Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-06

~Hark. Hank MY soul,' Quintette. s'
Hymn 773-"Lead KINDLY Light Amid
Il The Encircling Gloom, Lead Thou MI
On
1t was hoped that Mrs Bollig would
be able to sing, but on account Of a Sc
we're cold, she could not be present.
Miss Lizzie Robinson gave the solo.
Easter Day" with beautiful express
sion. The pulpit was adorned with
Easter lilies.
Free viii Baptist.
At the Free Baptist church chorus
of children occupied the platform and
there was q chorus of adults in the
choir gallery. The special service of
Easter music, arranged by Burton II.
Winslow. was beautifully rendered.
An outline of the sermon by the pas
tor, Rev. r. c. Hayes may be seen in
the following:
We have planted the cross upon the
grave. In the hillside cemeteries Of
New England. and on the wind swept
prairies of the West, and in the Gods
acres throughout Europe the crosses
stand for we wish to mark with q
cross the spot where the dust of dear
body lies, because, since Easter has
come the cross Is the sign of life. II
was the sign of death and shame and
it has become the sign of life and
glory eternal
And it is the sign of glorious life, not
to be lived in Heaven only, but here
and now. Proudly do generals and
kings wear crosses on their breasts as
signs of noble deeds in peace and war.
1t is the symbol of the nOblest deeds,
of the struggle in the soul of q Cali
leean carpenter, three years c"usi
fiXion, not unmixed with the joy a
great soul always feels in service that
requires it's utmost nobleness. that
struggle issued in life that teaches us
| our highest. wisest view of human
brotherhood, and is our Divincst cx-
ample of the love Of man to man. we
may wear upon our hearts the sign of
the cross. ours may be lives of loving
service, we may share Chrst's strug-
gle. His joy. His nobility, His victory.
And victory will come. |. II. S. we
carve upon our crosses, Jesus. huma n
ity's Saviour and Saviour He shall be
Even the deep frost Of selfshness m ist
dissolve, for The Sun is high. Spring
| is here. We have lived through the
long winter. Hopes Of prophets ana
plans of God will come true. and the
dead earth shall blossom as the rose
| Is it still winter in your soul? Are
you of those who cruelty the Son of
God afresh?' The cross is in your
heart. indeed. but the dead Christ
hangs on it waiting for resurrection in
your life. oh. let this be your Easter
day. let Christ arise to be your king,
and He will make you His brother
Universalist Church.
| At the Univcrsalst church, the chan
eel was beautifully arrayed will. pot
ted plants and flowers of all kinds
| Among them We're n bouquet of roses
and pinks. and one of lilies of tie val
ley. in memory of the late Mrs. j. +.
| Hill; also a memorial piece in memory
of the late Col. j. w. Welch. and a
large bouquet of Easter lilies in mem
DRY of the late Hon. John L. Stevens.
The following is. in part, the sermon
| which was given by Rev. C. A. Hay
den the pastor:
II am the Resurrection and the
Life The Easter tide continually
speaks of the cheerful aspects of life
The season of the year itself wherein
it falls is a season of brightness and
promise. and so naturally, our thoughts
are turned to topics that have the
Easter light upon (. them. There is
something in the returning sweetness
OF springtime that is greatly inspiring
to everyone, and to the heart that
takes the meaning of the living Christ
into the realities of awakening nature
the suggestions of spiritual life are
pee uliarly encouraging and impress
SiEe.
We can never quite settle all rhe
questions that arise in regard 10 the
story of the Resurrection. The ac-
counts in the different Gospels are
brief and broken by gaps not closed
and seeming contradictions that can
not be reconciled But the truth of me
Resurrection--the rising again--is the
one thought of the Easter tide. All
nature proclaims-every bursting seed
every opening flower. 1t was natures
festival before it was mans. The tide
of life is rising in all the earth. Old
graves are being burst asunder. and
soon there will be a new gospel on
every hill and in all the valleys. The
sod underneath our feet is stirring with
life; the green grass will cover all the
fields and the flowers will be sprinkIcd
laviShly over the earth
Every clod feels the thrill of life,
An instinct within it. that reaches and
towers
And cropping blindly above it for light.
Climbs to Il soul in grass and flowers
True in the natural world, how much
more 50 in the spiritual. No death
anywhere only change. No particle of
matter is ever lost.
Shall not the soul triumph over
material forms and assert its own i'm
mortality We are not concerned
about the raising of the old body, we
shall not need it. There is spiritual
body--we shall be clothed from on high
in body adapted to the spiritual con-
dtions as this body is to tine earthly
relations The whole tendency of
creation is upward; the march of being
is not to death. but to higher lie.