Smyrna times., 1899-04-05
FROSTY EASTER WEATHER.

BUT 1T WAS A DAY MARKED WITH SPLEN-
DID SERVICES.-THE EPISC0PALIANS,
THE CATHOLICS, THE METf0-
DISTS AND PRESBYTER-
IANS, ALL GL0RIFY
THE RISEN LORD.
Tasty Decorations at the Churches, But a
General Absence of Easter Finery.
Easter Sunday turned out to be
cold wintry day. What many had |
hoped to see, balmy, typical spring
weather, was instead a day fraught |
with snow squalls in the morning, cold |
biting winds, and little of the sem
blance of Easter on the streets except |
the few momen who rushed the season |
with their spring millinery. In con-
sequence the weather had a tendency
to make many cling to warmer wraps |
and Overcoats, and the usual array of
beribboned and beruffied spring gowns
and flower bedecked hats were notice
ably absent. The weather was free
from rain, however, and in this sense,
was inviting to church gOers, and
they turned out in force. Though the
out of doors dampened
somewhat the ardOr of springtime glad
ness, the observance among the
churches was never more enthusiastic.
Easter is a church festive day, and be-
sides cOmmemOrating the greatest
event in human history that "Christ is
Risen Indeed, it glorifies his resur-
rectiOn from the grave and triumph
over death in peans of praise and floral
displap, that exhibits as far as we can,
an acknowledgement of the great trag-
edy of nearly 1000 years ago, that paid
the debt of a sinful race and made sal
vatiOn possible to every believing
soul.
The Service at St. Peters.
In a liturgical sense the day had
more of a meaning with the Episcopal
ians. 1t marked the end of the solemn
services and sOmbre decorations of the
closing days of Lent, and hence the
day was marked with impressive fea-
lures.
The church was beautifully decora-
ted with flowers i'll and about the
chancel Directly in front there was
large bank of potted plants and on
either side there were palms and rub
Der plants. Intermixing these deco
rations were blooms of the beautiful
tide. In consequence of the celebra-
ton of Easter and together with the
fact that it was the day in which their
to deliver his initial sermon, there was
a large congregation present. A fea-
ture of the service was the excellent
Janney, leader. The otfertory-''Ify We
/
Tie following is the order of music:
/. Hymn-No.
II. Christ Our ssover ....... .. Ea> than
Ill lotia
". Te Deum Eastman
vi. Hymn No. Ill.
VII Kyrie Elvi,on Tuckerman
VIII Gloria Iib Paxton
K Hymn-NO. ll6
y. OhvrtOry- If We Love" Simper
y Presentation.
Mi -auCtus- ........ ami 3ge
XIII. HymI-\p 70
XIV. Gloria in EXCe!>S....... old Chant
XIV. Hymn No lis
The service was a beautiful one
throughout. Rev. Thomas took as his
text a portion of the third verse of
the sixteenth chapter of st. Mark:
'WhO shall roll away the stone from
the door of the sepulchre. After re-
viewing the history of the visit of Mary
Magdalene and Mary the mother of
Jesus at the tomb early that Sabbath
morn and its bearing on the resurrec-
tlOn of our Lord and Savior, he used
his text to open splendid sermon on
The Stone of Difficulty" 1t was
discourse of considerable force and ar
gument, in which he endeavOred to
portray the many stones of difficulty
that very often impedes the progress
of Christian life, and ''whO shall roll
us away the stone" was the underlying
thought throughout. At times his
sentences showed marked elOquence
in his adherence to nature in which it
was developed he was a close student.
His sermon was very appropriate to the
season OF Easter Joy and gladness and
Judging from the attention manifested,
he made an excellent impression on
the congregation.
In the evening the Sunday School
held their regular Easter Anniversary,
when at the appointed time the schol-
ars marched by classes from the chapel
to the body of the church This has
always been a drawing card, and the
church was well filled. The exercises
were in charge of the superintendent,
Mr.. Crawford Stevens, and the order
was about the same as carried on from
year to year, with the exception of the
awarding of prizes. This was one of
the features OF the exercises. For pro-
ticiency in saying the collect, Misses
Muriel Janney, Gertrude Start and
Mary Leinberger, each received prizes
for merit. For good attendance dur
ing the year, Miss Margaret Klemtzer,
Miss Edith Gray, Messrs. Howard and
Clarence Gray, received awards. For
being the most punctual scholar dur
ing the previous year, Miss Muriel
Janney received beautiful book given
by friend of the school. The same
friend offered the prize of a banner to
the class having the largest offering
for the year. This award of merit fell
to the class taught by Mrs w. NJ.
Lewis. The offering for missions this
year, $11.76 from the school and $500
from a friend of the school will go to
the Child's Hospital and Day Nursery
at Wilmington, Delaware. During
the exercises, Rev. Henry Thomas
made few appropriate remarks on the
resurrection. The singing of the school
was spirited and enthusiastic.
Presbyterians Easter Carols.
The services at the PRESBYTERIAN
church were in excellent keeping with
the Easter occasion. There was not an
elaborate array of decorations but the
arrangement of the potted flowers,
palms, rubber plants, lilies &c. made
cheerful impression. The services