Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1880-03-31
Easter Services.

Faster Sunday dawned on a land robed, while
men slept, in vestments Of pure white snow The
sun shope brightly down through the chill March
air, lighting up the frost work on the trees with
resplendence that lent It's own peculiar glory to
heighten the joy and gadness inspired by resur-
rection morn. In Montpelier and the adjoining
towns we are pleased to note more general OBJ
servance OF this church festival, especially by so
cieties that are not wont to yield to demonstra-
tons that have been associated almost exclusively
with the ceremonals OF other creeds. We give
below brief account OF services held in Mont
pelier, and vicinity.
IN MONTPELIER.
ST.. AuousTISE's CHURcH-At this church
Father Dugue preached a brief sermon in French
which was repeated in English, and appropriate
commemorative services were held Tho altar
and chancel were tastefully decked with flowers,
and fitting service OF music was rendered by the
choir
TRINITY CHuRCH.-At Trinity church the Rev.
Mr.. Fellows preached his farewell sermon, choos
ing for his text the first clause OF John xiv; 8,
!" Jesus saith unto him, am the way, the truth
and the life" The preacher referred to the con-
dtion Of the world before the coming Of Christ,
the darkness and superstition that prevailed and
represented Christ as the bridge over which men
passed the gulf that lay between this period and
the Christian era He showed how insufficient
were the various schools Of philosophy to furnish
a substitute for the salvation that was provided
by the coming Of Christ, his crucifixion and his
resurrection. Referring, In this connection, to
Pilates doubling inquiry, "What is truth p the
preacher answered 1t by showing what Is not
truth, exposing some Of the great errors OF the
day that have been claimed TO afford a solution
ofmysteres which Christs resurrection alone truly
interprets. The divisions were natural, the SER
mon instructive and entertaining. We regret that
the early departure OF Mr.. Fellows Monday.
and our disappointment In receiving full report
from other sources, compel US to accept so frag.
mentary and unsatisfactory an abstract Of a SER
vice peculiarly interesting. After the sermon the
rite Of baptism was administered to five persons
The church was prettly trimmed and the singing
especially excellent.
CHRIST CHuRcH.-Easter Sunday is the grea,
festival day Of the Episcopal church. and Its OBJ
servance at Christ church last Sunday morning
was especially interesting and impressive. TIL
chancel, font and choir acove were beautifully
adorned with plants, vines, moss and cut nowers
the music was finely rendered, and an earnest
| and eloquent sermon was delivered by the rector,
Rev. Howard +. Hill. Baptismal service and q
special Sunday exercise occupied the after
| noon, followed at seven o'clock by the regular
evening service, all OF which were largely at
tended. Both morning and evening sermons were
preached from the text " o sing unto the Lord a
| new song for he hath done marvellous things
and were in perfect accord with the day and tn,
events commemorated by It, The choir deserve
much credit and praise for the excellent manner
in which they performed their difficult part of the
services of the day. 1t consists OF Mr.. II. L
Scribner, organist; Miss Josie Roleau, soprano
Miss Mary Phinney, contralto; Mr. Fred Ban.
croft, tenor; Mr.. Herbert Gleason bass, and Il
under the direction of Mr.. Bancroft The follow.
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