Montpelier examiner. [volume] (Montpelier, Idaho) 1895-1937, 1907-03-29


For unknown centuries before the
coming of the Christ, the nations Of |
the ancient world celebrated the
season when winter seemed to have
lost his mold upon the earth, and-the
promise of another spring and an
other harvest was apparent on the
earth and IN the soitened air.
When the Master arose from the
sepulchre it was natural for Chris
tians to put new significance upon
the day, for to the hope of the spring
and the harvest was added the hope
of life beyond this life-the break
ing of the chains of the grave, the
touching and warming to life the
palor on the cheek of the dead, the
starting to life of the pulses that
had ceased to beat. Before there
had been vague dreams of possible
immortal life to men, but they were
founded on little evidence except
the natural recoil from the thought
that merciful Creator had given
life to men and drawn around 1t
wonderful joys and often had
crowned 1t with ineffable glorles,
only that after brief season, it
should crumble back to dust.
But when iD immortal radiance
the angel had said to the heart
wrung woman:s "Him whom you
seek is not here; He has risen" then
earth and heaven alike were thrilled;
then mortals thought they saw that
it was possible for s'lhis mortal to
put on immortality" and realized
that the death of winter and the
resurrection of spring had, through
the centuries, been but typical of
mans life and death and hls awak-
ening from the dead with all life's
infrmities left in the deserted grave.
| So with new solemn Joy they
turned to celebrate the day the com
ing of which was now more than
ever the symbol Of life TO be after
the chill and the darkness had been
passed.
So they went about the streets ex
claiming, "The Lord is risen" So
there were loving greetings among
friends; so enmities were forgotten
for that day; so they dressed their
affairs with spring blooms, and with
joyous hearts spread their feasts
and pledged their happiness and
hopes in brimning cups.
For centuries the day has been
; increasing in significance; with every
year the mystery Of an after life
seems less and less profound, for
science and invention and iHcreas-
ing wisdom but accentuate the hope
. that took on real substance nearly
2 two thousand years ago.
4 The miracles of the steam and
r electric engines; the marvel of print
e ing and the Perfeetng press; tht
n selzing of great river, wrestling
from it it's power and transmitting
:. that power for hundreds of miles
4 the putting of grille round aboul
is the earth in forty minutes; th'
q transmitting of a human voice 70
u hundreds of miles along a wire. -
e that above the roar of raging wind
1. and beating storms il can be hear,
.e with absolute distinctness, like th'
% ..still snaII voice" which followe,
re the earthquake and the hurriean
re tnat swept aud rocked the mountain
/, the latest miracle through which
II disabled ship far out to sea can o.
re the yiewless air alone send the SO.
Il of ils disaster; the wonder of Il
III anesthetfc that can suspend brai
nj and nerves. and make prostrai
nj form insensible TO pain-all Ihes
ID things make the possibility Of a
% awakening from that phenomena