The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1898-04-11
EASTER DAY OBSERV[D
AT THE CHURCHES
The Loudest and Largest Easter Hats
Ever Sprung In Butts-It Looked
Like . Flower Procession
In Los Angeles.

1t was . perfect Easter morning. with
no limit to the sunshine. The churches
were beautifully trimmed with Easter
lilies. roses ana other flowers. while
many Of them had cages of singing
birds to add to the 5oyousness OF the
day. During the forenoon 1t was q
perfect Easter morning and because
h weather changed towards evening
does not signify. for the lower and
music and the Easter bonnets and
spring suits are for the morning.
The hats. by the q yesterday, were
the loudest and largest ever worn.
Every hat was a complete flower gar.
den in itself n when the ladies all
came out Of the church and filled the
sidewalks 1t looked like a flower pro-
cession at Los Angeles coming along.
The Easter hats were bright, indeed.
and helped to make the day a very
bright one. Seldom has there been a
finer musical programme rendered In
Butte than that which delighted the
worshipers at st. Patrick's church yes
terday. The affairs were tastefully deco
rated with Easter lilies. roses. hyacinths
and ferns. The choir sank Witzeka's
w idi Aquam." During the forenoon
'Haec Dies" by Kapp, was sung. fol-
lowed by the grand halleiujah chorus
from Messiah" with full orchestral
accompaniment. Among the s%oiofsts
were Miss Rose Morris. Mrs. Terrell,
Mrs. Fitz Butler, Mr.. Payner and Mr..
Hughes. In the evening vespers were
celebrated and a choral song service
rendered, which included the "Magnifi-
cat Regina Coeli." "Tantum Ergo"
and 20 Salutaris."
st. Lawrence church at Centerville
- >~ v~
did musical programme was admirably
rendered.
Mountain View Church.
The Sunday school conducted the
celebration of the day at Mountain
View M. f. church and distinguished
itself by the attractiveness both of the
service and the scheme of decoration
1t evolved. There were flowers of rare
beauty and fragrance in profusion
everywhere about the church, all most
attractively arranged. The pulpit was
banked with carnations. roses, daisies
and an abundance of the different va
rieties of Easter lilies. At either side
of the pulpit stood two pillars draped
in white and green crepe. surrounded
with plants and flowers. The whole de-
sign was intended to give the effect of
an ancient Grecian flower garden, and
was ~entrancingly beautiful. In none
of the churches were the decorations
more elaborate or in better taste.
When the exercises commenced at IL
O'clock there was scarcely standing
| room to spare. The programme was I'm
| keeping with the decorations The rem
| dition of Easter anthems by the choir
was superb. Great credit is due Miss
| Lillian Pascal for her painstaking and
successful work in drilling the choir.
The music by the boys quartette'' was
highly enjoyable. What DO the Lilies
Say?" a song rendered by the girls
quartette,' was very effective. above
criticism. and touched the heart of
every one. The Beatitudes were given
in a very clever mi by the boys
of Mrs. Kenney's class. The recita-
tons by Mrs. Pearson's class were well
recited. and reflected credit both upon
the class and it's teacher. At the close
of the programme it was unanimously
agreed that the Mountain View congre-
CATION had never had a more success
full celebration of Easter.
The Easter offering" given by the
Sunday school was one Of the most
satisfactory features OF the occasion.
The children had for I'VE weeks been
collecting for the offering. which when
handed in yesterday amounted to $6i.2s.
Christian Church.
At the Christian church the services
and all arrangements were exceedingly
APPROPRIATE. IhoSi1 was III hCNR"
ing with the resurrection morning. the
decorations In excellent taste and Rev.
Sherman Hills sermon OF an interesting
character. The floral decorations were
especially pleasing. The rostrum was
covered with handsome potted plants.
and a %profusion OF exquisite cut now
ers were tastefully arranged in de-
signs emblematic of the sacred occa-
sion. Conspicuous among these was a
large floral cross surrounded by bou-
quets and plants. The whole scheme
of decoration was highly artistic.
Rev. Hill spoke of the resurrection or
Christ, and during the course of his re-
marks. in substance, said:
But now hath Christ been raised
from the dead. the first fruits of them
that are asleep."-Paul.
To the Individual who knows the car
dinal points of the compass all other
points are easily obtained. He who can
always locate the polar star can easily
IRAN other matters relative to his
bearings. II is the same in Christian
ity. Whoever sees the great points can
deduct the lesser points and thus hnd
himself in harmony with God n him
slf. And he h sees In the resurrec-
ton it's full import can easily be led to
see the beauty and the truthfulness Of
1t all is but a silly fable: with II all Is
q wondrously harmonious truth.
The necessity and certainty of the
resurrection tan out beacon-like In
Christianity to warn and beckon the
race to a higher n better life, to its
certainly destined end. Without the
resurrection the future is a mysterious
realm more dreadful than Dante's In
ferno." OF all the multitude OF theories
none nave satisfactorily penetrated the
future save the resurrection. With IL
every member of the toiling race can
wrap the drapery of his couch about
him and lie down to pleasant dreams"
for he hath the key that will unlock his
gloomy prison cell. Jesus said, II am
the resurrection and the life." and moth
ing less h His resurrection would
have been in keeping with His claims.
No other point in Christianity could
demonstrate Immortality. without 1t
the universal cravings Of the human
soul would be but haunting misery. The