The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-10

No minstrel rapture find for thee;
Thou art the light of other days,
They shine by giving back thy rays.
-KEBLE.
With the rising of to-day's sun will
dawn again the Queen of Festivals. and
from the whole world will ascend the
joyous Easter anthem: Christ being
raised from the dead, dieth no more:
death hath no more dominion over Him.
For in that He died, He died unto sin
once; but in that He liyeth, He liveth
unto God"
The solenlnities of Good Friday and
the last ceremonies of the Lenten sea-
son are completed, and to-day the Ho-
zannas of multitudes break forth to wei
come the Risen Christ, the Sun of
righteousness.
1t is meet and right to celebrate the
glorious anniversary with songs OF glad
ness, and to deck the churches with
plants and flowers for all Christians, all
people, feel the inspiration of the Easter
gladnesS.
Spring. the resurrection of nature, has
come again with its fitting robe and re-
newed fragrance. Streams have unlock
ed their frozen bondage, birds returned
more are becoming green. and the seed
dying in the earth, will soon be given
new life for flower and fruit.
And SO in a higher and truer and bet
ter sense. the world has this day it's re-
newal of life and hope in the resurrec-
ton of the Christ, which each Eastertide
represents and which we commemorate
every succeeding year with reverential
honor.
This is one of the momentous ami
versaries in the history of mankind. In
it is crystalized the whole foundation of
the Christian creed. Mankind was
found in bondage stronger than wintry
chains; no one of the race had escaped
the degrading thraldom. The bondage
of sin was upon us all, and no man, I'M
aided. was able to break the chains that
bound him. Struggle as he might, there
was no deliyerance. 1t is useless TO ask
why. Evil propensities are i'll the blood
and crop out in the life. Sin lays its
iron hand on the spirit and compels it
TO bow in disgrace under the bondage of
evil habits. impure desires and criminal
indulgences that make life a mockery and
a crime whatsoever committeth sin is
slave OF SIM"
1t is over against this dark picture
that we place the brightness of the res
direction morn-''I go to prepare place
for you, that where / am We may be
also"
Without this. life would have been a
struggle and death a mystery. Once the
dread conqueror had laid his hand on us,
there was no deliyerance. Once over the
threshold, no answer came back. But
out of fhe brooding darkness, on just
such q Sunday morning as this nearly
1900 years ago. there flashed across the
plains of Judea a celestial light-"He is
not here Go quickly and tell
His disciples that He is risen from the
dead"
1t is this event that all Christendom
will to-day celebrate, with song of
praise and shout of triumph. 1t is the
halelujah day Of the year.
The services announced in the churches
of Raleigh to-day are as follows:
CHRIST CHURCH.
At the morning service of Easter day
beginning at il am, the music at Christ
church will be especially beautiful and
elaborate. The selections will be reh-
dered by full choir of carefully trained
voices, under the direction of Miss Mary
r. Mackay, organist, and are as fol-
lows:
Preude-Organ voluntary.
HE is Risen''-Wm. Rees.
Anthem, Christ Our Passover"-F. \.
Shepperd.
Glorias--1, 2, 3.
lie Deum--John Wiegand.
Jub;late Deo-Dudley Buck.
1ntroit, hymn 115, '"The Day OF Res
surrection''-
Gloria Tibi--A. III. Brown.
Hymn III, 1.-THE Strife is Ger
Palestrina.
Offertory, Awake up My Glory-for
soprano and alto-Millet.
Presentation Aims, Holy Offerings"
Communion service.
Sanctus-Cambige.
Eucharistic hymn, go, BREAD of
observation-disclosures.
Gloria in Excelsis-Elwange
Postlude, organ.
Rev. NJ. NJ. Marshall, d. D., rector.
Easter day services:
Sunday School. 10 a. IN.
Full Morning Services with Celebration
of Holy Communion, III a. IN.
Festival service, children of the Sun
day School, 5 p. N.
Services during Easter week:
Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 10 a.
M. Wednesday $50 p. m.
Free seats. All cordially invited.
GOOD SHEPHERD CHURCH.
The services at the Church of the
Good Shepherd to-day will be as fol-
lows:
Celebration of the Holy Communion
at sunrise, 800 II. III.
Morning prayer, sermon and Holy
Communion at IL a. N.
Easter festival of the Sunday School
ut 4 p. IN.
Evening prayer and sermon by the
Rev. A. ,B. Hunter at 8 y. IN.
The Rev. /. Nick. Pittinger will hold
an Easter service and preach in the
chapel of ST. Luke's mission, at Cary
at 1880 p. m.
The Easter music will be as follows:
Professional Hymn, 110-Gilmoge.