Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-03-31
THE EASTER CLOCKS
PASTOR ALBERT MASSEY.

The people OF a nation will set the
clocks up this Easter day May we
not make effort to lengthen tho
DAYS by more than an hour ono
half IN light and half in shadow,
The earth swings round the temporal
sun let such alterations prove
transient--the part now shaded and
the part shining become contrastod
hemisphere no more. but both moyo
iGto boundless noon.
What u worth warning for? what
worth dying for ? what living for?
In crisis like the present. the land
and each citizen must fall back up-
on the universal. IN, infinite. rtrr-
nal II soldier or sailor may lose
his body. he needs ask whether no
viii keep his soui--or has "A soul
personally worth keepinE
In tho middle nges forces had
spent themselves Greater part OF
the world lay in sleep Of death
Came then The RenR isssa nce"--,a
resurrection. Scholars returned
from the east. bringing revelation
Westward explorers sailed. and dis
covered. Eoth were resurrection
G. nd a life 20 European learning May
rcbirth and more daylight come to
all lands this year
There wCs once a young man. lie
died" tn cheerful round OF home
lie ARE Stcd. and Unexpectedly. Hc
had Just come TO tho perfection OF
his powers Yes. the worst OF II was
he was cut Off In midst OF his DAYS
And II the faNorite physician had
been there tsaid his sister, the
brother had not died. II all seemed
an accident
The family were OF high rank.
Religious and informed but thore
wasn't much comfort in the conveu.
tional doctrine, "He shall rise ara In
at the last day" The sad facts that
that resurrection was n long way Off
and that happiness usefulness Was
interrupted Was he not. for all
present time. absent
Then Someone came 90 Martha.
snd with tender. mighty voice de-
cIarcd. ~ An" and reset the clock
We too have believed In tmmor-
tality To be fashionable We have
to Learned science ~ our dny
commands II. Vet miserable We arc.
uncontrolled Gulf of time and
ppace We have not hridged Rather
bridge there IA but wo do not use
Il We have goody-goody stories for
our children Your playmate ~
with the angels somewhere up
above the stars" But We break our
faith: and chatter. The dear one
"died"-we took him" To the Gem
etery let us visit the grave and
heap flowers over her In cir
Giles ~ fraternity We gather. reviv-
ing the rites from darkcned aces.
and humble verses about "thc
hourn from which No traveller has
returned on tho old schedule our
clocks are run
Somewhere In France, stepping
into = poor mans house one saw
framed and glazed upon the wall n
thousand frame note lie said 10
the old noks How came YOU hy
thts7- They rcclted that SOL
dier had been haken by them chart
| tably. and nurscd until he passed
to rest And when dying ne had
given them trat little picture as a
memorial Such y pretty souvenir
/ they thought g they had framed
! is-atn adorn the cottage home
] Greatly surprised are they-aa
/ rrcativ aH We. NJ Information thai
what has hcen given place whr-r DO
can look preitv fortune is hpy-
| ms value immediate and sure. Tur
\ round the treasure. THY brother
shall rise again" mote which Jesus
made and one moment later took
up. turned into visible coinl wo
have put the nice frame. tie ~AaI N
live aga some other time" when