Los Angeles herald., 1910-03-28
TELL HOLY TALE
OF RESURRECTION
MANY PREACHERS PORTRAY
GLORY OF EASTER
BEAUTIFUL FLORAL DECORA-
TIONS BEAUTiFY SERVICES
Bishop conaty breaches to Large
Congregation at ST. Vibiana's Ca
thedraI at Impressive Evening
Services


The story of the empty tomb the
resurrection of the crucfied Christ and
the triumph over death that has come
down through the centuries from the
land that is now called holy 10 give
hope and inspiration to a twentieth
century world were sung and resung
in churches large and small yesterday
in observance of the Easter festival.
In churches large and small from
the magnificent cathedral to the loWly
mission, the gladstone note OF the
Risen Savior was the dominant tone
of the day that marked anthem and
sermon.
To this triumphant note-the triumph
that has made Christianity possibil-
jty-was added the beautiful flora
display of a California Easter. al
though the weather was the dreariest
that Los Angeles has perhaps ever
witnessed on an Easter day.
Early in the morning it became evil
dent that the inclemency of the
weather would preclude the large con-
gregations that usually attend the Eas-
ter services. Although it rained in
torrents at the hour of the morning
services nearly every church had
much larger congregation than was
expected under the circumstances. ana
the downtown churches were comfort
ably filled with interested congrega-
lions despite the absence Of the ira
ditona new Easter hats.
The floral display this year was eX-
ceptionally elaborate, millions of flow
ers having been arranged i'll artistic
decorations in the various churches
White was the dominant tone of all
these decorations which were varied
-
Waken Easter lilies were the flower par
excellence in all the decorations, while
the ever popular Gala lily was used
numbering into the thousands that
proved at once wonder and a delight
to the eastern tourists. Roses. ferns
and ported plants. arranged by willing
hands, gave welcome to the congrega-
tions that assembled, while the Easter
musical programs. arranged to voice
the sentiment of the sermons in song,
added much to the beauty of the sol
emn services.
Cathedral Is Beautiful
Despite the rain the Cathedral Of
st. Vibiana was filled to the doors for
the solemn pontifical mass which was
celebrated by Rt Rev Bishop Conaty
at 1890 o'clock. The white marble
affairs presented a beautiful scene as
the worshipers entered the cathedral
from out the pouring rain. Many beau
tiful waXen Easter lilies and white
roses We're banked about the altar. en-
HANGED by hundreds of lighted tapers
that shed a soft radiance over the
shifting scenes of bright color as the
priests in stately robes moved about
the sanctuary in their offices.
Bishop COnaty was celebrant of the
pontifical mass. assisted by Monsignor
Harnett, V. G., as assistant priest
Rev. L. DonleaVy and Rev. @. Jung, Is
deacons of honor; Rev. Edward Brady,
deacon: Rev. Joseph McManus. sub
deacon: Rev. Francis Conaty and Rev.
Edward Kirk, masters of ceremony,
There was no sermon al this mass,
following which the bishop impaired
the papal benediction.
The choir under the direction of
Frank Colby, rendered an elaborate
program of Easter music.
At the solemn vesper service last
night at the cathedral Bishop Conaty
preached the sermon, which was the
last in the series he has been delivering
during Lent.
"He is Risen"
He took the following as his text:
YOU seek Jesus of Nazareth who was
crucified he is risen: he is not here.
Behold the place where they laid him."
st. Mark. XVi:6.
%NlIlplB bllltI lull8S Tie DlSlOD said. |
This was the message of the angel
of the resurrection to the faithful
women who had gone to the tomb to
pay their tribute of love. This is the
message of the Risen Savior confirm
ing the faith and hope of those who
believe in him. The Risen Savior
brings nope TO the world. for he estab-
fishes by his resurrection the truth of
his mission and proves that he is in
deed what he proclaimed himself to he
the Son of God and the Redeemer of I
mankind.
stone of Christianity 1t is the vindi-
cation of the faith of Christ Bv the
power of God men had raised others
from death to life, vet no man but
Christ had risen from the tomb and
conquered death. The resurrection at
tests the divinity of Christ, without
which there is no redemption for if
Christ be not God then it was man
who died on the cross and the sacrifice
of man is not sufficient to atone for
the infinite malice Of sin
IF the resurrection be not true them
the mission of Christ is built ON a
falsehood and there is no truth i'm him. !
because the resurrection was 10 be the
test of belief in him as the son of God
and the Redeemer Of mankind Christ |
constantly appealed TO il as the final |
argument, convincing the apostles of
=
asked for sign by which they might
know his power, he referred to Jonah
the prophet and said that tha son Of
man would be in the bowels Of the
earth three days and three nights ana
on the third day would rise again
1.-TWO mighty facts have occupied the
attention of the world for twenty cen
turtles and have changed the ciyiliza-
ton of the world. one is the fact that
the crucifiXion was on Good Friday
and the other is the resurrection of
Easter morning. From the beginnings
of creation men had been led to look
to that cross for redemption and to
the resurrection for the verfcation of
the redemption which the cross
brought"
Bishop Conaty cited the texts i'm
which Christ referred to the resur-
rection and the charges brought
against him, as well as the demands
for guards Of the sepulcher to watch
for the fulfllment of the promise and
prevent fraud or deception
Bishop Conaty closed by referring
to Easter as the feast of faith in Christ
and the hope Of a blessed resurrection
of all men from death, "for Easter
brings the resurrection and we should
live with Christ in the grace of his
redemption that we may rise with him
in the hope OF his resurrection"