The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-04-14

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This iB the Easter month and rings
with It a sense of Eejoicing that we are
safely through the winter ana the
/, earth is again smiling at the gentle
touch OF spring. ...
Christmas, which W. celebrate as
the anniversary of the birth of Christ,
! iS typical Of hope and Joy, although
4 ~ comes at season when the suspan-
sion OF Natures animation hardly ac.
cords with the sentiment OF the ocoa-
ston. But In spite of the short tay-
j light, the cold. incIement. weather and
! other tnrhidAing: conditions. tIa inv-
/ ous spirit Of Christianity inspiring TIE
J human soul triumpls over adverse
/, physieals onditions tand makes Christ.
|, mas bright with happiness and joy. &
j This shouiG be % constant reminder
(, that the world Is what we make A.
and should teach us!the important les
son that true happiness IL from with
/ In and that we can and with true
! Christian foFtitude,i should rise supeP-
! ior to circumstances. -
Easter, which commentaries the
resurrection of our Lord and s IyioP,
is beautifully emhlematic of immo. tai
ity which He came on earth to brig
to light. ,f$
| AS the resurrection was the crown
Ing act, the glorious contamination of
the earthly mission Of the Son OF God,
SO Easter surely should rank as high
as any of the Christian festivals.
/ Christmas, like your own birthday,
always comes on the same day Of the
! month"; but do you know why eEasse2
always comes ON Sunday and may have
9 variation OF ttirty-foIr days In diff
J55T5, tIIIiiIie 5s1iy n ass . a 1s-,
& March 20 to April %?
It is,5 because Easter Is always the
! first Sunday after the first full moon
{ which comes after the 2fst day, of
March. g; q u n
Does not that seem strange way
/, to determine a sacred festival? Bat
! thes1 IS q historic reason for It found
Z In the Rlbie Read IN your old Tes-
|. aniAnt how, when thet EhiidKen OF 9s-
irael being held insbOililaSe in Isgypt;
i the Angel Of the Lord, in order 10 fstiti4
! ikh the Egyptians for their cruelty,
I'm 8 single night Slew Is iirst born
| in every yptiah tamil 3 aas passed
Ioyer the homes OF the Hebrews with
tsolit haFmiflg them In obedience TO
thn command of Moses tie 1oRE over
tsinee havS oelehtate a the aniyefaafy
os this oeeasloll rs { slieIr gre atest feaas.
i.say. They have always called &C
tine Feast OF the Passover and they
make. fcofe OF It than the Bafsstiana
do nf either CliFistnaa or l2asteP.s 8.
When the Kingdom OF Judah was iIs
Its paln1y days and Holoniofa's temple
was the eFowAinE "a dry o9 Jerusala Lars,
!. .itg was no anc0lA con thing for the
multitude that t3esselsb annually I6s
The Passover zzfom aAs parts OF Jndea
Up number Iiicehy NH Hos sgTIis. q IN
5u,ssiFSsSss i, iFsss JeVlsa lem could Atonfaiu only
E-syS
5oprneyed with their fanlsliea on foot
or with OK eaT aTts or denhsys, e9fnplng
On ahe Eaad Wherever niaht 0aaEteeI
them. and when they reached the Holy
City their tents srsered the hills for
miles around ss .s
We finlI WI hour raj ads aud ims
proved niahlIs. 1kz ttTzslsls Ion that q
hundred thousand psapis IS o large
cesSEd To attend any kind iiof a celebra-
tion hut Mhht would we think of three
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