Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-20

lected his text from Matthew. xxviii:8.
said.''
After a description Of the well known
story of the resurrection. Mr.. Smith
touched upon the lessons to be drawn
from it.
"All nature and the season are typical
Of the risen Lord. and today the world
crowns with love and flowers the Man
of Sorrows. who wore the crown of
thOrns.'' he said.
Loved ones coming to the tomb Of
Christ on the Sunday after the tragedy of
Good Friday were there to anoint his
body so hastily buried I'm the silence and
the night. They even thought his death
the END and had come to pay the last
sad rites. But the stone rolled away,
the grave clothes lying on the ground.
taught them. as ii teaches US today. the
powerlessness of the grave.
1.-The heather conception had been that
mentins We needs must die as water
spilled on the ground.
~ 70 hence and shall not return:
"'If q man die shall he live again.
The memory Of the dead il forgotten.
In striking contrast is the triumphant
song Of Christianity.
20 death. where 10 thy sting; o grave.
where is thy victory?''
The second lesson il the power Of
Christ's death: The grave does not sop
highest attainment comes through the
grave. In the risen Christ il q tran
scendent glory which he had not pos
sessed before his obedience to death and
before God had exalted HIM. II we had
not the evidence Of history this lesson il
taught US in nature: the seed planted in
the ground dies to live again in the BEAU
tiful flower and fruit. And SO the world
must die to sin if it would live in Christ.
THE third lesson is the true place of
| Ira a
thought. dead body forgotten in the
grave: not as others have believed, far
or in the clouds above-but here, ever
present. living. breathing force. leading
the advance guard of civilization. night
ing the battle with the powers of dark
ness. and inspiring his church to highest
endeavor. Our present progress could
never have been reached through a dead
Christ
THE fourth lesson is the ultimate tri-
umph of the Son of God who will con-
Quer evil. purify mankind and reign
supreme In all hearts,
Homeward Bound Mission.
Easter services were conducted at the
Homeward Bound Mission last evening
by Mr.. and Mrs. Perry of Illinois. Capt.
Theodore Valiant was the principal
speaker. He said he would depart from
this city tomorrow for a much-needed
rest on the Eastern shore Of Maryland,
to be gone several weeks. In his address
on THE Power Of the Resurrection, he
pictured the saving from the tempest
tossed sea Of a shipwrecked sailor. and
added that the resurrection had made it
possible for the sin-wrecked mortal to
stand by the. grave with Its gaping
mystery and see the love of God through
the tears: power to live on earth and live
I'm heaven: power to die in body and to
rise in an unending life with God
Message Of Hope.
Rev. DR.. John Lee Allison. pastor of the
Gunton-T Temple Memorial Presbyterian
Church. used as his theme yesterday
morning Easter as message of hope
He took as his text Matt, vvxiii;6 and
said in part:
The resurrection of Christ liz a splen-
did fact and needs no further proof 1t
reaches across the intervening centuries
and thrills the human heart with the as
interruption. 1t thus kindles hopes in the
hearts Of the bereaved. lights q star in
the grave Of the departed and hangs the
rainbow of hope over the dust of the
dead. This Christian hope is the aurora
morning of our joy and inspires in all
hearts sacred songs in great cathedrals.
humble churches and humber homes for
all unite in praising the Lord as the resur-
rection and the life"
Sunday School Exercises.
An Easter service was held yesterday
afternoon in the Eastern Presbyterian
Church. 9th street and Maryland avenue
northeast. The program included songs
and exercises by the members of the Sum
day school. The exercises Of the primary
department were under the direction Of
Miss Miller. assisted by Miss Caller. and
those Of the junior department were con-
Quoted by Miss Janet Smith. assisted by
Miss Ada Belts. The class of Miss Pearl
Shrader OF the intermediate department
also furnished interesting contributions
to the program. A short address was
made to the children by the Rev. Charles
l.. Niebel pastor of the church. Follow
ing the program carried cut by the Sab
bath school scholars the Lecene Trio of
this city sang AT Eventide 1t Shall Be
Light" arranged from Alfred r. Gaufs
sacred cantata. Holy City," The trio
IL composed Of the Misses Gertrude Trow,
E. Lenore Lacey and Christine Church.
Fifty-Two Additions to Membership.
In the presence of congregation that
taxed the capacity of the large auditorium
Of the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church and extended into the church par
lors and corridor. Rev NJ. Ross Fishburn
preached an Easter sermon yester-
day morning. and gave the right hand of
fellowship to ffty-two persons. This