The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1889-04-26
HE Is RISEN.
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e et In placing before itself In picture fo,n. We
ike the hidden things of the soul made real to
VIC eyes, ana this desire Is the Inspiration OF all
casy aHse na. ana poetry, But there Is ne ID OF
pease or tha ..e symbol be exalted at the ex-
rrobabiy no more satisfactory plctupe.of the
sban "a, ,a,tn IN Immortality will ever Do found
upon the Imagination OF Christeniom. ana has
Drcome manageable. Easter stands for the free,
upper, risen life of the soul, the Infinite extcn.
s'o ~ VI our conscious existence.
/ \, Cna,suanity has, however, associated this
thought i9r,g with the higher grades Of moral and
sp p ha me- II does not teach immortality
nefpn y cannot be given to the mind indepen-
dent Oh It's moral tone. Said Christ ~ am the
eeS ana n. and the life whosoever liv
death In the higher grades of life, the thought
OF immortality flnds It's strength. Ii has grown
nrh inn & the eevationlof hswords
hoIal tohe: Inc soul whose life Is high is near
est the faith immortal, as he who is upon the
mountain tops is nearest the eternal stars And
tne simple reason Is that immortality is an as
highcstllfe
Assumptions are often the largest elements In
even simple problems. The justification Of the
| problem Is the justification of the ee-
ments or assumptions involved in it. You
build ship. but you assume the sea. If your
snip Is q success, the sea is thereby proved q
| fact II Immortality Is an involved element Of
all highest life, to call men to, or to insist upon
that lie and hive Its claim admitted as just and
true, Is TO justify the great faith Now, IT Is very
certain that no one ever suspect. that he Is mis-
taken when he calls upon people to live The
| highest life of the intellect, If the mo-" and
spiritual nature, of the affections. We all
| strive to awaken the longing Tor truth the long
| ing for holiness, the pure, unsellsh love of the
heart, and never once dream that we are doing
aught unreasonable. But these very things as
sumo immortality, assume It, US bui ding ship
| does the sea.
| Mr. Illman then went on to illustrate this point
by. reference to intellectual life. moral and
spiritual life, and the life Of unselfish Affection
| They are aroused by life in this world but not
satisfied. They seem to get only fairly uoder-
| way when the call of death Is heard. Their pc
culiarity is that they are immortal longings.
| They Imply the beyond. If this assumption OF
! theirs cannot be trusted, then we know who are
| the mistaken ones; not the brutalized man who
says with drunken thickness of utteranra.
the end of YOU" notthe gay, sensuuus lDer-
tine who takes the world as his pleasure ground
ana has no eye for aught beyond Its carnal de-
lights; not the self-centered materfalists con-
tent with mere creature comforts ard tangible
possessions; but the heroes of truth who have
fought and died In its defence and propagation;
the Dlessers and helpers of the world, those
who have llghtened its woes and lifted its aspi-
rations the unselfish hearts that have laid their
dead away, not without tears, but with resiena
ton triumphant over their griefs; tine Saviour,
who sobbed out his life, we say upon the cross,
10 realty upon the bosom of eternal love.
., Christ car, came teaching hghet lite That was
dressed himself. Yet his example with all it's
spiritual force, is but ghastly deception if
immortality be not fact, IL it a mistake to
urge VIII Al he urged? You canrc. persuade sanity
mat he called the world to a lie. we know be did
not; lie was wise He made of highest life the
problem: Immortality he allowed to remain an
assuInption W .ue eno; nc taughl ~ ~ oese i'y
vlnely practical soul he was, stimuli ting to the
high, pure, Godlike life which had perva lively
secreted WILDE ~ the 'nousp' VI coh7ci'4a
spi Thn d penpU'u atyaro;so =, a..
,o nnT oe Of eAeio.se VI Inc evening was
sViile u"V VI no.euy, peihg musical
throughout, IL consisted OF singing by the
cholr, ana the chIlaren IN classes, with solos.
and duets ny members o. we SUNDAY sahoos:
among Them SOLO nv " 80 ,chuster, esce-
pecialiy delightful, one By Mrs. Nina ne.
Witt, Duets by Misses Currier and Cres,av
and by Misses Thwing and Cook,
Low mass was celebrated at St, Micbaeps
Catholic church Sunday morning at q, clock.
the children of the parish school singing care
OILS. At 10 $50 high mass was celebrated. the
choir rendering Leonard's mass. The service
was so long no sermon was given. but Father
Cunningham read the proclamation of Bish-
op DeGOesbriand recommending the celebra-
ting of high mass Tuesday in recognition of
the Washington Inauguration centennial. and
spoke at some length on the subject, and es-
pecialy upon the growth and prosperity Of
the country. Tuesdays service will be held
at 9 o. clock. Vespers and benediction ot.
Cured at Bop. m. No elaboration of decOr;-s
ton was attempted because of the unfnish
ed state of the church building. but both az
tars were bright with Gu. flowers and potted
plants and looked very beautiful. ~ ...
A simple and tasteful arrangement of cut
flowers, lilies ETC., upon the altar was noticed
Ut the Unitarian church. where the usual
morning service ana chiltirens Easter SER
u VIZ MG Ire cohu h Fine music was fur
ha;n@ .s:istod h, NJ 'rv reGufmr c l:
p pInE $500 $500 ~ ~ ". a. naisnaI. Mss
bart Vintnn fter tho ra.,d;,', - anu .,o
poiI iHton' Aitcn INC le'uihs Vi scripture