Herald and news. [volume] (West Randolph, Vt.) 1878-1943, 1902-04-03
EASTER OBSERVANCE.
Feast of the Risen Savior JoyousIy
Celebrated.

fedSt OF the FSlSen odNioF JoJousJ
Celebrated.
The observance at the Christian church
eentered in the morning service. There
was profusion of handsome plants, ferns
and lilies along the front of the ehancel.
Rev. G. O. Howe preached a thoughtful
Easter sermon 10 a large congregation on
the text, 1.-THE Lord is risen indeed" The
choir rendered special music, including
anthems as follows 1.-THE Strife Is Over,
II. L. Ashford) bass solo part by w. r.
Iamson, soprano solo, Miss Minnie Car
penter; 's1he Easter Sunshine Breaks
Again. Up. A. Schnecker) soprano part,
Miss Carpenter, alto, Miss Louise Hast
ings. and chorus; ''The King in Dark
ness (Lorenz) tenor solo, p. A. Chattield,
and chorus; 'Ring Out, Glad Bells Of
Eastertide," q. c. Bartlett) alto solos,
Misses Hastings and Gail Lamson, tenor,
Mr.. Chatfield, soprano, Miss Carpenter,
and chorus.
st. Johns church was very attractively
adorned with flowers and plants on Easter
day and presented an appearance betting
the joyous queen of feasts. The service
was al 10 80 a. m. and consisted of morn
ing prayer and the celebration Of the holy
communion, with a sermon py the rector
on the subject of the resurrection. from
the text, "And God hath both raised up
the Lord and will also raise up US by his
power, / Cor. 6.14. Appropriate Easter
music was heartily rendered by the chill
dren OF the Sunday school. The mite
chests which the children had been tlllng
during Lent were presented at the offer
tory and their contents will be devoted "a
missions. Last year the children of the
church throughout the United States
offered at Easter the sum of sl04,5G. 1t II
hoped to exceed that sum this year.
fhe Cong'l church was beautifully dec
GRATED Easter morning with potted plants,
| palms, Easter lilies, roses and carnations
| The sermon by Rev. George +. Ladd was
appropriate to the day. There was Easter
anthem, she is Risen," p. A. Schnecker)
duet, Lord, with Glowing Heart ID
| Praise Thee Up. A. Schneeker) Miss Nj
| Blanche Sparhawk and DIR. w. NJ. Kelly
| and solo. 1.-THE Angels Easter Song,
John HYATT Brewery Miss Sparhawk
with violin obligato by Fred Beedle
About four hundred were present at the
vesper service held at four O'Clock in the
afternoon, when the cantata, "FroH
/ Death to Life, f" was rendered by the quar-.
/ tet il portrayed the life OF Christ iron
/ his BETRAYAL TO his cruciixion. The music
was very difficult and was finely rendered
and showed that much time and care had
1 been spent in its preparation. The cho-
ruses and solos by the members Of the
quartet, Miss NJ. Blanche Sparhawk, Mrs
/ ] p Clifford, DR.. w. Nj. Kelly and A. II.
I Beedle, were very pleasing.
There was a large and attractive bank OF
house plants at the NJ. +. church. In the
morning, Rev. f. G.. Rainey preached q
strong sermon betting the day. The
choir rendered special music, including
! two anthems. In the evening, the choir
and Sunday school gave concert entitled
| ssThe Resurrection II introduced: =
Easter Anthem, AT Close OF Day choir
song, wake o Earth, choir and school
responsive reading; prayer, Rev. +. g.
Rainey: song, shall, All Hail, choir and
| school: exercise. "Do You Hear? ~ Edith
/ Granger. Lettie Bailey and Ruby Milleri
1 song. .sChiming Easter Bells" choir and
school: recitation, San Easter Story,
| Ethel Wyman: song, "Do You Know the
/ Glad story ~ choir and school; acrostic,
| EASTER infant class; song, Lilies,
choir and school; song infant class, Lily
| Bell;m recitation, "My Easter Story, Fred
| Granger: song, "Shout the Victory" choir
and school; responsive readingi song,
| "Oyer a Gloomy Garden choir and
school; song by intermediate department,
/ .sThe Little Birds Have Come Again. ex-
ercise tOpening Of the Lily, infant class
song ain the Dawning, choir and school
recitation, Grace Wyman; song, sin Glad
/ Ecstatic Measure choir and school; adj
dress. Or. A. l.. Cooper; offering; closing
song, .'The Angels Song" choir ano
/ school.
Easter Sunday at the Baptist church was
! observed as befitted the occasion. The
pulpit and platform were very tastefully
i decorated with Easter lilies and potteo
plants. Appropriate music was wei
/ rendered bv the choir, and the pastor
/ sermon was upon, 1.-THE Language OF
/ Easter.n The varied language of nature
/ of smiles aud frowns, was spoken OF ano
4 then the voice Of the resurrection. A SEN
! fence in language was defined and the vert
/ as the vertebra Of the sentence. The toul
verbs in Matt 2S:6-7, Come "See,
/ ego. y "Ten. +" were explained as the Ian
/ guage OF Easter. At the concert by the
1 sunday school in the evening, the church
was filled by an appreciative audience, anc
/ the children acquitted themselves WITT
credit. The program was as follow: Vol
untary; opening song by congregation
/ prayer; opening address by Graydon d
/ smith: scripture reading; song by school
\ 90 Re Glad:n recitation, @An Easter
/ Flower" Versa Cassidy; song by chorus
/ 80. Night. Wondrous Night;' recitation
/ AIyce Knight; Rotations and song by
/ "The Lily Glass; Arthur Austin, Dor'
4 Galarneau. Lawrence Leonard, Ernes
| Austin, Cyril Angel, Myrtle Goodell
/ GLADYS Goodell and Eva Goodell; song by
/ school, aye Beams Of Easter Morn" reci
i tation. Ida Rand; solo and chorus, III
\ Must Die, by Mrs. b. +. Smith; reclta'
/ tion and song, Jesus Died for Me,
sadie Carlisle; song by school, "Christ 4
| Risen;n recitation, by Gladys Young; re
marks by pastor; song by school, IKE
| ioice, Ye Nations;' benediction.