Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-31
EASTER SUNDAY.
Services in Augusta Churches Were
Very Largely Attended.
Perfume of Flowers and Peal of Al.
thems Were Pronounced.


| Yesterday was not an ideal Easter
| Sunday. The sun was not coon in all
its springtime glory; and vet the dav
| was so far ahead of the nreced;np one
that nearly everybody in the city
turned out and attended some Mace
| of worship. The churches were crowd-
ed at the various services during the
| day. The perfume of flowers and the
peal OF anthems were notable features
at the exercises in the temples devoted
, to religion. The attendance was the
| largest for years. The musical pro-
grams at the different churches, as
published in Saturdays Journal, were
successfully carried out.
The attendance at the Congregation
al church was very large. The sermon
by the pastor, Rev. Norman McKinnon,
was most excellent. and the singing,
under the direction of George r. Good
rich, was very fine.
At st. Marks Episcopal church low
mass Was celebrated at Z in the morn
in; mathis, high mass and the sermon
took place at II o'clock, and a success
full Sunday school festival service was
L
mon by Rev. G. f. Degen was admir-
ably delivered.
The services at the Green Street
Methodist Episcopal church included
IA morning service, at which the pastor,
Rev. Fl. f. Dunnack, preached upon
the significance of Easter" and an
evening service by the Sunday school.
The attendance at both services was
quite large.
There were three services at st.
Marys Catholic church, yesterday.
Early mass was celebrated at 73O A.
NJ, high mass at 10 o'clock and the
vesper service was held in the evening
At the 10 o'clock service Father DOher-
ty preached an eloquent sermon upon
the text: BE not afrighted Ye seek
Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified
He is risen-He is not here. Behold
| the place where they laid him." The
music by the choir, under the direction
of Miss Julia Buckley, was excellent.
At the Universalist church, the pas
tor, Rev. c. A. Hayden, preached at
the morning and evening services. At
the former his subject was the Joy
of Easter and at the latter it was
Hell and Heaven" Both services
were well attended.
There was special Easter music at
the Unitarian church and the pastor
preached an excellent sermon on THE
Idea of Immortality" Exercises spec
tally appropriate to the day were held
by the Sunday school at II o'clock.
Special Easter services were held at
ST. Augustine's church, as follows:
The following program was very sue
cessfully rendered Easter Sunday at ST.
Augustines church:
Paques. Messe de $50 hrs.
Edmond Lemaigre
Charlottesville Christ ressuscite,''
Soliste: Mile. A. Deveault
Elevation: Solo Orgue--"Ecce Panis An
gelorum, Alexandra Guilmant
COMMUNICATIVE Jesus que Jaime
soliste: Mile; I; Goudreaglt
Gravier
soliste: Mile. A. Cloutier.
Theodore Dubois
Directress of choir, Rev. Mother Ste.
Organist Rev. Mother du Sacre Coeur
Grande Messe a 1890.
Entree-La Resurrection. H. M. Thiele
Lafayette Band.
Vidi Aquam. GregOrien
Kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus ct Agnus
Del de la Messe solemnelle de Peters
Epitre-Triumph. D. l.. Ferratzie
Lafayette Orchestra
Observation-Disclosures de Lambillotte.
Grand Religious Fantasia,
F. H. Robinson
Lafayette Orchestra.
Communion-Safe in the Arms Of Jesus.
FIR. Hugo
Lafayette Orchestra.
AvEPREs.
Magnificent. Lamblllotte
Regina CoeH, Peters
0 Salutars, Hardy
Alleluia. Lamblllotte
Tantum, Lambillotte
Solistes:-Misses Cora Leclair, Sadie
Leclair, Delvina Jolicoeur, Maria Dostie,
Adele Letourneau. Lucie Bonneau.
Yariode Pelletier and Messrs. Omer
Plante. Chas. Bilodeau, Marcelin Pomer-
leau, Ed. Doyon
Director of choir, Ed Doyon. !
The altar was very delicately and
tastefully decorated by the Ursulne Sis
ters.
The services at the Free Baptist, the
First BAPTIST and the other churches OF
the city were particularly appropriate to
| the day, and were largely attended.
At st. Barnabas chapel, Bangor
street, holy communion was celebrated
by Rev. W. F. Livingston in the MORN
| ing. The altar was appropriately dec
GRATED. At the afternoon service, ex-
| cellent Easter music was rendered very
effectively by the choir, under the di-
dection of Mrs. A. w. Morton. The
offering was for missions. The chapel
was well filled by an attentive con-
gregatiOn.