The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-04-21
LARGE CONGREGATIONS WERE
PRESENT AT EACH OF TIKI
CHURCHES AND LISTENED TO
INTERESTING AND INSTRUCT
TIVE SERMoN-ExCEL MU-
SICAL PROGRAM.

Easter services at the Pensacola
churches were largely attended Sun
day, and some excellent and inter
esting sermons were delivered by the
various ministers. Large Congrega-
tons filed the churches, and the mu-
sic was excellent in all Of them, and
in some exceIled the efforts of pre-
vious years.
At the Presbyterian Church.
The Presbyterian church was the
scene of one of the most elaborate
church services ever witnessed in the
City. In the forenoon Rev. Sibiey
spoke on the Resurrection of Christ"
and in the evening DIR. Galloway, the
minister OF the First Baptist church,
spoke shortly on the Beauty and
Philosophy of Music
Mr.. SIbley, at the morning services,
said in part: Did Jesus Christ Arise
from the dead? AS in the former ques-
ton, so in this one. we find, in spite
OF the falSehoOd placed in the mouths
of the Roman soldiers. bribed by the
rulers of the Jews, that his disciples
had stolen his body while they slept.
tAbundance of unimpeachable testi-
mony Is available to the fact that
Christ arose from the dead. First OF
all l present as a proof of His resur-
rection, the Roman watch at his
cross.
I'm Matthew 271:S6, we read that
after Christ had been nailed to the
cross and lifted up on high, and they
had divided his garments among them.
and cast lots for his vesture, and sit
ting down they watched him there
The question may be asked what has
this to do with his resurrection? 4
reply, a vast deal.
1t had become quite common for
the friends of those who were cruel
fled to steal the suffering victims
from the cross as the shades of eve
ming came on. In fact, this had be-
come so prevalent that the Roman
government was compelled to place
a guard at the cross of anyone who
ii was executing In His providence
God so ordained that this guard should
be placed there so as to prove that
Christ, His Son, did die"
Rev. T. M. Galloway.
At the night services this was fol-
lowed by an eloquent, but short, SER
mon on the sweetness of music, which
was appropriate for the grand musical
service which the choir rendered Mr..
Galloway said, in part:
1.-The appropriateness of music in
churches is proven by the existence of
the sweetest of AL music in heaven
BY the force of beautiful music one
can be forced to do anything under
the sun. Music of a religious nature,
when properly employed, will raise
the soul of the most beSotted sinner
from the deepest rut of sin and do
him an inestimaible amount of good |
The music of the armies of all days |
has been used for the same purpose |
Even we see the barbarian hordes |
with their rude horns and cymbals |
stirring the members of their fighting |
bands to the front by the wild strains !
of their music.
employ the most beautiful music that |
is procurable for the good and the |
pleasure that it does"
During this service the choir of the !
church rendered beautiful program |
of music, Mrs. Emma Dawdey-Ses- |
SONS being one of the singers.
ST. MichaePs Church.
The services at st. MichaePs also |
did credit to those who prepared the |
church for the occasion. The singing
was exceptionally good, while the ser
mon preached by the assistant rector |
was beautiful address on the mean
ing and cause Of Easter. He said that |
the rise of Christ was one of the most |
beautiful of the beliefs of the church
All of the expectations of the future |
for the human soul rested on the |
great truth symbolized by the rising
of Christ's body-the rising of the
body of men on the day of judgme-o+
Christ also, by his death, proved one
of the most important facts of our
faith-that He had human as well as
Divine qualities.
Sacred Heart Church.
The services of the Sacred Heart
church were also characterized 0y
most complete Easter surroundings.
The sermon was along the lines of
the seasons being the most beautiful
of festal times, and how the rising
of the Saviour shoud inspire that
great hope which should lie in the
breast of every Christian soul.
ST. Joseph's Church.
st. JOseph's services were very |.
prettily rendered. For the first time
the beautiful official song of the
church was properly rendered, most
of the singers being male. Father
Ried preached the sermon, which was
on the ''ResurTectiCI Of the Body"
The preacher showed that death was
the result of sin and that as a matter
of fact we AL were the partakers of
the original sin Of the first parents,
hence We are all subject to death.
Gadsden Street Methodist Church.
There was also fine musical pro
gram rendered at the Gadsden Street
Methodist church. Mrs Marion Clut-
ter directed the music. A vocal duet
was sung by Mrs. Clutter and Mrs.
Lancaster at the regular service.