Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1899-04-03


to the various Churches Description
OF the Special Features at each place
of Worship.
The services at the various churches
on Easter Sunday were very impress
sive. They were all in commemora-
tion of the day and the congregations
in attendance were very large. The
were very elaborate and
beautiful adding no little TO the at
of the services. The
music was also special feature at
each church.
Had the day been more agreeable
the congregations would have probably
been larger but as it was they taxed
the seating capacities of the various
churches severely. The subjects and
a brief outline of the sermons at each
of the churches is as follows: II
NJ. E. CHURCH.
Easter Sunday was great day at
the Methodist Episcopal church. At
$50 the Sunday School held Easter
services and made its class contribu-
tions for foreign and domestic missions
adding at night the anniversary bas-
ket offering. The entire contribution
of the day was $84, an amount more
than double that of last year. There
were recitations, singing and address
es by Rev. Mr.. O'Hern and Professor
Douthat.
The 10:45 a. N. audience filled the
The floral display was
SO elaborate that Mr.. Rogers photo
graphed it for SALE The choir re-
ceiyed a dozen elegant, high backed
chairs as an easter present from their
leader DR.. Coombs. A dozen of the
most gifted and finely trained vocalists
of the city, ladies and men of the
highest social standing, constitute the
choir. The pastor frequently pays
tributes to their splendid music. They
never sang better than yesterday
morning and evening After DIR.
Leech'S easter sermon six children were
baptized and one young man united
with the church. At 4 p. m. there
was large attendance at the congre-
gational class meeting, led by Profess
sor Aldrich.
At 1880 p. m. the crowd was so great
that many could not enter the church.
The two galleries, the aisles, platform
and choir area were all packed with
people and many stood in the rear of
the seats. The occasion was the
Sunday school missionary anniversary
arranged by Miss Emma Coombs and
a large corps of assistants. Miss Gill
bert and Mrs. Dawson sang their re-
spectiye solos with fine effect. Pro-
fessor Aldrich and r.. A. Armstrong
read impressive essays. There were
songs and recitations by talented little
children. When the monthly mission
airy collections are added to the offer
ing of yesterday the school will be one
of the foremost in the West Virginia
conference in missionary contriDu-
tions. The Rev. Drs. Wade and
Ownsby were present at the services.
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The decorations in the Presbyterian
church consisted of lilies, daffodils
and ported plants. The arrangement
was artistic and the effect most pleas
ing. At the morning service Miss
Jessie Moorhead sang The King of
Glory by G. Whitney .Coombs, the
choir rendered the Easter Anthem,
and the hymns were appropriate Sc
lections from the New Presbyterian
Hymnal. All the music was of a
high order and delighted the audience.
The sermon by the pastor was on 1.-THE
Christian Hope, its foundation, and
character" Peter 1: 3-5.
The evening service: Prof. Printz
sang with good effect two appropriate
selections. The sermon was on | Cor.
IA, "a. 6S. Because then is a resur-
rection. /. Awake to righteousness,
2. Be steadfast, 3. Be pesistently ac-
tive in christian work.
The audiences were unusually large.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The regular Morning Prayer was
said at the Episcopal Church, the
music including the Easter anthem
and Van Boskercn's TIE Deum; and a
setting OF Haydn's Hallelujah Chorus
was sung for the offertory.
The church was decorated very
simply but tastefully with Easter
lilies and pot flowers, which with the
white and gold of the altar and lee
tern hangings made quite pleasant
contrast to the gloomy weather out
side.
The Rector preached from ST. John
1910 on 1.-THE More Abundant Life. =