The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1892-04-18


tions at the morning service were espec-
tally notcw orthy. In the evening there
was y Sunday school festival.
In tho Baptist Churches.
At the Central Baptist Church last
evening, at 7:30 o'clock, an Easter concert
was held. The Rev. DIR. Anderson and
Superintendent Rhodes made addresses,
and the church quartet, with Mr.. Nc
Dougall, organist. and Bowen X. Church,
cornetist, furnished music.
The Sunday school attended in q body
the services at the First Baptist Church
last evening. The Rev. DIR. King made
an address and a service of scripture and
song was held. The floral decorations
We're exquisite.
Flowers adorned the platform at the
Jefferson Street Baptist Church, last
evening when a children's Easter service
was held. Superintendent Horton had
charge OF the exercises and music was
furnished by an orchestra, Fred Horton,
leader. Scripture readings. singing and
recitations made up the program.
Easter services was observed by q large
congregation and great interest at the
Roger Williams Baptist church. Flowers
in profusion lent their beauty and frag-
rance to the senses. Musical selections
were: Prelude, Leybach, why Dead
Shall Live Again." Sweeney; Hail, Thou
Once heJecleu Jesus, from Mhrecno,
Hymns, OF Easter, by Hall and Wallace,
Postlude, Hyde. Pastor George A. Smith
took for his subject, 1.-THE Church Wit
Messing to the Resurrection" Acts 4:33.
lie said: The magnificent spectacle of
Christiandom is the church witnessing by
her words. her institutions and her con-
duct to the sublime underlining hope Of
humanity - the resurrection of Christ.
Her words are a proclamation of the
gospel; her institutions are the visible
monuments OF her power; her conduct is
the breath of sanctity upon the worlds
atmosphere. And all these are charged
sd Th ss s and ssay y ha the n s iSs
proclaims the reign OF life-the
spring time Of . new existence.
Death in sin is met and overcome by
the new birth above. Conscience aud intel
lect are alive always, hut the heart Is dead
and the will unsubjected; hence the ne,r
experience. The resurrection also pro-
claims the reign of health. In the natu-
raj world healthful life is desired and its
laws observed. In the Kingdom there is
to be life and healthful life. Limited res
piration and impaired digestion in Chris
tians hinders their growth, paralyzes their
efforts and SO obscures the truth. The
Great Physician in the currents of resur-
rection life provides the cure for these ills
Of the spirit. He both quickens immortal
souls aud heals them when wounded by
the thrusts Of sin. The Church Of God is
TO witness TO these vital truths by becom
ing true successors Of the Great Physi-
clan.
At the Cranston Street Baptist Church
yesterday morning the pastor, the Rev.
DIR. NJ. H. Bixby, took for his subject,
"The Resurrection" He said: "The res
direction of Christ is the most important
thing in history. In the light OF his res
direction the clouds all melted away. His
resurrection opens the gates OF the future.
Ii brought life and immortality to light.
Because he lives shall live also. His
resurrection is the keystone OF Chris
tianity. Take it away and we have no
hope left for this and the life that is to
rection of Christ is a fact in history. We
have the testimony OF the Apostles and
of the 500 people to whom Christ showed
himself. Between the resurrection
and the ascension Christ manifested
himself at ten different places and
then 10 Paul afterward. Human law
takes the testimony Of two persons who
are unc.allengcd rs conclusive evidence.
Here we nave over 500 people who saw
Him after the resurrection. Would not
this be sufficient testimony for any other
event Why is it not sufficient here 2
Nothing is more humanity true than the
resurrection OF Christ.
The floral offerings and music were q
feature of the program.
The large Sunday school of the Stewart
Street Baptist Church held special Easter
services last evening. There was a long
ing the evening Miss Blanche Pike, Miss
Bessie Oakley and Miss Kate Fish were
presented with prizes as awards for their
labor in bringing new members into the
Sunday school. The profuson of flowers
aud plants on the platform made hand
some display.
the exercises were in the form of an Eas-
ter concert by the Sunday school. The
beauty of the decorations and the excel
lent program attracted such crowd as
could not be accommodated inside the
church. Tropical plants and flowers in
confusion covered the platform. Singing
by the quartet and school constituted the
musical program. and the floral program
followed. This consisted In distributing
the potted plants among the children with
instructions TO bring them to decorate the
church next Easter.
AT the Roger Williams Free Baptist
most noticeable being floral tribute to
Herbert Haskell and frankie Thompson,
who were drowned in Benedict Pond last
winter. Selections by male quartet and
recitations by the children constituted the
exer ises.
At the Greenwich Street Free Baptist
Church the pulpit was decorated with
ferns, lilies and potted plants and "The
Gates Ajar" was illustrated in scene on
one side. The singing both morning and
evening was led by the quartet, Mrs.
Ethel Brown, Miss N. Lindsey. George
Briggs and ID. Booth. The children gave
q beautiful concert in the evening.
At the Union Baptist Church the Eas-
ter service was given at 3 o'clock in the
afternoon and consisted of singing and
recitations by the children and selections
by the quartette. Flowers decorated the
pulpit and presented pretty picture. Al
the close OF the exercises the children
marched out of the church singing
" Marching Onward"