Jamestown weekly alert. [volume] (Jamestown, Stutsman County, D.T. [N.D.]) 1882-1925, 1891-04-02
EASTER At THE CHURCHES.
The Notable Features at the
Various Churches on Sunday
Briefly Mentioned.
Eloquent Sermons, Beautiful
Decorations and Large Com
gregatiOns the Rule.
Supt. McCabe Denies the Report
that the Bismarck Bridge
is Unsafe.
Easter at the Churches.

Easter at the Churches.
Easter Sunday is the greatest church
going day of the year. There were
special Easter features or sermons in
all the city churches and the aggregate
attendance was unusually large.
At the pro-cathedral there were i'm
mense congregations at all the services.
Low mass was said at 8 a. m pontitical
high mass at 1880 and pontifcal ves-
pers at 7:3O p. m. At 1O:3O there was
hardly standing room for all who came.
Bishop Stanley delivered powerful SER
mon on the resurrection. In the evening
he gave brief but interesting address
npon the same subject. The singing is
always feature at the Catholic church
bu: it was never better than yesterday.
The St. James choir is one of the best
in the state. The church was hand
somely decorated, the altar decorations
being specially attractive.
Special Easter services were
held in the Presbyterian church. Large
and crowded audiences we're present.
The church was beautifully decorated
with rich profusion of flowers. The
music which was a special feature of the
services, comprised the choicest gems
from the great sacred classical composers.
1t was full of the inspiration of Easter
and was rendered with exquisite taste
and thrilling effect. Among the audience
at the morning service, the Wihaha Com
mandery Of knights Templar occupied
the pews in front of the pulpit. Offer
ings were taken for the college and the
assessment for assembly expenses with
the private subscriptions taken the Of
fering amounted to $6215. At the close
of the sermon from Acts l, 8, Ye shall
be witnesses unto me, both in Jerusalem
and in all Judls, and in Samana and
unto the uttelmost part of the earth,
Rev. Mr.. Gibb spoke as follows:
cannot close brethren without notic-
ing the response that was given to these
words in the organization and history of
your noble order. The words ye shall be
witnesses unto me, seem to me to have
had circumstantial fulfillment as re-.
CARDS the origin of your society. 1t was
in Jerusalem during the 18th century
that your order took it's rise.
Its object was the defence OF the tenn.
pie and the protection of christian pill
Rrims from the insolence and violence of
the Turks. Its object was not offensive
but defensive warfare and where this is
needed against unprincipled violence it
is noble expression of thai brotherly
sym ,athy and help which christianity
teaches us to show towards the weak
and unprotected.
The words of the text therefore have
received fulfllment in your foundation.
Ye shall be witnesses unto me in Jeru-
salem. But it is not only in Jerusalem
that you have been privileged to bear
witness to Christ. Your name and
ehlvalry are known IN other lands. In
the course of your history you have
abandoned military life as a pro.
fession. But in this you are not left
without II mission. Your mission has
indeed in its purpose and scope
been more enobled. Your order
bears witness to Christ, not only by the
help it gives to the wounded on the field
of battle, but to the multitudes who are
weak and fainhearted in the warfare of
life through want and suffering and dis
appointment.
Be assured my brethren that in this
you are witnesses and workers for Christ.
For the essence OF christianity is sym
pathy and help for the poor and discon-
to tho principles of your noble
opI 1ot krot 1ouo on1 l,opovo
lence be still your watchword. II some-
times you grow weary in we'll doing, as
the best of us are apt to do, remember
your noble motto. I'm hoe signo vinces,"
by this sign (the cross) you conquer. And
let MS as we contemplate the cross, i'm
bibe more and more o: the spirit Of Him
who came not to be min,stered unto, but
to minister and give His life ransom
for mary.
Rev. Mr.. Dickey of Moorhead, ofici.
ciated at the Episcopal church yesterday
morning and evening. The impressive
Easter services Of that church were
heard by large congregation. The
singing and decorations were noticeable
here as elsewhere.
The singing and decorations at the
Methodist church were also worthy of
special mention. In the morning Rev.
Winfred BALDWIN preached to large
congregation, taking for his subject the
resurrection and in the evening a highly
enjoyable Easter concert was given.
Mrs. w. s. Parker presided at the
organ and q. M. johnson, ID. d. s., su-
perintendent, read the program. At the
close Of the concert liberal collection
was taken no for home and foreign mis-
sionary work.