The Lexington dispatch. [volume] (Lexington, South Carolina) 1870-1917, 1901-04-10
Easter Services.

Last Sunday vac charming spring
day just such sn one that entices the
people to spend TIE time out of doors
and eDj>y the freshness Of q new
born epriDg; the fragrance Of flowers
the songs of birds and warm genial
rays OF the SUD.
The day which ID held in grateful
remembr .nce OF a Ii.en Lord by
CHRISTIANS of every Denomination ard
nsme throughout this broad lard
where the gospel Of the Son Of G 'd,
The Prince Of Peace, the Saviour of
the World, is preached. 1t is The
day which established the truthful
ness of the Christian religion and
demonstrated beyond cavsil that the
hope of the people Of G,d 10 the
reality Of happy and peaceful life
beyond the grave was not without
foundation in fact and il bss been the
custom of these peculiar people 10
commemorate The festival OF Easter
with fitting ceremonies in their places
of worship.
10 keeping With this custom sppro-
pirate services were held 10 the
Methodist and Lutheran churches
last Sunday.
Rev. W D @ lick Glled the pulpit
of the Methodist church Sunday
morning and preached q fervid and
elc cquent sermon from the Gospel Of
st. Matthew where it is recorded
that 'he is not here: for he is
risen, as be said" The line OF argu,
ment was that il Christ be not risen
then is our faith vain and we are found
false witnesses OF God; because we
have testified of God that be raised up
Christ whom be raised not up if 30 it
be that the dead rise not. The SER
mon wss listened TO With marked at
teption by email but an spprecia-
tive congregation.
The pulpit Of the Lutheran church
was occupied by the psstor, Rsv. j.
G. Graichen. The pretty little
church was tastefully and beautifully
decorated with fowers and hot house
plants. Tue sermon of this eloquent
divine was very appropriate for the oc-
casion and at times the spesker's words
were thrilling, earnest and pathetic,
and his description of the scenes
attending the coming forth OF the
Lord of Hosts from the dead, amid
the quakipg of the earth, the rending
of rocks, and the glori6ed presence Of
the angel of the Lord, was intensely
realistic; and the astonisbment and
fear Of Mary Msgdslene and the
other Mary who appeared at the
tomb of Carist on that momertous
Sabb .,h morning with spices and
fankincepses to embalm the body OF
their dead master, to find the stone
rolled away with an snge! sitting
upon it whose couutenauce was like
lightning and whose rainmeut was
white as snow, was impressive. The
lessons Of bis sermon we're gems OF
thought aud his application was grand
and enuobiiug. To sit under the roiu.
istrations Of this consecrsted man of
GJd is treat to those who sre seek-
ing the way to better, nobler,
purer and higher life, and his
teachings, TO the truly pious, are
like messengers of love and bane-
dictiou from off ths altar of she
High Priest iu that city on high, aot
made with hands, eternal in the
heavens. This occasion was also
one of Esster Offering and the
collection was liberal At the co.,
clusion of the sermon the Lords
supper was administered to large
number of comuuuicsnts.
At night the children OF their
Sunday school held appropriate ser.
vices before large and appreciate
congregation, which consisted Of
songs of ri 'iciug and bymns of tri-
umph to the Lord of Lords and the
King of Kings, who gave himself a
ransom to redeem lost world and
reconcile fallen man and righteous
God. This service was instructive
and elevatiDg. Mr. C. NJ. E6rd
made few remarks which we're ap,
propriate and entertaining. and
thus closed an enjoyable occasion