The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-04-10

u life as tie did: uniees we conqun
!. death and see Immortality as lie did
/. unless we realize our own !iSht'girinI
@ responsibility and prepare oursclyc'
:. again this Easter 20 shine with The
; light of Him who brought life ant
n immortality to light. Life is here nnt
Y Immortality is there bard and dul
, and glowing and then Christ comes,
I, and life Is plain though it be hard
! and life is beautiful tho it he sai and
| Immortality is no longer Il dillicult
5 hope. put IA delightful destiny, Hcn
Son OF Righteousness is Risen. Good
Christians SEQ ye rise as well
Three services were hold III st
: Michae's Episcopal church Easter
day with Easter music by the boy
choir at all three. At am there was
ii celebration of the Holy communion
with large attendance in the part OF
the communicates, and the floral deco
rations, consisting of lilies. palms and
roses were very effective. The second
service, consisting of Morning Prayer,
and second celebration was held at
10 80 m and the Rector delivered an
Easter sermon fromPhilippians Sd 10th,
That may know Him, and tho pow
or of His resurrection, and tho fellow
ship of His sutferings = At 80 p m
the Rector oiliciated in Christ church,
Guilford, the church being decorated
with Easter lilies. The children's ser
!, vice of Evening Prayer and Easter car
OILS with address was held in st Mich
ae's church at p m and the Lcntcn
offerings Of the children were received
and placed upon the Altar. The Sun
day school is the largest now that it
has ever been since Mr. Collins rector
ship. Throughout the day the congre
cations were large and much interest
was manifested and the vested choir
rendered the Easter music ut all the
services 4 Litany desk of polished
oak and brass was placed in the church
Washington Manley as a memorial of
their brother This was solemnly set |
apart at the sccoud service from all un |
hallowed users by brief service Of
benediction.
AT the Uniycrsaist church tho deco
ratlons were white and green. The |
pastor gave Il ten minute talk on the
= Nature of the Evidence of Immortal
ity' which was preparatory to dis
course he intends to give later on
: Evidence of Immortality. y The
Sunday school gave its usual East
or concert consisting of Process
ional march and Hymn, followed by an
Easter service and solo, Across tho
Fields the Warm Winds Blow, by
Miss Lenna Thomas after which the
younger members Of the school rem
dcred a very pretty program of speak
ing, singing and solos.
y pleasing concert was given by the
NJ. Il. Sabbath school Sunday evening.
| Organ Voluntary.
Anthem by tho Choir
Z Responsive reading.
Prayer. Rev 4 i liough
. singing by children aud choir.
. Recitation, Oracle Ellis .
: Recitation, George iIill E
Recitation, "Thc Resurrection" by,
Willie Morse, floid rrouty and Oscar Ray.
. Solo, Lila Bliss |
10 Recitation. Myrtle Bliss
II Recitation, Tho Missionary Boy by,
Leroy Houghton
Il Recitation. Bertha Smith
- Chorus, "Heralds OF the Cross,
u Recitation, frankie wacn
II Arthur Housh
Recitation Helen Hilldreth.
Ella Bohiman.
l. Chorus, Forward Dauntlcss Army +
u Recitation, Nina Duiton
Lizzie Bags. Alice Corbett and Lila Bliss
~ Recitation, Easter Lilies" by.
sarah Dimes and irene Plimpton
70 Duet, Little Missonaries"by, 4
Bertha Kmban and Myrtle Bliss
y Recitation. Bertha Mathcwson
22 Delos Liyermorc.
Recitation f Fa,',, AIlf Hsrser
After Il few remarks from the pastor,
.ev. A. j. Hough the concert closed
18th all singing. 1.-THE call for Reap. S,
rs. ~ All the children did we'll, but :.
tile Nina Dutton and Bertha Math II
wson deserve special mention.
There we're no special Easter ser n
ice in the Swedish Lutheran and
wedish Evangelical churches Sunday. u
The decorations at the Methodist
lurch were not as profuse as in pre-
ous years but were Hastily arranged
id consisted mostly of potted plants, =.
Hips and carnations. Special music '"
as rendered by the choir and tho pas h,
n, Rev. 4. J. Hough preached an
spring sermon. IN
The young peoples societies Of the
rious churches ushered ID the Oh IN
rvances by sunrise prayer meetings.
the Methodist church a union ~
rvice of the Epworth League to-
thcr with the societies from the =
and Universalist
urches held union service. This IL
rs presided over 10y the three presi- III
nts 4. II. Frazier c. II. Thompson
d Miss Ruby lioscock The attend L
&c was good aud the meeting an in
iring one. Clayton Hacisley assisted
the music.
NJ the Baptist church the Christian
.dcavor society also met for a sunrise
aver meeting. Christie Crowcll the
took Churun oF fhc praipn
vice II. /. c. Toedt followed with
lycr and Miss Mary +. Horton led
the testimony service.
Zoe Mancy, Reeds chief uaiager, Va
IS TO draw consolation from the
puhlican lnlnnatn situ2linn LN rnm. {