The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-22
ALL SOULS CHURCH.

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ALL SOULS CHURCH.
AL Souls Church, At Twentieth street and Fourth
avenue, presented abundant floral manifestations
OF Easter joy. The pulpit fairly imbedded
in lilies and other white flowers. which were heaped
up in fragrant mass from the ground. On the right
was a dove Of les, with laurel branches above and
underneath magnificent b sket o. flowers. On the
other side OF the pulpit Was superb cross. bulit up
elaborate fowery structure. in which great
Of red roses was particularly noticeable. The
choir Of this church--composei oil Mr.. G. y. Daniels
orggnst; iss Mary Wood, soprano; Miss Josie Bell.
contralo: Mr. N. b. Wood, tenor, aud Mr.. A f. Stod
dart, basso--made special feature Of the Easter
music. The programme wassimpe. The church was
we'll filed.
THE SERMON.
The Rev. Dr.. Bellows (ior his sermorl took his
text from !. Corinthians, XIV, 42-44-''So also IS
the resurrection OF the dead II sown in corrup-
honor it is raised In glory. II in weakness.
II Is raised 10 power II Is sown natural eody, u -
there is spiritual BODY. For eighteen centuries,
the reverend preacher said, the Christian Church
had gathered round tho broken tomb Of
universal tr umpn over Death. While. reason
migh doubt the story OF the resurrection none could
doubt It's real value. There would be nothing new IN
the immortality OF the SOUL If Christ had died
The ancient Egyptians already had maintained the
doctrine OF the i'm ortallty Of the soul and even the
jos had admitted il. though reluctantly, in their
hearts But II mad always seemed necessary TO the
pract realization Of the immortality OF The soul to
localze II and gave II life ana color. The shades that
wandered without substance Hades were but sicky
mourners for the Greeks upper sunit world, winch
they hnd lost. What wonder. then, mat inc Jows
soized deghtcdiy upon this idea OF Jesns' rcsurrec
tion which even eating and drinking had their part
had been the practical conclusions OF the Christian
Church from the resurrection OF CHRISTI That In the
resurrection OF man something OF his own bodily
Ind viduay retained; that not only his ethereal
spirit rose but something like his own indiv duality
or brthmark. That he appeared IN some shape ike
this living form probable enough. and II there was
Illusion In the semblance Of that form II was prob
ably subtle Tor the human eye to decide We have
no reason to think that souls can outside Of their
bodies we know that their bodies express their
individuality. Upon this tho reverend preacher
based his that the theory OF the resurrection
O the Saviour and the Immortality OF the soul en-
forced also faith in the continuity and identity OF per-
sonal existence In another world
ST. PAuL's METHODIST EPrscoPiL CHURCH.
st. Pauls, at the corner of Twenty second street
and Fourth avenue, was thronged with worshippcrs,
and It with difficulty that the ushers could seat
them all The floral decorations OF the chanco were
very beautiful. AT the rear of tho desk and on either
side OF it flowers of all descriptions tastefully
placed, Gala lilies being especially noticeable, as at
distance they shonc out like stars from the mass OF
darker tinted oxotics. In front OF the reading desk,
which draped scarlet velvet. the words,
.sChrst Is Risen, wero formed in white flowers,
with very nne effect. On top OF the dcsk bright
roses were piled IN graceful confusion The Easter
morning musical services were OF high order, CON-
prisIng organ voluntary by Professor Waiter r.
Johnston; a carol "Easter Bells, - sung BY the sun
DAY school scholars the appropriate hymn No ISL
being sung by the congregation.
The joyous anthem "Jesus Exaltcd' was aftcrward
given by the choir, worse being sung by the
soprano, tenor, baritone and contraito, the Sunday
school joining 10 tho chorus with good effect
After prayer by Bisnop Andrews, the pastor, Dr..
Tiffany, preached from the text Matthew xviii, g.
"Come the place where tho Lord lay" The
reverend gentleman reviewed tho TACT that 10 the
garden where the body oil Christ placed there
new tomb hewn out OF stone, In order that
enemies OF LORD should be sure that no miracle
such as is narrated In the Book OF Kings could
happen to Him. No body had ever been placed there.
sot before the mouth OF this sepulchre and
soldiers watched the spot There was much concurrent
testimony that the Lord dead; there was tho
testimony OF HIS executioners They were Obliged 10
the bodies OF those crucIned and to strike
the limbs OF the condemned be Of death or
TO hasten IT. but they found Christ already dead and
when soldier pierced His side with spear blood
water flowed from the wound. SO that when His body
disappeared aud the expression was used, 'Come
the piacc where the Lord iay,'t attained solemn
The fact OF our Saviours ascent into
veh-His rosurrcctlon-m II certain that He was
the Messiah and should be regarded the preacher
appealed TO his hearers to DO grateful for the death
ana suffering OF Chrst and to profit by the moral les
sons oil His life.