The Washington times., 1903-04-12
The Resurrection Celebrated
With Joyous Musical and
Special Services.
Catholic and Protestant
Congregations Unite in
Elaborate Programs.

Easter, the most joyous season Of the /
year. will be universally celebrated to /
cay. Special services. religious and mu- !
steal. have been arranged in ali the /
Protestant and Catholic churches, and /
hymns OF praise and rejoicing VIII go |
forth this morning.
No feast IN the church is regarded as
Of so much Importance as Easter. 1t |
commemorate the resurrection OF /
Christ. through which humanity was re-
deemed and the hope of everlasting hap
riness restored TO the faithful.
Great changes have come in the last
year to the modest little Dutch Re
formed Church on the corner of FIT
teenth and 0 Streets. which sprang into
unexpected prominence when President
Roosevelt began to attend services
there. new and stately edifice now
stands on the ground adjoining the small
chapel, where the Rev. John II. Schick
preached TO small congregation before
the place of worship became the Presl-
dents church The new building how
ever. will not be ready for occupancy for
Some time.
Ar. Schick's sermon for Easter sun
day Will be taken from the text found
In the Gospel of St. Mark, xvi.3: who
shall roll US away the stone from the
door Of the sepuleher?" The music OF
the choir viii be in strain Of tri-
umphant praise, and will be rendered By
the quartet-Miss Mary Levers, soprano;
Miss Chenoweth alto: n P Meyer.
tenor. and James Schlck, a son of the
clergyman. bass
At St Johns
The Easter services at historic old st.
Johns are always OF supreme interest 10
residents and strangers alike, and hun
dreds are turned away from the church
door on these festivals ST Johns
Church is one Of the oldest churches in
America 1t was built in 1912 and
planned BY the architect OF the United
States Capitol. Benjamin Latrobe. OF
Baltimore
Its title the Presidents church was
derived IN this way. Before the church
was eonseerated or any pews sold.
committee from the vestry was In
structed TO make the offer Of pew to
President James Madison. Re accepted.
and thereafter occupied the pew C2SJ
eyea more than his pew IN Christ
Church. Since that time the custom OF
reserying pew was continued. and a
number Of the Presidents have wor-
SHIPPED there Now it IS the church Of
the Presidents wife. and since her re
tarn from her trip down the Chesapeake
9TH .hsF,7---- I11~e.,-.fr hoe
been attending the daily services at 81.
Johns
DR.. Smiths Text.
Dr. Roland Cotton Smiths text at
the Easter service viii be He thar
Ioseth his life for My sake shall find il
again The assistant ministers at ST.
Johns are Revs. Frank d BigeIow and
Edward s. Dunlap H. H Freeman
is the organist and ch0irmaster The
order OF services VIII be holy commun-
ion at $50 a. m, morning prayer and
holy communion and sermon Al Il
o'clock, choral evensoRg and ehldreu's
carol service at 4:15.
BY a rather singular coincidence the
eiergymen OF the three leading Episco-
pal churches OF the Capital are named
Smith. Rev. Dr.. Ernest Smith. rector OF
St Thomas. as IS well known. came
here from St. Michael and All Angels,
Baltimore
The choir OF St. Thomas, which is
vested. consists Of men and women, some
OF them being weIl-known local singers.
They are under the direction OF Edmund
a. Yarela. choirmasteT
The other leading Episcopal Church
st. Margaret's, has for It's rector Rev.
Herbert Scott Smith. St Margaret
is as yet IA its infancy. SO TO speak 1t
is situated on Connecticut Avenue ex-
tended