The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-04-23
EASTER SERMON By
PASTOR METHODIST CHURCH

A few minutes before ele ven O'Clock
tie Salmon -Commandery, Knights
Iemplars, with every member In
line, appeared at the door OF the
church aud were ushered into their
appointed pews. With their black
| uniforms and swords the knights
added impressiyeness OF this great re-
ligious festival. BY the time the
Ianitor had ceased ringing the bell,
the church was we'll filled with rev.
erent, worshipful congregation as
sembled to bear their testimony ex-
pressed through the service, to their
undYing faith in the risen Christ.
The customary order OF worship was
followed opening With the voluntary,
Easter Allulia' by DIR. Hubbard.
The familiar hymn, "All Hail the
Power OF Jesus Name followed in
the 81 ging OF which the congrega-
tion was led by the choir composed
Of Miss Lamborn, Mesdames Watkins
aud flerndon. and Messrs. Lamborn
and Atkins with +. Watkins as
choister. From the singing of this
grand old hymn the congregation, le d
by the pastor, swept into the Apos-
ties Greed and with firm convic-
tion and united voice declared their
it'll through this simple, age-old
creed. Rev. Bush offered the PRAYER
in whic he especially offered thanks
to the Almighty for the sure and
steady advance of the Kingdom Of
Jesus in which righteousness, peace
and JOY are predOminating over
seltshness, greed and indulgence.
This victory in seen in alton, state
ana city The prayer moved on into
he Lorn $ Prayer in which all heart
ily joined. The anthem sung by the
choir vas especially appropriate.
Here tpe regular order vas interrupt.
ed after the custom of Easter aud
Robert Dickerson, the infant son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Wm. Carpenter OF Ten
dor was christened. A special num-
Der by the choir followed, after the
pastor led in reading the Easter Sc
lection from the Psalter. The lesson
read was the 2Sth of Matthew con-
tanning Ia the strong graphic Ian
gu sc of the Bible, the account Of
the Resurrection and Ascension.
After the offering and singing an
other Hymn, Rev. Bush delivered
the sermon using for his text, three
verses: John 1919 And Plate
wrote q title, and Iut ii on the cross.
And the writing was, Jesus of Naz-
areth the King OF the Jews - Acts
l. :23, For as | passed ny, and be
held your devotiOns, | found an altar
with this inscription, TO the Un-
known God; :" Acts 26 6:s "Why
sJould it be thought thing incred-
liable with you, that God should
raise the dead?" The theme was,
The Worlds King" Rev. Bush
said in part:
The history of Jesus OF Nazareth
is evidenced to us OF the twentieth
century by equally strong testimony.
Modern scholarship has made tre-
menduous assaults upon tne credit
ability of this history hut their at
tempts have only ended in failure.
These assaults have only succeeded
in destroying each other and the his
tory of Jesus as told in the Four Cos
pels stands out in sharper and bolder
relief. Jesus lived, and died and arose
again, aud of no facts of ancient his
tory are We in possession of stronger
and more unassailable evidence than
these. The life OF Jesus was com.
plete life, as all our lives are, and
each part served as an Interpretation
OF the others. Without his deeds of
mercy and words OF wisdom so SYM
pathetically uttered, We would have
no key to the meaning Of such a
death; without such life aud death,
We could not know the resurrection:
while, on the other naHd, without
resurrection. She force of the clucifiX-
ION is destroyed and his life OF good
deeds aud wonderful words fails of
satisfactory completion. There Is no
satisfaction TO lie mind and soul of
man in any part of the history VI
thi, wonderful Goldman without ali
utrer sections. Without doubt, the
ev "ence of the divinity OF Jesus is
overwhelming aud happy is he who
aIloAs himself to Ee convinced by the
evidence ana orders his life accord
ingly. There Is no word used more iu
the expressed thought of tie ancient
prophets concerning the promised
VI sssiih than "kiugdoG - likewise
no word l. more frequently on the
lips 81 Jesus than this same word
The history OF the Christian cent?.
rie, may Ue said To nave teen writ-
teu in the development of the King
dom Of Jesus The Jews missed the
spiritual character OF truth and they
- err universally looking for an
earthly throne for ibeir Messiah.
Tnis idea fingered in the uinds OF
The Apostles and, even after tie
4tb aud resurrection Of their Mas
tel, they inquired whether he would
restore the kingdom OF IsFesl At that