The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1904-03-28
MRS. WHEREFORE ATTENDS
THE FIRST URIVERSAL|ST.

Palm sunday attracted us To the First
Universalst church on Greene street,
where the Rev II. l. Cushman. the pas
tor of the church. preached most ap-
propriate and interesting sermon that re-
lated to our saviour's experiences just
before the crucihxion
AS We took our seats in this great
church, the organ began to pour out real
gentle music kind OF sad like. as II IL
hadn't got any heart to sing any more,
because OF the tragedy that was 70 follow
I'm the death of our Lord upon the cross.
Seemed as II IL could only cry out I'm
means. expressive of the unfathomed
grief OF the world that had come TO know
the Master.
What a time that was It's awful for
us to think about. after knowing the
glorious victory that followed but for
those who were eye witnesses way back
there two thousand years ago, we can't
begin 10 imagine their sufferings, their
dreadful feelings of despair!
Why. II was like the sun refusing TO
shine. All the light gone out. No more
hope The Saviour crucihed.
They were human. az we are, and they
couldn't understand how victory could
come from s1ich black cloud of misery.
They could sing Hosannas while he was
alive. but when His body was laid away
in the sepulchre they broke down I'm de-
spairl
But they were all rewarded soon, for
Easter came. as was promised, and a sim
cursed world was redeemed by the resur-
rection of our Lord. Then the sun he
gan TO shine. and the world got happy
again What joy unSpeakable,
calculate that was when the birds
first learned how TO sing
The nightingale must have begun the
music. because he could sing IN the night
time when all about was darkness. lie
sounded the notes that heralded the risen
Christ and the coming Of the morning
and as the dawn appeared the sky-lark
caught them up. and. ascending heaven
ward. poured forth its Cheeful song, in
sweetest melody
Vt isn't any wonder that we should
think thus when such as man as Mr.
Izaak Walton IA carried away with the
rapturous melody Of this midnight song
ster when he SAYS:
He that AZ midnight when tho very
lahorer sleeps securely, should hear, as
7 have very often, the clear airs. the
sweet descants the natural rising and
falling. the doubling and redoublug of
her vioce. might well be lifted M above
the earth. aud say. Lord, what music
hast thou provided for the saints In
heaven when thou' affordest bad men
such music on earth"
Pretty soon the organ shifted on To
another kind Of music. and the choir.
composed OF some 30 voices. stood M. SO
that everybody In the meetin' house could
see them The ~ lady singers appeared
With their hats of which goes 10 show
that the custom Is becoming more and
more common and that's the way ~
ought 10 be Seems " they'd come 90
stay for 2 spell and wasn't in 2 hurry
to git home and then again its more
worshipful ! shall recommend n every
where and TO the women In the pews
into the bargain
Always ought to have been 50. Strange
how many hundreds of years ~ takes
TO discover the best things 20 do,
They SANG Worship the Lord In the
Then after the Scripture reading. there
was n baritone solo. supported ny the
other singers telling about Jerusalem,
and still another a little later 10y the
alto and baritone. and a real sweet duet
hy the soprano and tenor Splendid sing
ing
Lord would take away all things incon-
sisteut with the Divine plan. and az We
approach the day n the rising may there
be a lesson to ms az
Then. after more singing. the preacher
selected his text from 81. John. lZih chap-
"rhe Pharisoes therefore said among
themselves. Perceive yc how ye prevail
nothi,n9g7 tehold. the world rs gone at
Then ne went on TO say In substance
The clouds and darkness that were
gathering around the head Of Jesus christ
broke for a moment - ho rode over palm
strewn streets into Jerusalem.
This morning taking our start with the
confession - the discouraged Fharisccs,
We readily pass along 10 tho real triumph