The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-20
EASTER IN NEWBERRY.
"A Lovely Day-The Churches Have Largo
congregations and Appropriate Scr.
vices Hcld-Beautiful Decorations.

shone out beautifully and bright and
the air was crisp and bracing. Just
such an easter more as draws the heart
naturally to the house Of worship and
hts 1t properly to celebrate the most
important epoch in all history-the
bursting of the tomb and the resurrec-
tlon OF the Saviour of the world. A
Risen Lord is the hope of the human
race and it is mete and right that the
event should be tittingly celebrated.
Easter services were observed in the
churches OF Newberry and eloquent and
appropriate discourses preached by all
the ministers.
The Lutheran, Episcopal and Meth
odist churches Yere draped in ever
green garlands and budding flowers
typical OF the resurrection from the
dead and life everlasting. There was
no service at the Baptist church as the
pastor has not yet returned.
The Methodist church was tastefully
decorated about the pulpit. A garland
or evergreen gracefully festooned the
arch, and beautiful flowers OF different
shades and colors showed to advantage
IN front of the pulpit. While the dec
orations were not elaborate, they dis
played excellent taste. A large con-
gregation was present and Rev. g. w.
Creighton, the pastor, preached an
able sermon.
In the evening the church was
crowded with an eager congregation
for the Easter service under the aus
plces OF the Ladies Missionary Socie-
ty. The programme was n fine and
interesting one, embracing recitations
and songs by the young people of the
| church.
Three recitations by Miss Alma
Bishop, Master Ashley St. Armand,
Misses Levy and Annie Wadsworth
Lurlinc Evans, Masters Hugh C,eigh-
ton and James Bardin.
"Floral Offering" with songs by five
girls, Pauline Glider, Mabel nn',..irullt,
Lola Lake, May Langford and Lurline
Evans.
Solos by Miss Neville Pope and Mrs.
| Macbeth.
a collection was taken for the Scar
rett Bible and Training School, Kansas
| City, Mo-, where Methodists Missiona-
ries are educated. The amount of the
collection was about 800.
The Easter services at the Lutheran
church were attended by one OF the
largest congregations in the history of
the church. The auditorium and the
| galleries were crowded and many were
turned away by the ushers for want OF
room. The pastor, Rev. DR.. j. B. Fox,
delivered brief address suita BILE to
the day, re erving the Easter sermon
for the evening service. The decora-
tions were elaborate and very beauti-
ful. The interior was festooned with
| garlands and the walls around the
pulpit twined with ivy and bright-col-
ored roses. "Christ Our Passover" was
tho central motto, eXquisitely made of
the beautiful wisteria, contrasting
brightly with the deeper purple back
ground of the pulpit recess. A large
cross of white flowers rose from frag-
mcnts of marble on the left, surrounded
with palms, and in front of tho pulpit
and in tho chancel pot plants and flow
ers OF various colors added greatly to
the beauty Of the decorations. A
bouquet of beautiful tulips graced the
pulpit lamp. Other cut flowers were
to be seen in the garlands on the chan
Gel railing. The church never looked
prettier in its Easter garb. The music,
both moring and evening, was render
cd with excellent effect. The holy
communion was administered ut the
morning service to the largest number
of members ever present at q single
time. At night DR.. Fox preached a
| good sermon from the text, "Why
seek ye the living among the dead"
EASTER AT ST. LUKE's EPISCOPAL
| CHURCH.
After week Of unbroken sunshine
Easter day dawncd clear and bright to
the delight of those who with glad
heart greet this day so dear to the
Christian.
Revercnt, loving hands had dono
their best to ad0rn and bcautify the
sanctuary in honor Of its risen Lord,
and fair and radiant looked the sacred
edifice with. the golden sunlight
streaming over all.
Graceful callas, mingling their
creamy, waxen beauty with the bril-
liant geraniums and dark green leaves
and ferns, brought out in striking love-
lincss the glistcning white cross placed
to the right OF the pulpit in the rear.
While the snowy font, outside the
chanccl railing and marble cross upon
the altar, were beautiful indeed in the
exquisite arrangement of white flowers,
roses and lilies, intcrminglcd with del
icatc leaf and vine.
"Garland the font with lilies,
Lay purity's emblem there,
AS once in the hand of maiden,
Was laid n lily so fart"