The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1922-04-18
Members OF Mount Vernon
Churches Rejoice Because
of The Resurrection
LOCAL CHURCHES HAVE
LARGE CONGREGATIONS
Dame Nature In Her Kindliest
Mood Sends Ideal Weather
For Easter Season

Weather almost ideal marked the
1922 Easter season in Mt. Vernon.
Easter Sunday came as one of those
rare and fine mid-April days, with ma
,ture in her best mood, smiling skies,
bright sunshine, and balminess in
the air that only in the first hours of
the morning had hint or a sugges-
: tion of GOODNESS.
With the passing of the season of
rain and thunder and lightning Dame
Nature changed to her kindliest and
friendliest mood. All the elements of
Nature combined in perfect har.
mony and unison that there might be
no discord or anything to mar the de.
votional spirit of the Christian world
upon this Easter Sunday, that day
which In the calendar of both the
church and the world Is the day of
days, the supreme, that day, the OBJ.
servance Of which, marks the center
and the climax of the Christian hope
the Resurrection.
For the beginning of the penitential
season the purpose and the thoughts
OF the LENDERS Of all churches. Catho
lie and Protestant. all had been turn.
ing with q steadily increasing intensi-
ty toward the coming OF Easter The
coming of Holy Week found the de.
votional spirit deepened and quick.
ened as 1t IL upon no other occasion
The evidence of this was found in ser.
mons. in song and In the displays of
beautiful flowers and by the pres.
ence of large congregations of de-
vout worshippers.
j. Presbyterian Church
At the Presbyterian church the flor
ell offerings were marked by simplici-
ty and quiet elegance. Profusion was
not the dominating note. The flowers
were an aid and stimulus to the
worship of God, their creator, not a
distraction.
The Easter program in this church
began in the Sunday school, were con-
tinued in the morning service and
came to close at the Vesper service
In the afternoon.
program OF special Easter music
by the choir prefaced the sermon I'm.
mortality---a Practical Belief" by the
pastor, the Rev. w. II. Shields. In
the exposition Of his thought In his
sermon DR.. Shields said Christ
brought immortality to light. 1t can
be proven by its effect upon our ev.
cry day life. Faith Is confidence In
God. II men cannot live without faith
In their fellow men, how can they live
without faith In the life that is tc
come also?
Our Christian faith is based upon
the supernatural. 1t Is not n religion
II can be understood In all It's
parts. There are miracles all abou,
us. The wireless telephone, birth
growth OF the body, all these are mir
acles.
THE doctrine on the immortality O.
the soul has changed everything. Lif,
was cheap when Christ came into III,
world. One-half the world was II
slavery. The intellectual Greek wa,
In bondage 20 the ignorant Roman
Life has been made one of dignity b,
this doctrine.
TO the Christian Immortality be
gins, not with death. but when II,
surrenders his life to Christ"
Al the morning service two children
were presented for baptism aud Gy,
persons were received into church fel
iowship.
AT o'clock an inspiring Easter 80
cred program was given by the choi
under the leadership of Mrs. Il. \
Layfeld. Present to hear and enjo
this opportunity OF worship throug
the inspiration of sublime music wa
q congregation filling the auditorium
and quite as large as that at the morr
Ing service. This included number
In unison with the spirit of the da
and the occasion and was greatly er
tpyed and appreciated.
st. Vincent de Paul's Church
Large congregations were the ru
Sunday at all the Easter services G
st. de Pauls Catholic church. Tn