The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-11
Congregational.

THE congregation OF the Plymouth
Congregational church being
without pastor, there was no
preaching service yesterday. Instead,
at the morning service, the members
of the Sabbath school rendered the
beautiful oratorio, The Risen King,
under the direction Of Chorister David
owens. Everett Davis acted as organ
list. In the evening a special song SER
vice was carried out under the direc-
tion of Chorister Elias +. Evans, with
Miss Mary Harris as accOmpanist. The
usual Scripture lesson was read. The
choir sang the anthem, THE Earth is
the Lords" by Kirkpatrick, and the
selection, Easter Hymn" The Misses
Myfanwy Williams and Margaret Phil
lips each sang u soprano solo, and
David Owens sang the baritone solo,
The Holy City"
Miss Elizabeth Jenkins assisted the
choir of the First Welsh COngrega-
tional church, West Scranton. as solo
list at the morning service. and Rev.
David Jones, pastor, preached spe-
cial sermon. The evening service was
given over entirely to song and recita-
tions. The programme as carried out
under the direction of Chorister w.
John Davies, Miss Norma Williams,
acting Is aCCOmpaniSt, was as follows:
Hymn by congregation and prayer by
pastor, followed with solos by Mrs. q.
w. Powell, the Misses NJ. Thomas Elz-
abeth Anfield, Margaret Davies. Sarah
j. Davies, Elizabeth A. Davies and 7.
Abrams, d. Stephens, u. Jenkins, ID.
j. Davies and w. Evans; duet by the
Misses Ellen Thomas and Anna Rob
erts; quartette by Mrs. G.. w. Powell
and party, and recitations by Miss Nora
Davies, Thomas Reynolds, Thomas
Elias and Benjamin GritfithS, and CON
cluded with hymn by the congrega-
tion and the benediction by the pastor
The members of the Sabbath school
of the above church conducted Easter
exercises at the church in the after
noon. The programme as rendered con-
sisted Of a reading by Thomas Hughes;
prayer, by John Long and Infant class
and the reciting Of the catechism by
the Infant class, Songs by the school
and solos by the Misses Amelia Da-
vies and Jemima Morgan. Recitation
Of the twenty-third Psalm by the
Misses Edith Woodyetin and Lily Rees
and other recitations by the Misses
Thomas, Edna Evans and Rachel Will
lams and Thomas Thomas, Thomas
Evans, Richard Woodyetin, d. Davies
and Cromwell Davies; duet by the
Misses Jennie Evans and Ruth Davies,
and a sermon by Thomas Jones con-
cluded the exercises.
The large, well trained choir of the
Welsh Congregational church of North
Scranton rendered number of special
selections at the morning service, and
in the evening the exercises at the
Dutch Gap mission were Oh a highly
interesting character. The children of
the Sunday school had a large share
in the evening exercises
A beautiful service Of song was Civ
en- by the children and young people
of the Puritan Congregational church
of North Scranton. The pastor, Rev.
RoraCe Peckover, preached morning
and evening. His morning topIc was
ut is Finished" and in the evening
his theme was "He is Risen"
At the Tabernacle CONGREGATIONAL
church yesterday Faster was observed
with excellent exercises. Chorister
Hugh A. Jones was in charge and Mr..
Thomas j. Williams, the organist. was
assisted by an orchestra of eight pieces
led by Prof. STEINER. At the morning
service in addition to the hymns and
scriptural reading, two anthems, Lift
W Your Heads" and "Hallelujah He is
Risen" were sung by the choir, and
short addresses were made by Mrs.
Thomas j. Lewis, Mrs. Griffith Reese
and John r. Jones, Prayer was offered
by William F. Reese and the solo of
calvary" was sung by Mrs. John B.
Evans. Al the evening service, the ex-
ercises were more elaborate. The mem
bers of the sabbath school taking
part, HYMNS We're sung, passages Of
Scripture were read Tesponsively, and
short addresses were made by Evan G..
Reese and Evan Williams. Recita-
tions were given by Washington Nor
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