The Bellefontaine Republican. [volume] (Bellefontaine, Logan County, Ohio) 1855-1905, 1904-04-05

The evening church service durinl
the coming six months will open al
Z 80 instead of o'clock.
The collection taken Sunday nigh
at the sacred concert given in the NJ
f. church amounted to S31.ss.
Miss Bertha Cordrey and Mr.. French
%. Garwood sang solos at the morning
service at the Presbyterian church Sab
bath.
Two excellent discourses wer,
preached Sunday by DIR. L. c. Simp
son, pastor of the U. 4. church.
A pleasing number of a Sunday
school Easter service held in the Luth,
eran church Sunday night was the sing
ing by Mr.. Vance Horn of the SOLO
Come See the Place. ''by Porter.
There was a good attendance of the
young people of the city at the sunriss
prayer service held Sunday morning
in the Evangelical Lutheran church
under the direction of the C. F.
Miss Cora Gearing acted as leader.
Rev. II. J. Bigley read an excellent
paper on the topic, The Religious
Experiences of Jonathan Edwards. al
the meeting of the Ministerial Asso-
citation Monday. The essayist for June
will be Rev. G. G.. Smith, Of Hunts.
Vile.
On Sunday. April u. the pastors of
this city viii preach on the subject,
THE Better Observance OF the LORD g
Day" Rev. J. NJ. Faris and Rev. W.
T. Groom have been appointed u COM
mittee by the Ministerial Association
to confer with organizations interest
ed in improving conditions in this
respect.
The services at Trinity Episcopal
church Sunday were largely attended
and most imposing. The choir under
the direction of the chorister, Mrs.
W. T. Hsvilsnd, sang a number of
selections at each service. At the
morning hour of worship Miss Florence
Butler delighted with solo sung in
her characteristic pleasing manner.
A large congregation attended the
Easter communion services at the
Lutheran church. The auditorium
was sItisticslly decorated with roses,
carnations. smylsx, palms ana ferns
in the center of which was large
white cross. Festoons of crepe paper
hung from the ceiling over the pulpit.
The pastor. Rev. y. f. Greenawalt,
after short sermon received about 80
new members into the congregation.
The communion service was exceedingly
impressive. The choir assisted by Mr..
Roy Dean with violin rendered several
beautiful Easter anthems. A liberal
benevolent offering was received.
In the evening the Easter entertain
ment by the Sunday shoool was given.
The service entitled "The Living Re-
deemer' was creditably carried ont
besides two excellent anthems by the
choir which consisted of Mrs. Man
nix. leader, DR.. Young. Miss Lena
Horn. Mrs. Fred Myers. Vance Horn
and David Ziegler. Mrs. Eichmar
gave fine reading entitled ''If Christ
Should Come Tomorrow Other fes.
lures were the duet by the little Misses
Detrick and a solo by Mr.. Vance
Horn.
The sacred song service given in the
NJ. E. church Sunday night by tbs
mixed qusrtette choirs of the Presby
terian and Methodist churches PROVED
one of the most largely attended ser
vices ever held in this temple of wor
ship. The service included sermon
by Rev. Jesse Swank, pre-collectioI
remarks by Rev. George Z. Davies
the singing Of a number Of selection
by the choirs and the singing of solo
by Mr.. a. :. Kerr. Mr.. J. X. Fultol
and Mr.. 81. b. Keller. The orgsnist
were Mrs. Fred c. Spittle and Mrs
Frank Zebold. One OF the most pleas
ing numbers of the program was
violin and organ duet rendered b
Mrs. Zebold and Mr.. Percy Holbrook
The program was as follows:
Voluntary
, Selections from Lohengren
wsgne
Songs of the Evening Star
p. A. Schnecke
Mrs. Spittle
Double Quartette
Solo
Rec, SIN the End of the Sabbath
= Shepar
Aria. Fear Not Ye' Snepar
Herman B. Keller
Double Quartette
''Christ Our Passover" Bartlett
, Solo
THE Golden Gates Are Lifted
MARI
/ Harry S. Kerr
Sermon
lOffertory. Organ and Violin
Mrs. Zebold and Mr.. Holbroo
Solo
Christ Is Risen Bischo
James R. Fulton
Cantata
"Death and Life" Sheele
Benedictiou
Postlude
Fantasia in Ra
: Mrs Zebold
A During Thursday night the rain ia