, 1873-04-14
EASTER SUNDAY.
lis Celebration in tlc Episcopal and
Catholic Churches.
All THOR Houses Of Worship Crowd.
cd Yesterday.
Floral Decorations and Appropriate
Ceremonies.
Tho Rey. Or. Powers Vicws on
the Resurrection.

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Tho Rov. Dr. Powers, Vinvs on
AAAo @"o'. = ~ o"o VA
Tic A>csurrcceloh'
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trbo Eastor eorviccs nj At. John'a Church
r,sas,.r .oso ~ ntto,,oa v ano - .a
ho or" tno %~
l,eld was beautifully decorated with fiowors. An
inmnnso vose of tho avn of t,,ose ,1non Ashland
avouno, near Madison street, was filled with
blossoms, and on tho inside Of tho chancel WAS
lnrgo basket nllot With buds. A beautifully
n1a1o cross lay On tho Comtuunlon-tab1o, to-
gothor with . crown with largo , wrought on
tho reading-desk, and thcro was d beautiful
'1ai''so e'osa ncAs 'h' con.lo ooo1""s'
| THE SERMON.
t1v ne % onai, at ' soro oror A tn 1or r nv pon
.a.s aa "o.o o'o.' ue i'of' Di' ets
p1aaeaea tho following sermon:
Thy Ep,y y the oaiost!al md tno
ts;Eit Kingdom Il Gsd-a IN isui u
til conscious md bsupv e4,ate1co aftor thu death
Sedy Shish wo tic stFonasss eel.ade
t. t. US s1;'pt y identified wh sonnel
tho earaa resqsreoon-1 9. mesn ntera ysisa
Hto'tu ot t4e pouy taat ues-tnen fathet
that for @ thS belief M n immortality Is not to 10 aba-
cso nat ~ saen H. roanty o. uso existence ten y
without carnal resur1ectio, thon whit + The advan
taRs Of IL? Why should # 10 80 htrcnuously insIste
nhst take tho Diyino Word and not what s advocated
" tsnsiui OF isaksn thoologian. There Is no 1ub-
%ese 5epa'sys, ration s nd 'ui unss1iptass Wy
tnan a;ata tnat Or thS resurrection of tho aead.
statements hase psen made about Il not only
In conflict with MI Tint tB Known tho word and
methods Of God but Of which tho boat spiritual in
Foquiremsns Of aeiense demands ef the rslfss
tons nature are sathcd In tho glorious viow enunci
m
getting back to tho idea Of flesh and blood But this
s bso siss H. asses 5a
we Is lid IN tho gravo, atom for ato shsll bs Pei.
or Ss mot saas
II glorious and immortal e1iseuoo Is secured to tho
chFig.tan-t E tho ohratian's career that hn,e IL
to tho nature and needs Of the soul then what pesshcs
BY death viii mt b. wanted. And this is what tho
aorrows.
i a Fact M our
We hayo an inmatoraal intelligence ind material
il one" It ia good, and wonderful, and dtted a
for, Tia present condition aud service. No
sa u Bo1
Yet II wears out aud dies. What ss ihe fac. OF tic
etornal sate7 We shall have iumaerisl aoul and
anothorn As We hars borne Tie laaee Of te oars}1y
,q H. s1sa esss 10 ss e hs
sa,tea e IL &!aFasa and ssraa s:ats: indss
beng wi e
circumstances We can have no possible uao for aue
:. Taught By
is incredible shall not arguo at length yct glance
ss eo1psan on.uan
virtue Of the process Of nutrition, and wake every
which wo went to sleep. Tho who lives 70 thu ago
of 70 sssIs has bud his body removed At leaat ton
nda, ides o'ag ~ ta's p p9Eo9' NS~ M %sish OF sheso
II M hls Tesrrrection L The ideuteal atoms onco IN
u gssps nn ito ten sn ss the mater
his Dissolution thea ho mnst sernaly have what
a.omo theory We must 10 oqnsstent ngorogsly
Or & We g,yo ap to pFanep!e 90 IL ne man dies ter;
to skoeton or bliAterod and sharrcd by nRe-what-
s assr ns mast be sp particle for par
mstars ona 4mant1 y
hs ses sonoa a0 ad wm ss
neyer 1 know ha II rs e b. wo the ses
t9Tmea - fnonssfoatics F hateful to thsmseves and
Si 3 Eo hcr ef et5smee soss nto ho
those who limp with painful steps through l'fe; ask
G 6 ssG Th M nsn1ape Pain
anu a4mo, and blind anu nsane sf they could under
stand the question: L there ia any period Of their
they ,s wore their eternal tabernselo,-h they do
not long Tor what r. fair, md comely,
y true that "al tears shall bs wiped away" that
lnefe aaaa 10 no moro curse II the identical hodles
ten wers rcstorsd7 No wonier that St, pau} sreaty
10 pns on this Meshy vestro snu PRAYED that
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