The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-04-17
NEW VESTRY ELECTED.
New Officers Of st. johns Church and What
is Iseing Done There.

J Last night the regular annual vestry
meeting of st. Johns Episcopal Church
took place, and the following gentlemen
/ were elected to serve on the new board
for the ensuing year:
Charles a. Walker, senior deacon:
Major +. r. Powell. punior deacon; DIR.
I II. NJ. Richardson. NJ J. Oliver, George
+. Richards, o. II. Bentley, Ed Vail
| II. Bliss. Harry l.. Gordon.
The Easter services last Sunday
morning ait st. Johns Episcopal church
were the most elaborate in the history
Of the parish in Wichita. Through the
tireleSs efforts Of the rector. John L.
Won Herlich. the building now stands
complete in all its architectural beauty,
cst once the pride of the city irrespective
Of creed or denOminational utilization {:
and a credit to the zeal and executive
ability of The rector. the vestry and the
parish. The final touches We're given
only a few days before the close of
Lent. in placing the arch over and above
thu chancel with ITS globular electric
light. No Pains We're spared to make
the Easter services this year the most
splendid and solemn Of any heretofore
held in the churches The altar and
cllancel Rad been made beautiful by the
ladies of THE Altar Chapter: and palms
rare ferns and ported plants in album
dance were artistically displaysd within
chancel The music. always a leading
feature of the Episcopalian Easter SER
vice, was carefully planned and pre-
pared under the direction of Mr.. Robert
Sweet for morning service and Miss
Grace Hattton for evening. Holy com
1nuniOn was celebrated twice and in the
afternoon baptism ceremonies were ad-
mnistered by the rector. AT ii a. m,
Mt. Olivet ComInaHdery of knights
Templar, under command Of Captain
General w. Scott COrbett. Lieutenant
l. II. Hettinger and Eminent Com
mander T.. +. Bleckley, marched to the
church in full uniform, nearly forty
strong, and occupied reserved seats to
listen to the Masonic sermon by the
rector. For three years the Sir Knights
have attended this service at 81. Johns.
till now il is almost an established GUS
tom.
The text for the sermon was taken
from Matt. PA, Therefore whosever
heareth these sayings Of MINI and
doeth them. I viii liken him unto a
wise man, which built his house upon
a rock" After briefly dwelling upon
the historical memories clustering
around the sacred day of Chfist's
resurrection, and all that the celehra-
ton meant To the church and its types.
he launched into an eulogy Of the fra
te7nal beauty and power of the Masonic
institution and the Knight Templar
branch Of II in particular. and sought
to show how closely allied in theory
and practice and basic principles We're
the two great institutions of Christian
ity and Free MarOnry. rising 10 the
heights Of profound eloquence when he
uttered the climax: IF by some mir
aculous intervention of an unknown
power Christianity and the church
should in moment be wiped out Of eN-
iStence. | believe-yeS. | know all its
tenetS and grand truths Of the blessed
Gospel would be preserved intact within
the fold Of the vast system that teaches
the simple truths that Christ taught.
of love To thy neiChbor. do good 10 all
men. extend charity 10 the helpless and
destitute, and care for the widows and
orphans. in word. the brotherhood OF
man and fatherhood of God"