Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1912-04-08
BRIGHT SKY LURES
EASTER PARADERs
Newest Spring Finery on Dis
play All Day on Annual
Festival.
STORM IN AFTERNOON
CAUSES MERRY SCRAMBLE
Churches Filled at All Services
Despite clustering Wind
and Driving Rain.

Many flowers and much finery marked
the Easter festival. which was ceie-
brated with appropriate music. special
sermons and anniversary services III
the various churches yesterday. All
avenues and streets of the city were
fhronged with humanity in the latest
and newest Easter creations. The
churches were likewise bedecked with
extravaganza and beauty
Despite the clustering winds and un-
pleasant weather. which drove many
of the paraders to seek shelter, all the
churches throughout the city were fliied
at all services during the day, where
the story of the resurrection of Jesus
Christ was the subject for discussion
and serious thought.
At st. Patrick's Cathedral solemn
pontifical mass was celebrated at IL
o'clock by the Right Rev. Bishop John
]. O'Connor, assisted by the Right Rev,
Monsignor Isaac P. whelan, as arch
priest and four seminarians as dea-
cons, sub-deacons and deacons OF
honor. The music was effective and
beautiful and a mastery sermon was
preached by the bishop. He said in
part:
Bishop O'COnnor's Sermon.
The feast of our Lords resurrection is
preeminently day OF joy for every faith
mi child of the church. It commentaries
the triumph of Christ over His enemies
and the, completion OF the work OIL man
Only few days previous to the resur-
rection it had seemed as II that work OF
redemption had ended in humiliation ana
defeat
The influence Of Christs resurrection on
the modern world has been like that of the
appearance of the sunlight upon the dis
ordered chaos of the creative epoch; It
has brought not only light to mems minds,
but genial warmth to their hearts. 1t mas
brought forth into luxuriant growth the
seeds Of faith and virtue implanted III
human souls by the Creator when he
made these souls to His image and like
ness.
For four thousand years men lived in
a religious twilight sufficient perhaps to
illunine their footsteps in the way ol
truth and goodness, but only with. diff.
Guilty and with their path obseured and
overshadowed by many errors.
At the resurrection of Christ the sun OF
Righteousness shone forth IN all the eff
fulgence of its primitive brllliancy. she'd
ding light and warmth and fecundity upon
the minds and hearts of all men VINO are
not wilfully blind; and as at the dawn
OF creation, or again, after the deluge. the
world sprang forth into new life, so the
flowers and fruits Of grace abounded once
more in human hearts and glorious era
began of renewed and regenerated hu-
nanity.
The resurrection was the completion OF
the work of our redemption from sin ana
hell and the beginning of the dispensation
of grace and mercy which continues 10
the present day and which Is the source
of our hope and salvation. The atone
nerlt of Calvary is applied to our indi-
vidual souls by the means esta blished by
the risen Saviour. Tt was He who estab-
,ished the church, and 1t is He who gives
us from day TO day the grace and strength
we need to fight successfully the good
fight and win the incorruptible crown or
glory in heaven.
Our Joy, to be real and effective, should
bear practical fruits in our daily lives
and should manifest itself i'll our renewal
of devotedness and loyalty TO the church
and the sacraments.
In these days of laxty and unbelief IL Is
more than ever necessary that we range
ourselves openly. zeaiousiy and with whole
hearted devotion on the side OF Christ our
risen Savior, and on that of His holy
church, In which He stil abides and
through which He still speaks to us.
Let US seek the higher life of intimate
union with the sacred heart Of Jesus and
of reverence for His holy name.
Then may we feel assured that loving
and serving Him on earth we shall par
ticipate IN the glories of His resurrection
in the future life Of blessedness to which
we are called and to which we are asked
to lift up our thoughts as we celebrate