The Paducah sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1898-1906, 1903-04-13
THEEASTER SERVICES
Large Congregations Out at All
the Churches.
Eloquent Sermons and Magnificent
Music Heard Everywhere
in the City.
FLOWERS IN GREAT PROPULSION


Easter was observed Yesterday with
e special music and sermons appropri-
ate to the day.
Many of the churches were elabor-
ately and beautifully decorated, and
very few were without some flowers
and plants about the altar in Wis. BILE
reminder of the beauty of and glory
Of the Resurrection. In some of the
churches the cause OF missions was
emphasized and collections taken along
this line. Large congregations were
at all the morning services, but the
storm that arose just about the even
ing church hour, materially decreased
the attendance.
1t is the custom in the Southern
Methodist church to observe Easter
with a service In the interest of the
"Scsrritt Training School" at Kansas
City, for the home and foreign mis-
sionary workers. This program is
gotten out by the women's Foreign
Missionary society of the ME-. church
south for an universal observance, ard
the collections made at Easter go 10
that school.
ABORTION Of the Easter morning SER
vice OF the Broadway Methodist church
included this program, and was very
pleasing. The pastor DR.. I. J. New
ell preached an inspiring Easter SER
mon on 1.-THE Resurrection OF Christ"
and the choir rendered some fine espe-
cial music. The altar was decorated
with cut flowers and plants, and the
and ltorium was crowded. There were
eight additions TO the church at this
service. DR.. Newell's night theme
was "The State of the Dead" and was
very strong and comforting sermon.
At the st. Francis de Sales Catholic
church the music was especially fine,
the choir being assisted by Prof. VIM.
Deals orchestra, ana several solos be-
ing rendered. This church was elab-
orately and beautifully decorated, the
flowers being in profusion, the white
furnishing enhancing the effect The
new affairs are very beautiful.
The musical program at the First
Christian church yesterday morning
attracted large crowd. The story Of
the Death and Resurrection was given
in music entirely, there being no SER
mon. It was well rendered by some of
the finest voices in the city.
The Easter service at Grace church
was very beautiful, with especial mu-
sic. The church was attractiyely dec
GRATED, and the Easter offering was as
usual large one.
Easter was observed by the Evan
Relical Lutheran and German Evsngel-
ical churches with the usual appropri
ate and impressive services. An Easter
offering was taken at both these
churches.
The morning services at both the
First and Second Baptist churches was
devoted to the great Cause of missions.
The pastor of each preaching on this
theme. Both churches were largely
attended.
At the First Presbyterian church
the usual Easter collection for the sup
port of the children kept in the Or
phanage at Anchorage by this church
was made. The goodly sum of $500
was raised.
"Tho Supper Of Dostn"was tho sub
ject for discussion at the Y. NJ. O. A.
yesterday afternoon. There was a fair
attendance. There were several So
cial features indulged' in after the sub
iect had been exhausted and also sew
eral special musical features.
Services were held at Temple Israel
yesterday morning in celebration of
the Feast of the Passover which began
on Saturday evening. The music was
very fine.
Secretary Stuart B. Hanna OF the
Y. M. O. A. filed the pulpit of tho
Cumberlan Presbyterian church yes
terday. ar Q on Tho Law OF