The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1910-03-28
St. AIdemar COmmandery At
tend on Easter Morning
AND HEAR REV. DOWNEY
Fine Services in Keeping with the nay
Were Held Throughout the City
Yesterday, Favored with Fine
Weather.


conducted at the universalist church yes
terday morning and were attended hy
large congregation. a large delegation
from ST. Aldemar commandery. No. II,
knights Templar attended the services
in a body a. the guests Of the pastor.
Rev. Edward G. Downey, who is sir
knight The altar and choir loft were
beautifully decorated with lilies, plants
and ferns.
A pleasing and impressive part Of the
services was the musical program rem
dered By tho quartet, composed Of Mrs.
lC. Il. Scott, Mss Severance. DR.. d. g
Jarvis and Hermou p. Hopkins. Miss
/ Gladys Gale presided at the organ. Two
beautiful cello solos by Lyle Perry were
included fl the program.
4 strong sermon on The Resurrection
waa delivered by Rev. Edward g. DowueY
The pastor took his text from st. john
! lls25.gg Jesus said unto her. ! am
tAe resurrection and the life; be that
beiieveth Ia me. though DE were dead,
yet shall he live And whosoever liveih
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ilHe said In part; il seeme 10 be the
tendency of people to want to know the
important things oi liie They want to
know JUST what they are and % reduce
their meaning down 70 q mathematical
exaetness Just this is what has made
the Anelo-S Saxon race the greatest think
ers on earth Jesus said that he that
iiveth in me shall never de-. Tie did not
mean simply that re was tbe pefsonihea-
tlon Of Immortality. for we have other
men il the past ages who knew some.
thine Of Immortality and who have pic-
tured &c. This life Is what we make It,
either an bright or ell gloom.
Jesus pictured an immortal life, be-
cause 10 Is a fact Jesus has something
mofe 70 say than that man Is immortal
Did le not come q say that only those
who believe ia nc shall lire aeain and
others shall not Bas not Christianity
lest q great deal ii trying 10 reduce
thing 70 a mathematical exactnessi Are
We not losing a great deal by seeking
tie kingdom q God aWsY ofg The kInq
dorm 81 God 81 AZ shout usi etffga.le
eo We must enter II. II II with as
and shoald dominate our lives IL Is al
there a 81 lile If ue fail to see Che
light 81 Gods Kingdom around us We
afe dead.
The orientals. instead Of reducing
things to mathematical exactnass. al.
eide them by comparisons The 0rieHtals
say that 2 man is dead while he Is tres
passing outside tie kingdom of God and
moi that because be ia dead he If eternal /
~ dead You know of people who, when
they came into God kingdom. knew
their ears and ewes have been opened %
the music and beauty of life New
passions have been stirred within them
ard they begin q live anew. The man /
who has had this resurrection can bear
any burden and fears not death. When
man has once attained this place Fl /
the KINGDOM of God. IL Hiil never. never
die This Is the mes saa 81 the open
tomb III is not i message that speaks
out 70 YOU, but message 81 you You
are The architects Of youY own destiny. +
What shall It beg
At the close Of this seyyiee, the pastor /
received seven into the membership Of /
the church, and the communion service /
was then observed. At Tie evening serv- T
lee. an Easter concert was given by the /
children 81 the SUNDAY school ana was
church.
Rev. John w. Barnett. with Mrs. Bar
nett aud their daughter IS expected to
arrive III Barre oil Thursday from Mar.
blehead Mass. to assnme the pastorata
of the Congregational church of this city
Announcement of that vas made at the
church Yesterday. and Rev. George VI.
Winch who has been supplying during
the creator part Of the time since Rev.
il. A Poole resigned 70 90 to Worcester.
Mas tonlr occeaion Yesterday mofninr
III commend the new pastor to the peo
Ma Rev Nr Winch also expressd bis
pleasnre that be hsa baen allowed III
aef as minister for tbe church 1uring tha Z
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