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The services In honor OF the feast of
Easter which were necessarily postponed
on Easter Sunday owing to the confer
ence OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
at Fall River on that day, were held at
the Asbury Memorial M. 4. Church yes
terday. There was rich, profuse and
beautiful display OF Easter lilies and
bright flowers In front of the reading
desk and the choir, under tine direction OF
Mrs. Wheelright, organist of the church.
rendered very fine selection OF Easter
anthems. The pastor OF the church, Rev.
j. A.V. Rich, delivered very.thoughtful
and practical sermon on the lessons to be
derived from the resurrection OF Christ.
The reverend gentleman took for his
text Mark 10, verse q: "But go your
way; tell His disciples and the people
that He goeth before YOU"
The speaker, after referring in q gen.
eral way 10 his subject, said that Christ
was the leader and exponent Of enlighten-
ed thought, and that ideas were stronger
than force. From these two statements
many instructive ideas were irawn, the
preacher showing the effect of Christ's
teachings and also OF his impress ON not
only those TO whom be had especially
confided the continuance Of his mission
but the men OF other races and-of varied
dispositions. ''Ideas,'' he continued,
"move the world. They are greater and
| more forceful than physical energy and
one OF the most potent ideas that bss,
against many obstacles, become an achiev-
ed triumph Is liberty. 1t has succeeded
where success has seemed impossible, be-
cause 1t was one of the things that rep
resented the ideas OF Christ. In our own
land the freedom of the slave was for a
long time looked upon as q dream that
would always be but a a.dream; never a
fulfilled blessing. Power, money and in
fiuence were all against 1t, but the free
dom came and all who are followers of
Christ who now look upon the institution
OF slavery without prejudice realize how
thoroughly inconsistent with the teach
ings OF Christ, the friend of the poor and
the lowly, 1t must be.
"Christ was the leader in all moral re-
forms and intellectual advancement tie
did not build schools nor did he in his
lifetime send the schoolmaster abroad,
but his spirit in men led them to estab-
lish schools for all, and wherever the
learning was spread there was felt His
divine influence leading and directing.
he was, too, the leader In all moral re-
| form and all charitable work, for while
he did not bniId homes and institutions
| for the sick, to the poor and the outcast
| II was the gentieness and charity that
marked His walk among men that for the
| first time IN the worlds history led men
| to think OF their weaker brothers. and
wheresoever there is an institution
| founded for any of the unfortunate today
the real foundation stone is the spirit of
Christ. He emphasized the family. He
directed the social life in nobler pathway
than it had ever before trocden. He
| loved children, desired them near Him,
and showed to US the blessings Of which
| they were the treasurers.
"The first point of the resurrection was
| the triumph of death over life. 1t meant
Al Qfq al "a baf A
had come to shower upon man saw but
in death and the grave only door that
he made easy OF passage did we but fol-
| low in his way"
In the evening the pastor dwelt on the
practical side OF the subject, showing In
| a very apt way the work was O blessing
| which brought rich rewards to the mind,
and to the heart and finally prepared Us
| IL we only performed our spiritual tasks
| for the home the resurrection meant was
| to be forever ours. He eloquently referred
| to the traveller, who, before going into a
strange country, learns something of its
languarge so he may converse with the
inhabitants and may know its custom {
and thus derive more happiness from his
visit; so he said should the Christian by
the love of God, by the exercise Of piety
learn the beautiful language of virtue
nS se S c .sy fSr o hS
There was row In house on Admiral
street yesterday, where Dame Rumor
says the occupant violated the laws by
selling liquor ON tho first day of the
week. The supposed boss Of the house
was badly used up by some visitors and
Parties who were taking advantage of
the pleasant evening on Charles street
saw the injured man trying to grope his
way along that thoroughfare with his
two eyes as little open as will be those OF
the gentleman that accepts the next
Democratic nomination for the Presi-
nose that was sadly In need OF repairs.
One of the wheels OF wagon on.which
there were some cans Of milk came off on
Randall street this monring. There was
no damage done, but the cream on top of
the cans got badly mixed up with tho
lighter fluid and some one had better
cup OF coffee than usual later on.
A fine looking horse attached to hand
some buggy was found asrfay on Branch
avenue about l2:40 O'Clock this morning.
There was no evidence obtainable at that
hour as to whom the animal belonged, so
it and the vehicle were taken in charge
by the police. Up TO late hour no one
had called for the turnout.
James ~. Nolan, the Randall square
news dealer who is suffering from appeu-
dicitis, was taken to nt. Joseph's Hospital
Saturday evening, where an operation
was performed on bim yesterday. 1t
will be pleasant information to his many
friends that the operation was very sue
cessfui, though his recovery will be slow.
Unless unexpected complications set In
he will be ultimately restored TO good
health.
At.Dimond Hall tomorrow evening the
Irving Literary Association will hold a
dancing party, the arrangeme ents for
which promise an enjoyable time. The
proceeds are to be given TO a former
officer ofssthe association, whose continu-
ed poor health compels him 20 reside in
Denver, Col.
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