The Somerset reporter., 1899-04-06
Easter Sunday.

Easter Sunday dawned with bright
skies although the weather was cool, aud
in this latitude the streets were covered
with ice and water, and heavy mantle
of snow is on the ground in fields and
forests.
The audiences In the several churches
in town were large, there being special
services b, fitting the day In each, and
decorations of flowers, plants aud ever
greens in artistic abundance.
A concert was held in the Congrega-
tional Church Sunday evening, 10 &C
cordance with the program given in
advance in our paper of last week.
An Easter concert WAS given by the
Bethany Sunday school, Sunday even
ing, with the order of exercises as fol
lows: Easter Welcome" chorus
scripture reading and prayer by the
pastor; song, "Merrily Ring The Bells"
the school; address, Eva Nelson; re-
sponsive reading, Mrs. Spencer's class ;
duet, Misses Written and Adele. Read.
ings and recitations by pupils, viz; IAN
Easter Offering Pearle Bellmore; 81
Love the Flowers Geauie Hurley; ale
is Risen" Ethel Whittier; whispers of
Love-" Estelle Ward; "The Little Gar
deus," by eleven children; Easter, -
Maud Maeomber; Little Bird Blue, s.
Milburn Fowler; "Living Christ" Viola
Adele "Down in the Lillied Gardens, -
four young ladies; "Consider the
Lilies" Emma Bragg; "Up Early"
Mildred Weston; Modest Vlolets and
Faith" Russell Dean and Georgia Day
"Why Chime the Bells Gertrude Clark
and Rosa Jewett; Joyful Easter" Una
Davis; 1.-The Egg Eva knowlton; AT
Easter" Josie Day; Like Easter
Lilies" Alice Written; "A Time of
JOY" Margerie Salley "rhe Butterfly's
Easter Morning." Clyde Boardman; "A
Woodland Baby" Marie Fletcher; Civ
ing JOY, Perry Boothby; "rhe Flow
ers," Florence Phlbrick, Faneher Saw
yer, Gladys McPheters; Easter Lilies,
Lulu Chapman Easter Day" Vie
Macomber. A chorus and the tenedic-
ton closed the exercises.
At the Universalist Church the follow
ing program was observed in concert
by the Sunday school: Singing by
choir; prayer; sony, response, Mrs.
Simpson welcome, Minnie Brown; sing
ing, school; reetations, Daisy Taylor,
Edwin Flagg; singing, LESSEE Clark
recitation, Flora Greenlief; duet, Donna
and Helen Toz er; recitation, Hester
Bassett; lilly class" kindergarten
lass; =, citation, Gladys De ano; song,
Mrs. Leighton; recitation, Kelsey Green
lief; song, Charles Heselton; recitation,
Irene Higgins; singing, school.
10 the Methodist Episcopal Church an
Easter missionary concert WAS held Sun.
day evening, the topic being world
wide Methodsm." TIE program fol
lows: Singing, missionary Hymn =
Apostles Creed;' prayer; singing,
"Gloria Patri;" scripture reading; sing.
ing, male quartette, Smith, Nye, Watson
and Wentworth; recitation, Easter
Chimes" Marion Brainerd; exercise
Rainbow recitation, Eggs" Pear
Maddocks; "Lillies,n Mabel Jacobs; ex
ercise, "Who shall roll away the stone; :
song, Grace Hodges; recitation, "Eas-
ter Eva Otis; ,Xef else, primary class
singing, Down from His home on
High" responsive reading; song, IAN,
gels story Eldena Young; map exer-
else, pastor; singing, TEL the whole
wide world" recitation, "Ouly penny
Bertha Merrill song, Zelia Waller; ex.
ercisP, "Come over and help u.s. closing
address, Maud Merrill; singing, "Jesus
Hail :" benedietion.