Daily Republican., 1884-04-14
THE CHURCHES.

E THE CIlURCHtS
rRRATION OF EASTER
,,soME DECORATIONS
"oUENr SERMONS.
nornipp dawned cloudy, bll
o'D1nek % The clouds had pass.s,' Z,
1S The sun was shining, whil
If fI people crowded the streets
way TO their accustone'
I Vas Worship, to celebrate tn tn
lion Of Jesus Christ fro" To-
..ter number of the churche
tv t~ were decorated with flowers
~ y Of victory we're pealed fortl
,;d a. ,ousic, This was not con
~" NV single denomination, bn
,rianr. ds Baptists, Nethodists
sct ali denominations joinet
M holics an d Espiscopalians, IL
~ the anniyen ary OF the cay
'aId 1 III. finish of the grea
ths redemption of the b 'mar
bral decorations at Grace NJ. T.
were very elaborate and con ID
a large cross, with q amagnifi'
play of flowers at the pase
the left of the altar there wa'
aver stand filled with choice
bn the baptislnal fount. ,,,
n.ic by the choir was excellent
C,jy appreciated by the large
(,ion. An appropriate and elo
ernon was preached at the
service by the pastor, Rev. j.
BOYLE, from the 35th verse o:
chap,er Of Paul's first Epistle
Orinihians; But some inan
how are the dead raised up,
what body do they come ? y
lcoratlons Of the Sabbath school
reeded, if possible, those of the
tbe entire room being draped
|ergreeDs. Each Of the two
ers were handsomely festoOned,
II composed of evergreens was
ed from each, the whole effect
keatly heightened by q large
beautiful lilies and other
that almost covered the plat
srcises by the Sabbath school at
in the afternoon wereOf q very
b. nature, and were opened by
blars singing I" All Hail the
L Jesus Name" followed by
Orher appropriate anthems
Ds were sung by the school, an
delivered by the Rev. j.
Boyle, and Rotations by
Boyle, Mabel and James II.
bar at Asbury M. X. church
ltiiully decorated with choice
bowers, and the pulpit was
concealed. The r. rviCes were
with Easter anthems by the
ID a mastery sermon was de.
by tie pastor, W, l.. s. Murray,
tted the 7th vrrsa Of the oath
Pf the gospel according TO Luke
St "The Son of man must be
into tht hands of sinful men,
fucifed and the third day rise
hmenced his sermon by saying
keystone truths ot christianity
fuClfxion and the resurrection,
Christ rose first, because he
FouId, and his resurrection gave
e. IL hin, because he kept his
FrcoNd, Christ rose to fulfil the
s, ara to give confidence in
plra'iOn AZ the word of God.
'osc to prove his divinity.
IN have died for what they be-
as night, but Christ is the only
has arisen for his cause.
be arose to take the shame from
and fifth, he arose 10 guaran.
resurrection, Mr.. Murray dwelt
y On all the above points, AID
purse was attentively listened
large congregation VIII Gu flied
lrt oftbe church.
plt NJ. L church the altar was
ld taH'einlly decorated with a
% handsome flowers. The con-
Ph 'as very iaree, and an able
\ r vas delivered by the pastor, |
II Creamer, from the 10Th and
'Ses ol 'ht 18Th chapterof Paul's
's,e to the Corinthians "Ifl
NE tnIy We have hone in
We are OF all men most miser- |
''!t now is Christ risen from the
~ become the first fruits of
at slept"
rrai'ier opened his discourse BY
that the resurrection was
y 10 establish the Divinity of|
~ without it, he could not |
Gu looked upon in any other |
u mat OF an impostor, III
re llo resurrection, then would |
oe aS Paul has said in tho
" VI lbe text, "Of all men most |
T. ne dwelt on the assurance
u IN The second verse that
=, risen from the dead, and be. |
y l''st lIuits Of them that slept, |
'h%t therein was the believers
le y ch"II sang a number of old
l.lDeinS IN All excellent manner. |
wees in the Sabbath school
;, ,aFpFopriate to the day.
" NJ f'non on the resurrection
1, was delivered at st. Paul's M, (
~ ~ ny the pastor, Rev. Il. H.
:" ".u ,Doa a number of appropriate
,,', " were rendered by the choir
y s'"Ss HSi manner. The congregation
y ana the strictest attention
u u TO the sermon, which was a
Il :. convincing argument that
na J. flse and live again. The al.
nanASoinely decorated,
~ ,tices commenced at . O'Clock
'In w vi ~. chapel with a PRAYER
j, ,'oLGe ,' meeting, followed with
l. ii, rm lo,m O'Clock by the pastor
~ -; udIegs, who S, lccted the 9Th
, '.e It. 10Th chapter of the gosnel
, 70 st. Mathew ~ his tpxt:
W. y, mere ' for he has risen, az he
!" '"' ci',,'a. a"a sre the place quickly"
Y , colnmenced his sermon with
''Sll ns , OF the origin OF the oh
wi, vi Easter, VT and explajne how
,o', h, OF Nice dtcreed that the
nI1'a 1',1 be obs rved on the first
'o''o"'ng N { the ID days of the
81 .roL" I,.eI Fl, the the vernal equinox.
'poke n; OF the death and burial
, l. n,s IN resurrection. and the end
,,, Nv aros' to prove that he
it's " or vi hod, and also AZ the
II" ti"n ol them that slept. The
MI, ",' was large, and the meet.
- ''uer OF the old times at
~ AZ The Central prauhu...