The Washington times., 1913-03-24
EASTER MARKED BY
UNUSUAL SERVICES
Music and Prayer in Sanctua-
ries Banked With Flowers
Given by All Christians.

The most joyous feast day in the
Christian year was observed In all
Christian churches in the world yes
teTday with music and prayer in sanctu-
aries banked high with flowers. The
coming of spring and the resurrection
Of Jesus Christ are always associated
with one another, and even when Eas-
ter comes as early as it did this year,
the flowers were ready for the day.
In the Episcopal and Catholic
churches the services were almost en-
tirely musical. The intoned prayers
and litanies in the Episcopal churches
made feature of the day which, COM
bined with the Easter music specially
written for the season. made up serv-
ices Of unusual beauty.
Christ risen from the dead is the
strongest proof we have of the divinity
OF the church, said Bishop Harding, in
his sermon yesterday IN Bethlehem
Chapel, in His agony, in all the sor-
rcwIu. days of His Passion, We beheld
His suffering as no man has ever suf-
fered before, because He was an inno-
cent sufferer. dying between two thieves
but praying for His enemies to the
last
Final Proof
In the resurrection he gave the final
proof of His Immortality and proved His
words to be true Even If He had not
risen. Christ would have been a great
sentimental figure in the world. One
who died for an ideal But in His res
direction he proved his Immortality and
his right to be worshiped.''
One OF the features of the services
In the Church of the Reforma ton yes
ierday was the reproduction of the ia
of
William Jennings Bryan on a grafonola
When Secretary Bryan was tie young
est member of the House, he lived near
the Church of the Reformation, and fire.
quenty attended services there. Yes
terday a large Srafonola was introduced
for the first time probably into a
church, and the record of the Prince
OF Peace address was heard.
following the custom of the church,
the Rev Samuel Greene, of Calvary
seven last night The usual Easter
evening services were held, and a SER
mon on the day by the pastor was
heard. After the services the candi-
dates were led into the baptistry and
the rites of baptism observed.
Flowers Are Features.
The Easter decorations of the Sixth
PRESBYTERIAN Church formed feature
of the services there yesterday which
have been rarely surpassed in this
city. In the background o. the church
was tomb of flowers with doors ajar
Before the door stood a lily-laden cross,
and around the platform ON which the
tomb stood was a bank of palms, lilies,
and aZaleas. Last night the Rev Dr.
Spooner deiiyered a sermon on the sub
Ject, Does the Tomb End Alp
Evangelist Grant Colfax Tullar de-
livered the sermon before the Sunday
theater meeting in the New National
Theater yesterday afternoon on the
theme, Let God Have His Way With
You" The meeting was one of a series
under the auspices of the Y NJ c. A.
God is not a taskmaster. compelling
us to do as He Wills" said Mr.. TuIlar,
but He does have an eternal purpose
for each one of us and He wants to
draw US by the force of His love into
the great plan.
The fact that life may be without
financial reward does not mean that life
is failure. Gods scales do not weigh
the same as our scales and the acts
which are unconsidered by earthly
standards may rank highest in the |
Kingdom of Heaven"