The revised version of the New Testament, with a history of the present and former . eatening ? IWho dispels the terrors of the tomb and bids us hail death as amessenger that summons us to a higher and better world where allthe problems of earth are solved in the light and bliss of heaven? ^ To all these questions, which may be hushed for a while by thefollies of passion, the intoxication of pleasure, the eager pursuit ofwealth or knowledge, but which sooner or later irresistibly pressthemselves upon the attention of every serious mind, there is butone answer : Lord, where shall we
The revised version of the New Testament, with a history of the present and former . eatening ? IWho dispels the terrors of the tomb and bids us hail death as amessenger that summons us to a higher and better world where allthe problems of earth are solved in the light and bliss of heaven? ^ To all these questions, which may be hushed for a while by thefollies of passion, the intoxication of pleasure, the eager pursuit ofwealth or knowledge, but which sooner or later irresistibly pressthemselves upon the attention of every serious mind, there is butone answer : Lord, where shall we go but to Thee ? Thou alonehast words of eternal life, and we know and believe that Thou artthe Christ, the Son of the living God. Apostles and evangelists,martyrs and confessors, fathers and reformers, profound scholars,and ignorant slaves, mighty rulers and humble subjects, experienced |men and innocent children—all, all point, in this great and all-absorbing question of salvation, not to Moses, not to Socrates, not to iMuhammed, not to philosophy, art, or science, but to Christ, as the. Chrisfs Testimony to Christianity. 19 Way, the Truth, and the Life. He and He alone has a balm forevery wound, a relief for every sorrow, a solution for every doubt,pardon for every sin, strength for every trial, victory for everyconflict. He and He alone can satisfy the infinite desires of ourimmortal mind. Out of Christ life is an impenetrable mystery ;in Him it is gloriously solved. Out of Him there is nothing butskepticism, nihilism and despair; in Him there is certainty andpeace in this world, and life everlasting in the world to come. Ourhearts are made for Christ, and ^ they are without rest until theyrest in Christ.^ In joy of universal peace, or senseOf sorrow over sin,Christ is His own best evidence,His witness is within. No fable old, nor mythic lo^e. Nor dream of bards and seers,No dead fact stranded on the shore Of the oblivious years,— But warm, sweet, tender, even yet A pr
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