The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-27
Sunday, March 27, 1921
HE is RISEN

HE IS RISEN
1t is beautiful story, the story of the
Christ who died upon the cross that the chill
dren of men might be saved.
1t is a beautiful belief, the belief of the
Christian, the Faith of the Christian which
tells him that on Easter morn the Christ, Son
OF Diety, cast aside the shrouding habiliments
OF death, walked forth from the gloom of the
tomb and ascended into the highest heaven,
there to sit beside God the Father, the Supreme
Being, the Ruler of the Heavens and the earth.
Fanatic belief and fads live but short
time; cults pass away as passes the breath of
summer when the frosts of unbelief, or cold
reason and the stern winters of science strikes
with withering hand
1t is only the true the real, the divine which
can stand the searching rays of investigation,
the calcium light of doubt.
The belief of the Christian in the divinity
OF Christ has lived for ages, it has withstood
the darts of skepticism, the assaults of agnos-
ticism, the attacks of infidelity.
And it lives today just as it lived almost
two thousand years ago, when the wise men
of the east guided by the bright star shining
in the heavens, crossed the burning sands of
the eastern plains that they might kneel before
the Child, born in manger in Bethlehem,
worshiping Him and honoring the Virgin
Mother. 1t lives today and shines Just as
brightly as it did on that dreadful day when
the thunders rolled, the winds moaned, the
lghtnings flashed, the earth was quake-riven
and the graves yawned and gave up their dead
as the gaspng breath gave up the mortal life
pf Jesus, the man, that he might live forever
IS Christ, the Diety.
One OF the most beautiful expressions of
faith in the Divinity of Jesus Christ may be
found in the following from the pen of Urban
de Hasque, rector of st. Anthony's Church.
qkmulgee. DR., de Hasque says:
spell clings to the Cross of Christ.
Since its shadow fell alike on friend and
foe at Calvary, the eyes of the world have
been riveted on it, either in love or hatred,
in reverence or contempt. 1t is the Gospel
in single word. 1t stands for His life,
sufferings and death; and shadows forth,
too, the provision He made for the re-
demption, sanctifcation and salvation of
men. AS an historical event the Pas
sion is past, but it ever lives in visible
and tangible form in the Cross, which,
like the flag Of great world power meets
US everywhere. The attractive force of
the Cross, in world where pleasure
reigns supreme is an enigma were it not
that Christ has said IF be lifted up from
the earth, / shall draw all things to my
self" The eyes and hearts of Gods ho-
est purest, and, let me add, bravest serv-
ants are ever directed to this sign of re-
demption Even politically, it points to
victory. All other symbols of dominion go
down before 1.-THE crescent, the dragon,
the rising sun.
The Cross of Christ is the magic SYM
Dol that sweetens the bitter waters of life.
1t is hard and repusive to sight and
touch; but as with Simon of Cyrene. who
shrank from it, at first it becomes Sweet
when chosen, and light when lifted on the
shoulders" Simon was compelled to lay
down his bundle of wood to take up the
Cross of Christ. So are we all constrained
by the law Of God to lay aside every weight,
every sin, every worldly care that hnders
us from bearing in the proper spirit the
Cross Of Christ. Simon shrank from con-
tact with the Cross, just as the natural
man, the worldly man, the sensual man,
shrinlis from pain, and penance, and aught
else that shadows the Cross For our souls
health. God our Master lays it on us all.
He compels us as the rulers did Simon. to
bear the "reproach of Christ" Bear the
Cross we must, willingly or unwillingly,
after Christ, or away from Him. Accord
ing to the spirit in which it is borne it
will either crush us under its weight or
strengthen our courage, it will lead us
either ~ defeat or to victory.