The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-04-03
A GLAD EASTER SUNDAY
Day Was Appropriately Observed
at Butte's Churches.
WEATHER WAS PLEASANT
Attendance at the Houses OF Worship
Was Extremely Large-Exercises
of an Interesting Char
acter.

of an Interesting Char
acter.
Everybody in Butte rejoced vester-
| day. 1t was a day for general -eloic-
| ing all over the world. 1t was the an
nual festival, observed Throughout
| Christendom in commemoration ii the
resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Savior
There was uniformity of observance
| Easter day has always been regarded
| as the chief festival Of the Christian
| year, and in Butte especially it is the
| custom to observe it with stately and
| elaborate ceremonials. Yesterday was
| no exception to the well stablished
| rule The churches were largely at
| tended, probably many persons attend
| ed who do not regularly go to church
| There is a peculiar significance in this
| Christian festival. Men regard 1t as
a noteworthy event. Whole families
| go to church on that day and may
| be they won't all meet together in a
| house of worship for another year. 1t
! has been suggested many times that 1t
| would be great thing for the human
race If more important festivals We're
stationed at intervals along the Chris
tan calendar. People then would at
tend church more frequently.
| Yesterday morning the first to wor-
| ship were the Catholics, who turned
| out in large numbers to early mass.
Then followed the midday services in
all of the churches. None of the build
| ings We're too large for the congrega-
| tons, many were too small. If all the
religiously inclined citizens of Butte
| would attend church every Sunday,
1 ~ abs, ft,o N T,lr
| ity for about 10000 adherents of the
faith AS it is the capacity, ordinarily,
| is large enough, for not more than
about 5000 people regularly attend the
churches. There is a lack of church
room in Butte to-day. This fact Is
evidenced in the energetic efforts of
| four or five congregations to enlarge
| their houses of worship.
Easter days do not usually immedi-
| ately precede city election days, as is
the case this year. During the heat
and turmoil of political campaign
men are liable to overlook some of those
details that ought to be attended to
along about Holy week. Still, taken
altogether. Butte has behaved very
nicely in the face of circumstances,
and Easter day found all hands hap
by in the thought that they had com
mitted no serious offenses during the
40 days just past.
Ine weather yesterday was Ilol 81
fearfully bad. There was mud to burn,
but the sky was clear and the sun
shone brightly most of the day. There
was a pretty display of spring cos
TUNES, Easter bonnets and bright
trimmings. Several hundred young
men wore their new spring box coats
and derbys and red ties. The Salvation
Army turned out in force and gave
a religious street concert, and at the
barracks appropriate remarks were
made by the good soldiers. This rally
was very largely attended.
| In the forenoon there was a splendid
entertainment at the Auditorium given
by the Mountain View Sunday school.
More than 500 was donated to the mis-
sionary fund. In the evening Rev. j.
l.. Albritton preached an eloquent and
instructive sermon on "Christ's Res
direction Pledge of Ours.'
Presiding Elder Van Orsdel of the M
f. church preached in the Grace
church. South Butte, and also led in
the Lords supper
A religious festival was held in the
evening by the Sunday school child
rem of the Swedish Lutheran church
at 11S West Granite. Rev. A. E. Gus
tafson preached an appropriate SER
mon. There We're also appropriate ex-
ercises in the Williamsburg Zion and
Calvary Sunday schools. The Y. M
C. A. adherents met as usual in Coco
Templars hall and were addressed by
DIR. Albritton in the afternoon. J. Hos
king of the South Butte and Meader-
vile parishes of the Methodist church
preached at the latter place, where
special Easter music was enjoyed ir
the evening. The Independent Scan
dinavian congregation. led by their pas
tor, P. Peterson, observed the festiva
in their house of worship at the corner
of Copper and Alaska streets. The
sacrament of the Lords supper wa:
celebrated by the South Butte Presby
terrain congregation. Rev. M. Hudt
loft led the services in the German
Lutheran church on West Silver street
In all houses of worship in the city
special music was provided, and grea
credit is due the several choirs fol
their painstaking efforts to please theil
respective congregations.
Proba bly, the most elaborate ceremo
malls We're those of the Catholic church
of this city. The resident priest, Rev
Father De Siere, assisted by the dea.
cons of the parish. conducted the i'm
pressive services. The church was very
handsomely illuminated and the choil
acquitted itself most admirably.
st. Johns Episcopal church presente,
a genuine Easter appearance, with it:
| profuse floral decorations. Cut flowers
potted plants and ferns were distributed
with rare taste about the cozy little ed:
flee, giving a refreshing springtime air
Conspicuous among the decorations
were bank Of Easter lilies, carnations
American Beauty roses and geraniums
arranged with a backing of ferns il
most artistic array. The special sew
ices of the morning, afternoon and even
ing were very largely attended.
The days observan2es commenced
wit tonIv mir r n1H /,
the morning, followed Immediately afte
II with prayer and sermon. At 4:30 Ii
the afternoon an Easter festival for III,
Sunday school was held ana at $50 /.
the evening there was the usual praye
and a sermon especially appropriate tt