Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1870-04-20

The old adagc that the sun alway- laughs
on Easter morning was not verified mi. year
The day was cold land gloomy, and the sun mover
once showed his face through the grcy clouds
But no a-perity Of the atmosphere could di-
miui.h aught from the sacred aud rcyiviug
associations Of the day There has never
been an event on this earth like that Of the
Resurrection of the Son of Man. the act by
which lhc crucidcd Christ triumphod over the
grave aud broke the spell and dominion ofdcath
in this world Of ours Before that, death had
cclipscd all things, ovcrborn the spirit rs well
as the ,cu.c., aud there was not An authentic
voice in all the universe could tell whether
there should be anything after IT, But when
Christ rose from tho dead the fact Of mans
life and immortality became an assurance.
The first fruits OF them that slept, lay in the
grave for three days and then came forth
conqucror over death aud precursor of man
through the grave to the presence of the Eter-
nal God The Etster lights scatter all the
darkness off tine world. The comm, forth
Of the Son of Man from the sepulcher
hcwn lu the rock, Is pledge that the stone is
rolled away and the signet is broken from
every tomb ia the universe Chrstendom
celebrates the triumph over the one inevitable
fact of death and commentaries the event
which has lascu its worst gloom and sorrow
from the world Easter thus as-ociatcd. l.. the
highest and most attractiy, of AN the festivals.
The day that Christ was born /. not lraught
with the hallowed thought, that cluster about
the day when Tie finished al. work forever.
gathered up an the forces Of His kingdom in-
to one act. and rousummated and crowned His
sorrows and labors with the towering Of the
Resurrection. Except a grain Of corn fall
into the ground and di, it ahideth alone
But fit die il bringeth forth much fruit
The coming forth Of Christ from the dust of
the earth wa. the potential resurrection of all
who sleep under It's sod and of all over whom
the restless sea moan. its everlasting anthem.
The harvest which springs from that seed Of
the woman, which was cast into the earth,
viii yet shake like nh the forest, and pam
trees OF Lebanon
There were mo- ..ryir,- i'm the C,tholi.
church and many oc IL. tibora. m.,nbor.
whose heart. were moro in ,vmr,thy with
TN, a.so,i,tiop. of the d,v and les. bonnd in
the iron chains of nm exclusive form. 5upl
tbcmselye. i'm the other cburcbe. service.
of song and rtapy and proacbip, vor. hold
in fine Enisconal church uudcr the cborgo NJ,
n,o rector and tbo Bi.bop of ,bc.mo.t .,,;..
factory cb,r,c,, Tho R;sbor.. ..r,,o, 81,
bc c,.ri,, n,,p no J;..lo.,... ,r ct.;..
after his resurrection TO Mary Macdalene.
was exceeding touching and beautiful The
church was handsomely decorated with flowers
and the music harmonizcd with the occasion.
In Bethany church. ALSO the whole service
wa, sunu-cd with the spirit of the day and
the event which il COMMUNICATED. THE ser.
lmou by the Pastor was upon the restorative
power of Carist. from the text d. Destroy tbi.
temple and in three day, I will build itao.in
He illustrated il hy ,hovin, how Christ tbc
Rcbuildcr and {cstorcr. ALWAYS followed
man, the sinner and DESTROYER. through III
region of his own human nature. in the church