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AN AMERICAN MYSTIC
| l 1 GVan<?la HrtaMMi >Ka 4morii??n
mystic who was brought up on ths
prairie* 'of IlilnoU, I* recognised to
day as one of tha most mysterious
and enigmatic flgures in tha world.
He is able to do things that lead to
the belief that be Is something more
than human. His prophetic gifts has*
astounded the greatest of living
scientists; he can sit at the piano and
for hour arter hour Improvise the
most beautiful of music, to the won
der and delight of the world's great
est musicians; bis writings in English
and French, both prose and poetry,
bava won the warm praise of the
moat exacting critics
Born In England, Orlerson wg*
reared in Illinois, and as a' youth
made his debtit as a musical prodigy
in Paris. Because of his wonderful
improvisations ha became at once the
musical celebrity of the day and was
heard and feted in most of the capi
tals of Eurnne - ] jitpr In life he mil.
ually abandoned moalc (or literature, and be baa written tome notable booke.
One of the beat of them la "The Valley of Sbadowa," whlcb haa been called
a picture of the heart of America In the period Immediately precedlnc the
Clrll war.
Many of this strange man's utterances hare been startllngly prophetic.
He foretold the Franco-Prussian war of 1870, the wars of Japan with China
and Russia, the Boer war and the present great conflict. He has now been
making predictions as to the results of this war. What England wins, be
says, will be dearly, paid for; what she loses will be lost forever. If the
allies win England will bare to light Russia. In the meantime Jajpan will
strike when the moment arrives heedless of any neutrality that may exist.
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f TRAVELS A LONG BEAT
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Harry J. Chrlstoffer l( a police
man whose beat Is 1.600 miles Ion*
and more than 1,000 miles wide. His
day trick is three months long, for
he patrols a district In the land of the
midnight sun. And when he comes
home on a furlough It costs him near
ly *500. Actually. Mr. Chrlstoffer Is
chief warden of Alaska for the bureau
of flsberles. After two years of . duty
In the far North be cams to Washing
ton recently to spend two months
rsstlng and compiling bis report.
Mr. Chrlstoffer Is well known In
Washington from the time be spent
there as scientific assistant at the
bureau of fisheries When the work
of protecting the fur-bearing animals
of Alaska was undertaken by Undo
, Sam, he volunteered to aksume the
task of being the chief warden of
Alaska. He chose- to deal with the
animals of the Interior, while his ae
islstants are stationed along stretches
of the bleak coast where they also
look after the ?Imon and seal Bsberlta?Kr. ChrtstofTer's principal work la
In protecting and developing the new industry of breeding the silver gray
fox, which many Americans now are embarking upon In Alaska, in the
hope of duplicating the profits already made at that enterprise by Canadians.
A silver gray fox Is worth $1,000 or more, and In a wild state these animals
> breed at the rate of tour or five a year. So far, when brought Into captivity,
they have not been bred that rapidly.
MRS. PALMER'S "PRINCIPALITY"
Mrs Potter Palmer of Washing
ton and Chicago and her father, Col.
H. H. Honors, who is ninety-three
years old, are developing their "prin
cipality" In southern Florida. Mrs.
Palmer has the largest plantation in
the state. Twenty experienced real
estate men are working under Colo
nel Honore, and none Is more alert
than be.
"I expect to make a fortune," he
said, "out of my property In southern
Florida, which I Intend to hold for
JO years."
Colonel Honore, who Is a Kentuck
ian, has approached thq century mark
without a care line on his smile
wreathed face and confidently expects
to realise this dream of longevity.
Mrs. Palmer, social queen of two
continents, never allows a day to pass
without Indulging in a tramp of eight
miles or more on the beach that ad
joins her vast estate near Saratoga,
""?' on duo em uuuiiug jutcsio; uoaouic.
Thousands of acres of gulf-bordering land owned by Mrs. Palmer were in
fested more than a century ago by pirates. Including tbe Spanish terror,
Gasparilla, who erected a stronghold on Gaaparilla Isle, site of the thriving
port of Boca Grande, from which he and his band of htgh-sea cutthroats
sallied forth In search of defenseless merchant ships.
"BUG" THAT MADE GOOD
In a iKnn a I Dnaak?nlr Ota* am ?? 1 ?^?? i .
1U ? ouvy nuocuaun, OUIVCIl
Island, one evening recently Albert
8. Janln, cabinetmaker, took off his
apron, walked up to the foreman and
resigned the lob he had held for 14
years, as his fellow workmen crowded
around with beaming faces.
"Congratulations, Al," said the
foreman, and from somewhere In the
crowd spoke one of Janln's Intimates:
"The 'Bug' has made good.
Whaddaya know about that!"
That afternoon word had been
received .from Washington that the
board of examiners-ln-chlef of the pat
ent office had decided unanimously
that the man who made the hydro
aeroplane possible was not Glenn H.
Curtlss, but Albert 8. Janln, the poor
cabinet-maker of Staten Island.
"We put It over, didn't we, moth
err Janln said that evening, affec
tionately patting his wlfs. "If it
hadn't been that abe stuck to me?
believed In me, when all the rest were
poking run ^nd scoffing?I never wonld have made It. The best part or this
Invention Is that, unlike a whole lot of others, it's going to bring ns money?
gobs of It.
"What will I do with the money? The first thing will be to get a home
of our own with plenty of ground around It for the kids to play. No more of
these fiats for us. But we are going to stay right here In Rosebank, where
my wife and I were bom and brought up.' You know we were sweethearts,
even at old nubile school No. IS. around the corner. Most of the kfds are
now going td that same school. The oldest girl, Antoinette, who Is new four
teen, can real.sewer ambition to go to normal school and take up teaching, if
?-< she wants to- -but she don't have to now."
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W. S. FtLLIS STATE
HIGHWAY ENGINEER
COMMISSION OROANIZCS ACCORD
INO TO PROVISIONS OP THE
LEOIBLATURE.
LATE STATE CAPITOL NEWS
Review ef the Leteet New* Gathered
Around Mm Steto Capitol That
Will Bo of Intoroat to Our Reader*
Over North Carolina.
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The State Highway Commission,
formally organized her* under the
provlalone of the epeclal act of the re
cent Legislature that provides <10.000
* yoar for the operations of the com
mission, selected W. 8. Fallls of Hen
derson as state highway engineer. In
charge of the highway work of the
state under the direction of the com
mission. Quarter* for this new divis
ion of state work will be equipped at
once and the work of the commission
got under way. i
Mr. Fallls la an experienced high
way engineer who has had epeclal
service In many sections of the state
and has been for a long while closely
Identified with North Carolina high
way construction. He built the fam
ous highways In Franklin, Youngs
vllle and Leesvllle sections of Vance
county, and has given expert assist
ance In road building In Columbus.
WHson, Cherokee, Edgecombe, Hen
derson, Granville, Polk, Rockingham,
Onslow. New Hanover, Durham and
other counties. ?
The work that the commission will
undertake through its new highway
engineer Is co-operation with counties
In the way of expert assistance in
road building. There are already 20
counties that have "spoken" for such
assistance. Assistant engineers are to
be,called Into the service as required
to meet the demands made upon the
new division.
The organization of the commission
was perfected with the designation of
Governor Craig as the chairman and
CoL Benehan Cameron as chairman
pro tem and active head of the com
mission. Dr. Joseph Hyde Pratt as
secretary, and E. C. Duncan, W. C.
Rlddlck and Doctor Pratt as special
advisory committee to co-operate with
the engineer in the details of the
?ork. The other members of the
commission are Guy V. Roberts and
Prof. T. F. Hlckerson, the latter be
ing the member from the engineering
department of the State University.
Prof. M. H. Stacy was (lr?t named for
this place on the commission, but he
could not serve and Professor Hlcker
son was named In his stead. *"* "
Blair Named Deputy Collector.
Statesvllle.?Collector A. D. Watts,
appointed Mr. R. Kent Blair, a drug
gist of Charlotte, as a traveling deputy
collector for the Fifth District of North
Carolina, this position recently having
been provided for on account of the
Harrison anit-narcotic l?w. The com
pensation will be <1.600 per annum
and the traveling expenses, <800. Mr.
Blair will be assigned to duty under
Revenue Agent Chapman, with head
quarters at Greensboro, and will prob
ably have as his territory. Western
North Carolina There were numer
ous applications for this position, but
the Job required a man with certain
knowledge qf drugs, etc.. therefore it
was necessary that the job hunt the
man Instead of the man hunting the
Job. Mr. Blald was recommended as
a splendid man and one who would
be able to handle the work required
In a satisfactory manner.
Name Mt. Mitchell Commieeion.
Governor Craig announces the ap
pointment of the special commission
provided by the recent legislature to
purchase the summit of Mt. Mitchell
to preserve Its native forest as a pub
lic park. There Is an appropriation of
125,040 for the purpose. The commis
sion consists of O. T. Deyton, of Green
Mountain; W. F. Watson and M. C.
Honeycutt, of Burnsvllle; Wilson Hen
sley, of Ball Creek, and T. Edgar
Blackstock, of Ashevllle.
Enlarges Report of Markets.
The division of markets, state de
partment of agriculture, has made a
new departure In adding to Its weekly
market report of prices In all sections
of the state eucp produce as grain, but
ter, eggs, beans and cow peas. The
weekly report shows prices of eggs on
the larger markets 20 cents and prices
as low as 12 In some of the small and
more remote markets. Butter ranged
from 25 to 35 cents for North Caroollna
creamery butter; cow peas $1.50 to 12:
soy beads 11.50 to |2.30; corn around
|1 per bushel.
Many Applications for Clerkship.
Numbers of applications have come
Into Secretary of State Bryan Oiimes
for the state grant clerkship made va
cant by the sad death of George W.
Norwood. However, It is likely that
there will be no appointment to this
vacancy until Corporation Clerk W. S.
Wilson decides whether he will ac
cept the legislative llbrarlanshlp ten
'dered him by the State Historical
Commission. If be accepts the new
place then Mr. Joseph E. Sawyer, now
automobile clerk In tbe Department of
State, will be promoted to the place.
Delegates to Commercial Congress.
1 Delegates were appointed a few
f days ago by Governor Craig to repre
sent thte state ait tbe sixth annual sas
alon of the Southern Commercial Con-,
gross to be held In Muskegee. Okla., !
April 26 to 30. They are: A.E.Tate,
Hlgn Point; Lieutenant Governor
Paughtfldge, Rocky Mount; W. J.
flhuford. Greensboro; J. P. Sawyers.
AskevlUe; J. B. Blades. Newhem; T.
P. Alspangh. Winston-Salem; Clar
ence Poo. Raieieu; Dr. H. *i. Alexan
der. Mecklenfj : county, and Gen. J.
S. Cart, DupaC* 1
Mai* Survey of Baaf Cattle.
The North Carolina Beef Breed ere
and feeders' Association has a plan
to make a Beef Cattle Survey of the
state and to this end ltk will make use
of the rural schools of the state.
Bevecal valuable prises are offered ae
an exceptional Inducement to the
school children to enter the survey.
The association "has sent out the fol
lowing addressed to the rural school
children of North Carollni:
"The North Carolina Beef Breed
ers' at d feed sis* Association wants to
secure accurals Information about all
the fanners la the state who are now
producing or feeding beef cattle, or
who are In a position to do so.
"We believe that beef cattle can be
grown and fattened for market hi
North Carolina as cheaply as In any
other state In thy Union, and that in
a few years time the responsibility
tor producing a large part of the meat
supply of America will tall on the
Southeastern states. t
"Several valuable prltes will be of
fered tor the best prepared and most
complete beef cattle survey made by
any school boy or girl In his or her
district obtaining tbi% Information.
"If you want to enter this contest,
estimate the number of farmers In
your school district from whom you
can get the Information we desire,
and then write to R. 8. Curtirf; West
Raleigh. N. C.. telling him the num
ber of blanks you will need (that Is.
one for each, farmer.) Additional
blanks will be provided later, tf you
need them, but do not write for more
than you really need. A record will
be kept of your name and the num
ber of blanks you apply for, and the
number you send In. If you waste
them It will be scored against you.
"The enclosed blank will show you
what Is wanted. The answers must
be as short and concise as possible.
When you send the survey blanks In,
you must get the enclosed blank let
ter signed by >?pur teacher, stating
that you are a register -scholar, and
that, to the best of his or ber know,
ledge and belief, you obtained all the
information yourself.
"The completed blanks must be
sent to R. S. Curtis, at West Raleigh.
N. C., before September 1. 1815."
The banks referred to give an el
aborate array of questions, answers
to which the school children partici
pating In the contest will give.
The list of prises follow:
N. C. Beef Breeders' and Feeders'
Association, West Raleigh, N. C., one
pure-bred bull calf.
Sand Hill Board of Trade, Aber
deen. N. C? one pure-bred Berkshire
boar.
Animal Industry Division, West
Raleigh, N. C? one 825 Live Stock
Library.
Dr. D. H. Hill, A and M. College.
West Raleigh. N. C.. $10 worth pure
bred" poultry,, any breed desired, as
recommended by Office of Poultry Ip
?estlgations.
Five individual prises consisting of
recent books on llv.e stock.
Names Board of Navigation.
Governor Craig Issued commissions
to members of a board of navigation
and pilotage for the port of Wllmlng
ton under tbe provisions of the net of
the recent act of tbe legislature that'
changed tbe law so that there shall be
one member from South port and four
from Wilmington. Those appointed
are: William St. George, Southport:
Jamee Sprunt. J. W. Harper. H. G.
SmaHbones and Thomas F. Wood,
Wilmington.
Dr. Joyner Returns From Florence.
Dr. J. Y. Joyner has returned from
Florence, South Carolina, where he
delivered an address before the South
Carolina Teachers' Association in pro
gress there. Dr. Joyner la bne of the
men in North Carolina who are always
In demand for addresses out of the
state.
Wants Land For Sheep Raising.
Commissioner of grlculture Graham
has received a letter from Mr. G..W.
Wishon of Larchmont, N. Y., who
wishes to correspond with parties In
this state for the purchase -of a thou
sand acres or more of land suitable
for sheep raising.
Only Two-Thirds Cents Per Capita.
According to the Health. Bulletin
North Carolina's State appropriation
'or purposes of maintaining a state
board of Health, a State Laboratory
of Hygiene, and a vital statistics de
partment, combined, is nearly one and
two-thirds cents per capita.
Insurance Licenses Expire.
insurance licenses over North Caro
li'.'a expired recently and into the
State Insurance Department during
the day poured a mass of mall matter,
by way of renewals of licenses for in
surance companies practicing In the
;t*te. According to Commissioner
Young, North Carolina accommodates
about twice as many insurance com
panies as any state In the Union for Its
size and population. But there ap
pears thus far to be no evidence of
cessation of activities of any of these
companies In North Carolina.
Well Pleased With Debating.
At the State Department of Flduca
tlon there Is the deepest gratification
expressed at the proportions to which
the High School Debaters' Union of
this state has grown during the three
years that it has been in existence In
its competitive efforts for the Aycock
trophy which is provided by the Uni
versity of North Carolina under the
auspices of the two literary societies.
This development is Indicated by the
faot that 260 high school debaters de-i
bated In nearly every section of the
state the question of ship subsidy
Undecided on Librarian Job.
There Is general satisfaction ex
pressed here at the action of the
State Historical Commission In their
selection of W. S. Wilson for the new
office of legislative librarian and Mr.
Wilson Is being urged to accept the
place as probably tbe best-equipped
man for the place that could be
found. He has not decided yet what
he with do as the new work will take
him from a very agreeable place in
the department of state that be hat
filled with the highest efficiency for
a number of years.
APPROVED SITIE
OF BUNGALOW
Artistically Attractive and Most
Comfortable Home for
Small Family.
HAS AMPLE CELLAR ROOM
That Part of Designee Nacaaalty If
Building la Oaalgnad for North
am Cllmatoa?Uandscapo Ef
fect Given Moat Careful
Conel deration.
By WILLIAM A. RADFORD.
Mr. William A. Radford will anewer
question! and (Ivs advice FREE OF
COST on all subjects pertaining to the
subject of building, for the readers of this
paper. On account of his adds experience
as Editor, Author and Manufacturer, he
I Is, without doubt, the highest authority
I on all these subjects. Address all Inquiries
I to William A Radford, Bo. 1827 Prairie
I avenue, Chicago. 111., and only enclose
two-oent stamp for reply.
Bungalows require special architec
tural treatment In regard to-details of
| construction. The pretty Uttle bunga
low known as Design No. ?658 pos
| sesses a number of typical bungalow
features.
The selling value of a bpngalow de
pends very mudr upon first appear
ances. If tbe little house Th attrac
tive from the street when a prospec
tive purchaser makes a tour of In
spection, Interest Is aroused which
may develop Into a keen desire to own
the property. The same value Is at
to appearances, possibly to a
greater degree, when the owner se
lects plans and builds with the Inten
tion of making a permanent home.
There is a great deal of pleasure
In first deciding what a person Ukes
and then matching up the ambitions of
tbe different members of the family
against tbe savings account that has
been growing tor years for this special
purpose.
A real typical bungalow appeals to
everyone, but Is especially .suitable for
young married people with small fam
ilies. The bungalow style of archi
tecture was brought to tbe farm
sections of the United States from
Africa. The original bungalows were
low-down structures, small In dimen
sions on the ground, but quite ambi
tious In regard to roof surface. It Is
the wide-eaves expansion which ac
counts In a great measure for tbe par
ticular style of building known as
"bungalow construction."
?The first bungalows built In south
era California, where the rainfall sel
dom exceeds seven or eight Inches per
annum, had flat low-down roofs and
were built without cellars. An attic
Is, of course, out of the question, be
cause there Is seldom more than three
or four feet of space between the
celling Joists and the peak. This
means that the early California bunga
learanee of th? bungalow from vba
street. Sloping the lot toward the
bank makee conditions right for a
household workshop la the back end
of the basement.
The same fllllng-in of the lot helps
to keep the (roof, sad of the cellar
cool for storage purposes The best
bungalow construction has a cross
wall to divide the storage cellar from
the laundry and furnace room so that
the best possible use may be mads Ql
the basement cellar
Another modification of the kunga^
low affect for rainy sections of the
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country Is In the pitch of the root.
Bungalows' In climates of small rain
fall have the traditional flat roof, bat
when the rainfall exceeds >0 or 24
Inches then roofs ft made steeper.
The steeper roofs may be held down In
appearance by the treatment of the
gablea, to a certain extent.
In thla little fire-room bungalow
we have an artistic fascia. The peeks
of the gablee conform to bungalow
Ideas by introducing an artlatic effect
that le thoroughly In keeping with the
subject/ The windows and window
frames also are in keeping with the
oddities of bungalow building. Also
the cellar windows are shaped In con
formity with the lai^er windows, but
do not not follow too closely any one
particular pattern.
The cellar windows are set In the
siding of the house, the "same as the
larger window* that light the living
rooms, which is one reason for the
window family likeness.
Another bungalow feature la the
manner In which the timbers are
reached out from the gable ends of the
house to support the wide roof projec
tion; also the cornice trim at the
gables is especially interesting be
cause of the manner In which the
fascia la cut at the peak and at the
eaves.
The front porch le IT feet by S feet,
and la so protected by the overhang
ing cornice that it makes a very com
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lows were built close down on the
ground with eaves that could almost
'be- reached by stretching up one's
arm.
The planting of the bungalow into
foreign territory, however, has result
ed in many characteristic changes.
For instance, all bungalows in the
North are built with cellars. In fact,
a cellar under a bungalow in the north
ern sections of the country is the most
Important part of the bouse, because
It furnishes storage that la especially
valuable in a house that has neither
upstairs or attic.
The depth of bungalow cellars va
ries according to the climate. A uni
form height of basement or cellar cell
ing has been established, because
northern bungalows especially are
heated by warm-air furnaces and the
furnace pipes require 7V4 feet of head
room to give the proper slope for
easy heating, but the depth of cellar
wall below the lot line may vary with
the amount of cold winter weather.
The cooler the climate the deeper the
cellar below ground.
There la a modification to this rule,
however, for the necessity of carrying
out tbe low-down construction. For
this reason, when the cellar wall ex
tends from two to four feet above the
level of the lot, then considerable
grading Is done In front to bring the
ground up within a foot or so of the
level of the main floor.'
On tbe other hand deep cellar base
ments require Targe windows to admit
the necessary light.
The bungalow effect In front la se
cured by grading the lot and planting
flowers and ahrubbery so that the
fcrbund may slope away to the back
without affecVng the architectural ap
fortable outdoor sitting room in sum
mer. It is a typical bungalow porch
with wide steps and heavy columns,
which are fenced between with mis
sion style of railing without spindles.
The chimney Is rough stucco fin
ish, the stxe and design of which Is
similar to the heavy porch pillars.
The similarity Includes the caps on
the porch aiyl the chimney top.
The plan of the rooms also Is
worked out in true bungalow fashion,
with two bedrooms and a bathroom on
one side of the house and the three
living rooms on the other side. When
ever possible, the living rooms are
laid out on the sunny side of the
house, because so much more time Is
spent In the living rooms than In the
bedrooms.
Provision Is made for a stairway
to the cellar going down from the
kitchen. This stair Is laid out with
wide treads and easy risers, because
the housewife makes a good many
trips to the cellar and back while at
tending to the many household duties
during the day. The value of an easy
cellar stair Is appreciated In a bunga
low more than In the regular two-story
house, because It Is the only stf lr and
more use Is made of It.
The rooms In this bungalow are all
good sired and carefully arranged
for convenience and comfort. The,
living yoom is Intended to embody a
great deal of elegant comfort. It Is
IT by 12 feet In sire, well lighted and
well ventilated, especially when the
lire Is burning In the fireplace. Such
a room Is bright and cheerful, even
on dark days In the fall.
The bathroom Is extra large, after
taking out sufficient space for clothes
closet and a linen closet
A Modern Regulus.
There are some bright rava to Illu
minate the darkness, despair and deso
lation of the war. It la related in the
dispatches that a Frenchman In prison
In Germany, learning that his mother
Waa dying, wrote to the emperor beg
ging leave to go to her bedside and
pledging bis h'Onor that he would re
turn to Qermany by the first of March.
The kaiser at once gave orders for the
release of the prisoner on the terms
be proposed. The Frenchman depart
ed and was with bis mother when she
?lied, and then he kept faith and vent
hack to hla prison. It Is pleasant to
tee that the kaiser In the midst of the
vast responsibility and toll with which
be Is charged takes time and thought
tot such acts of mercy and human
kindness as this.?Baltimore Sun.
The Undraped Truth.
I.lttle Lemuel?Say. paw. what does
a paper mean when It says, "further
comment ta unnecessary?"
Paw?It usually means, son, that tbr
| writer doesn't know w hat else to say
How We Know
: That Christ Rose
From the Dead
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TKXT?Now If Christ be preached that
he rose from the dead, how say some
among you that there Is no resurrectkm
of the dead??I Cor. UAZ
At this season of the year oar
thoughts are turned more than usual
11 o n of Jeans
Christ. This Is
the keystone of
the arch of Chris
tianity and the
basis of oor own
hope of life be
yond the grave.
Therefore It la of
the first Impor
tance to be
sure about it We
ought to have a
Arm foundation
for our faith, for
which reason we
ask, and will try
iu tuiwor, ui?
question. How do we know that Jesus
Christ arose from the dead?
Historical Monuments.
Antiquarians say that the strong
est evidence of an event of early
times Is a historical monument erect
ed to establish It. Take our Fourth
of July. What an everrecurring
proof it Is of the Declaration of Inde
pendence put forth by pur political fa
thers as the Magna Charts of our na
tion! We trace the history of this
day from decade to decade until we
reach '.he point when it first came to
be. What then originated It, or what
explanation shall be given for its ob
servance at that time? There must
be some cause adequate for such an
effect, and we find It in that action of
the continental congress.
Just so we have the first day of -
the week which we keep as one of
rest and worship. All the people do
not keep this day, but many do. who
are called Christians. They are found
in all nations and among all tongues.
Moreover they have kept this day for
nearly 2,000 years, and yet there was
a time when it began to be. What
originated it, what explains Its coming
Into being? There must be a cause
adequate for such an effect, and it la
found In thaixesurrectlon of Jesus
Christ from the dead on that day.
Thlk proof Is all the stronger wham
we recall that the first Christians were
Jews, and that until that time they
had always kept the seventh day of
the week, and not the first. It must
have been a revolutionary event In
deed to produce a Change like this.
The Testimony of Eye-Wltneaaea.
But going further back, what ground
had our Christian fathers for believing
that Jesus Christ arose from the dead
on that day? To mention only a single
fact, they had the testimony of 514
eye-witnesses, mentioned by Paul In
I Corinthians 15:5-8. . Onel eye-wit
ness might be mistaken, or two or
three might be mistaken, but 514 hard
ly! And not when you remember that
500 of them saw him at once. And
furthermore the post-resurreetion ap
pearances of Jesus Cbrlst werj many,
for he remained upon the earth toy
six weeks. And not only were they
many, but very Intimate, if we may so
express it. He walked and talked
with bis disciples, and he ate and
drank with them. And he afforded
them the evidence not only of the
senses of sight and sound, but of
tpuch, too. Thomas was directed to
thrust bis hand into the wound In the
side of Jesus, and told to "be not faith
less. but believing." The man who
rejects such testimony is incapable
of accepting any similar testimony to
anything or anybody.
Personal Experience.
And yet the man wbo truly believes
on the Lord Jesus Christ, has evi
dence of a more Intimate and satisfac
tory kind than either of those named.
He has the witness in himself, for he
himself is risen from the dead, not
as-yet physically, but in a spiritual
sense. He has risen from the death
of ein Into the life of righteousness.
He knows this to be a fact, and Jt is
so great a marvel In his experience
that the physical resurrection to fol
low is altogether removed from the re
gion of uncertainty or doubt.
But how did this resurrection take
place in bis cash? Simply by be
lieving the testimony of God concern
ing the death and resurrection of
Jesus Christ. This is a great mystery,
but the moment a man bf"""?? what
God has said about his son' who died
for our sins and rose again for our
Justification, that moment he Is born
again, be is a new man, in a new
world, with a new hope In his heart.
You do not need to offer him further
proof that Jesus Christ rose from the
dead, he carries with him all the proof
he requires in his own soul
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Once I wan blind, but now ! can m.
The light of the world la Jeaue
No power can effect this change In
a man but God; and If God effecta It
when a man believes, that la all the
testimony the man needs that hla Son
died' and rose again. Why not try
It for yourself? It costs nothing but
the surrender of your will to God, but
It Is worth more than everything else
you have In this world.
Tasted Death for Every Man.
We see Jesus, who was made a lit
tle lower than the angels for the
suffering of death, crowned with
glory and honor: that he by the grace
of God ahould taste death for every
man.?Hebrews 1:9.
We have* more to do today than
to make a living; we have to make ?
life Let us not spoil the one In seek
ing to gain the other.?J. H. Jowett.
So long as mankind ipsts there will
be differences of opinion: but that la
no reason why there should not h?
unity In diversity.?Lord Norton,