Free trader-journal and Ottawa fair dealer. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1920-1927, 1920-04-05
WORLD IS IN NEED
Of RESURRECTION,
NOT BUILDING OVER
RECONSTRUCTiO MUST BE PRE-.
CEDED BY REVIVAL OF CHRIST
IAN FAlTH-EASTER SERVICES
HELD IN SPITE OF STORM
WHICH Crippled CITY.

The blizzard conspired against
church attendance last night. Al the
Baptist church an augmented choir
and fifteen piece orchestra under
the direction OF Mr.. lloff, gave the
Easter Cantata "Our Living Lord 1t
il worth a larger hearing and VIII be
repeated next Sunday. The morning
service was well ATTENDED consider
mig the unusual weather conditions.
Fifty knights Templar wprshipped
with us and had a large part in the
service. Mr. Schoch gave the ode to
the flag. w + prchard acted as pre-
late and Mr.. Sterrctt OF Nurseries.
was Captain General Rev 6. w.
Chessman spoke ON "The Power CT
the Resurrection" Text. Phil 10. A
digest follows:
"rhe Easter fact We celebrate this
day was the dynamic that transform
ed the writer of our text from a per
scouting Pharisee to 4 flaming apOs-
tie of the Christian religion. Alter
the heavenly vision Paul could say
4 no longer live but Christ lives In
me- He experienced the life abund-
ant Christ said he came that men
might have. And is ii not true that
today the miracle Of Bethany Ii ro-
peated when men take away the
stones Of unbcliet and obstructing sin
and permit Christ in the voice of the
resurrection to call them forth from
their tOmhS TO ncWeSS OF lite Ihat
Is the Easter fact. Resurrection Is
a present power. 1t is present regencr
alton, the central truth of Christian
ity. the cardinal message OF the
church, the supreme need Of the
world
"rhe apostle Paul experienced this
great dynamic fact and carried it to
a pagan, dying world TO intellect
ual Greeks in their pride and TO
naughty Romans in their aired super
iority and 10 scotfing Jews Paul cried,
I am not ashamed Of the gosePl
Why? Because it has power Ii men
came back at Paul saying, You offer
us weak and despised thing. he
had the answer God chooses the
weak things of this world to conlound
the mighty
Il wonder sometimes if We are not
ashamed of the gospel Before the
war Germany was not ashamed of its
kutur and has failed. Men have
not been ashamed of rationalistic
philosophers which they boosted OF as
being void Of fancies. vagaries and
superstitions, but such philosO phies
have failed to lift men, Men have not
been ashamed of beautifully wrought
ont ethical systems and moral codes
with the miraculous and supernatural
tabooed Marcus Aurelius is good
reading but who was ever saved by
Marcus Aurehus
The world today needs reSurrec-
ton Some say reconstruction. How
reconstruct? Radical sovietism gives
its answer in terms Of red revolutiO |.
Socialism and communism offer their
panaceas What an array of cureals
are offered One thing alone sut-
fees and that is the impact Of divine
power on the life Of the world effect
ing its resurrection. The Bishop of
Cacak Of the diocese Of Serbia writes
from the heart of the blasted Balkan
states saying there is not freedom
without a spiritual rebirth. The pre-
mierS OF Great Britain lend their
names TO a document which states
In Christianity We shall discover the
ultimate foundations OF the recon
struction Of an ordered and harmon
ious life for all men"
At Zion Evangelical Lutheran.
In spite of the snOWStOrm ycStor
day. large crowd of worshipcrs gath
Grad in Zion Evangelical chruch to at
tend the special seryives held ir
honor OF Christ's resurrection. The
pastor Rev, j. 7. Mueller, spoke or
Rom. S:31-39, saying in part
"Of all the festivals observed by the
Christian church Easter is no dOubt
the oldest and most joyful. The great
fact of the Savior's resurrection was
the first great redcmptional event
which he early Christian believed
necessary to observe by particular
worship They were q sorry lot, 50
far as their appearance in the world
was concerned. They were dcspised
hated, prosecuted by the great ant
mighty of their time. Their meet
ing places were the catacombs anC
mountain recesses, yet when Easter
came their hearts were filed witt
such happiness that they celebrated il
with public rejoicing. meeting eacl
other at the dawn of the day, as The
sun rose with the greeting of JOY
The Lord Is risen. He is risen in
deed. llallelujah And to this DAY
the festival of Easter has held it.
prominent place. Christmas is grea
and glorious. as the first announce
ment of the gospel of salvation
through the birth of Jesus Christ
Christmas comes to us with all the
love of God the Father. the grace o
Christ Jesus. and the Wshfp o
the Holy Spirit Yet here at Easter
Is greater cause fer joy. because W.
here see the fultillment OF he Savior
work. the glorious recognition o
Christs redemption by the Father, The
official declaration of the world. 1T il
finished
The following Easter program vii
be given tonight at 40 in Zion Me
mortal hall:
Violin and piano selection, Marjorie
and jeanette Brucks
Pageant, Springs Welcome t'
Easter"
Part 1.
Spring. Helene Hitter.