Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1882-04-12

L ui6 auOiCuh lCStlNh WAS NolCDEAltu ~
Trinity church last Sunday with exercises
appropriate to the occasion. The church
was elegatly trimmed about the pulpit and
within the chancel rail. The display of
potted plants. including four Gala Eth
opicas. was really splendid. Rev. Mr..
Miller preached in the morning from,
" But thanks be to God which giveth us
the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ"
Ho threw up most dark and threaten
ing cloud of seeming defeat for man on
every hand in his contest with ignorance,
vice, disease and death. lie then threw
the rainbow of promise, and hope, and
faith, upon this dark background, all
sprining from this central sun Of Christian
doctrine-the resurrection of Christ.
In the evening the young people gave
an Easter concert. using DR.. Vincent's
Broken Seal" The eleven voices-of
four young men and seven young ladies'
did their parts perfectly. We could but
think, as they went through their several
parts neatly and with ability, that there is
promise for the church and the world in
these fine young people. The "symbol
movement" was most gracefully reformed
by the seven young ladies. This consisted
of building and trimming a cross from
what appeared, at first, 10 be bare, up
right standard. The first lighted candle
and put it upon the top; the next placed q
sheaf of wheat against the standard, an.
other placed an open Bible in front of the
sheaf; then rule was put into the stand
ard little way from the top, giving it the
shape of q cross; others placed vases Of
lilies on either side of the standard; broker
chains were hung about the cross, symbol
izing the bursting of Deaths chains by
the risen Lord, and finally 4 wreath o
white flowers was placed on the cross
The music was well performed. All th'
singers seemed to do their. Four young
men from the seminary sang piece with
out an accompaniment, and one of TIN
young ladies sang solo. All did mos
exceedingly well, from the one who die
the most delicate and ornamental up t
the one who performed the most arduou
and useful-the boy who pumped the or
gan.
1t will be the children's opportunity t,
sec what they can do on "Chldrcn's day,
in June.
Tue flower decorations in Christ churc
were beautiful. consisting Of bouquets, pc
plants, ivies, stand of Gala lilies and
pyramid of cut flowers. The music b
Messrs. Bancroft and Gleason, and Mise
Robinson and kimball, with Mr.. Scribne
at the organ, was good and well rendered
The sermon by Rev. II. f. Hill was fror
the text, "This is the day which the Lor
hath made; We will rejoice and be glad i
t." and enumerated the reasons for rcoic
ing on this day. The church was tillet
and the collection amounted to more tina
1850. The Sunday school festival at
o'clock was also largely attended, and III
programme made in itself bcautif,
Faster card.
At Bethany church Rev. Mr.. lIincl
preached from the text: "Who WAS raise
, again for our justification. In the ever
ing there was an Faster praise sergc
, The church was beautifully adorned wit
5 flowers, and the singing was very fin
, that ofMrs. Briggs being especially motto
, able.
$ At St. Augustine's the sermon Of Fatht
= Duglue was on the Easter joys and sorrow
of the church. The music was eXcellel
in kind and rendering, and tho churt
was finely decorated. a statue of
: Joseph was presented 10 the society al
+ this in the evening was blest and Il
: church illuminated. The collection amour
@ ed to $l7S.
: At the church OF the Messiah Rev. NJ
n kimme of Barre conducted the service
n and in the evening the service was one f
r children, with appropriate music NJ
t floral decorations of the church.