Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-04-04
EASTER SUNDAY
The oas = os Generally Observed -
the Churches o. gne CITY

the Churches OF the Attf
Fhs snarchss VI Ins eItg are making a.
raazensn1s for lne eeienrailoB ~ Eazier
SUNDAY. alsd - 4as sIna aaasi- iii b oazsilg
engaged al tie ssrisuz h01-es * eosshla 4f-
ranging a0fal desig1ss tralilns oeaatifsl
4iuss snd transforming slastoriafns li.15
~ -il-.bls bosssrs- fi8~ers. llanls, ssef-
grssu aud ,onxstefs Ill lsne tneir 4ld -
MAKE the day one u Thanksgiving alid CAD
ae... Ia many u the churches special gno-
xrames nase been arranged al.d lfas oest -
n4asie o1ly al be usildsEed.
The Firs5 Cultari4n Charcn services ~lii
b. held At PoSerss tpera House, a. uslA-
IL TIE moruing the pastor. hes. henry
Po4ers. sill preach an ksstsr sermon in
me evening iii be held the regular Easter
servioe u cn1reh and Sunday school The
ssaze xil Dc beautifully dscoraIsd- The
desk Ill be surrounded Eifh q screen cover
81 elth vines and tOEers, and al The rear ~
the stAzs ~ils be a solld bank of green, "a
feet high. and covered with blossoms The
wings and boxes Sil oe Decorated With tfaii-
lnz vines and plants. Ihs program for ths
evening service vii be A. follows.
Anthem b. tAs & hs,iF.
g Responsive kasssiings infefepefsed Win sin-
-R.,adinx trom scriptnrss. Saints al ssses
s-Carol sunny sids. PAGE ib.
s. Responsive kaaiinss.
AntiphoIl. jos 10 the Earth
PnAyeF
5tiiorla-
. Car,l ~. 2
To- reruon.
n Singing Hynla ) IL the Service
~ In MsmoFian-
l3-Anthem b. the holr-
IL bcnesiiction.
At the PARK Congregational Church th'
decorations viii De made upon an elaborate
scale and the exercises prepared will be d
the most interesting nature. The choir VII
consist OF a quagtette composed Of Mrs.
NJ. Davis. soprano; Mrs. l. f. Patten. alto
3. A. Beneker. tenor; l. z. Eddy, bass, an'
other voices under the direction OF Prof. [
F \. CulxelL The following viii be the musi
cal program for the morning exercises:
Faster Chant ---- Emerson
F T. Deum-t horus .--.-.-.- -.-- - " aus
Orfsrtory Duet .-.- ---. bou4<-tt
Mr.. Davis and Mrs Patie
selection From Haydn's haz- Ia
During the evening exercises, for which Z
special program has been arranged, tbs choi
will render weber's Mass IL + tat, Haydn
'.Nox from the Sixth Hour" an Easter An
them. a3d Mr.. DAVIS will sing Gounod
Green Hill"
The various Episcopal Churches IN the citl
will have special programs, the auditorium
will De made beautiful with floral offerings
and the musical part of the exercises be o
the very finest
Rev. W f. Richardson at the Church Vi
Christ, will speak in the morning upon The
Resurrection of Christ The evening ser
vices will begin at 100 and the PASTOR topic
will be The Ascension of Christ.
At the Fast Street Methodist Episcopa
church the pastor, Rev. J. W. II. Carlisle
will speak in the morning upon The Resur
rection OF Christ-Its Proofs and Lessons.
In the evening the Sunday School will give
an exercise entitled The Easter Cross !
horal cross four feet high will be one of th'
special decorations.
Rev. j. W. Miller will speak in the morn
iny at the Second Street Methodist Episco
pal Church upon The Resurrection anc
will lecture in the evening upon Prom
Grand Rapids TO New Orleans and the Gull
Of Mexico" The church will be decorated
with flowers and birds
Rev. DR.. Richie. of Philadelphia. Pa, vii
occupy the pulpit of the Westminster Pres
byterian Church, both morning and even
ing.
Geo. A. Smith. Of Lansing, will render
solos AZ the services Of the Uniyersalis
Church.