Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1865-04-18
GRACE CHURcH-REv. NR. FisEE.

GRACE CHURcH-REv, NR. FisKE.
A very large audience was present at this
church, and entered with deep feeling into
the impressive services. The church was
appropriately decorated, recognizing two
occasions, Easter Sabbath and the death of
the President. The font was filed with a
pyramid of flowers. The altar was drsped
with Grape, and behind it hung baskets of
flowers, draped with black, while cross of
flowers, also craped, was hung above it.
The Pastor, Rev. Mr.. Fiske, delivered
very solemn and impressive sermon found
ed on the text, ain Adam all died; in Christ
shall all be made alive"
The season commemorative of Christ's
suffsrings and death, comes to US now with
q deeper sense than ever before, in conse-
queDce of the awful deed which has caused
the Nation TO bow in sorrow. Easter morn
ing dawns without bringing its usual iov,
Cypress is mixed with the flowers which 50
beautifully symbolic our faith in
resurrection and immortality. We are re-
minded not only of life, but of death and
life. Our thoughts are directed to death
which precedes the life, and to death which
leads to life.
ST. JOHNS cHURCH.-REv. LEWIS BURTON.
Rev. Mr.. Burton, Rector of st. Johns
Church, West Side, waived the Easter ser
mon.which he had written for the occasion,
and preached a sermon on the event of the
hour, which is described most eloquent
and forcibls production by these who
heard it. His text was John I6th chapter
and 2Oth verse. The house was crowded,
and very many of the congregation were
moved to tears by the affecting words of
the Rector.
TRINITY cHURc8-REv. NR. sTIRKEY.
This church was very beautifully and
tastefully decorated with the mingled en-
blsms of Easter season joy and the National
grief. The music, which constitutes the
service of this church on Easter day, was
fearful and subdued, and blended well with
the emotions which were dominant in all
hearts.
We cannot forhear giving entire two or |
three of the closing paragraphs of this i'm !
pressive discourse, because of their emin-
entity eOnsOlatOry, cheerful and Christian
tone:
But let the people dry their tears. This
contest is not mans, but Gods. Abraham
Lincoln lies fallen but right still lives to
win the victory. Out of the hollow skulls
OF our fallen heroes, strewed on many a bat
tie field, the yellow cup and the daisv-
sweet emblems Of undying Iife-look nm
with trustful eyes to heaven offsprip % Of
death, but heirs and tokens of imperis6abIe
life. So is thy blood, Abraham Lincoln, NOT
shed In vain. A grateful people, standing
beside thy bier, shall draw fresh Inspire
tons OF freedom. ss they look upon the sac
rihce; and thy tomb shall be an altar to
which future generations of thy country
men snail go to renew their pledged faith
to law and liberty. -.
And the same frightful spirit of conspir-
acy, marks spirit which makes its perpe-
traitors, as utterly alien in heart from the
spirit Of this government and people. has
laid its dsstardly hand in attempted murder
also on the first officer Of the Cabinet.
one already lying PROSTATE, and at the
point of death. Is this q Christian
and Protestant land Are we The
legitimate Offspring Of the men Of 'TS ? or
has party spirit and demsgoguism or some I
inSidioHS influence not native 10 the land