The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-04-08
METHODIST EPISCOPAL CHURC

The Methodist Episcopal Church
well filled Sunday morning with 4
gregation that had dared the thu
ening weather and arrayed themsal
in the conventional new bonnet
new gown of Eastertide-not that
wearing of Easter raiment was lind
to the ladies, by any means.
The church was taStily and effectn
ly decorated with flowers and paA
grouped and arranged in wreaths
crosses.
A carefully chosen program Of nd
was given, the organ voluntary b6
Hayden's Gloria from the First 20
the anthem Leslie's "Resurrect0
Mr.. H. C. Chamberlain singing Il
solo, with Rodney'S Calvary" fOrl
offertory. Easter hymns from the
ular hymnal were sung and particle
ed in by the audience. The Rev
Pearson delivered an effective 4
/ thoughtful address, as follows.
The theme of the Easter sermon
Christ the First Fruits" The
was / Corinthians xv:20. The fOllOa
is an outline: 1t is a matter cal
for profound gratitude that we
permitted in the goodly providenCs
God to greet one another in holy
ship on this glorious Easter morn
In the assurance that Christ rose
the dead we consider anew the b
fits of his triumph and reassure
selves of the precious privileges
blessings that that event brings ID
OF the many thoughts that com
mind, three especially appeal to II
The resurrection of our Lord give
a knowledge of life. 1t is a proc
life's continuity. Mans belief in
mortality is born of the souls inst
No portion of the race is without
testimony. Yet man had no demons
ton of the fact until Christ arose.
brought life and Immortality to Il
He showed that one might die
come up on the other side or the q
the same individual. In his mini
Jesus ever endeayored to clear
minds of men of their false concept
of life. He taught us to place a
value upon it. In his resurrectiof
shows us it's eternal nature; its pa
and glory. We have just entered
life. We are on the portico; the
pie with its labryinths and corrid
its courts and stately halls filled
precious treasures awaits our entrI
and enraptured vision. Behold the
nifty and greatness of life! Let US
worthy of life's possibilities.
This great event which we now
brate was the completion of the
of redemption. Christ must needs
to make atonement for sin, and
must rise again to administer
benefits OF his passion to each gent
ton coming to him in faith. BY
death he atones; by his resurrectiof
justifies. He is the perfect saw
able to satisfy every need of the
man race.
His resurrection is the pledge and
lustration of ours. Others mad
raised, but they were raised 10 !
tality. He was raised to Immortal
That he arose with the same body
was laid in the tomb we are assn
He clearly demonstrated this to
disciples, in his association with 20
Still they knew that about him wa
new and strange nature. He g
into their vision and vanished tToa
at will. We also learn that this re'
rected body was glorified, and thus
ted for its spiritual house. our re-
rected body will preserve our ideE'
1t will not consist of flesh and p!o'
thCSt IdHhct lliltIll HtdNE u,
raised" says the apostle, a spl.u
body" Doubtless 1t will be as peIl,9e
adjusted to our future surrCundI
as the mortal body is to the pFess
surroundings. What marvellous "
bilities await us on the glory sils5
resurrection. What visions OF 07a-
What enrapture of music! What 10;
discovery What happiness III -
vice! What delight in worship. ",
sublimity in lifel The line OF olT, ~ ~
advance may not parallel the ~
God, but be that Of an asFN.p,
curve which approaches, but u
reaches His perfection.
AT 1880 a Sunday School Ea5 s.i
cert was largely attended. r. la'I
and songs, with an address -,
pastor, comprised the evening pi'7