EASTER DAWNS AGAIN
By Chapter News
Karl B. Justus
Executive Director, MCA
The glorious account of GOLDEN GATE CHAPTER the Day of Resurrection, as On 11 March, the Golden Gate Chapter met at Temple recorded in the 28th Chap- Rodef Shalom in San Rafael, California, with 46 members ter of the Gospel according attending. The president, Chaplain Twitchell, conducted to St. Matthew, begins: "As the business meeting. It was announced a plane had been it began to dawn toward the secured to transport members to the convention, with first day of the week . ." 34 spaces available. Time and place of departure was given, Spontaneously we are alerted A splendid contingent will be at the convention. to the fact that the dawn, Chaplain Howard Mellott of Travis Air Force Base was bringing a new day, con- appointed to serve as interim secretary, since Chaplain Flinn fronts us with challenging is departing the area. opportunities and possibili- Professor Sussman of the University of California, gave ties.
a talk on the Israeli-Arab situation in the Mid-East. Because So it is as Easter dawns of much interest in the subject, the meeting was extended Dr. Karl B. Justus in 1968, as Resurrection Day a half hour for questions and answers.
(former Navy Chaplain) breaks over our world so torn by strife. The resplendent dawn reminds us that we embrace a vast potential to solve our problems if we will HAWAIIAN CHAPTER exercise our faith in God and apply the moral and spiritual principles that are inherent in the Easter message. Un- From Paradise Island comes the report of successful fortunately, too many of us in this day have lost sight of Chapter meetings, and the fact that some men expect to the meaning of the Resurrection if, indeed, we believe it at come to Colorado Springs. The last meeting heard from all. Far too many of us live and act as though "God is was a dinner meeting on 27 February with 40 attending. Dead," rather than that he is a "God of the Living" as The officers for 1968 are: we profess to believe. Nevertheless, Easter tells us once President, John W. Handy, Jr., USA more that the dark clouds and thunder of the Calvaries Vice President-William A. Boardman, USAF we have created, and the crucifixions we have repeatedly Secretary-George H. Wheeler, USN caused, may be past and forgiven IF we will utilize the Treasurer-Herbert J. Eggleston, USAR vision, courage, faith and power another dawn brings. Program-Earl E. Waugh, USAF
Easter is a message of hope. It disperses the lingering With Chaplain Boardman serving as Chairman, a broad doubts that all is lost and without hope. It disspells our membership enlistment effort is underway. May we add, haunting fears that our commitment to the belief that man "Go thou and do likewise." can rise above himself and his surroundings to walk the high road of life is empty. It deflates that selfish ego in man which leads him to believe he is sufficient unto himself and, NEW ENGLAND CHAPTER therefore, has all the answers. It destroys the myth-"there Our last report from the New England Chapter was via is no God". for Easter fulfills the prophecies of His Living a telephone conversation with president Bob Lewis. He Word. Thus, the Easter dawn lights the way to new hope, said that the Chapter was continuing to have excellent and challenges us to put to the test the faith we declare, meetings, and that the Lenten devotion in February, held
The thrust of Easter tells us that, eventually, God always at the Salvatorian Ecumenical Center in Methuen, Massa triumphs over the legions of Caesar. From that -dark day on chusetts, was very fine. The Chapter has outlined most Calvary, when the Roman centurion's flash of insight led of the year's program, but the booklet containing this had him to cry out, "Surely, this was a righteous man," through not been printed. Hopes seem high that there will be a that Resurrection dawn which witnessed an empty tomb, convention plane from New England. The Chapter is conthe word has been out that right and righteousness will sidering inviting the convention again in early 70's. We prevail. Caesar and his Roman legions represented the remember the Fortieth Anniversary meeting in Boston!
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