Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-18
EASTER At GARDINER.
Elaborate Services at Christ Church Beauti.
fuI Decorations and Fine Music.
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Special 10 the KENNEEEc Journal.
GARDINER. April l-,.-Thc Easter
services at Christ Church, Episcopal, Of
this city. today. were the finest and most
elaborate ever attempted in Gardiner, and
reflected great credit on those in charge.
At the morning service the Togus orchestra
of ~ pieces un Ter the able leadership of
Prof. Theme, participated, the music for
the occasion having been specially arranged
hy the professor. The church was crowded
before the hour for the opening of the ser
vices, and many people were turned away
for lack of room. 1t is estimated. that the
congregation numbered at least 100 people.
The rector, Rev. Allen Beeman, otiiciatrd.
The regular surpliced choir of men and
boys was under the leadership of Choir
master II. II. Coumbs, and their rendering
of the long difficult programmes at the
morning and evening services reflected
much credit upon that gcntleman's patient
instruction
Fine solo, were sung at both scr' iccs by
the following; Mcssrs. Alher, Stephenson
and II. II. tuumbs. tenor. Scot, II. Stone.
bass Masters Louis Spear and Paul Berry,
sopranos Percy White and Ralph Small,
altos Mis- Pauline johnson proved herself
10 be- Il fine organist
The altar decorations werr very hcauti-
full and consisted OF po,ted plants, choice
cut flowers and ferns ON the reading
desk wa q cross of Easter lilies and roses
sent by Miss Nutting of Chicago, H.. form
crly of Gardiner. At the evening service
the music and address were suited to the
III; .l,,, L
whom, at the close of the service. the floral
decorations were presented,
The sermon was by the rector, the text
being taken from Romans vi .. Death
hath no more dominion over Him" Death
is fall; ii came with the fall of Adam.
Because Christ fell and rose again. we be
iicve that We may fall AMI vet get up again,
When be rose Christ ''dieth no more. :
Death hath no more dominion over Him "
bnc thing it i to rise again but quite an
other to die no more so il is one thing not
to die. another not to be under the dominion
of death Death itself is nothing else but
the separation of soul and body. but death :
dominion is a thing of far larger meaning
and extent As death came hy sin, the do
minon of death follows close the tyranny
of sin and so if death be conquered by the
abundant grace of Christ, sin has lost its
strongest hold upon us. Death rules no
longer over Christ and to us it is but the
gate of life: must follow him through
death because death is the penalty of sin.
but the sting of death is gone because sin is
no more.
Rising is not enough rising not to die again
j. not enough, unless We be delivered from
this dominion. He hath now dominion over
death where then docs He rcignf His
! human soul and human body in all the per
fcciion of His manhood, until to the M
changing Godhrad now reign at the right
hand of God. Into that place did IL asccn |
wherein the -plcnior of His duty He was
before He took upon Him our humanity
lie is 10 reign till He hath put all enemies
under His feet His enemies are those
WHO by invisible ways make head against
Him and they are .in. Satan and death
- Last of all he will destroy death itself
the trump shall sound, the graves shall open.
the dead shall live, the bodies shall he
framed again out of the dust. and the soul.
which left them shall he reunited to them
and the sons of men shall return to life and
death shall he swallowed up in victory.
He j. the first fruits we the >hcaycs shall
follow in due time if We faint not
The foll0wingi, the musical programme
Nutin..
professional LYNN for Easter. .I}arnbv
Carol. To Christ the Lord l. Risen" Victor
Anthem, "t hri-i nur Passover. "...-.. FOUR in u
Proper Psalms p 80, Cathedral r.alicr-.....
Giora. from Hodges Festival service.
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Julatc ''''-''''---''' '''''''''''''i"h IN
Tnlroit, They Have Taken Away Ny Lord.
Kyric Tour. Mas. for the Eueharisric >gf .I.''''