The Daily bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Hawaii]) 1882-1895, 1885-04-06

ging attention to the services
The choral exercises
comprised fine selection, and it is
if the rendition thereof by
choir and organist could have ex-
posed flaw to the most exacting
critic.
The church was crowded in every
part at the evening praise service.
The musical part of the programme
was carefully selected, and under
direction of Mr.. Yarndley was rem
dered in most excellent manner.
Bucks TIE Deum in B minor is fine
composition and was well brought
out. The congregation joined in
singing the hymns in the heartiest
manner possible. Pastor Cruzan de-
livcred an able address upon Ger
tain wcll-established but unexplain-
able facts which gather around the
first Easter. unless the resurrection
of Christ was an actual occurrence.
In brief those facts were: the change
in the disciples of Christ, from alb
ject fear to unconquerable holiness
the embarrassment of the rulers of
Jerusalem and other enemies of
Jesus to account for his vacating of
the tomb; the institution of the
Christian Sabbath in commemoration
of the resurrection, and the exis-
tence and increasing strength of the
Christian Church. The fishermen
OF Galilee standing on the grave of
dead Christ, and preaching trans
parent lie, would have been greater
miracle than the resurrection of
Christ. Handel's Hallelujah Chorus
was played on the organ as the audi
ence left the building.
BETHEL UNION CHURCH.
A large floral cross in the front of
the pulpit was the centrepiece in the
decorations of this church. Beauti-
full stands of flowers were effectively
disposed about the pulpit and plat
form. On the wall in the rear were
luxuriant clusters of ferns, flowers,
leaves and vines.
AT the morning service three chill
dren were baptized, and the Rev.
Mr.. Oggel preached an impressive
sermon from the text: 81 am He
that lveth and was dead; and. be-
hold, / am alive for evermore.
In the evening the services were
mainly carried out by the children.
under the direction of the Sunday
School Superintendent, Mr.. Dilling-
ham, and Mrs. S. NJ. Damon lead
ing the singing. The instrumental
accompaniment-Miss Hustace on
the organ and Mr.. Marques on the
vioin-was well performed. a can
tata on Tie Story of the Resur-
recton' was clearly spoken without
exception, the children's voices be-
ing in almost perfect unison, and
the interspersing hymns were sweet
ly sung. The closing part was the
illumination of the Easter Cross by
a number of small children. Com
ing in turn upon the platform, each
recited a verse and then placed a
gilt letter on the cross, thus con-
structing the inscription, "He is
Risen"
In the midst of the exercises the
pastor gave short Easter address.
He said their Christmas exercises
had reference to Jesus when he was
a very little child, when his parents
had to flee with him into Egypt be.
cause Herod regarded the child as
rival king and wanted to kill him
When he. saw boys before him OF
Sunday mornings, they reminded
him of the fact that wien Jesus was
twelve years of age he was found il
the temple, which was good ex
ample for boys and girls to follow
For period Of eighteen years the,
knew nothing of the child Jesus, ex
cept that he was obedient to hi'
father and mother. 1t was not ne
cessary for him to repeat the story
of Jesus when he came to manhood
which had been so beautifully re
cited by themselves that evening
When he baptized the little children
this morning he looked forward
thirty years, when he hoped they
would be useful and influential mem
bers of the community. At Thu
season people were in the custom o
arraying themselves in new clothes
but if that outward celebration O
Easter was the main thing, it wa
not worth while for the ladies t.
spend so much time and labor il
beautifully adjoining the church
Easter should remind them that no
only is the Lord Jesus Christ rise
from the dead, but he desires t.
live in the heart of each one O
them. The object of the officer
and teachers of the Sunday schoc
was that the Lord Jesus Chris
might be born in each scholar tn
hope of glory. No other religio
had such Saviour as the Christian
Confucius and Mohammed wer