The Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1885-1886, 1886-04-24
THE CHURCH CORNER.
Easter Tide and its Importance as a
Feast...The Sunday School Con.
yentiOn.-.Services.
EASTER TIDE.

EASTER TIDE.
| Tomorrow will be Easter, day OBJ
served by all Christian people as the an
niversary of the great event of the .esur,
rection OF Christ. II comes this year on
the 25ih day of April. This is the latest
date the day has fallen on since 1874,
over century and a half ago. 1t will not
come as late again until 1913, ffty>seven
years hence This rule establishing
Easter was made A. d. 322 by the coun
Gil at Nice. 1t was decreed by this coun-
Gil that Easter should be on the Sabbath
following the full moon of March 81.
Hence il cannot fall on a later date than
it does this year nor any earlier date than
March % The following has been writ
ten for the ARGUS on the Joyous feast:
They who went about preaching
''Jesus and the Resurrection, and who
observed the first day of the week as a
continual memorial of the resurrection,
must have remembered with vivid and
tjoyous devotion the anniversary of their
Lords restoration to them. IL vas kept
as the principal festival of the wear,
therefore. in the very first age OF the
church, and has ever been observed with
the greatest JOY by young and old
Christ is Risen" Such is the shout
which encircles the earth as the Easter
mornings sun wakes up the world Ten
thousand temples are crowded; ten thous
and affairs are spread; ten thousand voices
sing, Christ Our Passover, is Sacrificed
for US, Therefore Let US Keep the Feast "
Today The Easter bells ring round the
world, and the Easter greetings are ex,
changed, and Easter thanksgivings are
offered.
1t is well for us to sing Easter anthems
and deck the altar with Easter flowers
and rejoice with the OVERLOOKING gladness
of Easter day. We ought to do all this
We ought also to 90 forth and do as be-
eometh those who believe in the resurrec-
ton of the dead and the life everlasting
We ought. as the collect reads, TO bring
to good effect the good desires that are
awakened in our minds There is place
for sentiment and feeling in religion,
but there is no place for sentimental
religion We may enjoy our feast
days and fast days, our services of sacra,
ment and song; but We ought not to make
enjoyment the aim of onr religion. Ii we
have thought seriously of the life of oul
Lord if We have followed with intelligent
sympathy the events of Holy Week, We
have learned that sacrifice and service
not enjoyment, are the highest preroga-
tives of souls made in the image Of God
A hfe devoted to the saving of men from
sin and suffering. is TWICE blessed. II
Bile seth him that gives and him thai
takes Majesty and glory were never
crowded more kindly than with thorns
and never throned more nobly than OIL
the cross. The life that is hid with Chris
is God. the only life hat is worth living
is life of ever extending blessing and
usefulness. 1t is life of ever widening
charity, of active sympathy, and helpful
miniStration.
THE COUNTY sUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The Rock Island County Sunday Schoo
association closed its ession at the FRS
Baptist church if>this dty last evening
with the election or thd following off
GERS: ~
President-E. W. Spencer, RocE-isi
and
Secretary, v: Stewart. Rock Isl
4 Assistant secretary-C. E Adams
Rock Island.
Corresponding Secretary and Treasure
L. B. Kuhn, Moline.
Vice Presidents for each township -
| Andalusa, Asa Parker. Black Hawk
Miss Oletha J. Muse; Bowling, A W
Mcconnell; Buffalo Prairie, J. S Lultz
Canoe Creek, Hamilton Reeves; Goa
= Valley, John Barton, Coe. James Bo
ward; Cordova, John Eye, Drury, W. II
Womacks; Edgington, Rev. r. r. John
son; Hampton, L. d. Edwards; Moline
Mrs W. II. Hyde; Port Byron, G. A
Metzgar; Rock Island, Miss Ala Cooke
Rural Byron Jordon; South Moline, W
A. Wilcox; South Rock Island, Thoma
Campbell; Yuma, John G. Osborne.
Executive Committee-E. W Spencer
; L. B. Kuhn, s. d. CIeland, j. W Stewart
, L. d. Edwards.
Auditing Committee w Welch, 5
D. Cleland.
The meeting here proved an exec p
tionally interesting one and one produc
tive Of much good.
PULPIT AND PEW.