Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1879-04-14

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The apostles earnestness in the work allotted
hem and enjoined by tho Saviour.
"lt Christ be not arisin, then is our preach
ing VAIN was the lefutation to all such cavil,
the earnest assertion of the Apostle Paul in
The faith of his labors and in the belief of
the resurrection.
The sermon was eloquent, forcible, and
Rbounded in argument illustrated with apt
and beautiful al]egory. Profound
silence throughout the delivery attested the
attention given and the impression made by
the discourse, of which the above is the
merest synopsis of the salient points.
After the service, holy communion was ad-
ministered to over 100 communicates.
There were, and it is no liberal reckoning,
fully 1000 in attendance at the beautiful,
solemn and impressive services of the day.
Plymouth Church.
The Easter morning services were of I'M
usual interest and exceedingly impressive.
There was very large congregation IN at
tendance. The floral decorations were ex-
quisitely beautiful, showing artistic taste in
their selection and arrangement. The per-
formances of the choir were effective in call
ing into activity devotional feelings, and in
awakening the tenderest .sensibiiities. The
sermon of Rev. DR.. Dana, the pastor, COM
manded close and absorbed attention. It
should have been heard to appre .iate its full
force, eloquence and beauty. Its scope and
purpose was to show that on risen Savior
rests mans hope of salvation. In the words
of the great apostle, eff Christ is not risen
then is our preaching vain, and our faith is
also vain. = = If the dead rise not,
then is not Christ raised" The text was
taken from first Corinthians, 1920:
But now is Christ raised from the dead"
Said the preacher, it surely could not have
been mere accident that the Lord, by the
most reliable date that we have, should have
died and risen again in the spring time, thus
associating his life and hij>religion with the
realm of flowers, and beauty, and hope. And
now the day has journeyed along for 1900
years, receiving not the Offering of dust and
ashes, not the worship of signing and de-
spair, but the offering of the sweetest bloom
and the worship of gratitude and Joy. 1t is
Sunday in spring time, and it is Easter Sun
day, two facts that exalt it beyond any other
Sabbath in its spiritual significance and the
feeling it excites III all hearts. The greater
part of Christendom, drawn by7reverent and
loving emotions, or by interest merely, in a
wonderful narrative, will to-day read over
the resurrection scene. The pages of the
Evangelists will be studied during these sa-
cred hours by unWonted numbers, where,
with q sort of unconscious dramatic power,
their account of the first Easter Sabbath is
given. This is an old story of which We
never tire-one whose charm abides to solace
and inspire the hearts that. full of question
ings, love to ponder it. With what rare art
the Savior's appearances are described
the attentive being called not so
| much to him as to the effects produced upon
| the minds of those cognizant of his resur-
| rection. The garden scenes, the ministra-
| tions of the angels, the sweet surprise of the
different groups that came to the tomb-all
| is tranquil. The Savior has risen, and all
the signs and tokens of his presence are
gladness, and radiance, and peace. His GAIL
Hail." addressed to the group of women on
their way to Jerusalem-his sweet disclosure
of himself to Mary in that one, unmistak-
able breathing of her name-his wonder
| full, almost weird companioning with those
unsuspecting disciples on the way to EN-
maus- his sudden appearance in the cham
Der where the disciples had met, apart, for
| fear of the Jews-all betokened his purpose
to disipate fright and doubt, and to awaken
within them quick confidence which would
enable those who were his followers to &c
forth and preach Jesus and the resurrection.
The preacher argued at some length mans
immortal life from risen Savior. "Because
I live, ne shall live also.'' We are not LEFT
Messiahless as those two travellers to EN-
maus thought they were, because he, whom
they trusted would have redeemed Israel, hao
been laid in the grave. The conclusion
of the discourse was most impressive. We are
not without living friend and helper
for he who was dead has risen, anc
now ever liyeth to make intercession for US
Joyful Sabbath this-now admitted with itf
glad presage and symbols in all sanctuarief
the one day in which we shall all think Of
the other life, with its portals thrown wide
open by Him who enters it in the name of {
redeemed humanity. Day of gladness, witt
the vacant tomb of Arimathea thrown opel
to the world to behold that it might become
grave of prophecy to all of US. Risen il
q He who was reverently laid to rest in it-ant
risen is yet to be said by angels who shal
sentinel the places where we put to res
, forms dear to us. We sing-we think o
triumph here to-day. The church nov
f celebrates it's glorious Lord who, risen, give
to SHINING men this Easter greetings Love-
q redeeming work is done. Come, and wei
come. Sinners come.