The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1902-04-01
EASTER SERVICES.
how THE DAY WAS OBSERVED IN
THE NEWBERRY CHURCHES.
The Eloquent and Forceful Sermons OF the
PastOrs-Beautiful Decorations-Ex-
cellent NJ usic by the Choirs.
Thee Churches Filled

Again the ciVlilZeQ WOrlQ mas ueeA
called to commemorate the evenG of all
events the greatest, whether in sacred
history or profane, the resurrection OF
Christ. For it is upon this fact that
the whole Christian Church is founded,
and the hope OF the Christian rests.
Sunday was beautiful and typical
Easter day, and all the various churches
were filed. Special Easter services
were held at the Methodist, Lutheran,
Associate Reformed Presbyterian, and
Episcopal churches.
THE METHODIST CHURCH
was artistically but not elaboratelY dec"
Grated. In and, around the chancel
were number of palms and other pot
ted plants, so arranged as to present q
beautiful effect.
The morning sermon was preached
by the Rev. G. 81. Waddell, of Colum-
bia. His text was taken from John
1l:25 and 26: 81 am the resurrection
and the life," etc.
There are two deaths and two resur-
rections, the physical death and the splr-
itual death, the physical and the spir-
itual resurrection. To both the physi-
cal and spiritual death Jesus Christ is
the resurrection and the life. We ind
both the promise and demonstration OF
physical resurrection in the instances
of death and resurrection On record IN
the gospel. He mentioned the cases OF
the daughter of Jairus, the young man
of Name, and Lazarus, the resurrec-
tion of these three being beyond dis
pute, in fact they have never been dis
puted. These indicate not only the
hope and promise, but are the demon
-stration of the resurrection OF the BODY
The same instances illustrate spirit
ual death, suggesting the condition OF
children, of young people, and OF older
people. Dead in trespass and sin, as
dead to God and heaven as he who
suffers physical death is to his home
and family, physical death being the
loss of correspondence with physical
things. To the spiritually dead Jesus
Christ is the resurrection and the life.
Our hope of resurrection is in him.
Mr.. Waddell went into a discussion
of physical death, giving the scientific
definition, and ran out the parallel with
spiritual death, showing that Christ is
the resurrection to both.
AT THE THOMPSON STREET A. R P.
CHURCH
The church was decorated with beau
tiful lilies. The devotional services
were conducted by DR.. McClintock,
the pastor. The sermon was preacheo
by Rev. c. E. Todd iron the text,
"Whatsoever man soweth, that shall he
also reap" and "Some mems sins goS
before unto judgment" The preacher
gave careful exposition of the text
developing it's principles and applying
them with rare skill and much earnest
ness. The sermon was very edlfylng
and greatly enjoyed by all of the con-
gregstien.
MIR. Todd is at present engaged in
raising the Twentieth Century Educa-
tional Fund OF his Synod and is meet
ing with gratifying success.
THE LUTHERAN CHURCH
Was most beautifully decorated.
Within the rostrum on the left was
profusion of plants in bloom whose
varied shades of color brought out in
relief the background of green and pur-
pie and lent brilliance to the gorgeous
azelias, stately white lillies, palms and
graceful ferns. The church was veri-
table wealth of royal violets, lovely
white fraseras and Easter lillies, typi-
cal of the young girls who knelt and
breathed their vows to God in holy rite
of confirmation. ...
Rev. Mr.. Seabrook took his text from
the 2Sth chapter of Matthew, the 7th
verse. His theme was, 1.-THE Easter
Message" After giving brief his
tory of the observance of the day and
the growing Importance that has been
attached to it's observance by the Chris
tiau Church and by the whole civilized
world, he said that the first truth in
connection with the Easter message
and the one to which he wished first
to call attention, is that here it is, and
here alone, that men find satisfied that
supreme longing of the human SOU,
that longing that even one of the pagan
philosopher is said to have expressed,
that longing for immortality. For it
is in and by the resurrection message
alone that life aud Immortality is
brought to light through the gospel. 1t
is true that in the human heart there
is and has always been, in every land,
among every nation, the hope OF
future life. But until that first resur-
rection morn it was ouly hope, dim
and uncertain. Christ died and rose
again. There is life that is stronger