Montour American. (Danville, Pa.) 1866-1920, 1904-03-31
PALM ST NDAY AT
THE CHU URCHES

Palm Sunday, yesterday, was Oh
served in several of our churches with
special services. 1t is the Sunday next
before Easter aud commentaries our
Saviour's triumphal entry into Jeru-
salem when the people cut down the
palm branches aud strewed them in
His way. In the Catholic and Epls-
copal churches according TO custom
palm branches are presented to the
members of the congregation, and these
are carried TO the homes.
At Trinity Lutheran church a class
of seventeen was confirmed Sunday
morning. Rev. L. D. Ulrich, the past
or, preached a sermon appropriate to
the occasion from Joshua 24-25:
Choose You This Day Whom Ye
viii Serve.
Rev Ulrich preached his regular
palm Sunday sermon ut evening, sell
Getting as his text. St. Luke 1911 and
42: And When He Came Near He
Beheld the City and Wept Over 1t,
saying, il Thoa Hadst Known, Even
Thou, at Least at this Day the Things
Which Belong Unto Thy Peace, but
now They are Hid from Thine Eyes. "
There was good sized Cougrega-
tion present at both morning and even
ing services.
At Shiloh Reformed church there
were Palm Sunday services at 10 80 a.
N. when q class of ten were confirm
ed, two persons being received on re-
profession.
The sermon preached by the Rev.
George Il. Limbert, pastor, on the oc
casion was founded on Second COrin
thians 9th chapter and 10th verse
"And He Died for All That They
Which Live Should no Longer Live
Unto Themselves but Unto Him Who
for Their Sakes Died and Rose Again. -
Christ died for all. This fact in
dicates His great love for fallen man.
Christ loved us to the uttermost and
thus revealed how anxious God is to
save Us Christ died for us, which
implies that He died as our represent
ative, giving His life as a ransom for
our redemption, thereby becoming
what we usually term 'Our Lord y
The word Lord" embraces the idea
OF ownership and authority. He par
chased us with His precious blood.
The second part of the sermon treat
ed of the purpose of ChIist's death
and our obligation to Hin as Lord.
The point emphasized was that we
should no longer live unto ourselves.
Men live unto themselves. first, when
they make their own will instead of
God S will the railing principle of their
life. Such men do not utter the CON
stant prayer: Thy VIII be done, -
''What wilt Thou Have me do" but
live to crafty the flesh, the senses, to
enjoy this temporal life Men live
unto themselves when they make them
selves the center of their etfoIt, when
they do not sufficiently consider the
needs of others, but always consider
themselves first and others last if at
all. This characterizes the sinful state
of all men by their fallen nature.
We are to live unto the Lord This
is done when we love Him i'll retnrn
for His great love for us-when we
live life of thanI,fnlness unto Him
for redeeming as, when we serve Him
obeying all His commandments. We
are not to serve Him, however, because
of fear or OF necessity, but to render
unto the Lord a willing cheerful, low
ing, thankful service. The Christian
life is prominently life of Consecrat.
ed service.
Not our own personal salvation only
is to be taken into consideration. \
Christian life is a service nnto the
Lord in His Kingdom. We are under
obligation to render unto Him our
very best, even that which implies
sacrifice. We are saved to ever to help
others to do Christ's bidding that we
may be leaven in the community. that
we may be lights in the world and the
salt of the earth.
The choir rendered an appropriate
anthem with excellent effect. There
was "A large congregation present.
A Pathetic Incident Recalled,
H. p. Harris, an undertaken of Belle
fonte, arrived in this city yesterday
on an erranG which recalls a very sad
event that occurred here eleven years
ago.
On September 18th, 1892, which was
Sunday. Miss Martha E. Kellar, a
lovely young lady of Bellefonte. who
was \ guest at the Deen homestead,
East Market street. died of diphtheria.
| The disease was of the most malignant
| type and ran its course in day or so.
| The young lady died on Sunday morn
| inn, o,1 oyviuy IN thp uaturp of tIp