Show J y TiL g Ti L Y 0 L 4 fp c cY sj r HE LW festival now note known fiS as Easter was vas celebrated bythe bythe by the Jews for many cen- cen centuries before the birth ot of Jesus as as tho the Passover based on the striking event mentioned In Exodus 1 1227 i when destruction fell on the E Egyptians and not on the Hebrews Tun me Easter festival as we now cele cele- celebrate cele- cele celebrate celebrate brate It says sars E Edgar nr LucIen Larkin director Mount Lowe observatory was unknown In the earl early ChrIst Christian lan centuries The first Christians being largely derived from from the JewIsh church continued for tor Ion long to observe the Passover as well as other ancient ceremonies But nut the Passover over very gradually be- be became became be became came transformed to Easter Enster hen Jesus was substituted for the paschal lamb of ot Israel while In E Egypt pt Thena Then I a n difference arose nrose as ns to t the he time of celebrating between the Christians ot of Hebrew and Gentile descent This t I t existed for lor centuries Those of ot Jewish descent held that the day of or the death of or Jesus should he the date of ot the lie ending of ot the paschal fast which In Hebrew rites always was on the fourteenth day of ot the moon In the lie evening therefore the subsequent subsequent quent or Easter festival would follow v Irrespective of ot the day of ot the week But the Christians who had hud been and stran strangers ers to Jewish eus- eus pms i Wms wanted the first day of ot the week or Sunday to be the first day of ot the resurrection festival Thus rIms the Friday preceding would be observed lIsen-ed as its the date of ot the crucIfIxIon without paying nn any attention to the theda da day of ot the month the fast fust continuing until of ot Saturday 1 ThIs Tills mem memorable dispute was one or of orthe the most noted In the history of ot man man- mankind man kind and was caused by the tle IrregularIties Irregularities ties of ot the time of ot full tull moon In refer refer- reference reference ence nce to the year eor The he Hebrew sacred year year Exodus 1 began hegan as ns ours ought to at nt the Instant of ot the vernal equinox ThIs time is subject toO h slIght changes due to the fact of ot perturbations of the motion illation of ot all bodies in the theolar solar olar system But the variations are as nothing compared with the wide variations In tImes of full moon The Hebrews based their years ears on lunar changes es while we now find the exact length of or the year ear by watching t sun Eun and starS stars with exceeding acv ac- ac accuracy curnc curacy Confusion always as harassed the ancient Hebrews s In chronology because the they Jas based d the Le beginning of each month at nt first sight of or the new Then by Ly applying the ancient Jew Jew- Jewish ish rules to Easter Euster the effect was that the dates of ot the crucifixion and oud resurrection resurrection resurrection two days das supposed to be fixed for tor all time varied Tire trouble Is due to t the fact that the moon n resolves re around the tue c earth th in 27 das days 7 hours 43 minutes 11 sec Fee seconds seconds nail tile the earth the lie sun In 31 seconds lIH Therefore the moon makes moles revolutions re to the earths earth's one Then full moon times tunes are not In harmony with the spring pring equinox This fact caused great ent trouble with time In nil all antiquity The continued for 32 years until settled by the lie Council of ot Nice Not being able aMe to to decide how to pre pre- predIct pre pre- predict dict diet the recurrence of Easter Enster the n rk i t VA council counell sent the job over to the astronomers astron astron- astronomers astronomers omers In Alexandria These good brethren could not decide for they hind no lunar tables like we now have lm-e computed by lIy master duns The made rules but the moon would not obe obey Easter Laster would not fall on Sunday more than any other da day But all wanted It to come on Sun Sun- Sunday Sunday day so each nation notion then celebrated to suit Thus In A 1 D they had stel El In Gaul on March 21 1 In Italy on April 18 and In E Egypt pt on April 25 over a months month's discrepancy Russia Greece and England had trouble trouble for tor centuries Finally this rule was adopted but not by Hus Russia and Greece Easter shall bo ue the first Sunday titter otter the fourteenth day of ot the moon which happens on or next utter after March 21 1 nut But England woul would not agree to thIs untIl so late Into as os 1582 Absolute accuracy accuracy acy Is not yet et secured for tor the per per- perturbations perturbations still make trouble These are minute however howe so Easter tables tallies are already computed for more than a century In the future Future years yeara on which Easter Easier wIll fall on the same day of ot the month March 23 2003 2005 2100 21 GO 2228 2223 8 2350 March 31 1029 1020 10 1001 2002 2013 April 1 I 1034 1045 1050 2018 AprIl 4 1020 1000 1090 2010 April 7 lOSS 1085 HIDO 1900 2075 2080 2050 April 8 lO 1028 1929 2007 2012 2001 April 1 12 W 1025 1950 1050 1008 1933 2 2200 OO April 10 1033 1005 Um Ol April 20 1030 2003 2004 OOt April 23 2000 2070 2079 L I ITHE THE HUE season seas of or the j I l story has lias come ome again Throughout the Christian world the minds minda hearts of ot men are aro turned to dwell upon a n fact f ct which no critic of tin the lie gospels has lias ever succeed succeed- succeeded succeeded ed pd In explaining away I may differ over whether the reported resurrection experiences of the lie followers of Jesus were objective or subjective hut but history records record be- be beyond be beyond yond effective e contradiction the com nm compelling poling IllIng and transforming result upon life ife and character of those expert experiences Whatever doubt may bu he held as to tu whether the men and women who to seeing the lie risen ChrIst with the eyes yes of the body upon nn an physical manifestation or of their Master there can be he no doubt aa os to the certainty of ot their convictIon that lIe He whom they had hod seen taken from the cross whoso whose body had been laid In Josephs Joseph's tomb survived sur as n a areal areal real and ln Il living presence in their midst ThIs faith brought together the fright fright- frightened frightened ened and dejected group of ot disciples In the spirit of ot confident rejoicing It carried them through arduous labor and bitter persecution It won to them Increasing adherents It trIumphed over every difficult difficulty over oyer all opposition tion It became the power of ot the life lite eternal giving new significance to all life lite new meaning to all ull the lessons they hind haIJ learned from the Masters Master's lips We may build this faith upon the empty tomb but In fact It had deeper foundation than that It went back behind the tho tomb and the cross to the lIving Christ as ns they had known Him To have ho known Jesus was to have known Imo that there Is a spiritual realIty which transcends the tho material and the temporal This consciousness had been quickened In the souls of ot Ills His fol followers lowers The jealous hatred of ot ills His toes foes the brutal cross of ot Roman Homan power the sealed scaled tomb these tomb were the evanescent the Illusory means menns where where- whereby whereby by It was stupidly sought to the eternal reality of ot Ills His lov love lilt il wisdom Ills His soaring faith In God An 1 the effort had huIJ failed How could It Itlie lie be otherwise How lIow can It ever er be otherwise othen I And the meaning of ot Ills His life lite was I just this that this that the reality In the life lite I ot of all nIl men Is the rho possibility of ot becom becom- becoming becoming ing like Him of ot expressing beauty and goodness anti anil truth of ot living now and always In the power of ot the lifo lIta eternal It Is the revival re-h-al of ot that resurrection faith which the world needs today a 0 In the reality of ot the continuing life lite and the things s whIch helon belong to It Nothing else can cnn save sae us from the per per- perverted perverted perverted sense of ot values which curses humanity from the circling pursuit of illusIon from from the vain aln struggle for tor that which cannot satisfy The vital message e of ot thIs tills Buster season Is 19 the call to every man to lye live live live-In In the light and ond power of ot the lift lite eternal and the assurance that to every man such n a life lite Is possible Jesus lived hived It supremely Those who dare dore to follow where lIe He leads lends may know Its joy and when the world ac na accepts Ills 1111 leadership It will find Und both righteousness rI and those peace ponce hose e treas trena- treasures ures It can never find tind while It gropes nand the shadows of ot Its passing pride and romp pomp |