Jasper County Democrat, Volume 4, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 March 1902 — IS CHRIST ALIVE? [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IS CHRIST ALIVE?

Ileanon and fattb through all the bitter night did strive; Reason «»« ley cold, I felt the chill: Reason was loud and bold, And swayed my willFaith lost her gentle hold And then w.'ih still. The Easter bells rang wild and free ‘‘ls Christ alive?” Across the waste 1 beard them ring their challenge out; My heart was heavy with its Rrlef,

My prayers had brought me no relief— I lifted up my voice mid answered with a shout—“No! Christ Is not alive.’’ At once the bells died down, and I was borne away; The rush of worlds wns In my ears. The sudden chill of mighty fears - And then there rolled from some vast realm beyond the day—- “ Christ Is alive." —Artemas Jean Haynes, In Chicago RecordHerald.