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

Az SIX IN the evening the Sunday.school
assembled for its Easter concert, which was
leu py the eincient superintendent, Mr.. @,
IL. More. The musical programme COM
prlsed numerous carols by the entire
school and choir, one by company of bows
IRON various classes, a recitation, song by
Miss Blanpied's class of little girls, and a
carol by quartette and chorus-the parts in
the former being delightfully."- performed by
Misses Winnie Perry and Ruth Roleau, So
prano, and Katie Hutchinson and Eunice
Baker, altos-scripture reading and prayer.
verses OF welcome by Arthur Dewey and
of greeting by Willie Stratton, recitations
by Harry Dutton, Charlotte Shipman,
EDITH Jones, Katie Hutchinson, Willie
Deavitt, Fred Whittier, Grace Gordon, Ella
Newton and Florence Whittier, and by sew
eral of the primary classes or parts of
classes, with reading by Misses Carrie
Deavitt, Blanche Keton Mary Carleton
and Anna Guernsey, made up the literary
part OF most entertaining programme; and
the concert, for the success of which credit
Is due to Mrs. Shipman, Mrs. Briggs, and
Miss Sadie Wing, closed with the singing
OF stanza of Coronation" and the ben
ediction by Mr.. Tenney. Both morning and
evening services were largely attended,
nearly every seat in the body Of the house
being occupied at the evening service.
TRINITY CHURCH.
The interior of the edifice was fragrant
with the green and blossomng plants that
were banked in front and on either side of
the desk, and which covered the commun-
ion table and rail of the choir gallery. The
music at the morning service had especial
reference to the Easterti1e In the anthem
" Christ the Lord is Risen Today" the solo
was sung by b. M. Yaw, and the strong and
sweet cultured voice of Miss Myra B. Ross
was heard to fine advantage in the offertory,
Easter Eve" by Gounod. Rev. A. j.
Hough, the pastor, preached a tender SER
mon from words found in Matthew xviii:
81. The old but ever new story of the
resurrection of Christ was told in way
that held the closest attention OF the large
congregation. Some of the many deduc-
tions and lessons drawn from this story
were that no fact in history has been so
fully and confidently witnessed to as that
OF the resurrection of the Savior There
can be no reasonable doubt but that he who
went into the tomb bound with the linen
cloths came forth with power and now
reigns in glory. This resurrection was in
harmony with the resurrection of nature
and both blend in beautiful accord, pro.
claiming the resurrection of our Lord. The
place was in a garden, and in the garden
scene the speaker saw a three-fold evidence
of divine presence. First, power, in rolling
the stone away; second, the shining face:
and, thirdly the divine robe of purity. The
three-fold victory of the Lord Jesus over
brute force was also referred to, as wit
ness that brute force through all the ages
must yield to the power of Christ. His vic
tory over death was eloquently alluded to
in this connection. The Caesars bowed be-
fore this Master, and their eagles went
down before the black flag of death. There
was no bugle note that morning that could
wake the dead, but Christ wakes the con-
querers of the Caesars. Before his death
Christ was beset by evil powers, there was
bitter hate at Calvary; but after the res
ntsA Na1A L.. -
upon him until he ascends to the right hand
of God. Some of the lessons drawn were
the fulfilment of the word of God, that the
message OF the Easter morning was to the
sinful, the sad and the bereaved, and an
swers the question whether those who
have gone before will appear the same to us
in heaven. Our loved ones there will love
us with a deeper, tenderer love, because
they live in the light Of God; they are not
lost but garnered up and abide forever
When Christ left the tomb he took possess
sion of 1t as his own, and for all time has
annexed the tomb to the paradise of God.
He left the tomb, took possession of the
cross and gloritied it, made it thing of
glory, so that everywhere to-day it is typ-
cal of the tenderest thing on the way from
earth to heaven. There is no sweeter word in
our language to-day than the cross Of Christ.
In the evening an Easter concert
was held by the members of the Epworth
thems. Mr.. Hough gave few closing re-
Elections on his sermon of the morning, and
there were several recitations by the little
them Julia Blair, Celia Lull,
Arthur Hough, Freddie Keegan. Marion
Boynton, Mary Mcdonald, Alice Sherburne.
Miss Marion Marvin also read selection
and the benedction was pronounced by
Mr.. Hough.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
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but were in good taste and frightened the in
terror of the editice. The pulpit was hid be-
hind bank of geraniums and potted plants,
some of them covered with blossoms. The
choir was assisted by Mr.. Searles of the
Methodist Seminary, the illness in Boston
Of j. II, Burpee, the leader. preventing him
rom being present as was expected. Christ
las Risen, Hallelujah," was the opening
lynn, followed by the anthem, " He Dies,
He Dies, the Lowly Man of Sorrows
Rev. u. .. Webster, the pastor, preached
IN interesting and thoughtful discourse
BASED on the twenty-fourth chapter of Luke,
His theme was the story of Easter with
essons for to-day. In his opening remarks,
lie contrasted the joyousness with which we
lttend Easter services to-day with the sad
less of the disciples as they came to the
omb that first Easter morning, He empha-
lied the fact that the story OF the resurrec-
ion is not an idle tale, as some of the dis.
lples Nv nFst supposed, and as some have !
yer commended, but a fact Of history and |
by reliable witnesses 1.-THE |
.ord is risen indeed" We worship trina
,hrist. Continuing he said: THE first les |
on is of victory. The grave has but its
lctory and death its sting Though all the !
over of the Roman Empire be allied with !
he Prince of Darkness to contine the Christ |
l the sepulchre, yet, when the fulness of
ne time is come, the stone is rolled away
nd the risen Christ comes forth. He had
over to lay down his life, he had power to
Ike it up again. Now his disciples can un-
erstand how it was that he conld say,
ven with the shadow of the cross falling
pom his life, Because | live we shall live
so" And we know that we shall Linked
} Christ by living faith we have this assur-
ace. How this thought of our resurrection
mobiles all life and all duty. Now we NAV
ar our children, win friends grapple with
les problems and duties knowing that all
lall not end with the grave. Since Christ
as risen, death is but the daybreak to
ernal brightness, Easter has ever spoken
Id ever will speak of the deity of Christ,
lrely this is lesson for to-day. We can.
IT emphasize it too much. The Christ that
is world needs must be not simply a good
an, but the Christ of the Gospels, God
anifested in the flesh. The fact of the
surrectiOn of Christ is the best proof of
$ divinity. Lastly, call you to notice
e ease with which the risen Christ en-
red into communion with his disciples.
ais lesson has been on my heart as the one
eat lesson which | would have YOU get
ON this story Of Eqgtar Wa haua a nbri.. !