Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-03-26
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vet held q living man. The ife-the God
in every man arises ont of death,
Why do we seek in living among the dead
Why talk of physical resurre ctions when
we have the highest resurrection of moral
man! Though we know that Jesus broke
every fetter of death and came TO walk and
talk, we should hold lower truth than
that l today declare, that Eastern
tomb never held the living man.
foe; his life, his spirit, Influence has
in every succeeding age been in the world.
Jesus has his resurrection in his mans life
he left to become incarnate in all our
being.
Jesus left the tomb! No, his ashes
mingled with the Eastern soil, while his
life, more potent far than when he lived,
won the allegiance of 3 grow ing world.
St. Mars.
Eister Sunday was celebrated at st.
Mary's according to the usual custom +;
there we're two masses, an early enc at 7.3O
for the accommodation of communicates
and high mass at 10 o'clock. Both ser
vices were conducted by the pastor, Rev.
Charles w. Dohersy. The Easter sermon
was delivered by the pastor at the 10
o'clock service. He chose as his text THE
Observance of E aster and the Resurrection
of Our Lord" His discourse was an elo-
quent one, and his remarks, made in q
clear, concise and convincing manner,
could not fail to impress his listeners favor
ably and make the sermon one to be re-
membared, not only as eloquent but as in
structive and as ar Inspiration to lead bet
ter lives.
The altar was very Hastily trimmed and
the numerous tapers brightly flashing against
the background Of flowers and Easter lilies
made the spectacle very pleasing to the
eye.
The music, rendered by the choir in gen.
eral and the soloists in particular, was ex-
ceptionally fine, and their rendering of
Gounod's Mass was creditable in the ex-
treme in fact, the music of the entire ser
vice was itself compliment to the men,
beers of the choir, and reflected much credit
on the organist, Miss Julia Buckley, to
| :.o..a ,.h,o a.,
~hom 'ney "eie i'ue''e0 A'i '"'u"''' "''
and instruction.
Vespers in the evening closed the cere-
monies of the day commemorative of the
redemption of man by the resurrection Of
our Lord.
r;,., a.n,ie.
Easter lilies, fuschias, begonias, geran-
iums, evergreen, roses, pinks, white flow
ors .rd other floral decorations. were mo-
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iusely arranseo' Ahe mu'i'"' pios' AnAi'
was:
orpau Voluntary.
Entree de procession, Batiste
Praise Goa
i An,%amU..ua eluiab.n AT. Loud
Responsive Reading.
Anthem-nChIist Arose. Lowry
p psaIsrl "eau'"s'
Respouse.
Hymn.
1 Dnett@.Tbe Mapdalene. by;benediction,-
Warren
Rev. ]. M. Wyman spoke ON 1.-THE
Power Of the Risen Christ, the Friend of
Sinners.to Law Hold of Individual Lives and
Lift Them to Their Proper Sphere" He
illustrated this thought in various ways,
showing that the person of Christ i, a suf-
! fcient force TO conquer, enlighten and re-
generate the human soul. IL was iound
to testify to the power of Jesus Christ over
the hearts of men. Christ is such friend
that he fls e.ac'iy INTO n.o our
saiSu S ~. IL
and vet in heart united by Cbrist's love.
C.'.:.. - o,o,u ro.s;hJa sacrifice as an
oniis. u'"uo e'SiJ ,.: III.
appeal Tor our ioyaity anu ue'oloh' Inc"
| H.. appeals to the very best there 10 in US.
Tto dross of human nature. the light the
trning, tue ueoasins 10 uAseoui"sou ""u
ruled out. The coarse, crude, narrow
minded hsherman feter was mouiueu uiiuef
| His magnetic touch into the renneo, POI
ished, unprejudiced apostle. He finds
| chat uood there il in us and develOpes it.
r.: s-.s I;a ~. .+or RE work, He
ana Ills oea'u uiu ho' e'oP LIS ::
| di I'd for our sakes; for our sikes ne trl-
umphed over death IN the resorlec'ion as anu
NO" nY1s W .n'pa Pr, - am With
vou .,wsvs" We need thi, uplifting. 1t
Tho oft;co of Raster to be of this practical