J f AlO-Lancaster Farming, Saturday, April 8, 1996 lawto^TwAw OPINION The Easter Story From Isaiah WHO hath believed our report? And to whom is the arm of the Lord revealed? For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him. He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not. Surely he hath bourne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities; the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgement; and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out of the land of the living; for the transgression of my people was he stricken. And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the Lord to bruise him; he hath put him to grief; when thou shall make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. He shall see the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied; by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death; and he was numbered with the trangres sore; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors. Isaiah S 3. Satin'd.m, \pnl (> Wye Angus Sale, Wye Research and Education Cento', Queen ed. -n9:45 Controlling Flies and Insects On Farms, Tulpehocken Young ' Tulpehockr scouting seminar, Luke Ray Zimmerman Farm, 7 p.m. Lebanon County Spring Promise Calf Sale, Lebanon Fair- grounds, 7:30 p.m. Adams County Holstein Associa tion Dairy Tour to Lebanon County, departs North Gettys burg Shopping Center, 8 a.m. Chester-Delaware Farm Bureau meeting. West Fallowfield p.m Dairylca informational meeting, Cory Creek Golf Club, Man sfield, 8 p.m. PennAg Pa. Feed Law Seminar. Wi ♦Farm Calendar* ' s»■ V , <J Eden Resort Inn, Lancaster, tu a.m.-noon. Southeast Regional Christmas Tree Growers meeting, Berks Agricultural Center, Leesport, Dairy informational meeting. Mountain View Restaurant, Clifford, 1 p.m. Dairy informational meeting. High Point Country Club, Montague, N.J„ 8 p.m. Ag Issues Forum, Penn State and Today’s Ag Education, Leola Retreat, Doubling Gap Center, Cumberland County, thru April 14. Maryland-Delaware Sheep Shear ing School, Cliff England Farm, Rising Sun, thru April 13. Md^faSsteinM^^ Spring Show, Timonium. Equine Garage Sale, Northampton County 4-H Center, Nazareth, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Pond Management Meeting, Northern Star Stable, Lake Winola, 9 a.m.-noon. Forest Stewardship Landowners Workshop, Mansfield Univer- To Ration Corn Based on several factors, we are looking at the smallest com reserves in the history of the United States. Some experts are even predicat ing we could run out of com some time in September or even as early as August In 1995 we harvested 10 percent fewer acres and 26.3 percent fewer bushels than 1994. A cold, wet spring and hot, dry summer coupled with leaf blight and worst ever com borer infesta tion resulted in this reduced harvest However, domestic feeding continues to rise along with exports. If this trend continues for the next several months, farmers need to be making plans for using alternative feed grains, by products, and rations using less com. Planning ahead now could pre vent major problems in August September, and October. Will the United States run out of com? It could be close. Now is the time to start discussing manage ment strategies on how to deal with an ever shrinking com reserve. To Know Economic Impact Of Agriculture This week I was asked to make a presentation on the economic impact of broiler house expansion in Pennsylvania. Based on the research I did for this talk, I found for every 48-foot by 500-foot broiler house built, $1.6 million of additional econom ic activity is generated every year and 14.3 new jobs are created. This additional economic activ ity comes from increased supplies and services purchased to grow the broilers and increased purchasing power people have through higher incomes and profits. Also, the new broiler house increases farm income, thus help ing to maintain profitable fanning operations. Each broiler house generates approximately $7,500 additional income and $27,000 building rental payment With the proposed expansion of 100 broiler houses in the area, we are looking at the creation of 1,430 jobs, increased farm income of $750,000, $2.7 million paid for rental of farm buildings, and $l6O million in additional economic growth for the area. Thus, we see the growth of mod em production agriculture is very important to maintaining and improving the local economy. To Educate Public Officials With the rapid growth of houses sity, Mansfield, 9 a.m. Little International, Ag Arena, Penn Stale. Tioga County Ag Banquet, Tioga (Turn to Pago A 33) in rural areas, fanners must lake a :>al activities to take place within more active role in wtnmting pco- in agricultural zone. By notallow* pie about modern production in 8 fanners to build additional ani agriculture. mal housing, we are decreasing the During the past five weeks I value of the farm and may even have attended three zoning hearing l>ave an indirect public taking of board meetings where farmers land. were asking for building permits to If we are to maintain farms, we build bams on land zoned agricul- nec d to keep them profitable. By ture. In every case neighbors were limiting the building of animal there objecting to these buildings housing on farms, we are decrcas because they would rhqng* the ing the earning capacity of the character of the neighborhood and farm. reduce property values. Public officials need to support We need to remind local offi- fanners in their efforts to expand cials that zoning was developed to their animal production when manage development An agricul- state-of-the-art facilities are being ture zone is designed for agricul- built in agricultural zones, ture production and is a type of Feather Frof.'s Footnote: "If industrial zone. you do not pick up the ball and run People should expect commer- wYA it. somebody else will." * T r*y^' ■< -> r ®&\v; I. BY LAWRENCE W. ALTHOUSE sn THEIR EYES WERE OPENED! April 7, 1996 Background Scripture: Luke 24:1-36 Devotional Reading: Luke 24:1-12 When I graduated from semi nary, I could explain the resurrec tion. Now, I no longer can, but I can experience it And I have come to realize it is better to experience it than to be able to explain it If you compare the resurrection accounts, you’ll And that all four agree it happened on the Arst day of the week. Matthew says it was “toward dawn,” Mark, “when the sun had risen,” Luke, “early dawn,” and John, “while it was still dark.” Matthew, Mark and John agree that its was Mary Magdalene who came there, while Luke simply speaks of “the women who had come with him from Galilee.” Matthew also says “the other Mary” accompanied her, while Mark says “Mary the mother of James and Salome,” and John mentions no one beside Maty Magdalene. All agreed that the stone had been rolled from the entrance to the tomb. John says that, on finding the stone rolled away, Mary ran to And Simon Peter. Matthew says the women encountered an “angel,” while Mark speaks simply of “a young man...in a white robe” and Luke says “two men in dazzling apparel.” JOHN DIFFERS From this point on, John’s account is quite different: Mary fetches Peter and the “other dis ciple” and Peter is the first to enter the tomb to find it empty. Mary, weeping outside the tomb, encounters the risen Christ whom she first mistakes for the gardener. That same evening, the Christ appears to “the disciples,” but Thomas is not there and dis believes until Jesus returns again. John also speaks of a sub sequent resurrection appearance by the Sea of Galilee. Matthew, Mark and Luke record the words of the angel/young man/two men, which in Matthew and Mark include the admonition to “tell his disciples” and “is going before you to Galilee.” Luke tells us the womcn-to whom he adds Joanna-huny to tell the dis ciples what they have found. Matthew tells us that afterward, Jesus himself appeared to the women, greeting them with “Hail!*’ and the admonition to “tell my brethren to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” According to Matthew, it is in Galilee that the disciples first see him. Mark tells us nothing and Luke goes on to tell us about Christ appearing to two disciples on the road to Emmaus and a subsequent appearance to the disciples in Jerusalem. BUT SOME DOUBTED There is also confusion about the nature of the risen Christ. Matthew says, “they worshiped him; but some doubted.” On the Emmaus road, the two disciples don’t recognize the risen Lord until he breaks bread with them at t the table. In John, Jesus says to Mary, “Do not hold me, for I have not yet ascended to the Father,” but when he appears to the disci ples he seems to come and go as a “spirit,” yet invites Thomas to touch his wounds. In Galilee he cats breakfast with the disciples. So, how can you explain any or all of that! I can’t-just as I can’t explain alot of things that have happened in my life. We call experiences like that “ineffable,” meaning we are unable to ade quately put them in words. Even romantic love defies precise recounting. People who have what is called the Near Death Experience try to tell us what they experience, but end up admitting they cannot really put it in words. Again and again in my life I have experienced the power of the resurrected Christ, but I can not explain that experience to you. I can only share it. That’s all any of us can or need to do. There comes a time when, like the disci ples on the road to Emmaus, our eyes arc opened and we can rec ognize him in our lives. The Althouses will lead a group to the Holy Land, Oct. 9 to Nov 2, 1996. Space limited For informa tion, write them at 4412 Shenan doah Ave , Dallas. TX 75025. Lancaster Farming Established 1955 PQUished Every Saturday EphnU Review Building IE. Mein St EphnU, PA 17522 —by— Lancaster Panning, Inc. A ashman Ehtorprito Heb«tac«wpfcai owwnmnaw Kwnß a NnmvMQir Mnatat Gdtor Copyright 1996 by Laneufr fanning
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