The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1898-04-14
EASTER SERVICES.
Decorations at the Different City
Churches.

Churches.
Easter Sunday dawned bright and
clear, and it continued pleasant
throughout the day. The attendance
at all of the churches was exceptional
ly large, and the ladies with new
gowns and Easter bonnets we're strict
ly in evidence. At all of the churches
there was special music and special
services. while all of them were high
ly decorated with flowers.
At the Methodist church the Easter
decorations we're not on so elaborate a
scale as in former years, vet the dis
play of flowers was very beautiful. On
both sides of the pulpit we're pyramids
of potted plants and flowers, while nu-
merous plants we're placed on the rail-
ings and organ. A large crowd attend
ed the service, which was conducted
by Rey. G. H. Way. The service was
opened by cornet solo by Millard
Root, who is the cornet player at the
church. This was followed by sing
ing, prayer and an anthem by the
choir, composed of the Misses Belle
Clayson and Grace Ferris, and Messrs.
Martin and Southwick, with Miss May
Ferris at the organ.
The subject of Rev. Ways discourse
was part of the 18th verse of the Goth
chapter of St. John, "Woman, why
weepest Thou? Whom seekest Thou?"
These were the words of Jesus to Mary
Magdalen at the sepulchre after the
resurrection. The woman did not
know that it was Jesus, who had risen
from the dead, to whom she was talk
ing. She had not taken into account
the divine element. The minister won
dered if the people of to-day, in re-
gard to the much-talked-of war, we're
not leaving out of account the divine
element. There we're many instances
where the weaker had subdued the
stronger. He was confident that the
United States represented the right,
the down trodden, and the weak. The
divine element must be recognized.
There was no event in all history so
we'll verified as the resurrection of
Christ Over 500 witnesses who testi-
fed that he arose. His resurrection is
the pledge to us OF our own resurrec-
ton.
The Catholic church was appropri-
ately decorated for the occasion. The
chancel in the rear was highly decor
ated with potted flowers, as we're also
the two symbolic groups of Jesus and
Mary at either side of the chancel en-
trance. On these were Gala lilies, ros-
es, begonias and Easter lilies. &C.
raniums also we're there in abundance.
The music and services we're specially
appropriate to the day, and the chants
of the choir we're exceptionally beauti-
ful. Rev. Fr. Wood delivered a STIR
ring Easter lecture to the large con-
gregation, in which he drew two con-
clusions first, that the Resurrection
proves that Jesus was God, and Sec
ond, that it was pledge of our resur-
rection. Jesus rose from the dead not
so much for himself but rather as a
model to all mankind.
At the Episcopal church the ladies
having in charge the floral decorations
we're little ahead of last year, so far
as beautiful display is concerned, al
though the display was not as large as
last year. There were Easter lilies,
palms, umbrella plants, smilax, ge-
raniums, foliage plants, nicotine, ivy,
etc., all so profuse as to fill the atmos-
phere of the church with a striking
fragrant perfume. The chancel and
the pieces of furniture we're wrapped
or hidden in these flowers, while the
organ and other forward furniture