New-York tribune., 1920-04-05

brant of the solemn ponthcal mass at
St. Patrick's. The Right Rev. Michael
j. Lavelle. rector of the Cathedral, was
assistant priest; the Rev. John Richard
Carroll, deacon, and the Rev J. Warren
Hughes, sub-deacon. In the process
slonal, escorting the Archbishop, were
w.. Bourke Cochran and Henry j..
Heide,' papal chamberlains.
Great Crowd at St. Johns
The largest crowd ever to attend a
service at the Protestant Episcopal Ca
thedral of st. John the Divine was
present at the celebration Of Holy
Communion at II a. m. yeste rday. The
Right Rev. Charles Sumner Burch,
bishop of New York, preached the ser
mon, saying in part:
"Ihe outstanding need in all the
world to-day is faith in human life.
The mind of the world needs greater
illumination than it can get even from
edHcatlon. Educational remedies will
help if they are wise, economic rene
dies VIII help if they are wise but the
most indispensable remedies are spirit
ual.
But, unless things, fundamental
things, are changed, it is perfectly
vain to talk education to the people.
"Ihank God, this church of ours and
an overwhelming majority of the peo-
pie OF this country stand undaunted in
their loyalty to God, to Gods truth
and TO the laws aud institutions of our
beloved homeland.
"Io-day we contemplate world
seethlng with restlessness. but we are
confident that God will not permit anv
great tragedy to visit His children.
"The forces of selfishness are not
succeeding, although their voices are
heard. The religious spirit is gaining
trmer hold"
DIR. Manning's Sermon
The Rev. DR.. William T. Manning,
rector of Trinity Church, preached the
sermon at that historic cdifice on low
cr Broadway yesterday. 1t was the
lirst Easter in the history of Trinity
that the pews were free. and never has
so vast congregation worshiped
there
There are three great messages
which Easter Day brings to each of
us: said DR.. Manning.
vt brings to every one of us the
message of renewed and strength
ened 1aith. The certainty of that mes
sage from the empty tomb speaks to
all of us at Easter
SOM people tell JUS sthat faith in
Christ is declining. Those who say
this are strangely blind to the facts.
Inc fact is that more people on this
earth are thinking Of that empty tomb
to-day than on any other Easter Dav
SINCE Christ came forth from it,
"lhe second great message of Easter
Day to me is that my life here has a
purpose. Death is not the end of it.
That empty tonlb tells ne tha. |
"a hn
side of death that am on this side of
it. What am making of myself here |
shall be there. This nature, this char
acter | cannot leave behind me.
The third great message of Easter
Day Is that the love which blesses and
consecrates our lives here is not a
mockery and a betrayal. The holy ties,
inc noble affections, the sacred friend
ShlpS OF TINS life arc not formed mere
ly to be shattered and destroyed.
As we come to the altar to make
our Easter communion the veil betweo n
u and those in the other life IS almost
litcd, for here in the Eucharist VIC
touch the hand of the risen Christ,
whose hand touches them also
Cross Sign of Triumph
The. Rev Thomas Francis Burke,
- i4oi NcHetal OF tAe Pau!lst
Fathers, delivered the sermon at the
Paulist Church. He said in part:
Until the coming Of Christ the
cross was symbol Of disgrace and
Gishonor. When the people desired to
snow their condemnation Of deed
committed by any person they, in their
oplnion at that time, could show it no
better than by crucihxion.
Since The coming of Christ there is
no slrn OF symbol regarded more highly
than the cross, which tells the story
Of His suffering for humanity. The
cross is now regarded as the Sign of
victory and the symbol Of triumph and
of inv