The Washington herald., 1909-04-12

Easter morning was observed at the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church BY
the reception Of forty-two persons to the
membership Of the church. the celebra-
tion of the Lords supper. and the
preaching Of an Easter sermon by the
pastor, Rev. N. Ross Fishburn
Rev. Mr.. Fishburn used as his text the
words Of the disciples With whom the
! risen Christ walked and talked on the
/ day Of His resurrection: WAS not our
hearts burning within US. while ne
/ spake 10 Us in the way, while He opened
/ 20 US the Scriptures" He pictured the
| scenes enacted on the highway leading
/ from Jerusalem to Emaus. and in the
/ humble village home. where the risen
Lord was recognized by the two travel
! ers in the breaking Of bread
The first Easter sermon" Rev. Mr..
/ Fishburn said. was preached by the
risen Christ himself. on the afternoon
| Of Resurrection Day. 10 an audience OF
/ two. The text OF the sermon was taken
I from the Scriptures. To the Old Testa-
/ ment writings with which these men
were familiar (for they we're Jews. and
| doubtless had been instructed in the
Scriptures from their youth. Jesus gave
a new Interpretation.
/ Here the minister reviewed Christ s
| teaching regarding a number Of the deep
/ things OF God. He told OF how no ade-
| quate answer 70 the PSalmlst's Ques-
+, ton. What Is man2" had been
/ given until Christ by His death upon
| 1hs cross, revealed mans inestimable
/ worth He spoke Of hOW Christ in
I terpreted God. He said arguments from
/ metaphysics and from what we call de-
/ sign in nature may do somewhat for Us.
/ but no man cOmeth TO the Father but
/ By the Son The preacher Of the first
Easter sermon also interprets life for Us,
! teaching US that II is q school in which
the soul is fitted for its eternal vocation.
Promise Of New Life
But as He opens for Us the Scriptures.
Jesus brings not only life. but also i'm
morality. TO light He teaches US TO
think Of death. not as a going out into
/ the darkness, but as an entrance into the
light Of the Fathers House where the
many mansions be Directly. or through
| the New Testament writer's. He tells US
enough 20 assure rs that ia heaven II
viii be better than here That in that
/ fair land. where 'Christ's servants do
serve Him. there will be work for the
redeemed 70 do; and that in that world
/ Of light in which we shall know even
! as we also are known We shall rec
/ ognize our dear departed
l -Of this glad Easter truth We are as
sured also By the fact that after Christ
death and resurrection He was recognized
/ by those who had known and loved Him
before. To be sure, the men with whom
/ He walked 10 Emmaus were slow TO know
/ Him. But they did finally recognize Him
! as they sat eating in the village home
: And il with their dull eyes they knew the
/ risen Christ, when the darkness Of earth
! has been superseded by the light Of heav-
/ en-, surely we shall know our loved ones
upon whose faces the sun is ever shin
ing
At the Evening Service.
The exercises at the evening service
were conducted by the Sunday school
/ The committee in charge OF the pro
gramme comprised Miss Fanny Stocking.
Miss Mamie Dickey. Miss Margaret
Thomson, Miss Marie Hall, Miss Maybeile
( Clements. superintendent OF the primary
! department, and Miss Claribel Weigle,
/ superintendent Of the kindergarten de-
partment. Mr.. Norton NJ. Little. general
superintendent Of the school. presided.
/ The programme was as follows:
Prelude, organ; professional; responsive
service. led by Mr.. W. J. Bowman. as
| sistant superintendent: anthem. Lift Up
! Your Heads" church choir and chorus,
prayer. Mr.. A. L. .Sturtevant: hymn:
song. the kindergarten department; reel
/ tstion, The Psalm OF Life boys Of in
! termediate department: song. the primary
I department: recitation. Flowers, girls
from intermediate department: song.
four girls from kindergarten department:
| song, six girls from intermediate depart
ment; recitation, primary department:
hymn; Scripture reading. boys OF senior
department; duet, Audrey Heron and
/ Harvey Burkett. primary department:
| hymn. recited by Miss Morrison, lower
score sung BY school: recitation, four
| children from kindergarten department:
| hymn; offertory. Forever With the
| Lord, girls Of the senior department:
address by the pastor. subject: Put on
the Christian uniform benediction.
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