The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1915-04-08
KNIGHTS IEMPlAR SERVICE
Annual Pilgrimage of Kenosha Com
mandery Takes Place at the st.
Matthew's Church on Sunday Ever
ing-Musical Services at Churches.

Kenosha people went to church on
Sunday and with perfect Easter
weather for the morning services it is
estimated that more than seven thous-
and Kenosha people attended these
services in the various churches in the
city. Nearly as many attended the
evening services. Kenosha had it's
Easter parade the same as the other
cities, but the day was observed more
in a devotional manner than ever be-
fore. At some of the churches beau
tiful musical services were given on
Sunday evening The most interesting
of the Easter services in Kenosha was
held at st. Matthews church on Sun
day evening, this being the annual Eas-
ter service of the Kenosha Comman-
derry of the Knights Templar. More
than silky Of the members of the com
mandery in full uniform, attended the
service and the church was filed to its
capacity with worshipers. The SER
mon was preached by the Rev. Fred
Ingley, rector of the church.
The subject of the sermon was tFThe
Basis of Christian Optimism - Mr.
Ingley said in part: stThe optimism of
the Christian does not depend on per-
spective nor yet on temperament.
Christianity as system of radical OPP
timism takes its stand on an historic
fact, the resurrection of Jesus Christ.
God caused the sun OF hope to dispel
the clouds of despair that primal Eas-
ter Day. When Christ rose from the
dead new era Of hope dawned upon
the human race. Christi rising trans
formed the doubling apostles and it
should transform us. What if the pro-
gress of the world is slow? We know
that good will conquer evil, since the
sin that killed the Lord of Glory was
conquered when Christ rose from the
dead. Yes the optimism Of the Christ
ian soul is based on this immortal fact;
after Good Friday came Easter, after
the cross came the crown, following de-
feat there was victory; therefore, let IS
take to our selves courage, high cour-
age. The keeping of Easter is at once
challenge and a pledge. When you
fight for the right, you are on the win
ming side; when you ally yourself with
the powers of evil you re playing los
ing game. And every man who is clean,
every man who conducts his business
on the square is helping by just so
much to hasten the day when the king
doms of this world shall become the
Kingdoms of our Lord But we must
not claim the crown of Easter without
the cross of Good Friday. The chal-
lenge of Christ is the same today as
When He trod this earth He that
would come after me, let him take up
his cross and follow me- That means
sacrifice None of us are called upon
today to die for the Christ, but all Of
us are pledged to live for Him, which
means following in his path of hard
ness, service and sacrifice. Christian
sacrifice means giving to those who can
give nothing to you; it means giving
for the sake of giving, without hope
of reward. Nothing is eternal but that
which is done for God and others.
That which is done for self dies. Per-
haps it is not wrong, but it perishes.
On the other hand, that which is done
for others lasts forever. The cross is
inscribed ON the Easter Ritual of the
Knights Templar. What is it trying to
say to youg This is it's message:
The cross on Ritual will never
save thy soul;
The cross in thine own heart alone
can make thee whole -
Park Ave. M. e. Church.
Very large congregations attended
all of the Easter services at the Park
Avenue Methodist Episcopal church,
the congregations at both the morning
and evening church services taxing the
seating capacity of the auditorium and
the Sunday school annex. The rendi-
ton of the cantata, EThe Daughter Of
Jairus'' by the regular church choir was
a revelation to musical people in the
degree of perfection attained by the
singers in their chorus work The choir
is splendidly drilled under the direc-
tion Of Mrs. G. F. Miller, the organist
Of the church, and gave evidence last
night of most careful and painstalSing
attention to every detail of their WORK
The solo work of Miss Breese, Miss
Macarthur and Miss Huff, sopranos;
Adolph Holm and D. d. Williams, ten
ors; and Chester Shepherd, bass, was of
a high order. The duet, Love Divine,
All Love Excelling, by Miss Mac
Arthur and Mr.. Holm, was especially
pleasing, the voices blending beauti-
fully in sympathy with the message Of
the music. At the morning service the
pastor, the Rev. Peter T. Stair, receiv-
ed forty adults into full membership
in the church, after baptizing seven.
Seventy six have been received into
full membership since October LIST.