The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-04-06


FAINT department one lady superintendent.
Two teachers and 1l9 scholars. making a
total OF % members. The average attend
ance during the last quarter was - ana
the total collections for the quarter were
Sl2A50.
The Easter Offering was taken up BY
Masters Nils Dahl, Albert Won Eberstein.
Grover Pauisen. George Schroeder, Willie
Adams and Theodore POttinger. The col
lection amounted 20 $50
DR.. Schaeffer addressed the school on
Easter and its significance. He also spoke
Of the Importance OF the sunday school
work and urged upon the parents that they
should encourage IL by their attendance.
Mr.. ". ]. Wambaugh. president OF the
Luther League, delivered short Easter
address. speaking Of the resurrection and
the res ults to the world.
A recitation on the Fruits Of the Res
line Kuck. Lille Behr. Annie Gibbons,
Mamie Lang. Louise Lubs, Mamie Herr
man and Annie King.
Dr. W. S. Bowman, d. D., the former
pastor OF the church. made a short ad-
dress, commenting upon the growth in in
terest and numbers in the Lutheran
highly his successor, the present pastor,
Rev. W. c. Schaeffer, and said that he had
for which ne had labored during the sew
eral years Of his pastorate He referred
especially TO the new Lutheran church,
St. Pauls. and the growth OF the church
and Sunday school OF the Church OF the
There was a recitation by Miss Annie
school. The festival closed with the dox-
ology by the congregation, The celebra-
ton was most successful one in every
way and demonstrated a remarkable
growth in the school during the last year.
The services at St. PauPs Lutheran
church were the first Easter services held
in the new church. It was crowded at the
morning service, pew and aisle, and many
were unable 70 be seated. The services
were In keeping with the day. The church
was richly decorated with flowers ana
plants. Bouquets Of Easter lilies and
roses stood on the pulpit and red and white
azaleas were strewn in profusion about
the platform.
The service was the regular morning
prayer with sermon by the pastor. Rev
tration Of the rite Of confirmation ana
the holy communion.
There were forty-three accessions to the
church during the service, eighteen by
confirmation and twenty-five by letter
and card. The total membership of the
church is now 2l7.
Rev Mr.. Eptings sermon was from the
text Mark 10, 81: And entering into the
sepulchre they saw young man sitting
on the right, side. clothed in long white
garment and they were affrighted. Ana
he saith unto them, BE not affrighted; We
seek Jesus OF Nazareth. which was cruel
fed; He is risen; He is not here; behold
the place where they laid Him. But go
your way, tell His disciples and Peter
that He goeth before you into Gallilee;
there shall ye see Him, as He said unto
The pastors theme was the Easter
promise, the promise of the perpetual pres
ence or our risen Lord. Passing over the
| history of Christ's crucifixon and resur-
rection as facts beyond question the pas
tor dwelt upon Christs presence with his
disciples to sooth their sorrow; with be-
| levers to forgive sin and to restore the
severed relationship between himself and
his disciples. to revive decaying hope, to
strengthen feeble faith and to supply their
temporal wants and necessities.
He is present still with his disciples, the
pastor said. ITO provide for, their every
need. Take this promise with you" said
the pastor through your lives; the bright
Easter promise-the promise of the resur-
rection-the promise Of Christs abiding
presence. Let ii be your stay and strength,
| JOY in eternity"
Following the sermon, the rite of con-
frmation was administered and after that
the holy communion was celebrated.
The Easter Sunday school festival took
places at o'clock in the afternoon. The
school and their friends. The decorations
in the main were the same as those at the
| morning service. The infant class room
and the church were thrown together by
the opening of the folding doors separating
| them.
| the Augsburg songs, followed by a re-
| sponsive reading by the pastor and mem
bers OF the school, and the creed and pray
er. The song THE Spring Returneth" was
sung and after 1t Miss Bessie Richardson
| recited, Beautiful Easter" This was fol-
Ss S the song HnF Is saG
Said" by three little girls Marie Derst,
Mamie Steffens. and Edith Anderson. The
infant class sang sweet little carol and
| following it Annie Helmken recited AN
gels of Easter"
After further responsive readings and
songs came a pretty exercise, The Easter
Conversation, by four little girls, Bertha
| Hoffman, Nellie Roberts. Bertha Anderson
| and Lizzie Francis, each at the proper
time holding up wreath Of flowers with
| words
| Praise"
| Fourteen little members of the infant
| class held up banners bearing each a let
| ter, the whole forming the words Christ
| is Risen" The little ones were Stella
Helmken, Bertha Stem. Josie Stem, Fannie
| Francis, Edith Coolidge, Lillian Marscher,
| Julia Marscber, Catharine Gnann and
Henry Bender, Ralph Metzger, Carl
Kraft, Willie Pottinger, Charles Peters
After this exercise, Stella Helmken re-
cited Hope" The closing carol was then
sung and the benediction was pronounced
! whose pastorate of the Lutheran Church
| Of the Ascension the mission which re-
suited in the organization of st. Paufs
The Easter offerings of the Sunday
school was $685. of which $40 was by the
| infant class.
The services in the Catholic churches
We're of most imposing character The
| sombre draperles and vestments which
| had prevailed through holy week, were
laid aside, and the affairs were ablaze
with lights and empowered in floral deco
rations The musical services were of I'M
usual excellence.
At the Cathedral of St. John the Bap-
tst solemn high mass was celebrated at
1890 o'clock. Bishop Becker was the eel
ebrant, assisted by Rev. Fathers Schlenke
and Balm. The bishop delivered an elo-
| 4uent sermon on the Resurrection -
The choir under the direction of Mr. F.
Z. Rebarer sang Durand's second sol
cmn mass in G. The offertory was sung
by prominent lawyer, and the Benedic-
tus by a lady prominent in musical cir
Giles. with a violin oblgato by Prof Fisch-
er of the Royal Hungarian Band. The
Benedictus was arranged from Braga' $
serenade, and was exquisitively rendered
At the vesper service in the afternoon
the vespers were rendeded by the Gre
gorian chant. Mazo's Regina Coelli." for
female voices were rendered, and Vie
gand's o Salutaris arranged for a duei
of contralto and soprano was sung. The
Tantum Ergo by Rosewig was rendered
by the choir.
At st. Patrick's the services were held
in the basement of the church. owing tC
the repairs which are being made to the
auditorium. Solemn high mass was ceIe.