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II Man Die shall lie Live Again?
Back Of the happiness OF the sea-
son al Easter lies the hope OF the
soul, the augmenting certainty with
which man answer this questionlt
Is one OF the Oldest OF all dues-
lions, In the morning glow OF time
by the fields OF Egypt and the
plains Of ChaIdea, men sought to
solve the mystery The Indian talk
cd Of hunting grounds and the man
Of business In Chicago and London
drops his papers on his desk aud
finds himself wondering whether he
viii have any part or knowledge in
the life that will so on when he is
gone
The search fayors not at all OF
superstition. The advent OF SCI
ence has not served to make Il any
less pressing. The only difference
is that men cease to be satisfied
with superficial answers. At heart
the race beats as one here; Il
feels that immortality is it right; its
whole theory OF life is built on this;
we live by the faith OF an unending
.lfe,
The word Easter is almost synony
nous with happiness, but happiness
OF all are those who have the
Easter vision. which is the vision OF
a living Christ. Easter day is the
celebration Of the resurrection Of
our Lord who liyeth and was dead
and is alive for evermore That is
the old, yet ever new, the precious
Easter truth, "a living Christ" TO
give new life through the hope OF
immortality. Where is the sting OF
death or the victory OF the grave,
with the expectation OF a perfect
world beyond? .... iii.
/ Love is ever asking the question.
Friends may die. but the friend
ship lives. We have said our fare
wells, but the longing for their fac
es does not dim. Fathers and moth
ers are cherishing the hope OF day
yet TO dawn when the old home ties
will be knit again. Hearts that are
heavy with the sorrow OF lost
form and a silent voice will see the
star of hope through the blurring OF
tears, We have written this hope
in ali the beauty Of our cemeteries,
in loves memorials. We accept IL
as our every day thoughts.
In some lives, those that have
meant most for this world, there
, has been a steady consciousness Of
another world and larger life -
) sense Of Immortality All the
A, teachings of Jesus stand out with
this background OF a mans life AZ
stretching far beyond the dust. AND
so, when the gloom OF the grave
r gathered about him, those WHIT
/ knew him best saw in It but the pre-
: mise of another day, and soon the!
D saw, as never before, how gloriou
y and how real the fate OF life tina
= cannot taste Of death.
,
Easter Is the symbol of life. 7,
r. make room for the life more abun
dant, there must be a death Of tn
life insufficient, death of old de
sires, ambitions and aims whic
. are unworthy. Each year shout
bring fresh resurrection in GU
liyes-a death Of the old life poo
: and mean, a resurrection to the ne'
life, unselfish and haIlowed W
Il must die 20 weakness to arise
strength We must die to selfish
n ness to arise to devotion. We mus
die to strife and hatred to arts
% TO peace and love. We mast die I
the things which are temporal I
i arise to the things which ar
y eternal. To all who have the clea
Easter vision, Christ is risen indee
d in the heart. to be alive forever
q more.