Norwich bulletin., 1914-04-13
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GREENEVILLE NEWS
Large Attendance at the Congregation
 al Church-Sunday School Exercises -Other Church Ssr~ices-Persona!s.


 At the Easter morning service of the Greeneville Congregational church there was large attendance, and the pastor, Rev c. H. Ricketts delivered 8 forceful and convincing sermon on Evidences of the Truth of the Resur- rection of Christ. Rev. Mir. Ricketts took for his subject the seth verse of the 24th chapter of Luke: Behold, see my hands and my feet that it is l. myself, handle me and see, for a spirit hath not flesh and bones as ye behold me having.
 Rev. MT. Ricketts said:
 Life and not death is dominant in religion. It's evidence is seen in the resurrection of Christ From the call of Abraham to the time of Christ death was dominant. The most far reaching event in the annals of man kind is the resurrection, yet the truth of the resurrection is widely question ed. The word resurrection means but one thing, and not several things. It comes from the Latin and means the resuming of life.
 On the Sunday morning following the cruCiflxion the tomb where the body of Christ lay was empty. People who question the truth of the resur- rection say that Mary made a mistake in the location of the tomb, and had come across one that had never been used. This is barely possible, but it
 
 take the place where her Lord lay. Others say that the body of Christ had been carried away by his disciples and had been secretly buried.
 This again is not probable, because after the crucifixion Christs disciples were like lost sheep, without a leader. Everything points to the truth of the resurrection. Further evidence is shown in the appearance of Christ to his disciples when he said: Behold, 1t is l. A spirit hath not flesh and bones.' The disciples saw before them the living Christ and not the dead
 At the offertory Mrs. Louis O. Pot ter rendered a solo. accompanied by Miss Letitia Kramer, organist. The floral decorations, Easter lilies and palms, were beautiful.
 Easter Exercises.
 At the Sunday school session, which was called to order at 12 o'clock by o. there was d nicely arranged Easter programme. After the singing of a hymn and prayer by Rev. MT. Ricketts, the pastor, the programme was rem dered as follows: Easter Morning, Misses Lulu Penfield, Lillian karkutt, Christ is Risen, Miss Anna Gorton; Easter Bells. Miss Phyllis Gilchrist; Easter, infant class; solo, Risen as He Said, Miss Lillian Karkutt, accompa- nted by Miss Jennie Purd0n; Lilies, Violets and Daffodils, Misses Marguer- Ne Sutthjll, Marion Blackledge and Winifred Zahn; A Lesson from the Violets, Raymond Harris; solo, Risen Indeed, Miss Mary Lamb, accompanied by Miss Letitia Kramer; remarks, Rev. c. H. Ricketts; hymn. scnool; Spring Greeting. Misses Annie Gee, Lucy Buchanan. Helen Vanduyne and Agnes Ferguson; The Daisies. Misses Anna McGill. Elizabeth McClimon, Dorothy Peckham, Edith McAvoy, Mary Lamb and Flora Semple.
 Superint endent Carpenter announced that he had received as a gift to the Sunday school. a handsome picture of the boy Jesus. and then read a letter from the donor, Mrs. Katherine Me Clure, which accompanied the gift. Mrs. Mcclure was given a rising vote of thanks for the thoughtful gift. The picture has been hung at the front end of the Sunday school room.
 The floral decorations were very nicely arranged. During the day the flowers were distributed among the sick of the Sunday school