The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-04-16
Sacred Music Arises From Bow
ers of Flowers.
A LARGE ATTENDANCE
Churches All Filled With Inter.
estfng Listeners.
Observance of Easter Day Has
Become General.

q time not so many years ago when
most churches did nothing out OF the
might have been a special sermon by
the pastor, but that day is passed Now
an Easter service without flowers and
Easter anthems and other music would
be as unusual as Christmas without
presents
The anniversary of the resurrection of
Christ is becoming more like the ami
verSary of His birth with each passing
year. The significance of the event IS
more strongly emphasized by special
services, and the public becomes more
impressed each year with the true
meaning of the Easter anniversary 10
the believer in the Christian religion
Three special services were neld at
the First NJ E church yesterday. IN the
morning, although the sky was threat
ening, the church was packed to its ut
most Auditorium, gallery and sun
day school room were all crowded The
church was decorated with large Easter
lilies and smilax. concentrating the
resurrection of life in nature as well as
the life of the soul
Special music was furnished by Wat
sons orchestra and a quartette consist
ing Of Mrs Violet Butler Mccoy, Miss
Nellie Lowell, Frank Weightman, and
David Bowie. Among the special must
cal numbers were the anthems, Christ
the Lord is Risen" Easter Sunshine
Breaks Again" and an Easter anthem
arranged from The Messiah" Mrs
Mccoy also sang With Verdure Clad,
from Haydn's, The Creation"
The pastor, Dr.. J. T. Mcfarland. took
his text from Hebrews 11:35, Women
received the dead raised to life again:
and others were tortured. not accepting
deliverance, that they might obtain u
dwelt especially on the latter clause,
a better resurrection bringing out
the biblical teachings that the glory of
ones resurrection viii be commensurate
-
earth.
In the afternoon a special programme
of song and recitation was given by
the Sunday school. assisted by the Mo
docs, and the Modocs also rendered
special music at the evening service
DR. MeFarland's subject in the evening
was The Life Everlasting" and his
text was from Luke 1890 who shall
receive not manifold more in this pres
ent time. and in the world to come life
everlasting.
FIRST PRESBYTERIANC CHURCH
The Easter services at the First Pres
byterian church were very impressive
The time was almost wholly occupied
by special service. after which a short
sermon was delivered by Rev. DR.. Cor
don
Owing to an indisposition Of Mrs
Parkhurst, Mrs A R Lingafelt was in
duced to take the numbers on the pro-
gramme made vacant by the absence of
Mrs. Parkhurst-
The ceremony for the installation of
officers of the church was gone through
with during the morning service. Mr..
w. W. Mills and H. R. Hilton who were
reelected and Mr.. Geo. P. Stitt who
was elected to fill the vacancy made by
Mr.. NJ. L. AfiIlspaugh's removal from
Topeka were installed as elders of the
! church Mr.. Chas. Ogilvy was also
/ installed as a deacon
Mr.. G. NJ. Chase, in making a report
of the affairs of the church for thu year
ending March 81. said that the church
had collected and expended during the
year $11,01719. Of which S7,972-19 were
| local church expenses Of the money
| which went for other than direct church
| expenses, $1,05S was given to foreign
missions; 1883 to home missions, and the
rest for miscellaneous aid to orphans,
/ dependents of former ministers, educa-
/ tiona1 institutions, etc.
The total membership of the church
4 during the year was shown to be ,094,
| of which A were admitted by confess
/ sion of faith and 66 received by card
| from other churches There were nine
/ deaths and IS who left the church for
/ various reasons mainly going to other
/ cities or parishes: leaving a present
membership of LOSS. This is the first
l time in the history of the church that
the membership has passed the thous-
/ and mark
The Sunday school membership is
| $50.
The church was prettiIy and tastefu1ly
/ decorated by palms and cut flowers A
! screen of palms hid the choir and q
! seui-circle of palms was placed around
/ the rostrum, while punches of carna-
/ tions lilies and other cut flowers were
/ placed here and there among the palms
! The following musical programme was
given during the morning and even
ing services:
MORNING.
Organ Prelude Morning .. Grieg
Miss Tracy.
'aTe Deum Laudamus'' Lloyd
1.-THE Light of the World'' Adams
Mrs A R Lingafelt.
AS Sleep Takes Flight" Shelley
Quartette-
THE Dawn of Redemption"
Mr.. carrie.
Songs of Praise the Angels Sing
Mrs. a. R. Lingafelt and Miss Thomas
EVENING.
| Evening Lullaby .SchumanT
Miss Tracy
| why Seek Ye the Living Among the
| DeadZ Warner
Quartette.
Resurrection --.------- 1885,. Shelle.
Mr. Moore
Christ the Lord is Risen Again Adam.
Quartette-
Easter Dawn Woodmar
Miss Thomas,
Savior Who Died for Ne" .Quartettl
Inc QuaItette was CoHpOSe0 OF MIS-
A R. Lingafelt, Miss Thomas, Mr.. Jas
Moore and Mr.. w r Carrie; organist
Miss Tracy.
FIRST CONGREGATIONAL
| At the First Congregational churci
special Easter services were held. Tn
| subject of the morning discourse by tn
pastor was The Worlds Easter Morn
ing
In the evening a chi1dren's Sunda
school exercise was given, consisting G
Rotations, Bible exercises, an nIurni
nation and The Story Of What W
Love- told in an entertaining way b
DR. Fisk and illustrated by about {
beautiful lantern views
The following special song servfc
was carried out during the mornin
service.
Festival TIE Deum. Dudley Buc