The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1907-04-01


scholar alone. but for the humble for
| the masses.
Faster means also that God has set
his seal to the fact that truth and
love shall never die, that there are
some tnilgs which ara imperishahle
Easter means all the vast difference
between a philosophy full of hope and
sound healthy views of inspiration and
| one Of despair.
Every good thing. every true thing
every honest purpose, has immortality
| in it. Easter means that the christian
| religion can know no defeat. The end
will not be in our time, perhaps not in
that of our children or grandchildren
a.but, each generation viii witness a fur
Ilther advance of Christs white banner
1.-THE christianity of the church Is
/ ;growifig purer, more holy than ever
lsbefore the essentials Of christianity
are being more fully appreciated; the
cross stands out more prominently
| than ever before: there are more
christians in the world than ever be-
fore.
In closing Rev Mr.. Leonard stated
that he had had the privilege of hold
| ing what had been so far the last ex-
| tended conversation with DR. Dudley
At that time everyone believed DR.
Dudley could not live more than a few
hours and when Mr. Leonard asked
| him for message for his people Mr..
Dudley replied:
MY theology is very simple theol-
| ogy. | believe in God, the Father and
| that he loves us as his dear children;
| that Christ is our elder brother, sent
to lead and guide us through life My
faith is in my Heavenly Father, and /
would tell everybody to draw nearer to
Jesus Christ"
The children's Easter carol service
| held at Gethsemane cathedral. was an
| other service Characteristic of the
day The Sunday school was there in
a body and many adults besides Fol-
| lowing the rendering of a number of
carols by the children assisted by the
| choir, brief addresses, appropriate to
| the day, were delivered by Cannon Ar
| mold and Bishop Mann. In the course
| of his talk Rector Arnold told OF a
friend of his who was lost in the woods
I and wandered for days i'm circle be-
I fore he was found while he himself
| though less skilled in woodcraft was
able to go through the same woods
without difficulty because he was ac-
companied by an experienced guide.
In the same way, he said, Christ
was sent to guide people through the
| uncertainties of this life and the dark
ness and mystery of death. He should
| be accepted as the guide and followed
The Easter services, both morning
| and evening,at the Presbyterian church
| We're very encouraging and impressive
The musical renditions by the choir
under the able leadership Of Mrs. Grace
Lincoln Burnam and Miss Cornelia
Lyon. organist, were very effective
The Rev. G. r.. Adams delivered two
| able sermons on the consultations of the
resurrection. and the incontrovertibil-
ity of that blessed truth the hope and
foundation Of the human race in all
the aeons of time. This was ther last
time for the congregation. toaworship
in the. upper. room. Here they have
had the ineffable name above their
heads. and the compass of their chris
| tian lives has been in square with the
golden rule And He shall show Won
| a large upper ROOM furnished, there
make ready In the upper ,rsom the,
membership has been increased and
joyed. Now the church goes forth to-
It's new temple of Worship, with joy
born of the power of <the Redeemers
resurrection. The new edifice will be
| dedicated next Sabbath day. {
/: History, repeats itself, ever teaching
the lessons of purity and fidelity, at
Eastertide. In Ills the Knights Tenn
plan arose for the protection, of the
Holy Sepulchre, and the defense. of the
christian, faith. In those DAYS the.
eight pointed cross was carried in tri-
| umph in support of the truth of the
| resurrection of Christ.
Easter Sunday afternoon, Auvergne
Commandery of knights Templar
| marched from their asylum to the First
Congregational church, to fulfil their
obligations to the Grand Commander
by reiterating the Apostolic Creed. and
| also to offer the sweet incense of pray
er in behalf of the order, and all man
| kind. The musical selections were very
beautiful; the choir being assisted by
| the Masonic quartette.
| The Rev. r. A. Beard, ID. D.. stood
beside the banner of Templary. and
| delivered philosophic discourse on
| Easter Tidings. The theme contem-
plated the ultimate triumph of the
principles and teachings of the chris
tan faith. Sir knight A. B., Taylor.
| prelate of the order, read the solemn
| rltual, the knights unsheathing their
| swords, in token of their VOWS to de-
lend the christian religion with their
| lives. 1t was most impressive SER
| vice. The Commandery then formed
In line and returned with Captain
General s. G. Roberts. to their asylum.
Interesting services were conducted
4 in all the other churches and the COM
i gregations enjoyed splendid music in
/ addition to able sermons.