The Republican journal., 1900-04-19
Easter in the Churches.

Easter Sunday, April 18th, was perfect
spring day, clear and warm, and the attend
ance at the church services was large. The
first service of the day was at the North
church. where the Christian Endeavor So
ciety held service at 7.3O a. M; subject,
'sEaster Thoughts" For the forenoon ser
vice the church was handsomely decorated.
On the rear wall above the pulpit was an
evergreen cross with Easter lilies, and two
lines of evergreen were lOoped towards either
side from the top of the arch, with Easter
lilies at the junction. The pulpit was cover
ed with white drapery, and at each side of
the Bible were vases of flowers. Several
Easter lilies stood in front of the pulpit,
with banks of foliage on either side tianked
by evergreen trees. The decorations were
designed and arranged by Misses Edith
Stoddard. Sarah Jones and Della and June
Hills. The sermon by the pastor, Rev. Geo
| S. Mills, was appropriate to the Easter sea-
son, from the theme, ''The Abolition of
| Death
Two services were held at the Unitarian
church-forenoon and afternoon For the
forenoon service the decorations were de-
signed by Mrs j. w. Frederick and were a
credit to her taste and skill. The pulpit was
covered in white. with. delicate sprays of
evergreen, and the pillars were entwined
| with evergreen and surmounted by ferns.
! There were number of Easter lilies on each
side of the pulpit, ard on the right was a
handsome azalea Vases of roses stood on
the pulpit The decorations, backed by the
massive Colonial architecture OF the church,
made an artistic and harmonious combina-
ton. The sermon by the pastor, Rev. J. NJ.
| Leighton. was from "The Parable of Eas-
| ter" Luke 21 : %, 30, 81. The music was by
the church choir, composed of Misses Sulli-
van and Russ, Messrs. Pettingill and White,
and Miss Faunce as organist, assisted by
| Mr. c. c. Brooks. The musical numbers
were as announced last week. The solo,
'sFather of Mercies,' sung by Miss Russ,
was written by the pastor and his wife, the
former writing the music and the latter the
| words
The afternoon service was for Palestine
Commandery, Knights Templars. The dec
orations were the same as in the morning,
with the addition of a white Maltese cross
and wreath of scarlet geraniums above and
a cross of roses and crown of white i'm
mortelles on the front of the pulpit. The
banners of the Commandery were in their
usual places at each end of the church.
The Commandery met at the asylum and
marched to the church, where they were
given reserved seats in the body of the
house The order of service was as follows:
Otfertoire, Wely
Anthem, 1The Risen King Schneider
Anthem, "The Dawn of Hope" krogmann
| Scrinturp | Cor. 10
Rev. j. NJ Leighton.
Prayer,
Rev. G. S. Mills.
Solo, "Just for Tonight, Abbott
Miss Russ.
Sermon. ''True knighthood,'
Rev. A. A. Smith.
Hymn, 'Nearer, My God, to Thee, Choir
Benedction, Rev. A. A. Smith
At the Uni versalist church there was an
Easter service in the forenoon and a Sun
day school concert in the evening. The
large cross above the pulpil was entwined
with asparagus. The pulpit was draped in
white. the communion table in front was
covered with a white cloth, and there We're
white fur rugs on the floor. a begonia
| eeipeei eeiiNt
Der plants at the other, while Easter lilies,
begonias and roses were prettily arranged.
The music was by the regular choir, Messrs.
Mixer and Mosher, Mrs. Webber and Miss
Skay, with Miss Kingsbury as organst.
The order of service was as follows:
Organ Voluntary, Russell
Carol,
"IIail, Thou Glorious Easter Morning..
Schneider
Solo, {" o Salutaris Ilosta,' Holden
Mr. Brooks.
Anthem, Welcome, Happy Morning.
Bracket
Anthem, 'Dawn of Hope, Krogmann
Choir.
Solo, "Two Cities, Gray
Mi Brooks
Sermon, ''Death is Dead Rev. A. A. Smith
Easter HYMN, Ware
Postlude.
The Lords supper was observed at the
close of the service.
Sunday school concert was given in the
evening at which the young people acquitted
themselves with credit. Following is the
program:
Easter carol, School
Responsive Easter service.
Anthem Choir
Prayer, BY the Pastor
Solo Mr.. Brooks
Recitation, Louise bennett
{ Recitation, Albert Healey
Recitation, Lucy Leavitt
Recitation, Carle Payson
Carol, "We Hail Thee, Beautiful Day. Net
tie Shuman and lsa Patterson.
. Recitation, Maud Curtis
, Recitation, Eleanor Waterman
Recitation, Willie Dickey, Harold Richards,
| Guy Patterson.
Carol, "Jesus Lives Louise bennett, Floy
French, Louise Heal. Mildred Waterman
Recitation, Floy French
Recitation, Ruth Payson
Solo, Louise Heal
, Recitation, lsa Patterson
Recitation, Annie Gray
Recitation, Marion KnOWlton
Carol, 'Oh, Let us be Joyful To-day
Misses Shuman and Patterson.
Recitation, Albert Gray, Tom Decrow, Hen
ry Cunningham, Ansel Decrow.
Recitation. Jennie Wiley
Carol, 'Allelua,'' Louise bennett, Floy
, French, Louise Heal, Mildred Waterman,
Guy Patterson, Linwood Thompson, Her
bert Dickey, Warren Fahy, Carol Payson
, Recitation, Louise Read
Solo, Nettie Shunan
Recitation, Mildred Waterman
Hymn, '.Lift your glad voices
Benediction, Pastor
The Easter services at the Baptist church