The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1907-04-01

death" We need but refer to extinct
divisions OF the race. standing with
historians In the vast halls Of almost
forgotten civilization Egyptian, As.
syrian. Greek. Roman, scandinavian,
Germanic. AngloSax3n--t prove
Popes assertion, Hope springs eter-
nal in the human breast"
But, while the pre-Christian pilgrim
treasured hope one of the souls
most precious attributes he lacked
the positive knowledge Of immortality,
so essential 10 mwavering. absolute
conviction; hence.s lacking "convic
tlOn" relative 10 his doctrines regard
Ing post-mortem consciousness, he
mourned oft times his kith and kin
as lost forever. longing as do they
without hope" and faith for "the
touch OF vanished hand"
Until fully three decades Of our
Christian era, doubt still largely
ruled mems minds, for the positive
evidence of survival of the human
personality was lacking. Then came
the climax of the ages in the unfold
ment of Gods wonderful plan for re-
demption of fallen mantle resur-
reotion of our blessed Lord. Well
might the inspired lips OF that apostle
10 the gentiles express the following,
q Cor 1920, But now Is Christ
risen from the dead" This chapter
truly may be called Paul's high-tide
argument for the basic truth OF the
doctrine of primitive Christianity
that the dead" are not incarcerated
In shadowy Sheol, but have access,
through faith in the arisen Christ, to-
the Holy Of HOLES. abode Of Jehovah
Ia strange claim TO orthodox Jew,
aud the tenet receiving special EN-
phasis and calculation before Pagan
inquisitors.
Easter commentaries and cele-I
brates the fact of Christ's triumph
over the last foe, not the exact ami
versary OF the resurrection. II Is a
movable festival, dependent on as
Economical conditions.
The origin of the term is not clear.
Some authorities derive it from the
Saxon Ostara. or Eostre, (the German
Ostern), referring TO the goddess Of
spring.
Uniformity Of observance was lack !
ing in the primitive church. different
dates being claimed, especially by
the Occident and Orient. Queen Fan |
ZELDA so said, kept Palm Sunday
while King Oswy Cher husband) |
about Col observed Easter.
"The method of fixing the date of |
Easter was settled by the council Of
Nice, A. D.. 1926, which decreed that
ii should fall on the Sunday which
follows the full moon
that happens upon or next after the
vernal equinox, March q. In case
the full moon fell on Sunday, the date
OF the holy day was postponed one
week in order to avoid the celebration
OF the same day as the Jewish Pass /
over or the Easter Of the quarto-
deciman heretics" The dates of
Easter range between March I'D and |
April 25th The ruling at Nice is our I
standard
In h-temperate attitudes, Easter |
and spring are almost synonyms. AS |
The sun, slowly climbing towards the |
trophic of cancer, crosses the equator,
the long-delayed GOODIES of spring
time sweetly smiles on hill and vale, |
but recently freed from winters cold
embrace, and mother-earth finds her
self resplendent in robes Of living
green
with Magic pow'r, the spring-time
Her crown of verdure weaves,
And all the trees on all the hills
Open their thousand leaves"
\ W v form d buds embryonic
leaves. miniature grass-blades kissed
by the glistening dew drops, opening
petals of crocus-al eloquenty attest
the indestructibilty of life, all OBJ.
jectiyely demonstrate the fallacy of
death ends all!
Apropos the evidentia value of
budding vegetation, listen to the fol
Owing EASTERN itS Iu. ItHuNht
kings body was buried in massive
omb. the secret of whose entrance
was thought TO be forever lost. Many !
sought to enter the masoleum, none
The circlng years sped
)r until two thousand had come and
cone since the royal body had been
AT last. however, the
loor was discovered by a thoughtful
craftsman
Men entered the solemn place.
,ilent for so long and found intact
he embalmed body of the kinely
lead. and within his closed hand lay q
he root of a lily. Then they took
he bulb. clasped by the dead for
ivt~ generations, and laid 1t in the
- ."N"-' mother earth, and miracle
as tie salt In spring-tide the bulb
nj en- leaves. and in the glory of
"a IN IL bore a flower. Men and .
o~o1 sought and admired the
/ ange flower At last came a wise
nan. philosopher, who marveled
nd reverently said to the silent Fly: