Franklin's paper the statesman., 1912-04-20

from being empty. The services at
this hour were very impressive and
the solemnity of the occasion brought
the tears to many an eye. The min
lister and choir were at their best and
every one had a glorious opportunity
to get into the spirit of The day in or
der to appreciate in full. the greater
things which were TO come.
And now we advance to the great
est service of the day at IL a. m. 1t
WAS as If God had opened the win
dows and doors of heaven and poured
down showers of blessing upon the
Peoples church. The minister preach
ed as he never preached before. sup
ported by faultless choir and backed
up by a sincerely worshipping and
large congregation. The spirit of God
was made manifest throughout the en-
tire service. We fell that If the Peo-
pies church has ever appealed to the
| citizens and people of Denver. that
last Sunday was the time. Intelligence
and dignity of service must win and
rule in civilized community, and al
| ready the Peoples church is recog-
| nized by the majority as great pow
er for good.
The procession and recession of the
vested choir was quite a feature and
the choir must be complimented on its
perfection of action in this respect
as well as for the excellent rendition
of the specially prepared Easter mu-
sic. Christ Our Passover" was eN-
tremely well rendered. especially
when we take into consideration the
difficulty of the composition. We sin
cerely appreciated the vocal solo. Let
Joyous Peace Reign Everywhere" so
sweetly and beautifully sung by Mrs
Pearl Rose.
Let us dwell for few minutes upon
the masterful sermon so forcibly and
conscientiously preached by the RI
Rev. ]. A. Thos.-Hazell. S. T. B. We
all remember the minister's well chos
en- subject, Dawn OF the Christian
Era. The sermon was very pointed
fun OF facts and very practical. The
minister pointed out the fact that all
gospels concerning the resurrection
are essentially the same. the only diff
ference being that each man wrote
according TO his respective mission in
life. He also pointed out the fact
that Christ is arising from the grave
gained decisive victory over hell
and death. Again he said that after
the resurrection man realized his duty
to man. and n day was set aside for
the worship Of God. the first day of
the week being changed from the sew
enth. He concluded with the strong
point that this era brought out. first
the Christianity OF Christ, secondly.
the heorism of woman. and he further
remarked that as an ultimate result
OF this truth. the women of China are
| izens of the new Chinese republic.
even clamoring for their rights as cit.
| At 3 p. m. the choir did itself full
justice at the Sunshine Mission
twhite). where it creditably furnished
several musical numbers. At this
service Rev. HAZEL offered an elo-
euent prayer.
The second division of The choir
| rendered The World Children for
Jesus at p. m. The cantata was
excellent in every feature and the
children far excelled our lofty expect
| ations of them. Much praise must be
! s."o;; The faithful trainers OF these
children. The service was very well
attended.
| BY urgent special request, the Il
O'Clock program will be repeated Sun.
day, April 14th. at II n. M. with some
moderation. This will give those who
found it impossible to BE- with us last
Sunday. an opportunity to see and to
hear the Easter program in part
| There is n great awakening along
the social side OF the church activ-
tiles. There has been recently organ,
lied n dramatic club. with Mr.. Per.
cival w. Webster as temporary chair
man and Miss Arula Cole as temper
airy secretary. The club hopes to pro.
duce something worthy OF note in the
near future. A literary club Is already
on foot, and its influence will soon be
felt.
| The Sunday school is progressing
nicely under the leadership of Eldc''
w. T. Fields and his associate teach
ers. A Mems Bible class is soon to be
organized in the school. Come out.
men.