The Savannah morning news., 1901-04-08
CHURCH OF THE ASCENSION.
Floral Decorations We're Profuse
aud Tasteful, and Music Fine.

and Tasteful, and Music Fine.
Services at the Lutheran Church of the
Ascension were conducted in the MORN
ing by the pastor. Rev. DR.. w c. Schaef-
fer. The congregation completely filled
the church, and the sermon by the pas
tor. appropriate to Easter, and the excel
lent music were greatly enjoyed. The
sermon, however, was not that which the
pastor desired it to be, especially for
Easter That will be followed next Sun
day morning.
Floral decorations were profuse. Prob
ably at no church in the city was there
greater liberality in Easter adjoining
displayed. Not only were the chancel and
its immediate vicinity a mass of flowers
and foliage, but in each window seat
there was huge pile of flowers.
Among the decorations were several
handsome memorial designs. Miss Mamie
Lang, who died last August, was among
those so memorialized. Beautiful designs
from her parents and from her former
classmates at Elizabeth College, Char
lotte. n. c., were displayed.
Holy communion concluded the service,
large proportion of the congregation
joining in the sacrament.
the severity anniversary ana las
ter Festival of tine Sunday-school of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church of the AS
cension was celebrated at night. The au-
ditorium was filled to overlooking by the
children and their many friends who had
looked forward to the celebra ton with
pleasurable anticipations that were fully
realized.
Mr.. w. B. Spann. superintendent, pre-
SIDED over the meeting, conducting the
exercises and rendering his report upon
the years work. The school entered the
auditorium from the lecture room be-
l'eath, singing Welcome to the Victor"
as a professional hymn The recitation
of the Apostles Greed, prayer, songs by
the primary class, an address by the pas
ior Rev. DR.. W.. c. Schaeffer and hymns
nade up the programme. A recitation by
little Miss Frieda Calls was included, and
was feature that did not fail of appre-
citation.
The report of the superintendent show
ed that the year had been a prosperous
one for the school. On the roll there
are 81 members, ten of whom are off,
GERS u of whom are teachers, and 474
pupils. The collections for the year
amounted to $57762. which. added to the
paance from the year before of s223SO
gave total of $SO1.42. The expenditures
Tor the year were s6i1.S4, leaving a bal
ance of Sl59.5S. Mrs. w. S. Nungezers
tlass OF little girls made the largest con-
uloutlon, and was awarded the banner in
me main school. In the primary DEPART
ment the girls of the infant class led,
receiving the banner
ne superintendent thanked the officers
ana teachers of the school for the sup
port he had received from them, and to
,ne ladies' committees he also extended
'uahks Tor the help they had been to the
sehooi The sympathy of the school to
tne nereft relatives of three of its mem
ottS VINO had died during the year was
extended by the superintendent.
a feature of the exercises was the
Easter Prophecy in Picture" This was
al eAcehently executed representation in
pelnung of the prophecies of the coming
vi NhFlst, His stay on earth and the glo-
.ouS resurrection. The explanation of
~ pastor was filed with pathos and feel
ing ana a distinct impression was Great
49, ~ Schaeffer expressed his satisfac-
~" III having so excellent a pastorate as
anu the pleasure he had found in pre-
lug Tor nearly nine years . over the
u"i'h Inc relations of pastor and peo-
Pi' nave ever been of the most cordial
DaIdeter' and but the day before the pas
'i nad received unneeded proof OF the es-
ln IN which he is held the CONGREGATION
talIs presented a splendid horse and
11sS as an Easter Offering.
ne exercises were closed by the singing
Ule Doxology and the pronunciation of
- peheulction by the pastor