The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1895-04-17

the most of it, Very many things that
seem dark and disagreeable prove to be
blessings to us, Winter, Just leaving us
now, has been blessing, enveloping the
earth with snow and doing the fields go ID
that they may accomplish the most for man
The storm comes sometimes, and we wish
II would not rain, but still we know that
sunshine all the time would not do at all.
Jesus knew il he died upon the cross he
would draw all men unto him and have
more power over mems hearts by dying
than he ever could by living. So the cru
Gifted Christ has AIKEN hold of mems hearts,
aud they love him to-day as he never was
loved while living. He has exerted sweet
per, uasive power over the souls of men,
who recognize him as one living and not
dead. Death seems so strange. 1t quiets
the tongue, stills the voice, and closes the
eve. 1t seems to he process that over
throws all hope, but it is Gods way that the
largest possible number may have prepare.
ton here for a future life beyond. 1t is
narrow boundary between this life and the
next, as che little girl, dying, expressed it,
only little brook, and none of us need
to shrink from crossing that boundary we
call death, knowing, as we do, that living
or dying we are the Lords The offering
was devoted to the fund for rebuilding the
Home for Destitute Children in Burlington.
In the evening service of sacred song was
held. The choir sang selections from
Gouuod's Redemption and from Mo-
zart's Twelfth Mass.
ST. AUGUsTINE's CHURCH.
The floral decorations at this church
were in quiet taste and reflected much
credit upon the young ladies who had
charge OF this work. Their native modesty,
however, would not allow them to give the
WATERMAN representative any detailed de.
scrption of them. The music, always
feature OF Easter tide at this church, was
under the direction of Antoine Galaise,
with NJ IS Nellie Kelleher organist. AT
the morning service the Mass in II, ose.
wig, was sung, with soprano solos by Mrs.
A. Galaise, Miss Alma Fisher and Miss
Eva Terriault; contralto solos by Misses
Nellie Whelan and Eva Fisher; tenor by
Henry Fisher, and baritone by A. Galaise.
For an offertory "Regina CRli" was finely
rendered. Rev. w. j. O'Sulivan, he pas
tor preached to the crowded congregations
from these words This is the day which
the Lord hath made. Let us rejoice and be
glad in it," He referred to the feast of the
resurrection as the day of the personal
triumph of our divine Lord. He made his
resurrection from the dead the test and
proof of his divinity, The Jews accepted
it as such, and, in the providence of God,
the means which the enemies of Christ took
to disprove his doctrine and his mission be-
came the source of testimony of the truth.
The resurrection of Christ was also
triumph of his religion. Had CHRIST not
ris m, our belief in him would be vain, and
Christianity would be simply a fiction.
Finally, the resurrection is triumph of our
belief and our hope. Christ being the first
risen OF the sons of God, so we, who have
accep ed his teachings and his doctrine, we
who are participators in his divine life. we
who have been engraited on the tree of life
and live the life of grace, may also have the
sure hope of participating in the glory and
happiness of the new life of the resurrection
of our spiritual head which is Christ Jesus.
TRINITY CHURCH.
There were no services at this church be-
cause of the absence of Rev. A. II. Webb
the pastor, at conference. The Sunday.
school was held at n Jon.