The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1914-04-11
THE MESSAGE or FASTER.

/ direction Of Jesus, the NaAafeue
for If Christ be not risen from the
dead then are VIC u all men most
miseraBlc." The birth OF Aessiah
was promised and anticipated Us Of
| import Tor the Hebrews, its sighi-
fieaucc to them largely OF temporal
nature. Oh the Resurrection arose
tha neg faith Of Christianity, and it
! Is the Resurrection that Easter com
memorates,
/ AS 10 Easter and It's message, one
lean well afford to forego argument
Il as to whether it was OF pagan ORR
SIN, or the period Of lis. recurrence.
1 it Christian whose taitn Is itfln
based AYERS that Jesus OF Nazareth
vas cruclfiea, died and VAS buried
and arose from the dead, WAS seen
again - In the flesh ere the final
fareR ell 10 Garth. Countless nil
| lions OF men and women nave ac-
sspted the declarations of the Mom-
"a and ;le apostles and have found
comfort ami strength III the belief,
| It IS the sheet anchor OF nope and
comfort noH lor millions Of men
and Womelt. ana So ii viii be III
thu Years thai are to cone. Ihe
story Of Tie Cross and LIE Tomb viii
labtde ana Uud earnest and reves-
| yut place in the hearts and minds O
Iuar raeg Ii tAere be those Io:'
hau 1t carries Ilo message
.hole are sucA-so u" il. That IS
their affair. No man may force his
f8Ea belief on his fellow nan. GOO
aarcaes aid judges each heart ana
aaud and COD is mercitaI, eSeh as
lie Is Just. IT the belief gives
strength and comfort to many as
IL surely docs-wHy shoulG any one
esIge 10 shake or IA any way i'm
Fair dat faith Why not rejoice
that your Ieuowman has Il faith that
IS to him 4l-sQfficient and wish
aim Godspeed?
Even ii tlsassoeiaGed from Eas-
,-,.. .-d +na Ftaet,rrarr.on Faster
,z,,,15 For,t ,ru message of meme and
joy, 4ur ali It's suggestions and its
ssube42m would teIt OF new birth
ana r..,,,.,..} nj HIa and strength
a,a l,an,-inass n is eloquent with
.5 ..z,,+ra... of r,negaI because
>..+,,r.. mas Il, tha manifestation
ars hsr ynire il pg5ent. Her dee
l..r,t,c,, is. l5f. IS e,ernal Be
cav a.4d .e.rtl,- e,t.,,f -tt.alg, but al.
er- a,-z,rii ,alile. as italy lie new
laf-.s th. 4a9et..t life This :.
trae u,a-..,ya Than every blade oi
.rg.. every flower. eyETv tree
l,fjrrs- in tine sgring tIme 10 man
.Il If ga kue,---vh4n we looked
1T she de.d brown grass, at the
54aaa den96ed of foliage. Al the rose
ausa from which the last floMpe
had fallen and docayed- hat IN ,hc
srriastje.e .Ile emerald nue. would
be OH The grass agala, thai the
mare frefs would ue EuHutiaut in
leaf and tWjg. that ,bc beauty auG
fracraBce OF every flower would
again charm The eve and delight
tie senses. If Nature teaches any
.esson with eloquent emphasis ii
i . .r I.... f ra,...,t.,.l of -erltt.-
ing life-4Dd Easter is The season
when the voice O.! Nature is most
{ejoaue7l5. The message is not OF
doubf az DESPAIR. but OF hope ana
twtnd,,e.e. for of all thoughts man
/ ,at;uAs most from thought OF OK.
ttinction, lie can endure pain an
ts,rro4 and long wait for reallza-
zion Of his foudest hopes, but he
tdrcstI, extinction and his soul cries
inland in Hretcst TO the question
l"It that ali? Does existence end
with e8rfh lffeyo The mystery .!
his najnk may awe his soul. az III
ro9ljzes thai ne does not know
: .,-hv" n, thDg " b1ft he vcaras for