St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1894-03-29
EASTER FESTIVITIES.
the Baptist Church.
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were brought out morning and even
ing. There was a good floral dis
play, including collection of Gala
lilies and other potted plants. Rev.
Mr.. Douglas preached from l. Cor.
XIV: At and 49-"The first man is of
the earth earthly we shall al
so bear the image of the heavenly"
The general theme of the discourse
was the resurrection in nature and
in revelation, and the preacher talk
ed instructively upon the points in
volved in this topic. The choir sang
two Easter anthems-the second as
an offertory.
The Sunday school concert in the
evening was of interest to all pre-
sent, and here, as in the other
churches, the children did well. Sew
eral recitations, a Bible reading by a
class Of girls, class dialogues, and
solos by Mrs. Page, Miss Batchelder
and Miss Isabel Henderson cOmbin-
ed to make pleasing programme
and teach Easter lessons.
At the Catholic Church.
The Easter solemnities at this
church were more extensive than in
former years, and the decorations
were in keeping with the feast. At
7.3O a. m. the reverend pastor cele-
brated the first mass, and at this
time the convent pupils sang fine
selection of Easter hymns.
Solemn high mass was celebrated
by Rev. Father Marceau at 10 a. M,
the sermon being given by the
pastor, Rev. J. A. Boissonnault, who
took for his text the Gospel tor the
day. His discourse concluded with
! an earnest appeal to his people TO
live true Christian lives. The
musical portion of the Mass in E
| fat, by Fiske, was sung in finished
manner by the choir under the
leadership of Thos. Gagnon. The
soloists were DR.. Provost, A. Pre-
vost, R. Gagnon. and the Misses ].
Drouin and L. Gagnon. AS an Of
fertory, Miss Provost, the organist,
played selections from Rossini.
During the solemn benediction in
| the afternoon members Of the choir
sang in an effective manner Lam
billotte's Regina Celi, and the choir
of St. Cecilia gave the Pater NOster
| by the same author.
At the Church of the Messiah.
Attention was paid to the Easter
celebration both morning and even
ing. The floral display consisted of
| Easter and Gala lilies and potted
plants. The pastor, Rev. Hervey
Hoyt, spoke in the morning from
II. Corinthians i: 3-"Blessed be
God, even the Father of our Lord
| Jesus Christ, the Father of mercies,
and the God of all comfort" The
| theme of the discourse was the con-
ISOLATION of religion, which was well
brought out. The preliminary
Scripture reading was from l. CORN
thiaus XIV. Music of an appropriate
nature was furnished by the regular
choir.
In the evening a concert commence
rative of the day was given, which
was of superior character
from beginning to finish. II was
participated in by the quartette choir
and Sabbath school Scholars with
Scripture reading by Supt. N. M.
Johnson and prayer by the pastor.
The services of the day as whole
could hardly fail to help emphasize
the beauties of Christianity.
AT the Methodist Church.
Pew Mr. f1rearbeH from
Matthew xvii 2-"For the angel
of the Lord descended from heaven,
and came and rolled back the stone
from the door, and sat upon it."
The theme of the sermon was The
higher life," towards which the
pastor sought to lead his hearers.
There was no floral display. The
choir had prepared a special pro-
gramme for the occasion and gave it
in an effective way. Mrs. A. D.
Rowell sang soprano, IL the absence
of Mrs. Ranlett. The musical
features were:
Organ VoIuntary-March Solemne11e,
Ienaigre
Anthem-"H allelujah, Christ is Risen"
Incidental solo by Mr.. Tyler.)
ofertory-',Why seek ye the living among
the dead ?' Greene
Incidental solo by Miss Penniman)
Organ postlude-Festal March, Wallis
There was no Easter twice a this
church in the evening.