Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1887-1890, 1888-04-04
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eas. aTER DAY OBSERVANCE
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Apprepriats celebration.

~ Z !stefully arranged, met tne Eyes 90
entered the cosy Presbyterian
SUNDAY. Gaming. Near the altar,
a. ware sfppped in large number,
bright, chssrfnl faces showing that \
ntor hai smadetn mo lnroads on their
Rev j. Reid was at the reading,
-DOnnpd .nsar.h him we're the choirtin full
WI ExsFysssst in the building was
u fcs liz barriers had been burned
nd every one was welcomed to join
service Of song. Mrs. Reid pre1
AT the harmonium, which gave
under skillful touch strains Of
nlyiharinDny.
service was beautiful in its sim
an aad asosGs sSa Prince ef pay
followed al Invocation by the pas,
~ Ater which aI ioined in singing al
III =. Mrs. Clarke and Mrs. Sorrlck
= kwith deyot ioaal feryor "Consider the
81" The sweet hymn Memories Of
,eeh was sunG with pathos, by the
ct composed OF Mrs. Lewis, Messrs.,
ITS. HSwkips and Wilcox. In the
90 ,priate anthem .Brinht Easter Morn"
1ell-trained voices of Messrs bod
- nd Hawkins, Mrs. Clarke and Mrs
ok were heard With pleasing effect
} ORna Lux sang n sweet voice "Under
5hadowsN stSikss hymns were sung
e children and the choir which in
Ernest Ringwald and Miss
am All Wslljas those already named.
* THE leEING SERVICE.
~ le attendant IA the morning was the}I
est vel Viii "a in this city, and, al
Inch theE Wa was more than
I|.t ;s::: s 6 oh. A: and
in jublics Of praise. The taste
i land appfonf3G{A decorations made all
entered thI cred editice feel that
event CONT smorated was one OF
ASCENDANT glsa Ness. The sweet voices
he Sunday school choir brought to
i'd that time when the children stood
ging in the Tsinple Court "Hosanna in
~ highest, blessSdi He that comes in |
name Of the Jehovah." The sermonsI
based upon the accounts Of the re-
rection 81 Jssns, as given by the writ
special takjng as the key note Of
.subject The words "He is not here,
|oont is risen. was shown that it was,
jr|Is latelaQ historical day to quest
1VllIn the jnGs of Christ's resurrection,
. might NfsR Reid said have been dis
owed Oh the day Of Pentecost, when
4 tel, with that key sermon opened the'l
y spell ME- church to the world-but
was not. II might have been exposed
J a fraud when thousands were being
ded every week to the standard in anu
ound Jerusalem, but it was not Paul
cached and the Eyangelists wrote yet
,ither the educated Sanhedrim nor the
,lished Scribe or Pharisee came any, doc.
nent denying or disproving the main
cts Of christian belief. Nor did tie |
Y oman power deny, the statements preach
d at Athens and Rome by multitudes Of
Christians. No; all it did was to try and
shut their mouths in the silence of DEATH
.Iby cruel stormenfs and fearful deaths.s
The evidence .spositive' OF the disciples
md early christians, and the evidence
negative of the Jewish leaders and
roman rulersto any historic mind must
9 conclusive. As to the differences
# at occur N l7s ts accounts Of The events
lat al of 9thee events recorded might,
IIlId that ming. Each evangelist mar
ated thdsS vents that he was best &C
TAINTED Sjf6. that struck kim most for
IDLY and HIT were most naturally in
ympattly his state Of mind and feel
%.
n THE CORNER STONE.
NJ y M v, Il A. ohsorvod +ho+ +ho
~ 1, NJ ..A c's.t'o 'n'0 .ne
urreGtlon oi lnrist IS the corner stone OF
= hriatianity. Paul says IF Christ is not
isen then ii our preaching vain" If
lhv3et was only a good man then he can
e,nsthing to us, to all men, but super
or Plato, finor Confucius No! it can
,ot bel Christ must be all he claims to us
rnothing at all! "If He is not risen,'s
hen there Is no sacrifice for sin. no
n 49, ssa M. "niSn nan III
l.;n ~ kjaF sn,li Rnt Il Is not On for ..,,n r
NJ CKflSk sr3sen.,,
i.Gnr1st ~ not risen then 81 lapse OF