The Columbia herald. [volume] (Columbia, Tenn.) 18??-1935, 1909-04-16
EASTER SERVICE
AT ST. PETERS
FITTING CELEBRATION OF THE
DAY AT EPISCOPAL
CHURCH.
Or. caPers Preached on Subject "He
Saw And 5eIieved"-A Good
Program.


per was celebrated. The rector ad
ministered the Lords Supper to the
members Of the Chapel of the Advent
at $3.50 O'Clock. Sunday-school at st.
Peters was held at $50, which was
devoted to the practice of the Easter
carols for the children's celebration in
the afternoon. At eleven O'Clock the
regular Easter service was held and
the celebration of the Lords Supper
was again administered to those who
failed to attend the early service.
On this occasion the Rector, Rev. w.
B. Capers, preached magnificent SER
mon, synopsis of which is given.
HE Saw And Believed"
Mr.. Capers took his text from the
Sth verse of the goth chapter of st.
Johns gospel, He Saw and Believed"
After Introductory remarks in
winch ne Illustrated HOW
"Earth's crammed with heaven
Any ever common bush aflame with
God
But only he who sees takes off his
shoes"
He said that on this Easter morn
ing if we went in thought to the
sepulchre of our risen Lord we could
understand how it is that we can look
upon truth and yet fail to grasp its
message for us, and yet again how
the ideal, the vision, and the reality
streams in to transfigure and gloritfy
the life of those whose clear vision
confirms their faith.
when Mary went to the sepulchre
she saw the empty tomb and in terror
turned and fed. Meeting Peter and
John she exclaimed They have taken
away our Lord and out of the sepul-
chre and we know not where they
have laid him. She saw the empty
tomb, but the fact of the resurrection
never once dawned upon her.
when Peter came and went into
the selpulchre he saw the linen clothes
living and the napkin that was about
Christ's head not lying with the linen
clothes, but wrapt in place by itself
and he departed, wondering in him
self at that which was to come to |
pass Peter, therefore, saw more
than Mary for he saw enough there TO
excite his wonder stimulate MS
thought kindle his imagination. Here
we have in Peters attitude of mind .
the type out of which philosophers
are made, and philosophy is good as
far as it goes and good for that FOR
which it was intended, but 1t not IN
frequently happens that we are torced
IN CIV of the results of philosophical
research what Judas falsely said OF
the nrecious ointment with winch
Mary would anoint her Lord To what
purpose is this waste?'
"Iohn entered the sepulchre, but TO
him If was not as to Mary, merely the
omntv tomb or as to Peter, the won
der excited by such unusual circum-
stances for John saw and believed.
He remembered that Christ had salu
he would arise fro "a anu no
believed in the power OF MS fesurrec-
ZION He saw and believed that the
one invincible power of the world nau
been conquered the one ineVltaOie
fate of man avoided, for by the con-
,ueror of death Death had Deeh
acted and then laid aside like a cup
he lips would not drink.
"cbrist shall never again need the
garments of the dead, neithre snail we I
nor shall those we have ioVeu ione
since but lost awhile"
sunday-schooI Exercises
As usual the Sunday-school exer-
Uses at st. peters church Easter al
ernoon we're largely attended ana Oh
n+arest The children nuder the ui-
.oo+,on Of Mrs. Hine and Miss Rosa {
aornett we're well-trained and carried
nj their little parts most sausiac-
or,lv Pleasant features OF the pro
-, wore the solos by Miss Lean
tones. Miss Lillian McGavocK anu s
diss Rigby. s.a,v
At the beginning OF the SUNDAY
.cbool year Miss Frances Hardy OF
cred a gold medal as prize TO tne /
,upil of the sunday-schoOl who should !
oarn the greatest number of collects :
',r,n. the year. This prize was won {
- Miss charlotte Hughes and was !
. ,yorded at the sunday afternoon exer-
Uses. 10. and
900 snlend,dly rendered. The Greed
"s mos sung by the choir and {