Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1898-04-14
Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday at the Congregation
al church Extra was, a grand day.
to a previously arranged
plan, the knights Templar of Godfrey
Commandery, Audubon, attended SER
vices at the above named church in
body.
In order that all might be accommo-
dated special train was chartered for
the occasion. The train carrying the
visiting Knights with their ladies ar
rived at Extra about 1920 A. NJ. where
the visitors We're met by teams and
carriages to convey the ladies to the
homes to which they had been as
signed for entertainment. The Audu-
bon knights were met at the depot by
the knights of Extra and after for
ming in line marched to the Masonic
hall, where they halted a few mo-
ments handshaking and meeting
members of Exodus lodge. At lO:45
they again formed in line with Exc
vice in body, and marched to the
Congregational church where a large
audience had congregated and We're
ready for service. AS they marched
into the church and down the center
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piano at which Miss Mollie Delahoyde
presided and of the violin in the hands
of Mrs. w. A. Hamler, together with
the profusion of flowers made one feel
that this Easter was akin to that first
Easter when the angels sang the glad
song Christ is risen.
The church was beautifully decorat-
ed with notices, emblems and flowers.
The ladies had spared no time
or expense in arranging and beautify-
ing the house for the occasion. In the
northeast corner, over the knights
hung a Salem cross in the southeast
corner triangle and in the center
over the PASTORS chair a Maltese cross.
The knights were seated by Usher
McAninch on the rostrum to the north
of the pulpit and members of Exodus
occupied the front pews next to the
Knights. The Knights ladies and the
ladies of Exodus Lodge occupied the
front pews on the left side Of the house
directly in front of the choir.
When all were seated Rev. Wissler
took his place in the pulpit and the
service began by all uniting in chant
ing the Lords Prayer. After the in
vocation an anthem was given by the
choir. The choir consisted of Il double
quartette and violinist-Mrs. j. M.
Thomas and Mrs. B. r. Leamon, So
prano; Mrs. Geo. Henshaw, alto
DR.. j. G. Newton and Edwin Della
hoyde tenor and Otto Thomas and B.
r. Leamon bass Miss Mollie Della
hoyde pianist and Mrs. Hamler VIC.
linist. The music consisted of an
thems, male quartette and ladies quar-.
tette. The music was all very fine
and many were the compliments in
which all agreed that the music was
second to none.
Rev. Wissler spoke from Luke 24:4t
"Thus it behooved Christ to suffer
and to rise again from the dead the
third day. The speaker took his
hearers back to Calvary, showed eff
fects of sin as portrayed by the dying
thief, the power and love of God a.
seen in Christ, the defeat of sin anC
final victory of Christ over sin and
death. At the close of the sermon
another beautiful anthem was render
ed by the choir and the audience wa
dismissed by the benediction. Eacf
family of knights then conducted
those Of the visitors that had been as
signed them to their respective homes
where they were treated to good thing
provided to satisfy the inner man
At three o'clock Knights, Masons an(
ladies met again at the Masonic hal
where AS minutes We're spent in get
ting acquainted and the time came
much too soon for the guests to depart
At 3:45 all formed into line again ant
marched to the depot where the trail
was in waiting to convey the Audi
bon friends to their homes and whel
the F" All aboard" was called on
there was a pulsing in every breas
that the ties Of friendship had bee
strengthened and another link ha
been added to the chain that shal
bind together all nations, tongues an
>indreds of earth and that law is tn
Law of Love.
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