The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1899-04-02

SERVICES |
Flowers, Music and Impressive Services
in Churches.
DAY OF RELIGIOUS FEASTIEG
Special Programs Of Anthems and orches.
tral Music ofered-special Sermons
on the Resurrection Preached by
the Pastors--Large Attend
ances at the Churches.

Easter was celebrated in most of the
churches Of town yesterday with added pomp
in the matter of music and floral decorations.
This was not only the CASE with the Roman
Catholic, Episcopal and lutheran churches,
with which Easter is the great festival of the
church year, but prevailed also in the churches
of several other denominations. especially in
connection with the English Baptist Trinity
Reformed, Primitive Methodist, Presbyterian
and Methodist Episcopal church In the
latter church there was striking evidence of
the growing demand for picturesque and i'm
pressive observance Of Eastertde While
the floral decorations was not rs elaborate as
on other occasions, the rest Of the service
was exceptionally appropriate.
After preliminary service Of prayer and
singing, during which music of vocal and in
strumental character beftting the occasion
was rendered, the pastor, Rev. John I.
Swndels, prepared for discourse with
stereopticon views. large sheet Of canvass
was spread against the wall to the rear Of the
pulpit and the views were projected from a
stereOptiCon located in the center of the
auditorium. The pastor retained a position
close to the instrument, experimenting the
changes of projected views, and gave a most
interesting discourse Of about fifty minutes
duration. Periods Immediately preceding,
cOntempOraneous with and Immediately fol-
lowing the Lords supper, the scene in the
garden at Gethsemane, the scene before
PLATE others leading to the crucifxion, and
the resurrection, closing with a beautiful
Easter morn picture. Rev. Swiudells dwelt
most Interestingly and impressively upon
each, and held the undivided attention of an
audience that crowded the edifce to the doors
until the time for dismissal arrived
ANNUEcIATIoN CHURCH.
Services were held in the Annunciation
church at Z, and 10 a. M. aud also at D.
IN. yesterday. Rev. II. +. O'Reilly, the
pastor, Oficiated at the first two morning
services, and Rev. COrcoran, the curate.
oiiiciated at the third. The altar was decor
ated with Easter lilies. The ten o'clock
sery ice opened with the singing of Farmers
mass in b fiat, with accompaniment by organ
and an orchestra of ten pieces. The offertorv
selection was "Haec Dies" rendered by the
choir with orchestral accompaniment. In the
evening, at 7 o'clock, vespers, by Ccrutis,
were rendered, followed by the benediction.
The same program will be followed
in the church at 10 o'clock next Sunday.
The orchestra that participated in the musi-
cal part of the service was a combination of
the Cleary and Reilly orchestras. Mr..
Edward Coughlin was the choir leader and
Miss Kate Maley organist. The choir was
composed of Misses Libbio Cavanaugh, Annie
CoOgan, Maggie Z. Cavanaugh, Maggie
Latferty, Maggie Brennan, Lizzie Hand and
Mrs. Patrick Golden, sopranos Misses Jane
I. Lambert, Sadie Cardin, Mary E. Fox and
Bridget Flynn, altos; Messrs. F. J. Grady,
Martin Dewitt William Hill and J. J. Kelly,
tenors John Canfeld. John Breslin, NJ. J.
Lally and Thomas Grady, of town, and +. J..
Coughlin, of Girardville, bassos.
TRINITY REFORMED.
The place of worship of the Trinity Re
formed church was well taxed by the attend
ance last night to witness the special Easter
service. There was communion service in
the morning, when there was also large
attendance. Much attention was given to
the decorations and the pulpit was surrounded
by potted plants aud flowers in profusion.
In the evening the following program was
rendered Anthem, Now is Christ Risen, ,"
choir; singing, Christ is Risen Hallelujahp'
invocation, Rev. j. A. Yearick, pastor; intro
ductOry sentences, Frank Starr and Maggie
Bees; singing, Easter Gladness;" scripture
lesson, E. f, Sherman; "Gloria;' creed,
school, prayer, pastor; singing bright
Easter joy" recitation, Risen Indeed, ;" Ida
Portz; singing Welcome, Happy Morning."
class exercise "Oh, That First Glad Easter
MOrn," V. Kalbach and William Frantz;
duett, Jesus Lives and so Shall /" Mrs
Morris and Annie Keithan; singing, primary
department; recitation, "A Child's Thought" ;"
Bertha Thatcher; singing, "All Hail the Glad
Day." primary department. primary class
exercises, The Story Told" singing, Go
and Tell" responsive reading, His Appear
ance on the First Easter" NJ. Zimmerman
and g. Sterner singing, Hearts to Heaven
and Voices Raise" address, pastor; collection
offering; anthem, Joyful Easter-Tide, "
choir; recitation, 1--WE Thank Thee Father" ,"
Eddie Book; responsive reading The Power
of His Resurrection" F. Starr and Edith
Miller; singing, The Glory-Land" prayer
with the Lords prayer; benedictiOn.
GERMAN LUTHERAN.
Easter was appropriately celebrated at St.
Johns German Lutheran church, on West
Cherry street. yesterday morning The pull
pit was elaborately decorated with plants
and flowers, and the attendance packed the
ChuICn 10 Ine uOOls. lnt service commenced
with the soul-inspiring Easter anthem
"Freude und Wonne," rendered excellently
by the choir The sermon was delivered by
the pastor, Rev. John Gruhler, with his usual
flow of eloquence, the text being taken from
Cor XIV; l-l5. Upon the conclusion of the
sermon the anthem composed by Prof Won.
nenberger, of Reading, and entitled
'Fuerchtet Euch Nicht" was rendered by
the choir in an impressive manner. The
soloists were Mr. Frederick Gruhler and Mis-:
Lottie Dornbach, who acquitted themselves
very creditably. The service concluded with
the Lords supper, at which the number oi
cummuuicants was extraordinarily large.
EPISCOPAL CHURCH.
The impressive service provided for by tn,
Episcopal ritual was conducted in All Saints
church yesterday morning by the rector Rev
G.. w. Van Fossen, augmented by the choir'i
special program as follows under the direc
tiou of Miss Edith Morgan: Professional 'Th,
Strife is Ger Iutroit, Psalm 3 commun
ion service in E Hat, by Alfred Eyre An
them, Awake up my Glory" Barnby; Of
fertory, They have taken away my Lord,
j. Stainer Nunc Dimittis. Garrett Reces
sional, Jesus Christ is Risen To-day" Ii
the evening there was an interesting caro-