Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1889-04-25

given for mission work in the Diocese
of Kansas. There was some very fine
music, at the Sunday school exercises
in the morning, by Miller's Orchestra.
GRACE REFORMED CHURCH.
The chancel of Grace Reformed
church was Hastily decorated with
flowers and evergreen in honor of the
resurrection. The committee of ladies
having charge of the arrangement of
the flowers, did their part well.
The morning services was introduced
with an Easter anthem by the choir.
The holy communion was celebrated
after the sermon. Ten persons were
admitted to church membership. The
Easter service of the Sunday school
took place in the evening. The recita-
ton by Miss May Atkinson entitled,
''Silent Eve and Easter Morn," and
that of "The Widows Son Restored to
Life" by Miss Minnie Shively, were
excellent and appropriate. The collec-
ton of the evening will be sent to the
"girls' SCHOOL, of Japan. There was
large attendance at both morning and
evening service. The music through
out the day was good and the selections
having special fitness for the Easter
service.
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH.
AS usual an earlyMass was said at the
convent. AT 1920 Battman's Mass in
F. was sung, with Regina Coeli, as an
offertory hymn. The Benedictus was
selection from Peters Mass in d,
The affairs decked with flowers, inter-
spersed with lighted tapers presented
bright appearance. AT the left of the
main altar stood the Paschal candle,
the emblem of Christ, the true Light
of the world; the five holes represent
ing the five wounds of Jesus, by which
mankind is healed, and the five grains
of frankincense, embedded in it, en-
blematic of the spices with which our
Lord was embalmed. After the gospel
for the day was read, the sermon was
preached from the words of st. Paul.
The services in the evening consisted
of the customary prayers, followed by
a sermon relative to the day, followed
by the exposition and Benediction of
the Blessed Sacrament, the choir sing
ing the Tantum Ergo and o. Salutaris.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR.
Easter services were held in the Lu-
theran church at 4 o'clock yesterday
afternoon under the auspices of Abilene
Commandery, No. 25, Knights Tenn
plar, Rev. Sir Knight j. A. Bright Off
chatting, assisted by Rev. F. M. Porch.
The cburch's decorations formed a
brilliant and harmonious background
to the white plumed chapeaux, gleam-
ing swords and silken banners of the
Sir Knights as they marched into the
church and took the seats assigned
them. The music was rendered by
quartette, consisting of Miss McWhirk,
Mrs. Albright and Messrs. Wendell
and Albright. We were especially
pleased with its rendition of the ''Te
Deum" and Miss McWhiIk's solo,
Calvary"
The sermon by the Rev. Bright was
filled with choice thoughts clothed in
eloquent and forcible language. His
subject was "Christ the Risen Lord"
and when the Rev. Sir Knight, lifting
the Holy Bible on high and pointing to
the Passion Cross on the Templar BAN
ner, repeated the Latin motto, SIN Hoe
Signo VinoeS," our thoughts instinct
lively turned to Peter the Hermit, who
preached the first crusade and who, by
his eloquence, stirred the people to
arms, inaugurating movement that
saved the Holy Sepulcher from Moslem
destruction.