Press and daily Dakotaian. (Yankton, Dakota Territory [S.D.]) 1880-1889, 1889-04-22
EASTER %OBsERvANCEs.
Elaborate Special Services
Held at Christ Church.
The Other Churches Give Fitting
Attention to ihs Occasion.
CHRIST cauRcH-REy. W. H. WYATT

KLAMATH, RECTOR
Christ church wss elsborstely Deco
rated for Easter day. The windows
banked with flowers and the masses OF
Towering plants at the ends of,the choir,
stalls end reading desk, and ON each side
Of She pulpit, naturally drew the gazs OF
the congregation. The chencel wss
decorated with the Sunday school ban
ners Of many colored silk and the altar
with it's lovely floral crosses and wealth
of beautiful flowers, an evidence of the
care and pains expended by the par
ishiouers in preparing for the church g
great festival day.
The services both morning and evenIns
we're more than usually ornate and good,
as the singing always Is. On this coca.
sion the choir surpassed all previous
efforts, their rendering Of the TIE Deum
in the morning and the anthem in the
evening being especially delightful. The
congregations was large and the Offer
tory about twice as much as on former
oc occasions.
The thanks OF the parishioners are ex.
pressed to Mr.. Douglas for his mastery
playing end to the members OF the choir
|-Mrs. Austen, the Misses q. and L.
East, FL. Carrier. I. Swift, G. Hand snd
Messre. g. Wilson and w. Soougal for
the able snanner In which. both in. solos
and chorases, they rendered ths musical
PORTION OF the service.
Rector Klamath oficiased and the
delightful Easter service YVES feelingly
produced. His sermon was an appro.
pirate one for this festival day.
The Sunday school festival service in
the afternoon was largely attended and
the children sang their carols with
thorough appreciation. Their offerings
amounted to q very fair sum and are
devoted to the church funds, while their
contributions during the Sundays in lent
have been given TO the foreign end
domestic missionary society.
CONGREGATIONAL .cHURoH-REv. d. F.
BRADLEY PASTOR.
The subject Of the morning discourse
was Christ ous risen Savior. from / Cor
4: 1921. This anniversary OF Jesus
resurrection belongs to all Christians.
Ii is 9 day OF special thanksgiving and
Joy. This morning 300 millions of PEG.
pie are celebrating the event. From the
thousand tongues, reinforced by rsaling
organs and instruments OF many strings
the praises Of g risen Christ are heard
to-day around ths whole globe. Easter
belongs to all o~hrissendom, because THE
event, the resurrection OF Christ which
is this day commemorative, il she oen-
tral event, the pivotal event. for the
church. Not oaly 10 the trnth of Ohrist's
claims to diviuity proved by Bis resur-
seetion, bns His resurrection proves the
resurrection of all the dead that die in
the Lord. Upon the truth OF this his
toria fact depends all onr hopes for this
life and the life to come.
The resurrection of Christ brought
life and immortality TO life. To hope
for immortality is one thing. To be
assured OF il and by q conspicuous OBJ.
lect lesson &c see death conquered and
Christ coming with power from the
tomb is Q far different thing. The res
direction Of Jesus il a historic fact.
There ia the same kind OF evidence TOT
the facs that Jesus rose from the dead as
Tor she fact that julius Caesar wss
stabbed in the senate chamber, OF that
Napoleon was sent to 81. Helena he q
prisoner, or that the declaration of in.
dependence was signed. How do / know
that Christ roae from the dead? I re-.
ceive 1t on the testimony OF those who
aaw him slain, buried, and who after.
wards spoke 10 him, touched him,
walked with him.
But II Christ rose from the dead then
he il God, our RsdeemeF, our Savior
II he rose from the dead, then what BE
said must be true. His promises shall
remain stesdfast. III he rose from the
dead. then this festival of Easter means
that we toos haA one day rise out Of the
grave and take on a new body and live
and reign wAth "a risen Lord forever.
With what solsmnisy should we con,
template this theme. With what glad rev.
eEence should we look into the glorious
future towards which we are SOON &c
journey ; towards which, 30 many OF oul
frien IL are daily going. Christ 10 risen
from the dead and is our Savior. 10
that region OF bliss He has prepared
mansione for az, that We may live and
reign with him forever. He has alae
prepared for nj new and glorious bodiel
in which without pain we may EMO,
him forever. Where that shall be we
know not. How We shall appear ne
mortal q tell, bat our SavIor's love
will make for his EAnsomsd mes a home
thnt will be fair beyond our thought.
The evening exercises were an Easte,
service especially for the children OF the
Sunday school. The programme CON
sisted OF several scripture readings II
concert, the singing Of appropriate
music By the children led by the choir
A duet. II will magnify Thee," by Mr.
and Mrs. Young and rotations by tn.
children. as follows: "Natnse,s Sep
ulchre ia Breaking Chester McYay
"a True Lsnt"-Eanice Swift; "Na-
tare's Easter"-Fred Howard; .'Christ
has Arisen"-Harry Nisssn HE liveth'
Minnie Foakekt. n Hoavoc 40.