The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-11
DEERING.
FREE CHURCH.

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church were appropriate to the observ-
ance of Easter About the pulpit was
a display of potted plants and cut flowers
arranged very Hastily. The morning SER
vice was devoted largely to the special
Easter music by the choir. The pro-
gramme of the morning service has been
previously published. The pastor, Rev.
L. M. Davies, preached from the text LIST
Tim. 2:1O verse. ''Christ who hath
abolished DEATH In the evening the
young people of the Snday school partioi-
pated in an appropriate Easter concert
The following programme was carried
out: A carol service for Easter entitled
s'Esster Lilies
Hymn-GoIden Harps Are Sounding, ;,
sunday School
Welcome. Mary Barnett
h'0o"'i's u Pastor
41,,,, Eoster Jriumph. Choir
Responsive Reading,
Mr.. A. II. Small and School
RESPONSIVE Service-Psalm "a,
LUIS Choir and School
Recitation-A Buried Seed, Julia Barnett
Recitntion-The Surer Token, Alice Dow
CaroI-Sing Easter Heralds,. School
observation-disclosures Lilies, Charlie Bocher
Responsive Reading,
Mr.. A. H. Small and School
Carol--Christ Has Arisen, School
Observation-Disclosures Day Offering,
Sadie Smith
Recitation-Burst Into Bloom,
-'''i '''''0 Harriet Knight
Responsive Reading
Carol-All Is Made New, School
Responsive Reading.
Recitation-At His Dear Feet,
''0N-'''- Leila Smith
Carol-The Crown of Victory. School
Observation-Disclosures Sepulcher Is
Breaking, Alice p. farnham am
Recitation, MAUI oinitn
Observation-Disclosures Tokens,
-'-e- ''- Addie Anderson
Solo and Chorus--Haill Beautiful Moon,
Ethel Whitney and School
Recitation-New Life, Bessie A. Bailey
Song-By the BOYS From the Home.
Arthur Elgee
Recitation-He Liveth, Eva E. Cilley
Offertory. 49,,
Crowns, School
Primary Exercise-Easter lessons.
The Gladness for Resurrection Day.
Nina Barnett
Tell Us the Easter Story,
Georgia Elgee
Bird Song. I'LL Glass
Easter Story,
Ivy ''''. - Harry Weed
SONG Alice Little
Butterfiy song. so ss Glass
Boy and girl with bulbs,
Howard Anderson, Bessie Bailey
Song Alice Little
Recitation-Lilies, Blanche FELTON,
Recitation-Lily Bells. MELVILLE Weed
Song, 1 Hiass
Pona5ict;on Pastor
NORTH DEERING SOCIETY.
The North Deering society. the newly
organized church society, held appropriate
Easter services yesterday afternoon at
three o'clock in Maple hall. The pastor,
Rev. L. NJ Davies, deli yered an eloquent
sermon, and the music under the dlrec-
ton of Mrs. J. f. Barrett, was well
adapted to the day. In the evening the
young people of the society assisted in
an Easter concert.
ALL SOULS UNIVERSALIST.
Easter was observed at All Souls
Universalist church as on previous years,
in an appropriate manner. In front of,
and about the pulpit was display Of
choice potted plants and cut flowers,
including several memorials. The must
cal programme which has been prev
iously published, was carried out by the
choir. The pastor, Rev. F. L. Nelson.
preached an effective sermon on the sub
iect Immortality At the close of the
morning service the regular quarterly
communion service was held. Among
the list of memorials about the church
pulpit were the following: Easter lilies
for Mrs. John A. Stevens, lilies, Alpheus
ls,den; pinks, Clarence Hooper; Spirea,
Sumner SWEET; roses, Rufus Durham;
Easter lilies and pinks, Mrs. Stevens;
lilies, Mrs. Rufus Morrill,; roses, Alexan-
der M. Parker. In the evening the Sun
day school observed the day with an ap
propriate Faster concert.
CLARK MEMORIAL METHODIST.
At the Clark Memorial Methodist
CuuTCu tU0 puppy III VIZ htiiS WteS
by Rev. Walter Canham of Old
Orchard, in the absence of the pastor
Rev. ]. R. Clifford who was detained at
home owing to his recent illness. Rev.
MI. Canham preached an able sermon on
the subject of the Resurrection. The
concert which was to have been held in
the evening owing to the illness of the
pastor was postponed until next Sun
day evening.
WOODFORDS CONGREGATIONAL.
The services of the.day at the Wood.
lords Congregational church were highly
to Easter. The church pulpit
was decorated by display OF potted
plants and cut flowers, ano an arch OF
evergreen. In the morning the pastor,
Rev E. P. Wilson, preached sermon
ID the subject of the Resurrection, TAX
ing his text from Acts goth. oth verse.
g Why should it be thought thing in
credible with you that God should false
the dead.'' The music was especially
+lo 0f tho daV.