The Florida star., 1905-04-28
MAGNIFICENT EASTER SERVICE.
Masasriy Aedress and Fss~ Aasse nj ts<
rttasstlis Baptist Chzreh-

Tttasstils B.Pstst chsreh-
Seldom, IL ever, has the Titnsville Bap-
tist church hsd such q large attendance
a. greeted the pastor, Rev. HosArd b
Gibbons. on the Faster morning service.
The church was filed 90 overfowing
notwithstanding the fact that extra seats
were provided
The fl0ral decorations consisted Of mag
nolias, palms and flowers Oi various kinds
very artisticAlly arranged
The mostcai programme MAS quite an
elaborate affair and specially appropriate
to the Joyous occasion, consisting of seveT-
al snisahle Easter hymns; an OffertoFy an
them, 'HalleIujahi Christ Il Risen," ren-
dered by tbe choir. inclndiny q soprano
solo, which Wss very sweetly sung by
Miss Dzisy Brady; highly effective ~
prAno solo, The Voice Triumphant"
new production by Stults, expressly CON-
posed BY him As an Faster aria, Was
splendidly rendered by Mrs James Den
ham. The choir Wa- assisted by Mr. W
7. WInteEhager, viOlini-i, who prefaced
the service by playing Lange's beautiful
Blumenlied, with accompaniment by the
organist, Ars- nenham. On ~ hole the
musie Was fine. from the simple hymns Ia
the magnificent anthem and the beautiful
solos by trained yoicrs, II all breathed of
Easter JOY and giadness, all was in direct
keepIng with the spirit of the day. The
choir shows the careful training Of the d.
| rectrrss, Ms. Denham, and her efforts in
! this work have been 80 thoroughly ap
preciaied that specially prepared music
has been decided on for seryics-s 10 follow.
Mr.. Gibbons delivered a mastery ad-
dress on the EaStertide, picturing hope
/ a. the central theme Of the resurrection
His text Was taken from Acts, l7:5l: He
| hath all m
that he haIh raised him from the dead.
In brief outline the pastors address
/ sas as follows: You who have always
lived in this land of almost perpetual yer
dure cannot fully realiEe the significance
OF EasteTtide to those m more nOTtberiy
sections Here, nature, AZ IT spurning the
idea OF a winters rect, boldly puts forth
her evidencrs of life and activity. shs.
seems bent npon rejecting the never eeas-
ing lifs Of the God who gave her being.
There all 10 different Welding % the
irresistible advance Of winters hosts, na-
ture calmly settles herself To 0 state Of APP
parrnt Iethargy Wrapped IN her frath-
cry mantle, trimmed with frozen crystals,
OyershsdO~ezl by the gloom and darkness
| OF the season, she sleeps But brightness
sOon appears upOn the eastern horizon.
the herald OF morning sounds the rising
uoir, all V changed and evidences Of life
are seen on every hand The Goods and
the hills, the fields and the flowers. ami
mai and man, shake of the droNsiness of
= long night and vie with each other IN
singing the glories of q nrw day.
"In the transition frUm winter to spring
time Easter Is usually the middle point
IL Is then that nature dISzrJis the grave
clothes Of the winier-tOmb and adorns
herself IN the roi--s Of another gorlj even
man laws ASIDE the Sombre cBIoTS of =
gloomy SEASON and desks himself with
the brightness and gsyety Of a revived
activity. The resurrection has cone,
glsdne~s hlis the heart, JOY bcams from
the CountenAnCp. and hope tlls the spul
Hope - the central theme Of the p-,tlT-
| reCtiOn. At no time IN tie worlds his
tory Was a distinct raw Of hope more uee-i
Ell than - hen jesus. the Christ, A. rai-.-i
from the dead I~rArfs ia-up xas almu-t
rxtInguishei. the yaulted .inme ab1Eu mai
. ts-en transformed into iron, IhrUugi,
hich M divine VOICE penetrated tn earth
the advAncS-i civilization of the tire+ks
tad become a mait-r Of history the "a,
of thr world 'lnmlnaiin az PoW-E hal -'ln l
T. depths 90 san and CTIme. Ihc very W~B-
ton ~ which brings shame To- our facs-,
aud honesty. integrity and moral purity
acre bat drrzfns IT the poets Tie une
buTn t. " the jewish Messiah iIssrmin a.
attBg pr,nClFlr-- of true Righteousness. a.
, though -.-rminSiy crushed by hi~ cgsci.
; iNion and -ntnn bmrnt. bT,suShI thIs d.
. tls5gt Tay e isol~ INTO the ~uF.j ~ IA
10 g.pTosls and triumphant -uTrrctIsu-
The fat ui Ilsr resurrection = sItns.--ei
Aud vu0ch.i for by over i've huu-iT,si
D U.~u ~ different timas Ani plAc,s. g3V,-
urts n c,-i.,fIsriE ard Individually q
nsHch uss.tsri bpl-- fpT i'uIr and ei-ru3iv
Fgn tly- iT,fn-T. ,it-4t.lTke state e ssa
, aI.d uHt-l,f, ulsy ens-rse zI the Eat
Ter - s.lT eSF--T5sHC,. INTO tie ps.--.ars-
b - e -teyr&l .lfe, the prl1- - ui stiri
J. mate Cy-TtsIa % the rE--llTr,-g-;luu IT 1s.r
= Ter brnIfieT
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b u.sy tTumyhantiy -hoai Witn Tan o.
d,zih. 9 b-re J~'hv -J,ug- -, Sray- = here
= thy VIctory7 w ne--i Il AJ lie lasi
-T~aI day that 80 nav - counted 1uTIhy
a. stand t-f1re the lu,ig- g al The -arta
"Au-- tfsen. %, " p--Opi-, shAE- Of tht
I iT,lo'~rra sDd fear of bArrrn HinlsF "a
, Sou. and. % TIC hoTs boTa Il TIE rear
b rectInn ui 0ur graf captain. Sghi ihs -r.u.i
fight Of faIth- "a thts k->-s-r day gIss
plsTe Ia th- bright ray- II ih- 500 ~,
FExbIsun-I.s-s~- ABd irsparvd oy ti..- ,pp1~
OF EsG tAE, prss-~ k5TSATi Crun.l-risy
IN tie ca8s- Ge AOSc