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CREATIVE POWER
OF RESURRECTION"
Is SERMON THEME
DR.. Mcclure Gives Interpreta-
ton of Meaning of Easter
in Sunday Sermon.

The Creative Power Of the Res
direction Of Jesus was The subject
OF tho Faster sermon al the First
PRESBYTERIAN church yesterday. and
the pastor. Rev. Archibald Mcclure.
deaIt with the resurrection from
the point Of view OF what is SYM
boIized in Christian life. His SER
mon IN part was as follows
The happiness Of the Easter time
has lonz been celebrated In many
WAYS. some o. which are not custo-
mary today. In the Middle Ages,
we are told. preachers told Jokes
and funny stories 20 their cOngre-
cations or Easter morning 20 make
them happy. ball games were even
"a part az the Easter celebration I'm
the churches on Easter sunday
morning: and in some places today
certain groups % Christian people
go 20 the cemeteries 10 await the
possible resurrection of the dead
We have many customs Of other
kinds today which FIN the Easter
day with JOY for the children.
This morning 7 wish 70 bring the
happiness Of the Easter mesa &c 20
YOU I'm the thought Of The Creative
Power OF the Resurrection OF Jesus
We are not 90 much interested IN the
duration Of immortality as IN the
kind Of life which it is, and its use
fuiness for us.
The resurrection Of Jesus gave a
new glory 20 old tasks. He goeth
before YOU into Ganlee. There shall
We see him." said the angels 10 the
women and disciples who came seek
ing Jesus a. the tomb. eco back
20 your old tasks. and there shall
Sc ind me-" was this message. Jesus
resurrection sent the disciples back
20 their old surroundings and tasks
with a new spirit and new hope.
old things We're 70 become new IN
the light OF their experience OF
Christ's resurrection. and they were
20 find his abiding Comranionship IN
their own daily labor.
Again. the resurrection Of Jesus
was creative in that it turned victory
into defeat II turned the sorrow
OF his disciples into "A joy that moth
ing could take away It turned their
the future holds for us ali a new
lie OF surprising power and won
der. Death becomes a messenger OF
good. not an omen of I'D. To turned
an ending into a glorious beginning.
Instead of the crucidxiOn being the
end OF the comFadeship between
Jesus and his followers. the resur-
rection became the beginning OF a
far more helpful and abiding spirit
uaI companionship than any physi-
cal presence alone could afford. 10.
am with you always. even unto the
end Of the worlds Jesus resur-
rection promise The resurrection
turned death into life.-a fact which
we might have realized from nature.
The leaves that die and decay fall
10 the ground. where they enrich the
soil that .t may produce other trees
and flowers The purpose OF death
is TO make life POSSIBLE. So Jesus
death was 10 make life possible. re
"abolished death and brought Life
and Immortality 10 light"
Still further. the resurrection un-
folded before the disciples new
tasks They were given a new out
look upon the world No Longer
could they be content with proclaim
ing the Messiah TO the Jewish peo-
pie: they must henceforth carry
their message to he Gentle world
as well. GO yet into all the world
and preach the gospel" were the
words OF Jesus after his resurrection
He created for them new tasks which
were 20 be in keeping with their en-.
larged experience Their field
was henceforth 20 be the world.
Finally. the resurrection Of Jesu'
released life giving spirit 9TH,
last Adam became a life givins
spirit''-'I am the resurrection anC
the life" The world Is today Will
one voice crying out for life" TIL,
busy people of the cities-the unsat
isfed jewellers in the country-th,
restless young people searching 10
pleasure-alI cry out. Where g
lfe2' I say 10 you that Jesus &
life. They ask. What is ufe?"
say TO YOU that Jesus is life. Hi
is the life that grows and endetl
not-the life giving spirit that vii
make &c possible for everyone &C
cepting this lie to continually grow
and develop. Il is only by posses
sing his kind of life that we cal
grow in mind and heart. His resur
reccou set free I'm the world tina
life giving spirit which is available
FOR us ALL
Jesus in his resurrection becam,
the great creative power Of life. Thi
IS the sublime message of Easter.