New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-04-02
CuRIST TIE FIRsT rRrITS.

The Rec Jobu T. n. Ch0gon, H. D., az st. IautS H'hod"
EDis,Opei Church.
The services Yesterday morning at st. PauPs
Methodist Episcopal Church. AT Fourhave and Twenty
sccoud-st wer. 1ccun by the singing OF the Easter
Anthem Christ The Lord is risen to-day" composed
and arranged by the OTganisi, Walter T. Johnston. TWO
large baskets OF flowers composed of japonlcaS mes
and roses, mingled with snilaX ornanented the pulpit
The Rev. Dr. Chapman preached from l. Corinthians,
XIV 20: .'But now is Christ risen from tho dead and
become the FIRST fruits OF them that slept His sermon
was in part follows:
one wear ago tiS Easter called your attention to the
fact of Chriss resurrection aud lis evidence I07y
Cisn to sneak Of tie results of His resurrc ton In any
g tht is ole OF The most important facts Of revelation
and never be matter OF Indifference 10 any Thought
and ace The sweet faces dear forms u loved ones Lard
in bosom, think Of being LAID thrre 0urselVes-WiIs
mo- Ii,ht ever 10 illuminate its darkness waking ever
10 IL. known III borders, coming forth rom IT'S
embrace, would add sOlrclug To IT, COON ana dafk
ness IL involves the creGbity or the Bible as the word
OF God Tie specific design Of the Bible IS Ia aw the
attention of the world u Christ. T. unioii MS
Character offices and work and prrsgnt i'm rl Ior
or falsity with reference 10 the leading pur-
crcdiy as the infaiDle Word OF God. Find an imper-
lection here, find an error mere and ne Whole sublime
risen proves Himself what he claucG-ihe son of God.
the savior OF Mcn-ihe Life, The Truth tie way IT IN
wolves directly and vitaly The - siea iiscll tay
came men from sin. rs CUNT power ana coiSt-
qucuces But physical death IL it, present form is con
seqncnt upon sin No" ne purpose o. Gnilsi MISSION
is repair all the rum OF sin 50 Ia A. III. cuC are
snncd We mstlnctivcy fcol that il is sin that has
bfought MS under Tie dominion OF death But. thank
OF authority and Deity to the whole system of redciup
ton. demonstrates she immortality oi the s0ul-that
DEMONSTRATION Prove that Chi.s roe from the dead
and you demonstrate IA existence OF the soul separate
from aud independent Of the body Christ rises, the
power. the representative the first fruits or All mat
slept in Hin. Bat sun more Tins risen Christ having
ana lifts ont Of the grave INTO spiritual ife, INTO the
Kingdom OF Heaven.
THE RESURRECTION THE BASIS OF FAITH
me Rer T. s. ,'ons u. d. At ne church Of he Pilgrims
(COngIesGttondD.
A prOfusion Of white flowers almost covered
the front OF the pulpit Church OF the PilgrimS.
Brooklyn. Acacias pied high above each other.
from the altar table TO the top " the rcadiagstand On
either side were bg vases Gala lilies There were no
sDecnl musical exercises The sermon OF the Rev Dr.
r. s. StoIrs pointed the resurrection OF Jesus as 'he
fundamental basis Of the Christian religion and the
strongest evidence Of HIS divinity. The text was l.
Corinthians XIV Il: And Christ be not ri-en then Is
our preaching vain and your faith IA also VAIN"
II seems singular IL preacher said that Paul should
rest the whole claims II Christian religion upon the
rising Of Christ still more singular %heh We c"nser
sract thoughts aud seeing them expressed IN foFms OF
beauty They gladly and with oli eni ~ hpAihy heard
Paul wien he spoke 10 tcno the en- Of a ana OF atone
nent through Chrss blood, but they could not believe
the soul mad again come back 10 an lnanatc drad
All he meaning 81 Csl's r found H. igh's, r1pres-
sion IN The resurrection, ara Vithou ~ AZ b' n "a WIS
moi hing OF The fact OF the rcsrlyt are len Ia 10
d9,lt The cyauueiiss. " thcy were mistaken As 10
ChIio giving sight 80 the bhnd az I" IA" rrshg % ts
voWe son a. TO the acGug ~ the aiut cip, ie could
not ali nave been mistaken IN is; they not only saw
Him after ne rose, they talked with HIM ntr with HIN,
and saw Him ascend up mo heaven. The IesurIec-
ton was The eliminating worE OF His mis-
s1n ON the earth. Had Hc ~; cn,
HIS death would have been evidence Of
humanity that possessed not divine attributes; men
wouId have continued through Die ages u look
back at the history OF that life an cNbiuOn Of purity,
selsacrce ana eviction ~ the good Of men, but they