1 All *.ltis i* of solemn, prnctiod moment to our own times. A;thousl: lh.? preacher is not among those ?vho jelicw that the cause of religion is waning. h? i* bound with all thoughtr-d people to recognize the peculiar liiKeultir.s which beset the church of the twentieth century. Otr only hope is to hold la-it to the ideas tnd Ideals of the church of the first century. 'II13 weakness of Christendom to-day is the re- i tiremcnt from its conspicuous position of the all-prevailing truth which was <-o powerful ia the l>eginni?g. There is entirely too much uncertainly even among Chris- a tians concerning the resurrection of -le?us i Christ. How many there are who would rather not be pressed too strong'y by it* J discussion, who would prefer to have it eliminated from distinctively Christian 0 teaching, who would award it no further Chan to allow it to be rtlaced nmonu I the matters oi secondary importance to (] which little or 110 reference need be made. .1 usr here tin-re 1ms unquestionably been a U ilecline of eertitade. and the hoar arrived long ago when the issue should be strongly ? made and honestly met. Ii it is at all un- 0 certain that the divine Redeemer came forth from the grave, ii is just as well for il us to know it and to fashion cur belief and make our calculations accordingly. If the c old faith is in peril, or even if it should a ho held in abeyance, as lovers of the truth we should he ready and willing to accept c the result with the utmost candor and conj sistency. There has been entirely too much e rcticcnc aid hedging; viiere has been a u disposition to dodere the real question, though perhaps with a charitable purpose a i that thereby the conscience and hopes ci: | others might not be shocked: there lias V I beer a sentiment that seems to advise that l lie less this matter i< emphasized the bett?r for the eharcd:. Lot the church throw ? down the gauntlet: lei il have this matter . out once tor all with those who dispute it 11 or who hesitate to accent it ox aniu'o. If the case is not settled lei. us settle it and V settle it richt. Lot i:s insist upon the facts r whatever they a*e. Chri.-itans may well hide tiicir heads in C sname .1 mey ieei 'onsirawica iit oc.nui ui . tneir 'Tiigioii to ask any tutarier, to accept any favors of tho-e who do noi stand l>y c the faith once delivered to the saints, or to take advantage of any technicalities. 1 Tct- C tor ten thousand times a controversy than to have tliis important part of the gospel continue where it now is in the estimation J; of so many good people. We may well afford to seek all th? light that is available, ti and we need rot he afraid to accept the consequences. There arc those, thank ? fled, who feel that the authority of the j] church is sufiiciem warrant tor the doctrines of the church, but that authority is s not universally recognized, and it surely will be no mortal sin if people amid their *' infirmities respecting religion demand other _ considerations in support of belief in the _ risen Christ. Are other considerations 0 forthcoming? Are there reason* which jus- ? tifv timidity on our pari? Is there a suspicion that somehow if we could fully know of this matter our creed would be worsted? Such questions may seem to be primary to those whose faith is sure, and they may appear to be hardly justifiable at this late day, but people will think, oven ? though they think wrongly, and if they ? are the victims of a mistake or a mi sunder- j standing it is a human kindness to jead b tliem to a knowledge ?f tlie truth. \t fat ^ is the case of the resurrection of Jesus? Of '.-curse tlse disciples believe*! that He surely died, a conviction which is nonshared by everybody, the Hebrew people themselves not excepted. If one is ?iis- i posed to quibble over the story of the Saviour's passion and io suggest that perhaps I the Son of Man did not die. lie should he referred to medical experts, who wiil tell him that i; Jesus died 01 heart fracture it was only natural that the water and Mood (lowed fioni His ride when the soldier'spear pierced the pericardium. !t is jtovr simply pieposterou? to impeach the yenuinc.-e.c; of the Lord's death. The outcome 5 of the cross was not a trance. H e lie de-oner "tasted death for ever.- man.'' If the Lord really ctied. is it a fact that He rose again? Medical experts can pro- | nonnce upon the story of His decease, so ? legal exnerts will pass upon the storv of H-s resurrection The testimony is all in. A Shall it be permitted to stand? Christians P need not hesitate to allow the matter, 9 which is so supremely sacred to them, to 9 be dealt with in this fashion. If they choose, they can go reverently to the tSpreme Court that will review the testimony of the Easier witnesses. All that they ought to ask is that the tribunal shall he " absolutely fair and honest in the applica- -rs tion of the laws of evidence. Who are the * witnesses and what is their "reputation ~ for truth and veracity?'' Inasmuch as their narrative is extraordinary in hs character they must expect to submit to the most rigid examination. They will stand m the test. The apostles and their followers in were neonle who for integrity and religion hf have never been surpassed. Xot only were j,? they the incarnation of honor and piety, but they are entireiy trustworthy on every . account. 'J hey investigated the matter *1 with the utmost care. Although excellent ta folk may be deceived by others and even ( ar by themselves, it is impossible to suppose that these men were the victims of either __ form of deception. It the Master had ap- ~ peared to them all on only a single occasion. there might be place for a suspicion of their absolute accuracy, but they saw I th Jesus many times after*the resurrection, I a they talked with Him, thev ale and drank i with liim, tl.ey even put tiieir fingers Into the print of tlte nails. The list of witnesses does not consist of two or three names, but includes at icast 500 persons. The church is still another witness. Hei organization. Iter beliefs, her sacraments, her unfailing testimony from the beginning , and to every generation that the bounder ( of the Christian religion came forth from ; the dead is worthy of the utmost consideration. The results of this Easter creed should be reckoned with, for the doctrine of the Lord's resurrection has produced a race of men, women and children who arc the very flower of the human race. It has 5 brought forth all that is best and worthiest in every Christian country ? What is the reasonable response to all ? this testimony? It cannot well be ruled out. It cannot be discredited. It ueserves ^ something bettci than the Scotch verdict? " "not proven." Although we do not rely | upon the force of argument for arousing ni interest and changing opinions, it is worth ,ic while to show that the church's creed is supported by ample and adequate reasons, and thai faith in the resurrection of Jesus C< is not blind credulity, but the acceptance an of an historical fact which is duly verified ,;l by the canons oi historical certitude. Human nature does not cnan?e esscn- ?" tially. The needs of to-day are not very Pi different from those of 2009 years ago. ni The gospel which St. Paul preached in Athens he would preach this day in Greater New York if he were here. "Je;us and <le the resurrection" is the blessed and tri- ^-j umphant theme. How grievously that Qe word of God is needed not only for the up- . holding of faith, but for cherishing and strengthening hope tor an eternity of felic- a ' ity and bliss. Of arrant infidelity there is t.0 now comparatively little, but there is mosc unquestionably at least a partial failu:e to be quite sure of the soul's immortality. I'lte an prospect of everlasting life is not denied, ia, it is simpls' not realized. Many a lieau is saying. "\VouId that I might be certain of it all." It is impossible to suppose that 3 the multitudes who are not actively nsso- lie ciated with the church believe in immortal- *1. ity. If they look forward to an endless career beyond the hills of time they would 60 speedily change their attitude toward holy things. 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