The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-08
BROKE THE BONDAGE OF DEATH.
DR.. MeKim On the Resurrection and
the Souls Immortality.

At the Church of the Epiphany the
morning services were impressive and
beautiful and We're attended by large
congregations The attendance at the ii
o'clock service was, perhaps the largest
which ever worshipped at the church. The
auditorium and the three galleries We're
filled to their greatest seating capacity
while hundreds stood in the aisles and
in the rear portion of the church through
out the service. The Sunday school room
on the right of the altar was also crowd
ed.
At both morning services Holy Com
munion was administered and the rector,
the Rev. DR.. Randolph II. Mckim,
preached. The sanctuary within the
chancel railing was beautifully decorat-
ed with Easter lilies, palms. and potted
plants. The music during the II O'Clock
service was rendered by a Quartette, as
sisted by a chorus of thirty voices. The
quartette included Miss Haley, soprano;
Miss Simmons, alto: Mr. Cauliield. tenor.
and Mr.. Luebkert bass. The selections
were rendered under the direction of
Herndon Morsell. with John Theophile as
organist. During the service the choir
sang the second, fifty-seventh, and one
hundred and eleventh psalms.
The general subject OF the discourse of
DIR. McKim was in explanation of the
reason why mankind celebrates the feast
day of the resurrection of Christ from
the dead. The sermon was beautiful in
its simplicity of outline and eloquent in
thought and diction. DR.. McKim took
his text from Paufs Epistles, | Corin-
thians. xvi: q, q: For since by man
came death. by man came also the res
direction of the dead. For as in Adam
| all die even so in Christ shall all be made
alive" In developing his text. Dr. Nc
Kim said:
Christ submitted to death upon the
cross. not because he was compelled to
do so. but TO fulfil his promise. When
| he arose from the dead he brought light
and Immortality to the world. His resur-
| rection is an evidence that we are re-
| deemed and that he aid not suffer on
the cross in vain; it was the revelation
of our victory over death Christ's tri-
| umph over death as a man means that
| man has broken the awful bondage of
| death and is proof that the dead shall
rise again.
THE question of the Immortality of the
soul has long agitated the greatest minds.
| but Christianity came and solved it. not
| with argument or theory. but with plain,
| immutable, indisputable fact-the resur-
rection of Christ There is not IA single
| historical statement well supported as
| the resurrection of Christ. Death was
| our heritage from Adam ard everlasting
| life our heritage from Christ in his res
| direction. Since the resurrection the
| world is Gods; everywhere his voice is
heard and his power felt and death is
swallowed up In the victory of the resur-
| rection."
| The Easter festival of the Sunday
| school of the parish of the Church of the
| Epiphany was held at 4 O'Clock IN the
| afternoon The auditorium of the church
| was reserved for the children of the three
Sunday schools, who took part in the ex-
| ercises. The children Of the two schools
| of the Church of the Epiphany and
Epiphany Chapel numbered about thou
sand. During the singing of the carol,
| Bring Lilies" each Of the children as
| they marched to the altar placed a lily
or some other flower within the chancel
| rail as an offering. Nearly hundred
| prizes were awarded to as many children
for prompt and regular attendance during
the past year.