The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1916-1920, 1919-04-21
MESSAGES OF HOPE
IN EASTER SERMONS
DR.. Manning at Trinity Says
World Is Brought to
Higher Life.

Trinity was crowded to the doors yes
terday morning to hear the Easter mes
sage of the Rev. DR.. William T. Man
ming, the rector. Hundreds stood in the
aisles Of the church for more than an
hour during his sermon. The services
in celebration Of the Resurrection sell
dom have been as impressive as the
ceremonies yesterday. DR.. Manning
said:
Never in all history was there a time
when We SO needed the comfort and faith
OF Easter as we do now. For four years
and more this earth has been devastated
by ferocious war. and even yet peace Is
not established. All over the world lives
without number have been sacrificed,
hopes destroyed, homes plunged into
cruel grief. The powers of hell itself
have been let loose on the earth. and
some of these evil forces we have still
to meet and battle with. AS we look
back on what Is now past and as we
look out on the situation which still
confronts us we feel new thankfulness
for the Easter message. Not one of all
the 1900 Easter days since Jesus rose
such a message as this one brings.
This Easter day brings us hope such
as men never have known before for a
resurrection OF this world out of dark
ness and death into higher and truer
life. 1t brings us hope that Jesus
Christ now may reign on this earth more
fully than He has ever yet reigned
among men.
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There are mighty forces of evil still
to be reckoned with. At this moment a
new and monstrous outbreak threatens
to destroy the very foundations Of hu-
man life, to sweep away all that is holy
and sacred in the sight OF God and man.
But justice and righteousness have tri-
umphed in ono great conflict with brutal
wickedness and we believe that they will
triumph still. We have seen in this war
a marvellous illustration of Gods way
of dealing with this world. A crime
against mankind without parallel has
brought the diviniest possibilities this
earth ever has seen. A war which has
deluged the earth with blood and
watered 1t with tears has brought men
to a brotherhood such as they have
never before known.
This Easter day speaks to us OF the
resurrection OF our own land into a life
higher and worthieT OF US. Although we
have suffered little as compared with
other nations, this call to sacrifice for
the right has stirred a new spirit among
| U.S. All over our land 1t has reused a
new spirit of service, of fellowship. OF
sacrifice. This Is the very spirit of re-
| ligion.
I'VE Americans have been standing
together on holy ground. We have been
ha .yiStn Ne
must keep that vision clear before US,
We must not lose It. We must be true
| to IT. We see now the true meaning of
democracy. 1t means justice and
brotherhood and freedom in the fellow
ship of Christ. II we will so develop
our democracy this will be our truest
defence against the horrors Of Boil
shevism.
Resurrection of Hearts.
This Easter speaks to us of the sac
rifce that others have made for us, and
of the great debt that we all owe to
them. We think Of all who are mourn
ing for those whom they have lost. May
the Easter message bring them Its
blessed comfort and Its certain hope
And we think especially Of those sol
diers graves on which the Easter sun
shine falls to-day in France. In our
thought of them this Easter day we as
soclate them with the glory OF Christ.
| This Easter calls us as no other
has ever done TO a true resurrection
in our own hearts and lives. This war
period has been a day Of revelation &c
us. II has brought us with new reality
into the presence OF God. In the midst
Of the problems and the uncertainties
the grave dangers of this present time
the truth and power OF Jesus Christ
stand out clearer than ever before"
On either side OF the flower banked
altar OF st. Patrick's Cathedral for the
celebration Of the Easter solemn high
mass were rows OF officers of the army
and navy. On the epistle side OF the
sanctuary were $50 men in uniform
They were there in tribute to the first
Faster pontihcal mass celebrated by
tho head of army and navy chaplairt
Of the United States. Archbishop Patrick
j. Hayes. The priests participating ir
the ceremony were: Mgrs. Michael ]
Lavele and John J. Dunn, the Revs
Bernard F. McQuade, George Waring
Bernard Corcoran and Joseph Dineen.
The sermon was preached by the Rev
William ]. Duane. a noted Jesuit, whose
text was: III Christ be not risen from
the dead then is our preaching and oul
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