The Columbus dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 19??-1922, 1920-04-04
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Today the CHRISTIAN world celeDfat-
es the event which is the heart and
center Of the religion Of Jesus Christ,
the resurrection Of that Redeemer
Who laid aside His Kingly Robes in
Heaven, came to earth, took upon
Himself the form of a man, walked
the weary ways Of men, and trod the
wine-press alone, that lost and ruin
ed race might find pardon for their
transgressiOns. Easter, commemorate
ing as it does the resurrection of
Christ, is the most important of all
the religious celebrations. For, had
not Christ had power to overcome
death itself and come back to life af-
ter entering the spirit world, medi-
ator between God and man would not
have been provided, and the human
race would have continued as before
the advent of the Savior into the
world.
The resurrection of Jesus of Nazar-
eth was the elimination Of the life
mission of this divine Savior of Men.
Born in manger, reared among the
lowly, choosing as His associates the
poor, the simple, and the ignorant, he
yet reached the highest point in the
perfection Of human character, and
received from His Father in Heaven
the proud plaudit, "This is my beloved
Son, in Whom | am well pleased"
While we are not to believe that
Jesus was the only being who was
ever brought up from the dead, we do
believe that His resurrection was the
only one ever accomplished for the
same divine cause. But in order to
properly appreciate the significance
and meaning of His return to earth
after death and burial, the mission of
His life and the motive of His sacri-
flee must be understood. If history
may be believed, and surely that
which is divine must be, there were
numerous resurrectjons. And should
we explore the realms of mythology
we find many instances, some written
in all the beauty and poetry Of legend
airy lore.
But we do not have to go to the
musty and poetic tones of myth
ology to find accounts of other re-
surrections than that of Jesus Christ
The Savior himself raised the
daughter of Jairus from the dead. He
also brought Lazarus back to life. But
of Jairus' daughter and Lazarus We
hear no more; of Christ, everything
There was only in the resurrection Of
Jairus' daughter a manifestation Of
His power and His pity; in that o.
Lazarus, His power and His love. Ii
these Incidents we find blended in Hi
character the sympathy of man ant
the attributes of God in a NOR
striking manner than In other incid
ents of His recorded life But tn
resurrection Of Jesus Christ was diff
ferent far from that of any other
The Spirit of the great God cam,
upon the sepulcher, burst the cere
ments. rolled away the stone, revived
the sleeping form, endowed it witt
deathless life, and moved the Savio
to walk forth unseen by guard, un
noticed by sentinel.
The most difficult thing for an in
structor to teach is a principle. TAX
a class in geometry in one of on
schools. Without an object le,so
here, it is almost impossible to hav
the average student grasp the prin
ciple, no matter how lucid and ful
the explanations. Without the oh
ject Of Christ's birth, boyhood, man
hood teachings, miracles, crucifixior
burial, resurrection and ascension,
was impossible to fix the idea Of God
immortal love within the hearts 0
His people.
And so today we come again to
celebration of the greatest event i
the worlds history. From million
of hearts will go up prayers Q
thanksgiving, from millions of throat
songs Of praise will arise, and tn
Christian world once more will rende
homage to Him who died, and ARCS
from the dead, for the transgression
Of the race, and Who ever liveth t
naEo i,fprcps Sion for ne