The Portland daily press., 1896-04-06
EASTER AT WESTBROOK.
Churches Bright With Flowers and
Redolent With Their Perfume.

RedoIent With Their Perfume.
Glad Songs and Eloquent Sermons Testify
to the Arisen Christ-Accounts of Exer-
The Easter morning services at the
Congregational church called out very
large attendance. Rev. N. Fl. Adams
preached very able sermon from Phil
lipians, 3-10, "That may know Him
and the power of His resurrection" The
singing und er the direction of Mr.. 7, Fl.
Snow, assisted by W. W. Cutter, Mrs.
Stevens and Miss Staokpole, was very
ably rendered. The anthem "Christ Our
Passover" was especially noticeable. The
organ was presided over by Prof. W. E.
Aver. Ihe decorations were very simple,
consisting OF semi-cirole of potted plants
and ferns about the altar interspersed
with Easter lilies and roses. The eve
ming worship was largely attended.
The Kings Daughters will meet with
Mrs. II. L. Boynton on Brackett street,
Wednesday evening at 7.30 p. m.
filed Sunday morning to listen to the
pastor. Rev., 9. q. Phelan, it being his
last sermon before going to conference.
His subject was "What risen Saviour
means to believer" The subject was
handled in very able and interesting
manner. Before commencing his sermon,
| he spoke of the work for the past year,
saying that the church had received
| twenty members in the past Year, besides
a larger number OF. .probationers than at
| the beginning OF the year. The church
was very prettily decorated with potted
plants and flowers. The pastor will leave
| Wednesday for conference at Auburn.
The financial affairs are in healthy
condition, enough money having been
raised to pay tho PASTORS salary and all
running expenses, besides some $500 that
has been expended for improvements on
| the parsonage.
| AT the Universalist church the exercises
| brought together "a large audi ence. Rev.
| Edward Smiley of Neville cid, N. H.,
sermon. The singing was under the di-
rsction of George Libby, organist, assist
ed by 3. l.. jackson, Joseph Hazelton,
Miss Bodge, Mrs. Anthoine The anthem
"Sing Unto the Lord'' was beautifully
rendered. The decorations were in form
of memorial table Of flowers consisting
of lilies and pinks, beautifully arranged
and presented by Miss Andrews; also a
large quantity of flowers. arranged in
form of a hanging basket in memory OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cloudman. Flowers
were donated By several members of the
church, notably fine rose bush by Mrs.
B. 3. Roberts. There was also bouquet
of flowers in memory of Hon. Leandel
Valentine.
There will be a meeting of the Fire
mans Relief association at the rooms in
Valentine Hose house this evening al
7.5O O'Clock.
There will be an adjourned meeting OF
Westbrook High School Alumni at the
High school building Wednesday eve
ming, April 9th, ut z. 30 O'Clock for cleo.
ton of officers.
Regular meeting of Westbrook city
council this evening at z. 80 O'Clock.
Deputy Sheriff Firth and Plummer OF
Portland paid visit to Peter Laundy' Is
place on Brown street Saturday evening
but failed to find any intoxicating liquor.
An Easter concert was given Sunday
evening at the Methodist church by the
Sunday school. The church was crowd.
ed and the parts were all well taken. The
singing was especially good.
WARREN CONGREGATIONAL
| CHURCH.
| the. services at the Warren Congrega
tional church yesterday were pleasing
and we'll attended. Special music was
furnished by the choirlboth morning and
evening. The choir was composed ot
Frank H. Cloudman, basso; j. H. Hezel.
ton. tenor; Miss Edwina Rich ardson
alto; and Miss Sawyer of Portland, So
prano, with Miss Ella Melcher as organist
AT the morning service the pastor, Rev
VIM. G. Mann, preached an able Easter
sermon from Phil. 1--23. The pulpit
and platform weres garden of flowers
symetrioally arranged in semi-oircle BY
Miss Hattie Goudy, assisted by Mrs
Barbour, Mrs. Carleton and other ladies
of the society. Easter lilies and flowers
In memorial were to Percy L. Cloudnian
John M. Kimball, Mrs. Laura Hodgkint
and Alice J. Weeks. A large plant Of
Write azaleas kindly loaned by Mrs. A.
Cloudy assisted In the decorating as did g
box of red tulip and jonquil, which
grows among the first spring flower. A
beautiful oddity was parlor maple sent
by Mrs. A. W. Shaw and teapolC
maple, owned by Mrs. George Foster.
The evening service was one of praise
The choir also furnished special music al
this service.