The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-17
THE CHURCH CORNER.
Palm Sunday and Its Ecclesiastical
Significance Holy Week-The
Sunday Programme.
PALM SUNDAY AND HOLY WEEK.


tians as time of special solemnity. 10
Che early days of Christianity. during the
holy week, prisoners were set free, and
all law courts were closed Concern
ing holy week, the following has been
presented the ARGUS in response to solici
tation:
On Sunday the church commentaries
the coming of our Lord into Jerusalem,
with the strewing of palm branches and
the shouts of Hosanna.
On Monday the distinctive memorial
is The act of our Lord in destroying the
barren fig tree.
Tuesday was the last day Of our Lords
public teaching and ministration. He
spoke the parallels of the Father and his
two sons, the vineyard let out to hus>
bandmen, the marriage feast and the
wedding garment. Each sect of the Jews,
the Herodians. the Sadducees and the
Phaisees, endeavored to entangle Him in
order that they might have an accusation
against Him. He pronounced the eight
woes, and then departed from the temple
to speak nearly His last words to the
Jews in the paroblcs of the ten virgins,
the talents, the sheep and the goats
Wednesday, the fourth day of the holy
week, marks the actual beginning of the
events which reached their climax on
good Frlday-the conspiracy of the San
hedium, and the bargain between them
and Judas, an account of which is always
reokoned the day of the betrayal. Ii
was on this and the following day that
our blessed Lord gave to His apostles
those instructions and encouragement
which are recorded in the thirteenth and
four following chapters of St Johns
gospel, The Instructions provide the
church with solid foundation of doc
trine respecting the continued presence of
Ler Lord, and her true unity through
union with him.
Thursday of this week was honored BY
the institution of the holy Eucharist, and
on this account has ever been known as
Maundy Thursday--fro the Mandate
''Do this in Remembrance of Me"
Friday was especially consecrated by
our blessed Lord when He made it the
day OF his most holy passion For Gems
turles 1t has been known and observed BY
the Christian church as Good Friday Ii
5 impossible that the anniversary of our
Lords death can be passed by as CONS
fmon day by any thoughtful christian.
Ii has ever been the object of the church
to make the deyotloDs of good
Friday such as should help chris
tisns to realize the magnitude of
the sacrifice that He offered, of the
sins by which it was made necessary, and
of the mercy which moved Him to offer
it, In all churches the passion of our
Lord, as narrated in the gospels, has ever
formed the central subject of the DAYS
meditation and teachings, while psalm
and prophecy have been gathered around
it in saddeucd and penitent tones, the
more perfectly to represent before God
and man the events of this central lay of
the world history.
The day between Good Friday and
Easter day-"Easter Even"-commemo.
rates the descent of the soul of our blessed
Lord into hades. and the peaceful rest of
his sacred body in the grave The church
OF today follows the custom of the Prim-
tive church in administering holy bap>
tlsm on this day. The collect for the day
seems 10 refer 10 this ancient practice
The holy gospel for the day embalms the
name of him who cmbalmed the worlds
redeemer. and laid HIM in his own new
tomb. II recounts the interment of
Jesus; the virgil of the two Marys, who
sat over against the sepulchre;" the ties,
ilmony of the chief priests of Christs
prediction that He would rise again; the
sealing OF the stone, and the setting of
the watch. The holy women have pre-,
pared their spices, aud are unconsciously
giving meaning to The language of the
banlicles: Il charge you, We daughters
of Jerusalem. thai ye stir not up, nos
awake my love, till he please will get
me TO the mountain of Myrrh and the hill
OF Frankincense, until the day break.
and the shadows flee away
PULPIT AND PEW.
Frank W. Smith, of hndersonville
fame, and prominent Y. NJ. G.. A.
worker will occupy the pulpit at the
Christian chapel tomorrow morning.
Services will be held in Trinity church
tomorrow at 1916 a. IN D.. IL IN. and o.
nj. During holy week dahl. atJ93o a. IN.
and 1870 P. m. ey,-
Mr.. John V. Farw6f. will conduct scr.
vices in the First Methodist Episcopal
church, at 1915 a m. The congregation
will unite in the Y. NJ. C. A. anniversary
at Harper's theatre at 7:30 p. m. Sum
day school at 9:15 a. m. , +. W. Spencer.
superintendent. Young peoples meeting
at GAS p. m.
Mr.. |. E. Brown, of Chicago, will con-
duct the services in the First Baptist
church at 10:45 a. IN. At 100 p. m. the
congregation will unite in the Y. M. c..
A. anniversary at Harper's theatre. Sun,
day school al $50 a. m. J. W. Welch.
superintendent. Mission Sunday school
at 3 p. m, Geo. p. Lyman superin
tendent,
MIR. A. L. Hemenway, general secretary
of the Chicago Y. NJ. G. A, will speak in
the Central Presbyterian church at 10:45
a. m The congregation will unite in the
anniversary of the Y. Nj. G. A. at Har-
per's theatre at 7:30 p. m. Sunday
school at $50 q. m, W H. Hatch, super
intendent. Young peoples meeting at
$50 p. IN.
There will be Y. NJ. C. A. addresses by
MIR. E. K. Brown, of Chicago, and Mai.
McClaughrey, of Joliet, at the United |
Presbyterian church ct 10:45 a. m. The
congregation will unite in the anniversary
meeting of the Y. NJ G. A. at Harper's
theatre at 7:30 p. m. Sunday school at
$50 II. m, Hugh Warnock, superintend |
ent. Young peoples meeting at 6:45 D.
m
Mr.. w. II. Rice, state treasurer of the |
T. M. G. A., will speak in the Broadway
Presbyterian church at 10:45 a. m. and |
the sacrament of the Lords Supper will
be administered. In the evening the con
gregation will unite in the anniversary of
the \, Nj. c. A. at Harper's theatre. Suns
day school at 910 a. m. DIR. J. w. Stew
art, superintendent. Young peopIe's