Aberdeen herald. [volume] (Aberdeen, Chehalis County, W.T.) 1886-1917, 1894-03-29
EASTER At THE CHURCHES.

EASTER At THE CHURCHES.
"What is so rare as day in June" or
rather, Il bright sunny day in March!
Still more rare that the anniversary of the
resurrection day should be flooded with
sunlight. We had just such day last
Sunday, and the churches and Sunday
schools Of Aberdeen felt it's influence in
enlarged attendance. The churches were
decorated with evergreens, potted plants
and Easter lilies, and exercises com.
meinorating the resurrection Of Christ
were given by the children in the even
ing.
AT THE BAPTIST CHURCH
The exercises began at 6 80, SO the little
ones might 60 home early and the larger
ones attend the other services. The ex-
ercises opened with prayer by the super
intendent, Ii. l.. Coles. The choir sang
"Christ is Risen" "Hallelujah," and 81
am He that Liveth," doing themselves
and the organist, Miss Jessie Haynes, ex-
cellent credit. A quartet, Resurrection,
by Miss Mary Mcneil, Mrs. AL. Wood,
Messrs. Newton McLafferty and Gilbert
Fletcher, and Crock Of Ages" by Mrs.
Elston, Mrs. Wood, Rev. f. X. and Harry
Van Tassel, both elected much praise.
j. G. kelso read IL sketch explaining the
origin OF the Easter festival, and Miss
Essie Coles read the beautiful poem of
Mrs. Charles Hobart, "The Changed
Cross" The following Rotations were
given:
The Little Soldier. ... Glenn Burrows
Easter Flowers. ...... .... Cora Jones
Easter joy .... ..... Frank Burrows
If l were a Flower ..... Lucy Wood
When the Stone was Rolled Away.
-. .............. Mary Mcneil
Gou's Acre. Lulu Coles
Beautiful Easter. .........M May Jones
Besides these there were three class
exercises; song by four little girls; u
recitation 10y five little girls, and a very
beautiful piece by fifteen boys and girls
which consisted OF placing the inscription
"Christ is Risen, He is Risen Indeed"
on Il large white cross, letter by letter,
each participant reciting an appropriate
phrase. Just before the close the pastor,
Rev. Van Tassel, brought forth basket
Of colorcd eggs, from the parsonage hen
nery-he keeps queer fowls-and every
child present secured one and went home
happy.
| AT THE METHODIST CHURCH
The morning hour was given over to the
ladies for the observance of the twenty
fifth anniversary OF the organization OF
the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society.
There was singing by the choir and the
following program:
Responsive Reading ...... The Society
Essay-Missions. =. .... Mrs. Lawrence
Duet-Tell Me the Story of the Cross
.........Lu Lulu and Edith Joslyn
Rectation-My Alabaster Box. ....
Mrs. Rowland
Reading-A Single Soul . Mrs. Finch
Reading-Unawares ..... Miss Pierson
In the evening the Sunday school gave
the following program, the doors of the
lecture room being thrown open to make
room for the audience:
Easter Anthem ............. ..... Choir
Prayer &c.. ......... Rev. A. J. Joslyn
Gloria Patria. ...... .......... Choir
Introductory ........ Claudio Kaiser
Recitation-The First Faster. Gertie Clark
Dialogue-Come Over and Help US
Mile Hubbard, Maggie Loucks, Mary
and Cartha Ballew, Vida Wiser.
song-The Morning Light is Breaking.
The Little Missionary ~ Jennie Paine
Acrostic-Christ is Our Light ..
..................B By 16 small boys
Dialogue-The Voice of the Lilies.
Mary and Cartha Ballew, Gertie
Clark, Maggie Loucks.
The Sweet Story OF Old. Oracle Mccall
Song-Beautiful Little Hands. ..
........... Ray and Leo Johnson
Dialogue-What can Little Children
do?-Wilda Wiser, Jessie Hubbard,
Leila Emery, Nettie Ballew, Gertie
Young, Marjory Girton.
Mission Pennies ...... Lorin Ballew
Two Mission Pennies .. Arthur Cross
Collection-By five girls
Song-Marching to Glory School
Remarks and Bencdction =. Pastor
AT THE CoNGREG ATIoNAL CHURCH
An Easter sermon was preached in the
morning by the pastor, Rev. Geo. Lind
say, and there were also choice selections
of music. In the evening Sunday
school concert was given, the following is
the program:
Invocation .......R Rev. Geo. Lindsay