Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-20
THE EASTER SERVICES.
All Nature Was in Harmony with the
Spirit of the Day.


| tors---specisl Musical Numbers and
Floral Decorations.
All nature seemed in harmony with the
spirit of Easter Sunday. 1t was the first
typical spring day, with brightness and
sunshine, and while the annual miracle of
the resurrection of life in nature was not
| in its perfection, there was everywhere the
suggestion and promise of that great and
cheerful transition. In the fower-decked
Brattleboro churches the pastors discours-
ed on the grand theme of immortality, and
the music formed a part of special prom
inence in the celebrations.
"Belief in immortality born of the feel
| ing of full life'' was the theme of Rev. II.
| X. Miles's Easter sermon in the Congrega-
tional church. Rev. Mr.. Miles drew from
the resurrection of Christ the lesson of inn
mortality, showing some of the things
which indicate that it is impossible to re-
main within the limits of the present life.
! The pulpit and choir were decorated with
| so to 90 pots of lilies and several palms.
| The lilies were afterward sent to the mem
bers of the parish who we're i'll and unable
to be present. The Sunday school hour
was given up to special exercises which
took the place of the usual Easter concert.
| There were songs by the primary classes
and exercises by some of the older classes.
Fred c. Adams sang Gounod's Easter
Eve'' to piano accompaniment by f. G.
Leitsinger and violin obligato by G. NJ.
Dugan, and Alfred S. Thompson sang 1.-THE
Resurrection" by Harry Rowe Shelley.
The Christian Endeavor service was held
at Gas.
At the Catholic church the affairs were
tastefully decorated with Easter lilies, tulips
and pinks. The morning services were held
at the usual hours, 9 and 1890, at which
the Easter offerings were collected. At the
latter service the choir sang Lamblotte's
mass, key of D, and a solo was rendered
by Miss Katherine O'Connor, Harry Rowe
Shelley's Resurrection" The usual
Easter gospel was read by Rev. Father
Cunningham. At the evening service the
choir sang Stearns's vespers.
The Universalist church observed Easter
in the usual manner, the regular morning
service being held at 1890 in the church,
which was beautifully decorated with
Easter lilies, palms and azelias. Rev. r.
X. Marvin took as his text Job XIV, IA:
IF a man die shall he live again. The
special musical program included three
solos by Mrs. Harriet Brasor Pratt. The
Easter concert by the Sunday school took
place at 6:30.
Easter exercises at the Unitarian church
consisted of the regular morning service at
1880 and carol service at 4 o'clock.
Rev. f. Q. S. Osgood's morning sermon
was preached from the text: "If a man die
shall he live again" The church was
decorated with palms, Easter lilies and
potted plants. At the carol service Mr.
/ | IN mi Ill nd
there was program consisting of recita
/ tions by the children of the Sunday schoo
and a solo by George Messer.
The decorations at the Baptist church
! were unusually beautiful. The pulpit
r platform was bOrdered with potted daffo
A dis, Easter lilies, palms and ferns, anC
: back of the baptistry was large bank o.
r | green with white flowers, making
very beautiful effect. During the first
part of the service the ordinance of bap
tism was administered to - persons, most
ly members of the Sunday school. Rev
a Dr. Marble then made brief remarks upoI
/. the theme 1.-THE Light from the Tomb
At the communion service which followed
the hand of fellowship was extended L
u those who were baptized and to severa
who united by letter The choir sang a
Z the opening of the Sunday school.
Inc Easter services AT Sl. Mlcnael Epls
copal church began at I o'clock in tn
: morning when holy communion was cele
u brated. Arthur Brasor rendered Tours
y 81 am He that Liveth." AT 1890 o'clocl
: Bishop Hall preached to large congrega
II ton upon the theme peace be unto you.
y The choir sang for an anthem, "Chris
n Our Passover" The church was decorat
:, ed with Easter lilies, palms and potte
d daisies. The other services of the da,
); were the Sunday school and vesper serv
d ice at the usual hours, Bishop Hall agai
u speaking at the latter service.
There was no preaching service at tn
a Methodist church on account of the ali
+ sence of the pastor who was attendin
conference, and the hour was devoted to
IS concert by the Sunday school. The ad
l. dress of welcome was made by Abbot
ie Frizzell, and among the other number
u worthy of special mention were a solo b
4. Master Edward Adams, a recitation b.
II Irene Plimpton and a recitation by Fran
+ Wallens. E. V. Morse sang Shelley
a Resurrection" and the choir number
were "We Hail Thee, Beautiful Day,
e "Ring Out the Glorious Easter Chimes,
IS and "Once Again Let Us Join the Song
The organ voluntary, offertory and post
le Jude were played by Miss Halle A
u Thompson. The service closed with tn
re singing of Coward, Christian Soldiers.
IL Calas and cut flowers we're used in deco
T. rating the church. The Sunday schoC
IS and EpwCrth league meetings were held a
lie usual.