The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-04-13
BOWERS OF LILIES
They Made Topeka Churches
Beautiful on Sunday.
Easter Services Are Elaborate
and Effective.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OUT
Marched to Grace Cathedral,
Where Service Was Held.
Church of Assumption Crowded
in Early Morning.
KNIGHTS TEMPLAR OUT


With music and flowers the Easter
services at the Topeka churches were
made beautiful. Stately Easter lilies
everywhere with their significance of
innocence and purity formed the most
beautiful part of the decorations while
cherry blossoms. white geraniums and
other potted plants lent their color TO
the effects. In almost every church the
song service was the special feature Of
the days observance while in the great
er number the musical programme dis
placed the preaching service entirely.
Rev Abram Wyman conducted the
service al the First Unitarian church
The altar was very simply decorated
with lilies and cherry blossoms. The
music was furnished by the quartet
composed of Miss Carlotta Akin. Mrs.
F. H. Foster, M. D. Henderson and Mr..
Coultis. One of the most beautiful
numbers was that given as a solo by
Mrs. Frank Foster. And God Shall
Wipe Away All Tears" H. G. r.
Schwarzkopf gave a cello solo while
Miss Jean Parkhurst gave the organ ac-
accomplishments.
In few churches was the Easter dec
GRAFTON more elaborate or more effec-
lively arranged than in the First Con-
gregational where a dense bank of
mixed flowers had been arranged at the
foot of the pulpit. on either side were
Easter lilies lighting up the whole space
about the choir loft A very pretty song
service had been prepared and was Civ
en- as follows:
sonata-"C Minor CGuilmant), Mr..
Forbes.
~ x<.1,.
kerr, choir.
Easter Day Has Crowned Him King"
(Hawthorne), Mrs. Lingafedt.
The Easter Sunshine Breaks Again.
(Schnecker), Choir.
Christ is Risen from the Dead,
(Coombs), Choir.
~Postlude," (Grey).
Sixty members of the Knights Tenn
plar, headed by Marshall's band, form
2:30 O'Clock, and marched to Grace
cathedral for the usual Knights Tenn
plar service, which lasted until nearly 5
O'clock The Knights were successful
in getting disbanded in time TO avoid
the rain which began to fall soon after
ward
The programme of the. Knights Tenn
plar service included two excellent
solos, Immortality Shy Mr.. James
Moore, and Show Ne Thy Way" by
Miss HOrner.
At the Il O'Clock services of the First
Baptist church the attendance was very
large. All the pews and spare chairs
were filed. The altar of the church was
trimmed in pale green, with the words,
Christ is Risen" in white letters across
the background The floral decorations
consisted of tulips. lilies, ferns and
palms.
At the opening of the services Rev
DR.. Crannell requested the ladies of the
audience to remove their gorgeous
Easter bOnnets, and the idea was heart
lily applauded by the male portion of the
congregation Good music was a part
of the services, and Rev. CranneI
preached on the subject of "A Manifold
Easter"
The congregation of the First Presby-
terrain church was treated to an excel
lent service both in the morning and
evening. Communion was observed in
the morning. The decorat tons consisted
chiefly of palms. A cantata, The
Resurrection, by Nancy, was given
as the principal part of the evening SER
vcle Short sermons were given by the
pastor at both the morning and the
evening services, the music being fur
nished by the members of the church
quartette and by the congregation.
Charles M. Sheldon preached at Cen
tral Congregational church Sunday on
the general subjects of the Resurree-
ton. He spoke of the proofs Of the
truth of the Bible story of the resur-
rection, and spoke eloquently of the I'M
portaDce and significance of the event
The church was decorated with a
great profusion of lilies and other flow
ers, and special music was furnished
by girls from the Sunday school The
Washburn College Ladies' quartette
also sang, and Miss Florence Morton.
one of the members of the quartette
sang a solo
I Three new. members were received in