Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1900-04-19

and in AtteStatl0n OF the nope
Il it brings to those whose friends
zone before. Throughout the day
meteries were largely visited and
iful flowers were placed on many
!, a mute witness Of faith in q
al resuri ection.
churches were decorated, they
nted special musical programmes
sermons were appropriate to the
Il festival The music yesterday
bly exceeded in quality that Of
revious festival. The decorations
largely of lilies, with other potted
and cut flowers.
beautiful and balmy was the day
the streets presented scenes OF
Big color at the various hours for
res US worshippers fiocked to the
fhes and during the afternoon
B, when the Easter promenade was
ogress. The costumes Of the women
general " attractive but not all ap-
ID in new apparel. The spring
ut may be said to have been more
violence than the spring gown.
sionaly one would see faring out
shouting Golors that made the eye
The Brandywine Park walk was
Tored one and thousands enjoyed
communion with nature in this
spring time. The street cars were
well patronized, the Darby cars
cularIy carrying large crowds.
AT ST, Andrews CHURCH.
Is interior Of st. Andrews Church,
pth ard Shipley ST. eets, looked very
Itiful with its clusters of palms and
arranged in the recess chancel.
music was given by an augmented
j, directed by John Craig. In the
bing, the Rev. W. f. b. jackson
ched sermon upon the 10th verse
fhe 2Sth chapter of Acts: lone
Is, which was dead, whom Paul
med to be alive" In these words
Roman ruler, Festus. describes the
ef for which Paul had risked life,
tation, and everything which men
frally esteem, while to Festus the
trcction was but an idle tale, a bit
ewsh superstition. He pitied the
le credulity of the Apostle Paul,
thought that much learning had
Q him mad. Festus is an EXAMPLE
man like to whom there are many
the world today. who may indeed
Easter outwardly; looking at the
ers and listening to the music and
owing the crowd, but to whom the
kt fact which Easter commemorate s
no special consequence as a power
their life. Festus was like Other
in that old Roman world, men
} as Plate and Gallo; who could
the truth incarnate stand before
b and ask scorpfully, 'WhaG is
Fhf" IL was no wonder that men
Founded with all atmosphere of
holiness were utterly blind to the
Eniticent courage and sublime self.
iaI of q man like Paul. and that
, mnn in these days should listen
D indifference to this story of Easter
|, And yet, to earnest believers like
new world had been opened by
ir belief In the resurrection the
thfulness and divinity of Christ's
ching had been established, the
therhood of man had been set on a
basis, and humanity had been
DE diviner thing.
.et men say, The teaching Of Christ
not need a miracle to establish it;
ITas complete in itself. without the
direction the gospel is no less true
sublime" and they quote its mar
GUS plecepts of humility and charity.
|ry we'll; five centuries before Christ
fro dwelt IN India man who was the
Pst ike our Lord of any man in the
htnen world. He preached humility,
|tabasement, self-sacrifice, he COM
fnded men to love each other and
fglve their enemies. He was rich,
\ he became poor; he was a prince,
4 he tecame slave in order to save
B brethren. That man was Buddha.
PW do you know what fruits his doc
me has borne wherever 1t has grown?
Encouragement, despair, suicide and
PVery more CALLING than any which
+ ever afflicted the race. And why?
cause that teaching wanted the one
prd OF victory; because its last word
IS humiliation in death. Such was
Y Light of Asia,'' and men some-
pes have praised it in their pulpits
4 one is tempted to think they have
ls'aken 1T for the Light of the
orld. " No; the cross whs needed to
sure mon of pardon, and the open
NIB to convince them of Immortality.
the teaching of Easter our hopes,
u convictions, our sacred affections for
CSe whom we have lost are bound up,
"a We gather about the open grave
mere lately lay the Prince OF Life. and
az tho motto inscribed upon its front !:
Ohrist has overcome death, and
ought life and immortality TO life. -
10 the afternoon the Sunday. schocl
III Its Easter festival and I'D ami
rsary celebration. Carols were sung,
y Rev. Mr.. jackson made an address.
III Superintendent Robert Adair gave
report. The receipts from the mite
'Aes and tho days offering were nearly
Inc otfertory Sunday morning was
the endowment fund of the church
III moro than $500 was received.
BISHOP coLEMAN's EASTER.
Bishop Coleman celebrated holy COM
union in the Chapel of the Good
lepherd at Bishopstead Sunday
orning at 6 o'clock, assisted by the
~ Charles b. Dubell. At $50 the
sshoI' had baptism. At 10. 80 he Of
'Iated at a service of benediction in
. new st. Paul's Church, Broad and
n ~ streets, Chester, Pa.
me bishop was assisted in the SER
w by the rector of the Parish. Rev.
,ancis M. Taitt. Just before the
vice began the vested choir entered
" the two clergymen chanted with
I'm the preliminary portion of the
sual laid down for such occasions.
ller the words Of dedication were pro-
,unced the bishop preached sermon
'ih the eEistle to the Romans, 18th
'apter, first verse: II beseech. you,
steioro, brethren, by the mercics OF
~ 10y mat ye present your bodies living
Viliice' holy, acceptable unto God,
nich IL youi reasonable service"
me sermon embodied an eloquent
70 70 Tor the right use of time, and the
Shop laid stress on the fact that it
uulu be given NINA narticulnrly TO