The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1891-03-25
Easter Announcement

Next Sunday will mark the recurrence of this |
ancient festival of the Resurrection and our
churches will provide for its celebration with
services and exercises commemorative of the
joyful day on whose return the people were wont
to salute each other with the Easter kiss. The
day has lost none of its glad character or sacred
associations and the christian of today feels the
Inspiration of its dawn with the same ecstatic
emotions as his brethren of the early centuries
when they Joined in the exclamation and re-
sponse of ''Surrexit,' and We're surrexit''
Whoever desires to either participate in or
simply attend Easter services in Ravenna will
find the doors of all its churches wide open and
service in each one sufficiently varied from the
Others to please all preferences.
At the Church of the Immaculate Conception.
Holy Week services will commence this eve
ming and continue each consecutive night up to
and including Friday evening. There will be
no services Saturday evening. This evening
Rev. Fr f. j. Doherty, pastor of st, Mary;s
| Church at Hudson, will preach sermon in
| Italian, and tomorrow evening will deliver a
discourse in English on THE Last Supper. %
Friday evening the pastor. Rev. FIR. Farrell.
will take as his theme The Passion The eve
ming services will commence at 7:30 O'Clock
Morning services every day, including Satur-
day, at O'Clock. Sunday morning services at
from the pastor appropriate to the day a
special program OF music is in rehearsal by the
choir.
At the Methodist Episcopal Church prepara-
tions are being made for proper Easter time
and an occasion of especial profit and interest i.
assured. The morning sermon. founded On the
Easter text, 1.-THE Lord is risen indeed, )" will b
preached by the pastor, Rev. James Ii. Hol
lingshead. In the evening at the regular houl
ofworship there will be aSunday School Easter
service of songs recitations and other befitting
exercises. ard very satisfactory hour may b;
expected. In this connection it may be statet
that the classes of Mrs L. P Seymour, Mrs
Lucy Smith and Rev. ]. A. Hollin2 shead hav
been appointed to decorate the church.
The pulpit of the Congregational Church will
! be occupied next Sunday by Rev. Casper W
Hiatt Secretary CT the American Missionar
. Association. Until about a year ago he wa
Il pastor of the High Street Church. Columbus, ar
there won fame for eloquence aad success ii
: pastoral work well nigh equal to his predeces
5. sor. DR. E. " Gunsauius This is Mr. Hiatt
q first visit to Ilavenna. There will be an Easte
- service in the evening.
Grace Episcopal Church will blossom wit
the fragrance of Easter offerings, and the beau
: tiful Easter service of that church will be a
l. attraction to many. In the morning the R. ctol
l. Rev James a. Brown, will deliver an inter
" esting sermon founded on the text, Psalm 119-
n 105 THY word is a lamp unto my feet,'' afte
l.. which the holy Communion will be administer
ed. Some fine selections have been prepared b
= the quartet choir. and the morning Easter hour
W at this church will be laden with the richness
v u divine ritual and hearty celebration Of tn
,e sacred day. In the afternoon at O'Clock
st children's service complete in all the pleasiD
N details OF such preparations. will be held in til
| church, and addition to the song service
the children, a male quartet will render ii
u beautiful composition of the late Cardin
e. Newman. "Lead. Kindly Light the music
E. which was written by Dudley Buck. Speci
of services were held last evening and this NOR
"A ing, and are also announced for tomorro
evening at 73O O'Clock and for Good Fridt
morning at 10 80 O'Clock.
IS at the Disciples Church the regular NOR
n ing and evening services will be held and
he special musical program rendered by the cho
of In the morning the pastor, Rev. E. 6. Laughli
n will preach on the topic. 1.-The Resurrection
of the light of modern thought and in the ev
ming will take for his subject, Flowers for &
A@ Grave.''
There will be pray yer meeting at the Dist
ples' Church, Easter NOR ming at 9 80 O'Clock
= the Y. p. S. c. E. All are invited to attend IL
service.
Special services will be held in the Univers,
n. ist Church. Easter Sunday. at 10 80 a. m Aft
music and sermon appropriate 10 the ds
members will be welcomed to church fello
ship. Att p m. the pastor will preach st
M mon on The Value of the Gospel'' ali a
lat fraternally invited.
m Nothing beyond the regular Sabbath Schc
=, session has been arrang. d for at Oakwood