New-York tribune., 1870-04-18
EASTER SUNDAY.

and heavy, and with tendency W u''nP"o'' '""' Wv
olainly foreboded approaching break up III lhe mag
otNcent weather Of the week previous Ihose VINO eot
~ aarlv 10 see the sun dancing were disappointed
rbere was no sun either in the morning OF our
ing the whole day The rain kept coming down
ing till in the early afternoon it had reached he as
tude of a regular storm, and continued 'huS
throughout the day Such a state OF thnes was
10 course very unfavorabe churchgoers but that fact
conld not he noticed by the attendance al inc
cburcbes These. especially the Episcopalah anu
Catholic churches were filed to oNerno"lhg
Al some numbers could scarcely get shel'er
under the church roof, and bore patiently lne
drcuchng rain with the poor protection OF thorouEn'S
soax,d umbrellas Excepting TO church. no person VINO
had a house 10 stay iu and not compelled ny inc
strongest necessity went out The street cars woie d"
most deserted Indoors in thousands OF happy famine
festivities and enjoyment ran high, being all the
more enhanced by the compulsory Imprisonment OF the
members The following is an account Of the services
some oi tie principal churches:
TRINITY CHURCH.
The celebration of the day commenced IN
old Trinity with the Sundayschool meeting at pa M
The children the Easter carols and made the Easter
offerings, which were presented to the Rev. Dr. oguoy,
In the form Of a handsomely colored Easter egg. The
Rev Dr. Ocilby delivered address. At lOs a. m the
regular scI, ice commenced IL was opened Dy inc hGN
pr Ocilbv The Iitany was intoned by the Rev. Dr.
Vnto6 who a, 20 preached the sermon. The text was
Nv, and the subject was the Kesu ln9
evening serl ice commenced at with the professional
Hymn The opening part Of the service was CONDUCTED
10y the Rev; nr WhpPe The Rev pr ninon OnGrG1 to%
prayer and the Rev. Dr. Ogiby preached serlhoh from
John. XII 2G The music was conducted under the drcc-
tiou of Prof s. II. Ne Sitcr orgauSt and cholrnaSter
Prof John i. Morgan performed on the great VrS; IN
addition 10 the regular choir large number OF blaht
Trnrpai TIin.I 'D soprano Mr Barron, alto; Mr. Rem
Inortz haSso. Ihcre, was 10 oeNlaIuH . Irn Ii"rn
instcad OF Boch substituted npTCyise semSnt& on on
the theme Of the sional hymn. Handels IIaelgah
was gwen in an excellent manner in the afternoon The
oruameuation OF Trinity most graceful and elabo
r.tc. The lccter was fronted with white circle cir
cnmscrnug cquateral triangle in red The font was
decorated with Gala lilies, surmounted by large Ied
cross white cross, with bouquets was arranged on he
super-aar. Great lunches Of Gala lilies stood az lhe
character Of the day, the congregation az botn morning
and afternoon service was immense shee ms 10! III
seem th another concr"caon within its venerable
walls. Confirmation was administered III Trinity Thurch
assisted by the Rev. Dts DIX, NntOn OSllby, ana NAp-
pie ohciatod.
BLEECEER-ST UNIVERSALIsT CHURCH-SlGNs. OF
ROSPERITY-IMMORTALITY
But little of the outside gloom found its
way into this church yesterday morning, and apparently
none INTO the hearts Of the that filed nearly
every in the house. The pulpit was beautifully
decorated with fresh bouquets, the gift Of kind friend
the church, and the children Of the Sunday-school
occupied the galleries and took part in the singing The
opening exercises appropriate 10 the day. and Mr..
svee~cr announced that the debt Of $4,000 which has
for years been hanging over the Society has all been
paid except about $780, which Will no doubt be Cancelled
r the sermon % persons many & Of them the nTG members W
the simple yet impressive ceremony of the UniversaiSt
Nh sWcetcr preached. Yesterday morning. from the
texts, " II die shall he live again y Job xiv, H.
and Because live, ye shall live also, john xiv, 49,
question and an answer, said the speaker The ques-
tiou, The most momentous one which man has ever
asked the auswer the most assuring which lie has
yct received. The doctrine of the immortality of human
sOus not only the corner stone OF our religion IN as far
pertain, TO things beyond the grave, but it il also
the foundation principle which large part of
dines IN this life are based, and with whose truth or
fathgod their plollety ana usetunGss must stand or
fa The question whether we are to live again or not
MlcA tblS ne dHorI- III must ne answered DGiOre our
lives can be directed understandingly and usefuy job
ASKED no new question when in the bitterness Of his
n i' W & 1 o, t noa i' m ffe ,niyersaI % i nnetin ~
human heart Which has always felt how Intimately
the solution OF mat problem connected dWlth It's duty
CHRIST came to answer the question which humanity
had raised. lie has answered it triunphantly in the
affirmative dcmon.trating the truth Of future life by
dying FIRST and then revealing himself to his fellow men
mortality Of the soul before Christ came some on phl0
sopdCa grounds some merely in response to the yearn
annihilation. but welcomed the thought Of i'm
rial life because It seemed so fitting and so natural
upOu the Cbid principle that II must be tr il is so
a@e..u But not the hld OF belief for
which The heart Of man cried out II admitted of doubt
Tia. certainty was given through Christ Great men
serve us hy what they do greater men ny, what they
world 10y what they dd IN preparing for the reception
Oi tie truth Jesus served IL by what he was the
bodmcu of truth itself. The world was listening eagerly,
iu darkness. n were, waiting for some assuring sign
wien Ike raw of sunlight through the gloom the man
whom il had cruclncd from the tomb ana made his
living presence manifest again, while, like q burst of
S ar and strong Because live ye shall live also.
Easter sunday is ON this account day OF general re-
great day when Jesus proved our immortality to u.s. IL
Is day of cXuatiOn, day to he marked with music
and with flowers II is a day, too for calm and steady
thought for consideration Of the facts on which we
base joyful expectation, day for Strengthening
In the logic OF our hope well as for rejoicing
III It's promises MI sweetser then reviewed the argu-
ucuts by which the Christian claims To give himself
for the hope which in him The ground Of the
Christians hope of Immortality is his belief in this state
u.cut Christ: Because live, ye shall live also.
Hope upon that ground in order to be reasonable
ualy from The dead, and does He therefore lives
what Is the connection between Christs resurrection
OuIsi BY what right do reason from his resur
reCtion 70 ours In answer 10 these questions Mr.
swec>er invited the attention Of his hearers TO the 18th
Chapter of 1st Corinthians, from which he considered it
plainly 10 I've proved that Christ did rise from the dead
though with what body he did not feel competent to say
and in which he also found the principle which makes
the reasoning from jesus resurrection to our own egt-
innate. That principle Mr. sWeetser declared TO
be the stIiot oneness of nature which exists he
tween Christ and Us. Take away Christs humanity,
make him anything else than perfect man, the first
fruits of the whole human family ana you destroy the
only suplOsable middle term which can complete the
syOgsn implied in his statement, that because he lives,
shall live also. II. Paul this, and refused to
allow the truth of that Cornthan idea "hch would nave
put Christ category and the rest Of mankind in
another II the dead rise not then is not Christ raised
resurrection the dead" Mr. Sweetser then followed
Out al some length the corroboratye arguments OF Paul
such drawn nom the absurd consequences Whlch
result from denial OF the IesurIectlOn ana from the
an0ge which nature furnishes closing with an allusion
TO- and practical Application OF me reply Whch Mlchael
Angelo made To who asked him why he spent
much time and labor statue he was carving: Be
cause, said the sculptor, Il am working FOR lnInOr-
taHty.' We all working for immortality, from the
least T. the greatest "Whereiore let us be steadiast
immOVahc always abOundug in the work of the Lord,
fOTsuCh know that labor is not IN vain in the
Lord"
TIE CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION.
The services commenced in this church at
lOs H. and conducted by the Rector the Rev. DR..