The free lance. (Fredericksburg, Va.) 1885-1926, 1911-04-20

Prof r. II Russell made q talk
TO the children OF the primary de
partmcnt Of the Sunday school i'm
the morning and later delivered a
splendid address TO the entire sun
day School in the auditorium Of
the church
Presbyterian Church.
4 large congregation assembled
az the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning. The choir sang beautiful
IS az intervals After the. reading
OF Scripture by the pastor. Miss
Blount sang sweetly also and was &C
companied by Mr. Sam Woodbridge
on the violin and Mr. ". key How
ard on the flute. Mr. Charles Has
sell led the choir and sang we'll
Rev. j. II. Henderlite preached
from Luke 23rd chapter. 55th verse.
The women also.
Women were first at the cruel
nxion and the last to leave. They
were first. too. at the resurrection.
Faith and devotion are prominent
characteristics OF women. She al
ways constitutes the back ground OF
the picture. Wherever service Is
needed wherever devotion is neces-
sary. woman is on hand. Though
modest and unobstrusive. she is the
power bebhind the throne she
has been a powerful influence for
good i'm Gods kingdom throughout
all ages. First in Importance Is
mother. next wife and then sister.
He paid "a tribute to that class com
monty called "spinsters,' noble
class Of splendid women who prefer
10 remain single than 10 marry TOT
convenience. Among the list Is MI
riam. Mary the sister OF Martha
Mary Magdalene and others. This
class stands in the first rank among
the poets. educators and philos-
ophers. This is the day for men,
men of today realizing the splendid
opportunitles before them, are grow
inc active in church work. We re-
ioice in this fact, but the women
also. The men have got TO make
record. The women have made II.
The rank and file Of the church are
women. They fill the pews. lhey
20 about doing good. Jesus Chrls'
has been woman's best friend. lie
wos the first to recognize her ana
Give her place of dignity and trust
in the home. Women have occupied
low Mace with the people OF heatheh
nations. Jesus has been her irlehu'
She fastened to the tomb ana mas
been ministering to Him ever since,
Al night Mr.. Henderlite preached
a splendid sermon on the Resurrec-
tion. the evidences Of the truth Oh
the Resurrection and the blessing II
has brought with it. Easter Is
time Of joy and hope; lme o'
spiritual rejoicing.
Methodist Church.
The brightness of the Easter day
was reflected in the faces OF the
large congregation that asseinDieu
in the Methodist church to ENJOY
the morning service and JON III
the HYMNS Of praise to the Risen
Lord. ,-..s 30 q
dret angel Voices" by Edoyari'
sing with rare taste and apprecia-
tion and with the usual charm OF
two fine voices, each at its pest
hy Mrs A. p. Rowe and Mr.. II. X.
Sweetzer and a quartette, "Chrlst
is Risen" by Froelick, in which
the deathless Easter JOY was Deau-
tifulIv voiced. now in the sweiiing
harmony of the four parts. now III
the tender sweetness OF soprano OF
tenor solo. of soprano and a'to'
tenor and bass duets. -
Do, John r. Jacobs Dased
q sermon. appropriate to the day on
90 tevts one from Job XIV, IA:
az a man die, shall he live again
and the other from Proverbs NM NV;
o. LAS cold water to a thirsty souI
so is good news from TAI
country" a.. .ov, tho
enoakar said It was the one ques-
lion Of supreme interest to all men
in all ages. From the oesln
ming man has longed to know Oh .ne
nossibility of future Ire, pu'
arnono the nations of the earth De
fore the coming of Christ here was
onlv darkness, and no answer 20
Iob's question, while even ainons
tbo saints of the Old Testament
there was but faint ray OF nope
as compared with the ringing c
talnty Of Paul's Epistle to the Cor or,
intbians. Jobs question was reails
answered by Christ at the grave oi
Lazarus.
Turning to the second text. Mr..
Jacobs wildly described the suffer
ings of a man in a vast desert with
out water. and the joy of finding a
cool stream. and he applied this IL
lustration to men without Christ and
to the life-giving stream of the COS
pei that. starting from the cross OF
Christ. is filling the world. When
we are separated from our loved
ones we desire to know two things,