The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1898-04-14
GLAD EASTER TIME.
CELEBR AT CHURCHES
SUNDAY.
Appropriate Sermons, Beautiful Dec
orations, Fine Musician I'm
mense Congregation at Early
Snrrinn Ii, SoInun
Morning Service in Salem.

Appropriate E lster services were
held at nearly all the churches Sun
day The Home Moravian church, as
! usual, was beautifully decorated with
ia ms, Gala and Easter lilies, etc.
Bishop Rondthaler occupied the pull
pit and preached one of his strongest
sermons. his text being: Jesus saith
unto her, Mary. She turned herself
aud saith unto Hin, RabboDi. Which
is to say Master" The special points
in tie discourse were that we will
knew each other in heaven and Jesus
special care over the weak.
I he coHgreg cation was also large at
the night service a duet was credi
tably rendered by Messrs. K. Pfohl
and HalCot Anderson
The musical feature OF the service
was especia ly appropriate and inter
eSting.
The congregation was large, the
church being crowded with home peo-
? and visitors.
EARLY MORNING SERVICE.
The Easter service that always at
tracts the greatest attention, both at
home aud abroad, is the early morn
log service. begun at or near tue Sa-
lem Home church. followed by the
Immense procession, led by the Band,
To the graveyard, where they are com
pleted, the sun rising upon the solemn
ana Impressive and beautiful scene.
Notwithstanding the threatening
weather, before daybreak yesterday
the streams OF humanity began to
low towards the objective point, by
street cars, by vehicles and on foot,
and continued tn flow until the APP
pointed time and until the attend
Guce reached into thousands, the
nnmber present being estimated at
, 800 To 3 coo.
The music for the occasion was fur
nished by the two church bands the
mems band and the boys band
AT EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
Al the Episcopal church. a large
cDrgregation heard Rev. j. F. George
TIE Resurrection of the Tenn
poFal Body OF Christ" The floral
decorations were profuse and attrac-
tive The musical program printed
in Saturdays SENTINEL was credita
oily and pleasiugly rendered.
The pastors Of the other churches
occupied their pulpits and their ser
mons we're appropriate to the Easter
festival
LUTHERAN CHURCH.
Rev. w. A. LutZ preached from this
text: "And after these things / saw
another angel come down from heav-
en-. having great power; and the earth
was lightedWith his glory. THE church
was taStily decorated and the music
was excellent. The pastor reports the
laTgf st number OF cOmmunic4nts dur
ing his paStOrate here.
AT CENTENARv
"Jesus and the Resurrection" was
sermon. The church was decorated
with palms. The music was a credi-
table feature Of the service. The con-
gregati0n was large.
AT $3.50 in the afternoon the Light
Bearers gave a pleasing entertain
ment, the program consisting OF ap-
prupTiate songs and recitdtioDs.
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
Hundreds of residents and visitors
strOiled through the cemeteries Sun
day afternoon and viewed the pro-
fuse and beautiful floral offerings
tender tributes to the memory OF the
departed. This feature of Easter OBJ
seTVauce, so. touching and so appro-
pirate, is more universally practiced
here than, perhaps, anywhere else-a
custom which does not and should not
fade with the recurring years, teach
ing, as it does, the glorious doctrine
of the resurrection, the keystone Of
the arch Of the Christian cditce.