The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1902-03-31

day afternoon his final address before the
congregation. IL was at the regular 4ll
O'Clock Easter service OF the Sunday
school, and was appropriate 10 the day.
DIR. Moore, who is soon 10 take up his new
duties at Harvard. discussed the parting
OF Jesus from His disciples after the res
direction, and showed that while the
scenes OF the present day were quite diff
ferent from those 1900 years ago, the
principles OF the life OF Jesus Christ were
still being lived In the world lie impress
ed upon the minds OF his hearers the real
ity OF those old scenes, and said. "They
lived their lives out just as you live yours.
The love and truth that appeared then are
still going on There's still something I'm
not living for ourselves. IL is good 10 see
a good, faithful man or woman, and
where people are obedient and true and
faithful, there is the spirit OF Christ"
DIR. Moore exhorted his hearers 20 live
nobler lives and 10 do even better than
those who had gone before-tO see if
they also could walk with Him who once
appeared I'm the flesh TO those in Galilee.
I'VE shall meet some day by the throne
OF God" he said and be thankful lie
permitted us To labor In the spirit with
one another"
The floral decorations OF the church
for Easter were very handsome A
large cross of Easter lilies occupied the
centre OF the chancel and a profuson OF
flowers extended TO the walls on either
side.
The afternoon program was as follows;
Organ prelude. Pastorale, klAlak. in
vocation; hymn 108 responsive reading
and Gloria; carol, Joy, the Savior is
Risen, p A. Schnecker; epistle, Cor
XIV 20-2G and 51-5S; carol, Break Forth
into Singing, Easter offering; anthem
Easter Flowers are Blooming Bright. j.
r. Field address, Mr.. Walcott carol
- A
Schneider; address. Mr.. Moore; hymn III,
Benediction; organ postlude, Gayotte,
Saint -Saens.
Gregory ID Walcott, who Is acting as
assistant pastor assisted DR.. Moore in
the service and delivered an address on
the ideal OF the Christ life. Mr. Walcott
is to be ordained Wednesday at War
rem.
The music was provided by John II.
Mason. director: Miss Fannie Gin Berry.
organist; Mrs Harris. soprano; Miss Lora
B. Holmes, contralto; George A. Free
man, tenor, and Gustav Saacke, bass.
NORTH
The special Easter service OF the chill
dren of the Sunday school of the North
Congregational church on Walling street,
yesterday afternoon, was largely attend
ed and proved very interesting. Upon
the platform directly In front OF the rail
was a large white arch supported by two
white columns ornamented with doves
and Easter lilies. Between the two pill
lars was a pair OF half-opened gates,
while the edges OF the platform were
decorated with Easter lilies, azaleas,
ferns and other potted plants.
These decorations were the setting for
the cantata, The Gates Ajar," which was
performed by the children OF TIE class
taught by Miss NJ. l.. Eastwood.
The order of exercises was as follows:
Organ voluntary by Miss Scott: singing
by the congregation; Scripture reading by
l.. ID. Aldrch, the superintendent of the
school; prayer by the pastor, Rev. George
T.. Sweet: anthem, choir; recitation,
Jessie Chambers: vocal solo. Mrs. Robert
Smith; recitation. Miss Hyde's class; sing
ing by the primary department.; recita-
tion by the girls Of the primary depart
ment: offering; cantata, The Gates Ajar,
Doxology and benediction.
EDGEwooD.
For the first time on Easter, a Sunday
school concert was given yesterday af-
ternoon at the Edgewood Congregational
church, Broad street and Arnold avenue,
Edgewood. The service begun at 3
o'clock, was very well attended The
platform of the church was masked by
a screen OF palms, ferns. Easter lilies
and a great pot OF Gala lilies, making an
follows Singing, Christ is Risen. congre-
hation: responsive reading by the pastor:
Rev. A. s. Hawkes. and congrega ton;
prayer by the pastor; singing. Christ, our
Passover; choir Miss Il. Murphy. Mrs.
l.. White, Mr.. j. G. Davis. MIR. NJ. w.
Basford Mrs. J. c. Davis. pianist; Easter,
Josephine Tillinghast; singing. Come, Ye
Faithful. Raise the Strain. congregation;
An Easter Story, Raymond Robertson;
Do you Hear?, Alice Potter: singing by
the primary class, Miss Emma Livermore.
teacher; Purity, Truth Fragance, Mar
garet Gardiner; The Waking of the
Flowers by the girls of Mrs Robbins
class; congregational singing, There is a
Green HILL Far Away; The Resurrection
Life, Leland Ide: The Lily's Complaint,
Clara Burdict; The Angel Spring Touch
ing the Earth, Ralph Cory: singing, The
Strife is Oer and The Choir Angelic,
choir; address by the pastor, closing with
congregational singing.
HIGHLAND.
over the platform at the Highland Con-
gregationa church were hung represent
atoms of six Easter" bells, each bearing
one of the six letters OF the word. Over
them foated a dove. bearing shield on
which was the word Peace" the whole
draped with white streamers.
Natures Hallelujah" was the title of
the exercise given by the Sunday school.
Of which the numbers were: Song by the
school. Listen to the Song, responsive
reading; prayer by the pastor: song Ma
ture's Hallelujah, school; recitation, Wei
come. Abbie Ellinwood; duet, The Merry
Birds, Misses Helen Ames and Lizzie
Burt; exercise. Cross and Crown class OF
Miss Lena Sparks; recitation. The Liv-
ing Voice, Willie Forsythe: song. Jesus
Lives. school; recitation. Glorious Morn.
Pearl Bowman, Edith Glass. Lita Grif
fifth, Kimball Montgomery, Earl Cox and
Eddie Lenzen; recitation. Purity, Truth
Fragrance. Peter Forsyth song. Rejoice
Rejoice. school; recitation and song
Martha Work and Agnes Read; solo. Miss
Ames; recitation, My Easter Story. Flor
ence Duley: song. Spring is Coming
school: recitation, We Shall Rise Editn