News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-04-15
CONGREGATIONAL Church

Joined in the exercises of the Easter ser
vices. The pastor spoke on the theme
casters Revelations" EASTER said
the speaker, "comes to us in the spring
time borne on the wings of returning
life. The laughing waters, freed from the
icy grip of King Winter, tell us as they
pass, tthe story of their birth in the snow
flake which fell pure and beautiful from
the hand of the Creator. The birds bring
to us the accents of cheer which they
have gathered from the flowers and trees
of their winter in the south-lands, and
these help to prepare us for the revela.
tions of the Eastertide, foremost among
which is the lesson of the minds true at
titude. We all ought to be optimists.
If we followed Natures example, we
would close our hearts to pessmism and
open them to the bright, cheerful guest
called Optimism. No day is so dark but
thhat Nature moves through it's darkest
hours to finally find the sunlight again.
No winter is so long, but that over its
snowbanks and through it's storms, she
moves to the beauty and fragrance of the
springtime. There is more calm than
storm, more victory than defeat, more
light than darkness. more love than hate
in the world. 3&s
Nature at the Eastertide reveals the
wonderful plan by which the Creator
weaves the stresses and storms of the
| inf int of FL
the Divine Father will weave the sorrows
and trials of life into the beauties of the
spring, so the Divine Father will weave
the sorrows and trials of life into bright
ness to make Eternity radiant for His
own. EIF
But the greatest, most wonderful of
Casters revelations is the lesson of the
Immortal Hope. The greatest thought
Of which the human mind is capable is
not how to harness the lightning, or
build ocean grey-hounds, or paint gOr-
geous pictures. The greatest thought
that man ever conceived was that he was
destined for immortality. If you deny
man the right to, or the possibility of
Immortality, you take away the very
| foundation on which his life is builded
| We have every right to expect Immertal-
| i!y. Surely the Creator did not call US
into being, endow us with faculties which
| are wondrOus in scope and place in us a
misd which thinks His thoughts after
Him, only to bury it all in the blackness
| of the grave with the leaf or the worm.
| If we believe in God we cannot be true to
ourselves or to Him and believe that He
| leaves us in oblivion.
The following original verses were pre-
sented at the conclusion of the sermon:
! In the glories of sunrise; in the stars of
the night,
| hear Gods voice.
He speaks in the darkness, He speaks in
the light,
Bidding me rejoice.
know that he loves me; His mercies de-
clare
He is planning for me with His Fathery
care, 1901
That may with Him His eternity share,
If make the choice.
So let me be true to the things which are
AS pass on my way.
Let me place my feet where the Lord
Christ stood,
Nor from Righteousness stray.
| would weave into life the fibres of
Grace;
As a helper of men 1 would fain take my
place,
That when shadows are gathering, may
look on His face,
At the close of the day.
The musice-"He is risen, Reed, and |
"The Early Dawn is breaking'-Smsrt,
was splendidly rendered by the quartette
consisting of Clifford Barrows. Mrs. Geo. |
Powers, Miss Eugenia Pinney and Ernest
Gates, under the direction of Mrs. Powers.
The instrumental music was exceptionally |
fine, Mrs. A. N. Camp presiding with her
usual skillful ability.
In the evening the following successful !
Easter concert was presented by the schol- !
airs of the Sunday School:
Organ, Mrs. Camp
Song, School |
Anthem, Choir
Recitation, Francis Smalley
Song, School |
Exercise, Miss Thompson's class
Song, Hazel Fisk
Dialogue, Her Easter Chance,
Mrs. Laws Glass
Song, School
Reading, Miss Chaffee
Talk, Rev. w. E. Baker
Song, School
Anthem, Choir
Organ, Mrs. Camp
Prayer meeting at Z O'Clock Thursday
evening.
On Friday afternoon. there will be a
meeting of the Ladies' Missionary So
ciety. At this meeting, there will be a
Thank-offering for home Missions.