The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1904-04-07
EASTER SUNDAY.

EASTER SUNDAY.
Its Observance in the City Churches.
Easter Sunday was observed in the city
churches by services substantially as an
| nunced in The Journal last week. The pull
pits and platforms were appropriately dec
GRATED and the congregations were large.
At the North Church the Y. P. s. c. E.
held morning service at 7.3O, which was
largely attended. At As a. m. Rev. A. II.
Young of Bangor gave an Easter sermon,
and the church choir rendered special Eas-
ter music. The pulpit was draped with
white and the floral decorations consisted
of Easter lilies and white pinks, with large
palms on pedestals on each side The order
of service was as follows:
Voluntary, Longing" Jungmann
DoxOlogy
Invocation.
Easter carol, Deane
Responsive reading.
Carol, "Gladly Sing" Macy
Scripture reading.
Prayer.
Easter song, "The Resurrection" Holden
Mr.. Parker.
0tfertoire, in F, Leybach
Sermon, Rev. II. A. Young
Prayer.
Hymn, Coronation"
Benediction.
Easter march, Flagler
Ihe chorus work was very acceptable and
Mr.. Parker, in the song "Resurrection,"
was in splendid voice, and not only deserved
but received many congratulations
The Baptist church was appropriately
decorated with solid bank of green at the
rear and white dove apparently flying in
through an open door. A broad band of
white drapery was festooned from the cen
tire of the arch to each side. few Easter
lilies stood on the platform. Following is
the order of the morning service:
Organ Prelude, Stabat, Rossini
Percival w. Keene
DOxOlogy
Invocation
Anthem, Our Risen Redeemer, Porter
Church Choir
Psalm
Hymn, 137
Scripture
Prayer
Response, Glad Easter Day Favre
Choir
OHerLOry, Anuante LeybaCh
Hymn, 141
Sermon, Emmaus Revelations
Rev. E. S. Philbrook
Hymn, 3o7
BenedictiOn
Postlude Wely
Communion
At the evening service, several Easter
hymns were sung. Mr.. Clarence G. Gould
of Colby College sang solo, Face to Face,
by johnson, and the ordinance of baptism
was administered to two cadidates.
At the Methodist church the altar rail
was covered with white, the front of the
organ was festooned with white drapery,
and three bands of white extended to the
! walls at either side, with lilies, begonias
and geraniums artistically arranged. The
Epworth League held service at Z a. m.
Rev. G. E. Edgett's sermon at 1915 a. m
was from the 18th chapter First Corinth-
ians, on ''The Resurrection and its Les
sons" The ordinance of baptism was ad-
ministered to five candidates, and six per
sons were received into full fellowship.
Special Faster music was rendered by the
church chorus choir, including the chorus,
"Now all the bells are ringing" The con-
cert in the evening was substantially ac-
cording to the program published last week.
The Unitarian church was decorated for
the morning Easter service of the church
and the afternoon service for the Knights
Tempar A Maltese cross in red and white
flowers and green leaves hung above the
pulpit on the rear wall The pulpit was
covered with white relieved by Easter lilies
and white tulips. A red cross and golden
crown were ON the front of the pulpit and
Easter lilies, tulips, asparagus ferns and
Florida palms were attractively arranged
about it. The musical numbers of the two
services were announced last week. Thirty
one Sir Knights attended the afternoon ser
vice in uniform. The sermon was by Rev.
Harry Lutz of the Unitarian church, on
"Modern Chivalry" Revs. G. Z. Edgett,
Methodist, f. S. Phlbrook, Baptist, and A.
A. Smith, Universalist, assisted in the ex-
ercises. Memorial services were held for
Sir Knights Oscar Hills and jeremiah c.
/ Whitten.
| The order of service at the Universalist
church was as announced in The Journal
| last week. The decorations were on
| white ground, with Easter lilies, geraniums,
white pinks and ferns in artistic prOfu-
| sion.