Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1889-04-22
was the child of prophecy. but the fulfill

ISLAND ARGUS.
was the child of prophecy. but the fulfill
ment of prophecy found its consumma'
ton in the forsaken tomb.
Second. The resurrection of Christ
proves His divinity by establishing all His
claims. He that had said, II have power
to lay down my life," had also declared
''And have powe. to take it up again.
None bat diety could without blasphemy
have uttered this sublime self assertion.
In his resurrection He proved that every
word of His claims was true.
Third. The resurrection of Christ il
the pledge of the victory of His church
What is true of the literal body of Chris,
is true also Of the mystical body of the
church. The world wars against and
crucifies the church. Again and again
her enemies have pronounced her dead.
and the powers of darkness held theiI
mad triumphal orgies over her downfall
They have shrouded her and buried hel
deep and sealed the stone, and her friends
have mourned in secret. But when the
day has dawned the faithful ones who
have watched through her night of tria,
have beheld her arise from her temporary
sleep and go forth to victory "fair as the
sun. clean as the moon and terrible as an
army with banners" The church OF
Christ can never be annihilated; she has
within her the resurrection power her
Lord held in His mortal frame.
Fourth. In the resurrection of Chris,
we have both the type and the pledge OF
the resurrection of the human dead. Be.
fore the time Of our Lord the doctrine oil
universal resurrection was generally
unknown. no philosophical speculations
fully attained unto it, and however elab
orately drawn they vanished at the test Of
faith. But all doubts were buried in the
Savior's tomb when he left it. IF Christ
rose from the dead, even to them also
which are Christ's will he bring with him
at his coming"
CHILDREN's SERVICE.
At Trinity church the Sunday schools
of Trinity proper and Trinity mission
united in the services last evening aud
the prayers and psalms were chanted by
Mr.. Sweet and the children, the exercises
being very impressive. Mr.. Sweet adj
dressed the children on the Importance of
the festival. what 1t meant to christians
and what should be its especial meaning
to children as day of new life, new and
holier and purer thoughts, when they
should stamp in their hearts the seal of
redemption. as it was the time when the
could be much more easily
made than in after years. when the heart
had become more hardened. After the
service each child was presented with an
Easter egg, a cake, an orange and copy
of the Easter number of the Sunday
school paper.
SERVICE OF SONG.
In the evening there was a service of
song in the Central Presbyterian church
under direction of Prof. s T. Bowlby
The programme consisted of:
The Philharmonic Brass qusrtette (selection)
Glory to Thee, My God. this Night, (bass
solol NORTHUMBERLAND Collins
Gospel Hymn. Observation-Disclosures.
Scripture reading. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
christ Our Passover (ofieriorie seiectionj
The Philharmonic qusrtette iseiectionj ..........
The Resurrection by Shelley N fsolG ano;. scsn.s
Sermon by Mr. Medium.
Easter, by Rees, (solol -. Miss Minnie Ransom
TIE Deum, lin B fat by Thomas ..................
Gospel hymn and Doxology .............. .......
organ Postlude. .-...........-.........-
THE OTHER CHURCHES.
At the United Presbyterian church
Rev T. H. McMichael preached an elo.
quent sermon on the Importance Of
Easter.
The morning services at the First Bap-
fist church were appropriate to the
day. as was the sermon by Rev. H. G.
Leland, the pastor.
At the Christian chapel Elder Geo. E
Platt conducted an Easter service a
HAS a. m, preaching an able and i'm
pressive sermon on the theme, ''Resur
rection and Reunion" The floral adorn
ments were beautiful
The little chapel of the Broadwa,
church in South Park celebrated Its frs
Easter by decorating itself with flower
and bringing out large congregation a
the service in the afternoon, when Rev
Mr.. Marquis preached an appropriate
sermon.
1t was an important day in the German
Lutheran church, which was Handsomely
decorated and where. Impressive services
were conducted by Rev. Mennicke morn
ing and evening. The first communion
was administered to the children con
trmed week ago.
At the First M. E. church. Rev. G.. W
Cue selected for his morning theme
Easter Joy" and preached sermon full
of the significance and joyousness OF tn
day. The floral decorations we're pro.
fuse and attractive and the entire servlc'
in keeping with the happiness and bright
ness of the event.
In the Broadway Presbyterian church
Rev. W. 8. Marquis conducted specia
Easter services, the edifice being hand
somely decorated. The music was by
trained choir in charge of Prof. Griffith
Mr.. Marquis preached on THE Logica
consequences of Disbelief in Christ
Resurrection, and it pro we'd masterl,
discourse.
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