Saturday press. [volume] (Honolulu, H.I.) 1880-1885, 1885-04-11
EASTER
seeaes and serrices al the different
Churches.

sorrow and Joy are mingled in the blest wine
Of hope and where the light Of the after.world
streams oyer the altar and chalice Of the pres
ent. The murdered Chris, broke bondage
with Death and gave atonemen, for the sins Of
time yea, upon this same Easter Sunday lie
quilted the wormvaults OF earth to soon ascend
to that lar distant, unseen world We have named
the Infinite, the Eternal, where the wicked
cease from troubling and the weary be at rest, :"
The minions OF Satan shall not prevail against
Him, saith the preacher, and the shadow Of time
shall not dim the radiance Of His glory. There
is healing in the redemption Of Christ that is
more soul worthy than our earthly love and
more lasting than our baser fame ii eometh
alike to
".All the dwelers Of earth and the toilers Of sea
The men Of earth never forget God or their
sins nor can they hide themselves under the
mantle Of time. AT Easter.tide the history of
eighteen centuries draws the dim. map Of the
years before us. The bells seem to ring more
solemnly, the sun seems to shine with softer
radiance ami nature seems hushed in dreamy
worship listening to the praise-notes OF the
joyful birds. More peaceful, silent. and solemn
is Easter.tide IN tropic isles than in far north.
ern climes when the gods Of ice are battling
with the fairies of sweet spring. In Palestine
they murdered Him long ago in Honolulu
we worship Him to-day
AT THE OLD BETHEL CHURCH.
The morning service opened with voluntary
of organ and violin beautifully rendered by Miss
Annie Hustace and Mr. A. Marques which made
the service one of unusual interest. The floral
decorations were arranged with care and exhibi-
ted marked artistic taste. The pulpit was trimmed
with creepers and passion vines, while vases of
beautiful roses adorned the desk. Underneath
the pulpi, was a centerpiece of fragrant roses
and lilies surrounded with island ferns. On the
walls were vines, with peeping flowers and
Gala lilies nesting among .eathery ferns.
The services were conducted in an impres
sive manner by the Rev. f. c. Oggel, who
administered the rite Of baptism to three chill
! dren, and preached a sermon from the words
in Revelation 1913, 81 am he that liveth and
was dead and behold, am alive forevermore ="
The preacher said "rhese are words II the
risen Redeemer TO his banished disciple on
Pa,mos--a bold and triumphant u,terance
from the Conqueror of death and the grave.
1t is Easter music and the resurrection jubilee
The prince of darkness has been overwhelm-
ingly defeated by the prince of the house Of
David. The seed of the woman has bruised
the serpent's head. The man of sorrows has
become the monarch Of the universe Worthy is
the lamb that was slain, to receive power and
riches, wisdom and honor, glory and blessing.
The subject this morning is the Resurrection
of Christ. The death and the resurrection are
the foundation and corner stones Of our religion;
the two hinges on which the door hangs.
The resurrection was an event OF commanding
importance to Christ and mankind an act Of
wassupernaturala and evidenced hisgodhead. But
to raise himself, to take up the life that he had
| voluntarily laid down, to resuscitate his own
| body and to exclam in the sei.suiiciency Of
his omnpotcnce, 81 am he that liveth and was
dead, and behold | am alive forevermore,
became MS most sublime miracle.
As to the proofs Of the fac, Of Christ, rcsur.
rection, there had been traces and types Of the
resurrection Of the dead and the life everlasting
germs Of this sublime doctrine---in the Old
Testament.
In the gospels three cases are recorded II
persons who were raised from the dead by the
power of Christ. The doctrine Of Immortality
and the possibility II a resurrection had the.
been made manifest in human history"
Having called attention to the numerous
witnesses and the value Of corroboratel testi-
mony, the speaker said: So n any one
should aver, | do not believe tina, Christ rose
! from the dead; it is impossible; a delusion,
fanaticism' the women who stood by the
empty grave and the apostles testify in unison /:
We have seen it and felt it and have it. and
it holds US in hope unto life eternal
In the evening large floral cross with a
beautiful dove over it, stood in front Of the
pulpit and formed the centerpiece amid stands
of fragran, flowers. The services were mainly
carried ou, by the children of the Sunday.
School under the direction Of the superinten-
dent, Mr.. h. F. Dillingham;. The cantata,
dered, the sweet voices of the children being
in almost perfect unison and Easter hymns
were sung with joyful animation. The instru-
mental accompaniment was well performed and
an anthem by the choir, under the leadership
of Mr.. Marques, was rendered with fine effect.
At the close of the first part the Rev. Mr..
| Oggel gave short Easter address. He said ;
| "Our Christmas exercises had reference to
Jesus when he was little child, younger and
smaller than the children baptized this morn
ing. When he was twelve years Of age he was
in the temple and about his Fathers business.
For the next eighteen years we know nothing
Of Jesus, except that he was obedient to his
parents. In this he should be ypui model.
Then follow the three years Of his noble, public
life. 1t is not necessary to repeat the story OF
his sufferines, which you have yourselves so
beautifully recited this evening In the city
which was my former home, boys came to
Sunday School with new clothes on Easter
day, and ladies were arrayed in new bonnets
and hnegarments. But il the outward celebration
Of Easter is the main thing, it is not worth while
for the ladies to spend so much time and labor
in adjoining the house Of God. Easter should
remind US, that the Lord Jesus Chris, is no,
only risen from the dead, but that he desires to
live in the heart Of each one Of US. The
object Of the officers AMI teachers Of the
Sunday. School is that the Lord Jesus
Chris, may live in every scholar .,
the hope Of glory. The psecep,s Of Confacius
are Of high order, but only our religion car
boast Of a Savior who laid down his life and
rose from the dead to give everlasting life te
those Of all nations. The Resurrection Of Chris