The Keota news., 1913-03-21

In the grave. Cruelty Truth on
Calvary, and wound it to death: place
1t in the strongest Of sepulchres. and
set q sea- of stone. and Truth Will
rise again. 1t is the history Of every
Great Cause of Goodness-first cruci-
hxion, after being misunderstood and
mistreated: then entombment, and
then resurrection. The story Of Jesus
death and resurrection is the per-
ennial symbol of these things.
II your Cause. or your Truth. or
your Vision of Goodness has not done
much for you-has not won your love
and observation-disclosures 1t was slain. you
will not likely recognize it when 1t has
proved itself superior to death.
Secondly, we will know our Lost
Cause when we get back to something
like the sad set Of circumstances in
which we lost the thing 80 dear.
There Is always place where we
mentally lose our Christ-where we
spiritually recognize the tragedy of
II that adored Ideal il to have a
resurrection, and we are to know it.
a. our Christ-that is. as the Power
In our life which saves us-we must
be ready to hnd Christ In the same
circumstances-att the same mental
crossroads where we lost him.
These disciples knew their tragic
loss at the Last Supper. Crucifixion
and Easter followed. Easter Sunday
evening came. and some Of the dis.
ciples started out. perplexed and be-
wildered. on an eight-mile journey to
Emmaus. with mysterious fellow
traveller. Their mood was like the
April weather. The springtime was
walking through the gardens. open
ing buds into bloom. and liberating
the song in the birds throat, as these
men passed on, but they were think
ing Of little save the news which
stirred uncertainty in heart and brain.
Every new turn Of events served only
to start questions and stimulate vague
hopes, like unto those which had been
destroyed on Calvary.
The Stranger felt this mood. and
said to them: What manner of COM
munications are these that ye have
one to another. as ye walk and are
sad?" One of them was SO full of his
own thoughts and of the event that
had engrossed their attention that
he said in reply: Art thou only a
stranger in Jerusalem. and hast not
known the things which ara come to
[! pass there in these days?"
Az we read the gospel story we have
j 4 sense of glad relief wher we come
+. upon Luke's words: But they con-
! strained him. saying, Abide with US,
! for 1t is towaro evening. and the day
/, is far spent He went in to tarry
T. with them" Who has not expressed
! the desire to have been there with
/: the three, as they sat at the evening
meal together? Was anything to re-
mind them Of that Last Supper? As
! was customary, the, guest had the
chief seat at tho table. and he took
the bread, uttered the blessing and
gave 1t to them.
1 Then came their glad cry: 1T IL
. the Lord!" Was 1t his touch upon
? the bread 80 like the touch upon the
bread and wine 1T the supper In the
upper room, where they saw him last
-"the Last Supper" made them
recognize him?
The lesson for US is to look for our
Lost Ideals. which are Risen Ideals.
In the very circumstances where they
were lost. Expect them to appear to
you and to me. in the mental mood
and tense which were yours and
mine, when we confessed to our hearts
that we had seen them betrayed and
IoTsaken.