St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1883-03-30
Easier Sunday.

favor, as a church festival for years, and
if the future may be indicated by the
past, the universally of its observance
isonly a question of time. The large
quantity of snow on the ground seemed
to give rather a chilling reception, but
the sun came out, and with the absence
of the snow it would have been called
fine Easter day. The thaw made
marked progress under the mellOwing
influences, and hard-pan was touched
on Eastern avenue for the first time
since the first snow-fall on Thanksgiv-
ing day. The finest floral display was
that at
THE NORTH CHURCH,
the principal design consisting of a
floral pillow, resting upon an arch, the
sides of the pillow and the arch being
enriched by callas, and the forms com
posed of about four hundred white
roses, from the hot-house of Colonel
Fairbanks. In the centre of the arch
was a cross of white azalias. On the
opposite side of the desk pot of cal
las rested upon a stand, suspended
from which was a wreath of red aZalias,
from the hOt-house of eX-GOv. Fair
banks. The sermon was preached by
Rev. E. T. Fairbanks, who supplied
the pulpit in exchange with Rev. H..
w. Jones, who took ten texts, five
illustrating the fact that men suffer
through the SHINING of one man, Adam,
and the other five testifying to mans
redemption through one man, Christ.
The organ VOLUNTARILY. H. Nelson,
Organist-was "Batiste," with song,
"Not sparrow falleth," by Gilbert.
The quartette, under the direction of
w. H. Herrick, sang for a voluntary,
"Christ the Lord is risen to-day" by
Wilson, and the offertory was 'Lift
your glad Voices" by Mozart.
AT THE SOUTH CHURCH
there was good display of pOtted
plants and flowers. Rev. H. w. Jones
spoke upon the Immortality of the soul.
The organ voluntary-M. H. Eddy, or
ganist-was "Prayer from MasaniellO, y
by Auber. The quartette, under the
direction of H. II. May, sang for an
Easter anthem, "Christ our Passover y
by Buck, and an Easter hymn.
In the evening an Easter concert was
held at this church, participated in by
the South and North Sunday schools,
in charge of the superintendent of the
former school, Prof II. Fairbanks.
The organ voluntary was "ChOrus from
overture to Tannhauser," by Wagner.
The quartette sang an Easter anthem,
"They have taken away my Lord" by
Steiner. Other music was as follows
Easter carol, "Jesus lives, o day OF
days." chorus, "Christ the Lord is
risen to-day" with a solo by Miss Hat
tie Morse quartette, CANCELS roll the
rock away" with a solo by Miss Hattie
Blodgett.
AT ST. ANDREWS CHURCH
the floral decorations were abundant
pots of callas lending their beauty to
organ, chancel and altar, and a cross OF
evergreen studded with flowers orna-
mented the baptismal font. Easter
music was sung at the morning and
evening services, under the direction
of Mrs. d. D. Patterson, with Miss Ma
bel Bemis as Organist. We were prom
Used list of the music, but it has not
come to hand up to the press-hOur
The rector, Rev. F. S. Fisher, preached
appropriate discOurses, and the servi-
ces were attended by many from the
other churches.
An Easter concert was held at the
NJ. E. church in the evening, and flow
|, ers and the subject of the resurrection
indicated the Easter occasion at the
other churches.