The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-01
,erning the lesson to- be learned
from the Easter story.

Before a congregation that fill
ID the First Presbyterian church,
Caster morning, Rev. George M.
.aourke delivered an interesting SER
non on the text, "And as they
went to tell His disciples behold
Jesus met them, saying, All Hail. F"
rhe members Of Marion Command
,ry, No. 80, Knights Templar at
tended the service in uniform
occupying the middle section of
The church The organization march,
ed in line from the Masonic temple
to the church.
Christ is the one hope in time
! If sorrow, sickness and doubt.
When all men seemed turned
against us, il is the divine and
cheering message of "All hail"
that comes to give us renewed
strength.
Rev. Mr.. Rourke urged all of
his hearers to follow the example
of Christ and to speak words Of
cheer to the sick, the sorrowing
and the doubling.
"The world wants cheer, not
only from the sun in God IS heaven,
but from the people of the earth"
said Rev. Mr.. Rourke. "There is
plenty of gloom everywhere and
what the world wants is words Of
cheer. -
The need Of honest, fearless men
in the public life of today was
pointed out by tn. speaker. He
said that mer should allow nothing
to prevent them living true, con-
sistent Christian lives.
"The resurrection Of Jesus
Christ is the final argument for
christianity" said Rev. Mr..
Rourke. He told the ever-beautiful
story of Christ's ascension and of
the incidents connected with it.
"You must either say that Christ
was resurrected bodily or else fur
nish proof to countenance all of
the scripture" said the speaker.
He pronounced as false all doctrine
to the contrary.
"Jesus Christ vas unlike any
leader of philosophy because He
and Christianity we're inseparable.
He is the conclusive and final fig
,ue in the worlds history, fact
which many Of the most eminent
historians recognize. He was the
only man Of which one great his
torian could say. Il find no fault
in him.. He is a character un-
paralleled in the history that has
been or is to be-"
In closing, the speaker CON-
mended the Knights Templar Tor
the principles 0f1 their order snd
urged them to be steadfast in liv-
ing up to these principles.
sit is ignorance to declare,
however," declared Rev. Mr..
Rourke "that any order is as good
Is the church. The church is of
divine origin while all other or
ganizations are OF worldly inven-
tiOn." 90 t'ttf
Sunday evening the choir Of the
church rendered an Easter cantata
Easter was fittingly observed at
st. Mary's church and large con-
gregations were - in attendance at
the two morning services. TT,
sanctuary was prettily decorated
with cut flowers, palms and potted
plants. Both services were very
impressive.
At the high mass Rev. Father
Centner of Columbus preached a
powerful sermon on the "Resrrrec-
ton Of Christ" ~st
Beautiful and impressive were
the Easter services held in the
Reformed church Sunday. Preced-
ed by appropriate sermons on the
sufferings of Christ during passion
week by different ministers the SER
vices yesterday reached their cli-
max in commemorating the resur-
rection Of Jesus Christ our risen
King, who hath, from His Father
given unto him all power in heaven
and earth. These services were
concluded by the Lords Supper
which is the inmost sanctuar" of
our holy christian religion.
The choir rendered two beauti-
full Easter anthems. The church
was decorated with flowers and
plants. Every pew in the auditor
ium was occupied. The participa-
tion in the Lords Supper was large
the offering generous.
The pastor preached from
Cor. s; 7 and 8. "Christ our
passover is sacrificed for us.
Therefore let us keep the feast.
not with old leaven, neither with
the leaven of malice and wicked
ness; but with the unleavened
bread of sincerity and truth. (" The
pastor stated, that the joys of ma
turc of the season were sufficient
to celebrate feast, and the spir-
itaal joys of the season were also
sufficient to keep a special feast.
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