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AT CENTRAL UNION.
"The Easter Message" Preached on
by Rev. w. II. Klncaid.

The pulpit-stand of the Central I'm
ion Church was yesterday morning
transformed into a bower of beauty b,
banks and screens of beautiful white
flowers, potted ferns and palms. Ths
rail of the organ loft was hidden from
view by a screen of MALE vine inter
twined with white plumaria blossoms
Stretching across from pillar to pillar
of the organ loft mesh of MALE in
terspersed with snowy blossoms lent
an air of artistic decoration which set
off the singers to the best advantage.
The scene was a refreshing one, TO
which was added the singing of an ad-
mirable choir. The music was, splen-
did, both of the soloists and the choir.
The musical program was a rare selec-
ton of appropriate compositions, and
charmed the congregation.
Among the soloists were Mrs. Annis
Montague Turner, who rendered Gou-
mods 20 Divine Redeemer" as it has
seldom been heard before in Honolulu.
She was in splendid voice. Mrs. Edith
Preston-Howard as a soloist had a
rare opportunity in Neidlinger's "Life's
Resurrection Hour" which was most
pleasingly given. The response in the
Holy Redeemer, rendered by a quartet
consisting of Mrs. Edith Preston-How-
ard, Mrs. j. w. Yarndley, Miss Della
f. Griswold and Mrs. G. r. Damon, was
very acceptable. As to the choir, il
showed a careful training and it's num-
bers were given with a volume of feel
ing and artistic skill.
Rev. William Morris Kincaid
preached the Easter sermon, entitled
THE Easter Message" the text being
taken from Matthew 1886. II was in
part as follows: "He is not here; for
He is risen, as He said: Come see the
place where the Lord lay"
THE resurrection of Jesus Christ is
the best attested fact of history. All
explanations of it, except the single
and natural one that He did rise from
the dead, and ascend into heaven, dis
solve one after another in the clear
light Of calm, impartial examination
There are but two opinions that have
any weight with thinking men to-
day; one that of the reverent skepti.
cism which declares a resurrection i'm
possible, but frankly confesses itsel
unable to account for the marvellou.
history that that has proceeded from
the tomb Of the dead Christ: and thai
OF Christian faith. which believes thai
Christ was 'crucifieI, dead. and buried
and assembled into heaven This faitt
has won it's victory through centurie.
of battle. over active opposition anC
inert doubt.
I'VE have three great grounds fol
believing in the resurrection of Jesu!
Christ: First, the testimony that /:
written in the four Gospels. We have
in our hands today the evidence Of
eye-witnesses to what they saw on thai
first Easter morning; and that they
were not deluded by their imagination
Is clear from the fact that they did not
accept the story of the resurrection al
first and were 10th to believe it. Sec
ond. we have the existence of the
church, founded not primarily on the
character of Christ, nor on His teach
ings. nor even on His death; but on
His resurrection as a historical fact
a church that has morally revolution
lied the world, a church that has per-
vaded the world with its faith, a