The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-04-11
SECOND PARISH.

| and Towering shrubs. BACK OF the read
| ing desk was a large whits cross. In front
of the platform were beautiful memorials.
| There was star, crescent, and basket
of clover flowers for Earl Clifton Kicker;
two beautiful crosses, one for John True
Couscns and the other for Samuel Merrill
who, it will be remembered, were
drowned several seasons ago; a basket of
beautiful golden and white flowers for
Miss Hattie Liscomb; Easter lilies for
Joseph Perry; graceful tribute to Effie
Perry; star for Walter Soule; designs for
Mr.. and Mrs. G. o. Baker and Miss
Mary Baker; handsome basket for Mrs.
George S. and Miss Georgetta Staples,
and basket for Guy Ripley.
Rev Mr. Hack IS sermon dwelt upon
the resurrection and its lessons. The
published programme was finely rendered
by the choir.
CONGRESS ST. METHODIST.
At the Congress 81. Methodist the plat
form was decorated with Easter lilies and
ported plants There were no memorials
as these are devoted to Children's Day.
Rev. Mr.. Berry took for his text 'Christ
is Risen In the evening there was a
Sunday school concert
ST. PAUL'S.
The pretty little ST. Paul's was brave
in its Easter dress. The chancel was very
prettily decorated with the memoria Is
for former memters. Two tall vases
filed with callas were for Mr. and Mrs.
Hawley; Ascension lilies forWorden York
and Miss May York; lilies for Worden
Joseph Cow; handsome design for Mr.
and Mrs. Dyer; beautiful oIoss for Mrs.
McEwen and another for Miss Annie
johnson; lilies for Mr.. and Mrs. Moody.
. There was very full attendance at the
early morning service at 7.S0 O'CLOCK ana
the church was filled at the regular morn
| ing service. In the afternoon class OF
| fourteen was confirmed the largest since
Rev Mr. Shepherd became the rector
| The music throughout the day was most
pleasing and thoroughly in accord with
| it. Mr.. Shepherd gave an excellent dis
| cou rse on the Resurrection.
FIRST FREE BAPTIST.
"Eas ter" at First Free Baptist church
was most fttingly observed and the floral
ON ems about the altar were quite elab
crate. Suspended over the pulpit was a
framework of sinilax and Easter lilies
inside of which was the inscription II
am the resurrection and the light" be-
meath which was basket of lilies of the
valley.
A green arch was raised, "Christ is
Risen,' below which was cross filled
with cut flowers and on either side were
Easter lilies, bouquets and a variety of
ported plants making oil in all most
pleasing effect. There was very large
gathering at the morning service at
which Rev. Lewis Malvern officiated and
the theme of his discourse was 1.-THE
Resurrection - A chorus of 80 voices
sang appropriate hymns. The ordinance
of baptism was administered at p. fEm.
to about seven new church members and
an evening service was held at which
Rev. MIR. Malvern took for his subject
'Shall we know each other there?' Fol-
lowing tho evening service there was
"The Lords Supper also Hand of
Fellowship"
HIGH STREET.
Banked up against the chancel rail at
High Street church yesterday were Easter
lilies with ferns here and there and these
vera the memorial pieces: Mrs. Gather
inc Kicker Rollins, roses and Easter
lilies; Mrs 1ngrahnm, basket Of flow
1x1,~o r Il
lilies; J. B. Brown, large cross.
DIR. Tenn officiated and took the theme
of his morning discourse from LIST Corin-
THAN, 18th chapter and part of the 18th
verse
The music was Of high degree of ex
cellence and notable number was Miss
Varney's soprano solo.
In the evening the Sunday school had
appropriate exercises and a programme
was prepared which included music,
prayer, scrirtural readings and recita-
tions by the scholars. all of which was
concluded by postlude, the ''Festal
March" by Buck.
FREE ST. BAPTIST.
There was a very large attendance at
yesterdays morning service at the Free
Street Baptist church and on either side
Of the ALTAR were placed Easter lilies to
the number Of 100. There were floral
piece in front of the memorial windows
of Henry B. Hart and Rev. j. I. Cham
plin, D.sD., and son and the former pas
tor of the church, DR.. A. T. Dunn of
Watsrville offieiatad
There was an Easter concert in the
evening by the Sunday school at which
selections were rendered by Given's or
chestra' of twelve pieces; reoitations by
the primary department; violin solo by
Fred A Given and an appropriate ad
dress by DIR. Dunn. The exercises were
finished by the singing Of "All Hail the
Power of Jesus Nane,'' by the school
and congregati on.
CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACU-
LATE CONCEPTION.