The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1893-04-05


ing, put ideas are. The idea Of patriotism
IS In the very air, everybody is interested in
III but when we find one idea which an
plies to all people in all lands, we have a
universal idea such an idea is universal
lmm0rtallty every human being ia inter
ested in it and hope reaches out to If. This
time IS fruitful in ideas of immortality and
future life. Is it because we are sure that
every human being shall last as the rocks
LAST When speak of any one in the fu-
eure me as being there now, in it, expert
encing its the same individual that passed
from my view still lasting? Is my father.
brother, friend living there from day to day
exactly as he was here2 Immortality il like
spring, and 1t is from this that men through
all ages have carried the idea of continn-
ance beyond the grave. We long for the
future life and ignore the fact that God il
here now. Easter stands for the new life,
Goa makes all thing new. | see the bare
brown fields and hills, and it seems TO ma
Coo never will cover them with verdure
again some people go out in a certain 10
CAVITY ana say know it ALL They should
repeat their visits in the spring and see how
Coo mas made it over. He maketh all
things new Man changes and thinks the
world IS changing. A sick man gets bet
ter ana thinks something is changed, that
Che WOrlu Is better because he is in better
health and strength. When a man makes
Roadway against his sins every ones face is
kinder, the world is kinder; but the world
is not changed-only the man has grown In
grace. In all these, see lesson how the
things OF eternity are waiting for the new
man. If you are not right with other men.
make it right to-day; not air the doctrine
OF immortality at Easter, but live it all the
year. Immortality is nothing unless the
heart OF man be new" Following the ser
mon Mr.. Bancroft sang, with fine effect
Now When the Sunday Was Past -; the
rich voice of Mrs. Willard was heard in
The Lord is Risen Again." and Mr.. Shep-
ard sang From Thy Love as a Father"
in manner that gave great pleasure to the
eager listeners.
In the evening the Easter festival of the
Sunday-school was held. SO great was the
attendance that it was necessary to fill the
aisles with chairs. The choir was assisted
by G. p. Pitkin, with cornet, and Dr. X.
Longfellow Cleaves, with violin. The ex-
ercises consisted of singing carols by men,
bers of the school and choir; solo, Con
slider the Lilies" by Mrs. Pitkin: exercise,
" He is Risen," Miss Emma Cutters class;
Rotations by Carroll Pitkin, Florence
Remple, Alice Blanchard and the members
of Miss Webster's class. A short address to
the children, which ingeniously held their
attention throughout, was given by Rev.
Mr.. Weeks.
ST, AUGUsTINE's CHURCH.
Very large congregations of devout wor-
shippers attended all of the services at this
taste and most pleasing to the eye. The
statues of the Sacred Heart and Blessed
Virgin Mary were draped with ivy and
smilax, and the altar was frightened up
with fresh flowers that showed off to great
advantage when the candles were lighted.
The paschal candle at the left of the altar
was decorated and is to be lighted every
day during the forty days from Easter. 1t
represents the risen body of the divine
Lord and is reverently looked to by all good
Catholics. Bordese's Mass was finely rem
dered by the choir at the half-past ten SER
vice, under the direction of Antoine Ga
laise, leader Of the choir. Miss Nellie Kel-
liner presided at the organ, and the skill
and animation put into her work made
those present forget that it was an old in
strument. The solo parts were taken by
Mrs. Antoine Galaise, and Misses Rose
O'Sullivan, Eva Terriault, Alma and Eva
Fisher. Father O'Sullivan's text, "He is
risen," was taken from the gospel OF the
day. He prefaced his discourse by saying
That there was special meaning connected
with the celebration of Easter for the chill
dren Of the diocese OF Burlington, because
the venerable bishop of the diocese had on
this day celebrated the mysteries of our
holy religion on the very spot where nearly
1900 years ago our divine Lord rose glorious
and triumphant from the dead. Father
O'Sullivan dwelt upon the feelings that
must have surged through the mind and
heart of the bishop, and that while
offering the sacrifice of religion he GER
tainly was not forgetful of his spiritual
children. In speaking Of Easter as per-
sonal triumph for our divine Lord the
speaker said, d" 1t was triumph of his re-
ligion and a triumph OF Christians. He had
been degraded, Inundated, and died an
gnominious death. He had been an object
of reproach and ridicule in the eyes or men,
ana MS resurrection was victory over the
mueller, prejudice and cruelty OF men--a
victory over iniquity, death and hell. His
was test of his divinity, and
therefore it placed the seal of divine truth
and origin on the religion which he came to
establish on earth for the salvation of man.
Kind. His disciples, his Christian follow
'rs, as members of the household of Christ,
Is believers in the divine truths he came to
each, and as members of his mystic body,
participate in the glory of his triumph and
II its results. The thought of death, we
nay say, is the only thing that mars human
happiness. No matter how powerful, how
lear and dear. our friends may be, they can
lever protect us from the finger of death
But on this day the followers Of Christ can
augh at death, because he who is their head
las triumphed over it, and those who per-
eVere IN MS love and grace, and in obedi-
nee to his commands, will like him. burst
he bonds of death and rise triumphant to
lie eternal"
At vespers and benedction in the even
1g, Misses Rose O'Sullvan and Nellie Kel-
her sang the duet 80 Salutaris," with
ne effect, their well-trained voices blend
lg most tremendously in this beautiful Sc
ection.
CHRIST CHURCH
1t is always pleasure to listen TO the
holr OF this church-composed OF Miss
gnes Nj. Dooley, soprano; Mrs. Laura j.
Watt, contralto; III. S. Chapman, tenor; G.
. Lowe, bass II. II. Scribner organist and
lrector. An elaborate musical programme
adj been prepared, but, as Miss Dooley was
most unable to speak from bronchial
Oarseness, 1t was necessary to change il.
ISIS Dooley is a great favorite with the
and all regretted that she was
nable to show her cultured voice at its
'st. The following programme was per-
rmed; Ofertoire in A fiat. Read, Il Am
Q that Lveth;" solo by Mrs. Oviatt, beaut-
lily suug, " Christ Our Passover" Smith
fine setting of the anthem and very finely
ndered. Perhaps the most enjoyable
lrts We're the magnificent solo by Mr..
owe at the beginning, and the solo and
let for alto and bass, the organ accompa-
ment of the latter being unusually fine.
TIE Deum" in Il tlat-a fine solo by Mr..
lapman; " Jubilate chant; 105th hymn
10 by Mr.. Lowe, charmingly rendered;
spouses from Mozart, arranged by Whit
". The organ part as would be expected
)m Prof. Whitney, was especially beauti-
|, and il was perfectly rendered by Mr.
ribnar nMartorv fsTba G,Il,.,