The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1895-04-15
fitRTH edition


Astury III. L. Clutch WAS beautifully
decurated. appropriate OF Easter. The
display OF ilowars was excellent. The
choir. unda the leadership of William L.
Groves, hua an excellent programme OF
music. Tbs choir was assisted by Mrs.
Ainswoith who sang solo which wac
We. highly commended. This leader was
congratulated upon having secured the
resistance Of Mrs. Atnrwurth and MIR. A. j.
Highland. by whose assistance the music
was OF high character.
Inc pastor. Rev John III Howard d. D.,
chose for his text the goth worse OF the 18TH
chapter OF lat Corinthians, But now is
Christ risen from the dead and become the
first fruit Of them that slept The doctor
said Ia part that II the resuri ection were
but an ordinary event we should rec live
1t ~ u hist oric event, but as 1t was not an
ordinary event or an historic event We
looked tor more than ordinary proof In
Its fayar. Jesus being an extraordinary
man we may expect something out OF tho
Ordinary way.
consider his death. some say he is not
deah. Certain things In connection with
his eruclilxton are proof of his death 1t
was the custom TO break the limbs Of tho
criminals to DO sure that they were deau,
but when they came to the Saviour they
saw he was already dead. and passed. him
by unconsclousiy fulfilling tile prophecy
saying OF him. that bone should not Id
broken. 1t is written that out OF lis side
said the Saviour did not die from the
wound by the soldiers spear nor from ths
nails In his hands and feet. But from grief
or broken heah.I
The resurrection also is proven by the
number oil witnesses who saw Christ at
different times. The law WAS that in the
mouth OF two or three Witnesses every
word should he established. Paul says
Christ was seen by Cephus then by tho
twelve, then by 500 brethren. The doctor
aatA hA adj trAA ha ax!I
Thomas who would not be convinced un.
til lie had seen for himself the risen Sd.
Yiour. At the next meeting of the dlsci
pies Thomas did see the master. and con.
fessed him as lis Lord aud his God, and
that he did believe none OF the disciples
ever recanted or EXPRESSED any doubt as
TO the II faith IN the resurrection, though
Peter denied him. aud Judas sUiI him he.
fore the cruciixion. Yot Peter was cruel.
Ned with his mead downward as an owl.
dence to the truth he bore for Christ.
st. Paul when led out OF tho miserable
prison to lie beheadad said lie had fought
good light. he mad kept tho faith aud
that there was laid up Tor him a crown of
Righteousness, which the Lord, the right
eous Judge, shall give me and not to me
alone but to all who love his Appearance
Bunyan was offered freedom from the
Bedford jail IL he would PROMISE not to
preach any more. He replied. III you
will set me Tree to-day l will preach tho
gospel to morrow" The disciples were
eye witnesses They knew him whom
hey we'd. For forty days after his re5ur.
lection he communed with them and
Droug hit to their mind what he had told
them.
We would be without hope II 1t were
not Cor tbs fact that Christ rose from the
dead. Thou wit not leave my soul in
hell, nor suffer thlne Holy one to see
corruption. The doctor very nicely elu-
cldated this saying. striking at the va
yagarles Of. the soul sleeping doctrine,
asserting that the souls did not sleep but
but kept in a state OF conscious existence
after leaving the body.