St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1890-04-07
At the Cathedral.

At the Cathedral.
The cathedral was filled to the doors
yesterday morning at 1920. at which
time was celebrated pontitical high
mass by Archbishop Ireland. The altar
and body of the cathedral were mag
nificently decked with rareSt cut flow
ers and Easter tokens of natures own
production. The appearance presented
from the entrance was extremely pleas
ing, and symbolized the change from
mourning to Joy that the Lord had
risen again. The musical programme
was exquisitely arranged and magnifi-
Gently rendered, beginning with Beetho-
ven's Grand Mass in c by the choir,
accompanied by Seibert's orchestra;
leader and organist, Herr William
Maenner. The singing OF the beanti-
full Regina C9li'' soprano solo and
alto solo with chorus was listened to
with breathIess interest by all within
hearing, and the sweet strains of the
soprano. as they filled the great build
ing, seemed more of heaven than of
earth, until the burst of melody and
grandeur, as the chorus chimed in,
dispelledsthe illusion and brought the
listener back to realization Of his
whereabouts. The sopraniste was Miss
May Kirwin, while the altO-and per-
feet alto it is--was that Of Mrs. Stella
Robertson. with chorus by the choir.
The duo for soprano and baritone by
Miss Anna A. Schonarth and Herr
William Maenner was magniticently
sung, and it must be said that the
beauty of the musical features added
greatly to the impressveness of the
services. The solos during mass were
sung by Mrs. Heiztmann. Miss Frances
Smith and Herreu 0. Heckler and A. b.
Schleuter.
The sermon, on this OCCASION, was de-
lvered by Rev. Father Keane, rector OF
st. Thomas seminary. His text was:
'.You seek Jesus of NazaretIf-He is
risen. He is not here;" and he spoke
eloquently, forcibly and logically con-
corning the resurrection of Christ, the
proofs of the resurrection and its sig
MITIGATION.
In The evening special Easter services
were held at the same church, and
Archbishop Ireland preached the SER
mon, his text being from ST. Paul's first
epistle to the Corinthians, fifteenth
chapter: 'If Christ be not risen again.
then is our preaching in vain." The
following is brief synopsis of his re-
marks: Great, indeed. is the JOY which
EIdSttI udy QllluSCS uDOH 10 iOlO
are few who to-day do not realize that
they belong to another world.
The Joy is universal. Easter is hui
manity's festival, for it is the day that
reads out to humanity its best hopes.
Without Easter, who are we, what joy
is there from earth? Men are imperi-
ously driven by all the fibers of their
hearts to seek for happiness. All desire
it, all labor for it, all push onward to it,
and vet who are they who find it? You
surely have not found it, children of
toll. You have not found it, whom
sick wraps, who have suffered the
loss of dear friends, and whose cup of
the water of life is embittered by re-
grets that nothing can asSuage. And
surely they have not happiness who
annihilate the spirit within them,
who PROSTATE themselves before the
idols of their animal pleasures.
If these struggling against the passions
last forever, and never to bring happi-
ness, what is their hope? Who would
not fear the battlefield which never
leads to complete victory? The grave
if all ends there. Oh, God what is there
for us but despair! Ii the grave closes
all, what is life but ''a vain show for
mans delusion given" and who will
say that it is worth living? Oh, breth-
rem, men from the cradle to the grave
are children of sorrow. Tears unbidden
rush to the eyelids thousands of times
oftener than smiles diffuse the
cheeks. Hearken to the world from
howell to palace, from city to vii
lage, and what do we hear?
The cry of anguish rising to the skies.
''Oh, God, if this be all, what will give
comfort to humanity, and are we not
riddled most mysteriously?" Oh, chill
dren of men, be not without hope. 1t
is Easter day! Cheer up and rejoice.
Hearken to the voice of Jesus. 1t was
heard twenty centuries ago on the
plains of Palestine, and it has never
ceased to ring out amidst the nations of
the earth. Oh, Jesus. we thank Thee;
Thou hast come to solve the riddle; to
tell-where happiness is to be
found. The happiness that awaits
us is a happiness enduring,
so great that the eye of man hath never
seen, nor ear heard, nor heart conceived
of. Christ declared He would conquer
death, and under the eyes of the first
representative of imperiOus Rome and
her helmeted soldiery, He gave himself
I'D to his prosecutors. His heart was
pierced with sword, He died and was
put in the grave, and the stone is rolled
over. and the enviOuS guard stood over
the tomb Easter morn dawned, and
Jesus rose triumphantly, and for
forty days walked through the villages.
cities and felds, and navigated the lakes
of Palestine. He has conquered. Death
is defeated in his own stronghold.
s.Oh. death, where is thy sting; oh,
grave, where is thy victory?" This is
the significance of Easter Sunday;
Death is conquered, and another life is
assured us, a life of happiness. Our
hopes are we'll founded, our desires for
happiness will be satisfied. The condi-
ton is that our lives be according to His
own life.