The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1896-04-10

or to observe any set days in the cal
endar as festivals. The apostolic
teachers awarded the highest honor
to the Resurrection Day by chang
ing the Sabbath from the seventh to
the first day of the week, heuce our
Sabbath day is perpetual monu-
ment to the Resurrection, and each
first day of the week should be re-
garded as an Easter. The service
of praise consisted of hearty con-
gregational singing and two anthems
by the choir The morning sermon
was based on the text found in John
II :25-'I am the resurrection and
the life :" the teaching of which was
that Christ was restrictive power
and life in the broadcast and highest
sense. The teaching of the text was
not limited to that of the resurrec-
ton of the body, but revealed the
wider and deeper thought, that the
Christ-influence in the world was a
life-giving to dead hearts and un-
used powers. In the evening hour
the passage found in John ll:44,
Loose him and let him go, was the
subject of thought, the lesson being
concerning the Bondage of Grave
clothes"
Catholic Church.
The Easter services at the Catholic
church were held by Father EllOrd,
of Nashville, and closed with high
mass. At o'clock, Monday morn
ing, he held another mass service.
Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Rev. w. It. Waynick preached an
excellent sermon on the Resurrec-
ton of Christ at Main Street G. P.
Church, and finer congregational
singing was never heard.
There were no services at the
Christian church, the pastor, Elder
E. ]. Meacham, having gone to Lew
isburg to preach.
At the Baptist church there was
no celebration of Easter-just the
usual Sunday morning service.
At the First Presbyterian and
South Columbia Methodist, the pas
tors preached excellent sermons APP
propriate to Easter. At the close of
the services at the first mentioned
church, the Sacrament of the Lords
Supper was observed. The latter
church gave way at night to the
First Methodist.
At st. Peters Church Easter SEEM
ed enshrined as in her own strong
hold, the interior of the church be-
ing empowered in its tropical ver-
dure, with masses of Easter lilies
and roses clustering together. The
first celebration of the Holy Com
munion was at 800 a. M, and the
second at IL 100. These services We're
full choral. The children's celebra-
ton was at 3 p. M, and the follow
ing interesting program was rem
dered to crowded house:
Professional.
Marching on to Victory
Presentation of Offerings.
Little Cheru5s.-Jesus Lover of my
Soul =. Mrs. Annie Philips, Teacher.
Bible Class-Hymn 1909 Rector, Teacher
Children of Hope-Hymn l2O
.... Mrs. Woodbridge, Teacher.
Buds of Promise-Hymn 1893
.... ..... Mrs. Biddle, Teacher.
Soldiers of the Cross-Alleluia
=. Miss Rosa Barnett, Teacher.
Crown Jewels-Solo, Christ is Risen,
by Miss Brooks Mrs. Hughes.
Daughters of the Church-Solo by
DR.. Herndon ....Institute.
Children of the King-Hymn
........... -. ..Athenaum.
sour Savior's Little Ones"-Prima-
ry Glass, Teacher, Mrs. w. J. Hine.
Children of the Advent .. Alleluiah.
This opened with a beautiful solo
by Frank rutherford, followed by
a pretty trio sang by Messrs. Wealth
erford, Brown and Johnson, and
closed with a grand chorus by the
entire Advent Sunday-school. There
wasn't anything on the whole pro-
gram that was appreciated more
than young Weatherford's solo. He
has a rich, sweet voice, that is being
trained, and it may some day be his
| fortune.
Praise God from Whom all Blessings
| Flow.