Evening star., 1923-04-01

I Is impossible for the average
mind to keep up with all that is
going on nowadays, but where
ones treasure is there will his
heart be also, and one inevitably
seeks information along lines OF Pc
culiar interest TO ones self. This may
explain why quite few of us are not
excited about our origin. We belong
TO neither the monkey nor the anti
monkey movement. It is quite i'm
material to us whether God made
man in His own image or whether He
took couple OF million years to
evolve him out OF monkey into his
present state of instability. 1t suffices
with US that God made him and did
not evolve him.
Still, know no reason why a man,
10 IT is a. source Of consolation for
him. may not believe that his an
cestors were monkeys, although l do
not approve of q man shifting respon-
sibility for his conduct. In the end
II all comes to the same thing. There
can be no law without a law giver:
nothing created without creator; no
evolution without an evolutionist.
SO far as We have any record OF the
thoughts, feeling and conduct of man :
kind, the intellectual motive back OF
life has been much the same through
men have broadened with the proc
ceses Of the suns, but their thoughts
have been practically the same, en-
larged and intensified by each sue
ceeding generation.
X Y X y
This is a new Easter morn. The
gladness of the day finds expression
IN triumphant music and in the SOL
emn assurance that the finer things
of life rest upon faith and hope
rather than upon scientific theories.
The church is rebeautitied; the trenI-
bling soul once again graspS moro
firmly the anchor OF faith within the
troubled waters of,time. Outwardly.
II is reincarnation. 1nwardly, how
does IL differ from that first Easter
morn? Then, as now. there were all
sorts OF thought and belief. Then.
as now, it was not diff1cult TO find
what men thought. Now, as then
and always. 1t is the riddle. Of the
human intellect lie, h,s to aseeTta,n ,t .h;nH Thy
Plate was in his imperial palace that
morning. He had washed his hands
in token of his innocency. He had
nothing TO do with the blood of that
Just Man. Although witnln MS
power to have rendered Judgment and
prevented an appeal from the decision
of the court, he yielded TO the cries
of the rabble. Even now In places
OF power are persons who care nor
| about Justice for others. who are
sure that Justice crucifled VIII not
rise again.
Are there not many today who COM
promise with truth rather than face
opposition? Even worse. are there
| not thousands OF careless. Indifferent.
self satisfied souls who steadfastly
avoid seeking answer to, IF man
die. shall he live again?" For aught
we know. Caiaphas offered that
Easter morning the sacrifice in the
temple. He doubtless approached his
ing Gods will in closing forever the
mouth of the pestilent fellow who
somehow thought that loving sacri-
Ace was OF far more avail to hu-
mantty than burnt Offering. Are
there not today many who stNl con
ceive that out of forms and cere
monials the real life OF a people is
TO be made? Do they not gather 20
themselves the thought that he who
would substitute sentiment for regu-
larity is distinctly inimical to the
forever In a tomb? Now, as then.
those worth consideration are the
broken hearted doubters and those
stalwart souls who, like Jacoha will
wrestle with the angel all night.
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The little band Of disciples had suf-
fered the shipwreck OF hope. They
bad roisconceived His mission, but not