The Roanoke daily times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1895-1897, 1896-04-07
EASTER SERVICES.
How They Wero Celebrated at the Var
ious Churches In the City.

upon which to celebrate the reeurrec-
tion of the Savior of mankind. After
weeks of Indictment weather the sun
arose bright and clear and the soft
breezes seemed to watt to all mankind
the glad message of the risen Lord. All
the forces of nature seemed to be united
to impress upon all the great meaning
Of the day set apart for the oommemo-
ration of the most far-reRching event
recorded In the sacred history, and upon
which the superstructure OF Christianity
and the government OF nations rests.
True, 1t is generally conceded that
the day does not represent the exact day
on which the Savior arose. but 1t Is Q
custom long sanctioned by p :aotice, to |
commemorate that event by special re- |
ligious services at this season, when |
| nature bursts forth into new life, and
when the heart OF man should BIO filed
with gratitude to God and to our own
Savior, who died that all mankind
might know the way of life.
The following Is summary OF the
Iservlces held at the various churches
| Sunday:
The services at st. Andrews Church
were very largely attended and Father
| Lynch preached an excellent sermon.
The music WAS unexcelled and added
much to the appropriate services.
At St. Johns Church the programme
as published in Sundays TINES was car
ried out to the letter. Spectators de-
: clare that more appropriate service
was never held and the programme was
} rendered to perfection. The occasion
! was full of interest and the services
were conducted by the rector, Rev. DR..
: Meade. The children's Easter festival
was held at 4:15 p. m.
At the First Presbyterian Church the
pastor preached from First Corinthians,
18th chapter and saith verse: death is
Swallowed up in Victory" Two men,
It Scotland and the other by profession Of
n faith. Six testaments were presented
o to as many little children for having
: recited perfectly the child's catechism
70 At the evening service DR.. Campbell
d preached from Cor. 1854.
h At Trinity Church Sunday morning
B. Rev. w. o. Ross was not able to fill his
II appointment owing to illness. Rev. ]
l. O. Jones. the pastor. preached both nigh
10 Christ" Tho Bervices were we'll at
II tended.
l. At Greene-Memorial M. e. Church
10 the pastor, Rev. DIR. Carson, preached
st sermon on the resurrection of Christ
* and administered the sacrament OF tn
Id Lords supper.
r Rev. DR.. G. G. Smith, OF Georgia
m preached st night from the text. "Suffe
d. little children to come unto me-" hi
wv training Of children. DR.. Smith preache
at Grace Church In the morning.
Rev. w. E. Locke. who has been az
pointed to Marvin Church, in the Wasl
We ington district, preached to the s
IL James congre1 stion for the last tim'
SE Communion was administered at all til
M. e. churches.
:. At the First Baptist Church larp
congregation was present both nigi
was 1.-The life that Is Born in th
Tomb" Two additions to the churc
'rs were made in the morning and four pc
sons received the ordinance Of baptis
sb- at night.
in The pastors resignation was, at Il
his the close Of the morning service. ri
re- ferred to q committee consisting
is DR.. G. s. Luck, j. j. Phelps. w.
es, Gibbons, G. S. Churchill and DR.. j.
my Stone, who are to report next Sunday.
sm, At Christ church the rector, Rev.
,es. w. Patton, preached an interesti
SIS. Easter sermon and the Easter offerin
ey. who will be applied to the chur
the debt. amounted to 1915. This max
re- s., 200 that has bsen raised by Mr.. Pa
, he ton since he took charge OF the chur(
de- Az ST. Marks the day was approp
.ur ately observed; the chancel was dec
My sted with flowers and the pastor, R
be L G. M. Miller. delivered an addr,
,ual upon the Resurrection" Seven p
ions pie were confirmed, and twenty-t
ght others, all members of the Sect
hold Lutheran Church, united themsel
with the congregation of ST. Marks.
At $3.50 DR.. Campbell delivered an
my. dress at Woodside, where spet
vss. Easter services were held by the s
dey-school. A feature of the exerci
,,,. was O representation of the stone to
10 as an object lesson for the children.
a. At St. Paul's Reformed Church
~ Easter services OF both tho church
Sunday-school were we'll attended.
Lenten and Easter offerings were 81
.ho cient for the years apportionment
the congregation feels gratifed
.,o they will have o clear financial ret
=, -. when the Virginia Chassis meets her
=, the 9th day Of May. On that occa
,;a the opening sermon will be preached
u ,sn Rev. N. II. Skyles. of Woodstock.
: 'o' Reiter, the president, will open
. session. About .hirty delegates will
in attendance. The meeting Is sim
s0ppn 30 q district conference in the M
Church
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