Evening journal., 1890-04-07

The bishop remembered when he was a
smaller boy Easter was not observed 50
generally as it is now People thought
it was an "Episcopalian Anniversary,
and tried to ignore it. Now nearly every
one makes an effort to observe the day.
This came about through the same Epis-
copal Church, which is the strongest
religious body in. the United States and is
growing faster than any other. He asked
the children some questions concerning
Easter and Lent and other church sea
sons, and they answered aptly and cor
rectly,
Rsv.Charles Il. Murray-St. Andrews.
Rev Charles e. Murray, rector of st.
Andrews Church, ofiiciated yesterday.
The chancel was beautifully decorated
with flowers, large ferns being on each
side of the chancel surrounded by
smaller potted plants. The baptismal
font was surmounted by slim ferns. The
special music was especially good and
continued the well-earned reputation of
St. Andrews choir under John Craig's
efficient leadership. The rector preached
the sermon and took as his text st.
Luke xiv, 5, g.: why seek ye the living
among the dead2 He is not here. but is
risen.
He said in part: Easter Day should be
day of joy and rejoicing for it is
greater than any other day in the history
of the wcrld, and was the greatest In the
life of our Lord, Himself When he was
crueifed his disciples were stunned and
despondent. They did not think that he
could die and in him were all their
hopes. For him, his death was for the
purpose of showing his unconquerable
power. We all share the happiness Of
his disciples, who first saw him. We
have followed him to the Garden Of
Gethsemane, where the tear. drops Of
blood showed his awful agony we follow
Him to the cross, we see Him taken
down and buried in the tomb of Joseph
of Arimathes we see the sepulchre in
which are all our hopes, apparently
buried. On Easter Day we experience the
reaction from the sadness of the
steps leading to our Lords crucifxion
and death, and are filed with Joy at His
resurrection from the dead. His rising
proved his right to speak of the highest
truths concerning God. 1t showed the
absolute truth of the Gospel. All de-
pends upon the truth of the resurrection.
for if Christ be not risen, then is our
preaching vain. He trinmpbed over
death and goes before his followers in
matehless power and glory. If Christ be
living, man shall live; If Christ be dead,
man shall die; If Christ reigns, man shall
reign. His resurrection was needed to
light humanity out Of despair and death.
He made atonement for the sins of the
whole world upon the cross. Thus we are
redeemed; sHis resurrection was Gods
approval Of our redemption
1--WE are the disciples of the risen Re
deemer let US rejoice in his resurrection.
He has removed the sting and terror
from death and has risen from the dead,
that his followers might rise to life eter-
nal. Why seek ye the living among
the dead2, There is no life in the tomb,
seek not Ithere; everything Christ-like
has risen. Death is but the bursting of
the chrysalis that opens to give the spirit
better existence. Let the life of Christ
be so shown in our lives that others will
know that we have been with Jesus. Let
us lift up our voices as well as our lives
to the reality. Then the love of Christ
shall lift us in our life work and take us
to share the bliss of our Lord at His
right hand. where there are pleasures
forever more