Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-05

opening of Sunday school at $3.50
o'clock in the morning. The hour was
devoted to special services. "The
Abundant Life" was the topic of the
sermon delivered by DR.. F. F. Stoltz
at the regular hour. Mrs. Harry
Swenson, sang easter Day." to the &C.
compartment Of mandolin obligato
and other special music was given.
At o'clock in the evening there was
public worship reception to new
members and communion services.
First Baptist Church.
Special services took. the place of
both the morning and evening regu-
lar service at the First Baptist church
Christ at the Morning Service" and
Immortality" was the evening SUBJ
ject Appropriate and special music
was rendered.
First Congregational Church.
The day opened at the First Congre.
gational church with special exercises
by the Sunday school. "The Prince Of
Life" was the topic of Rev. P. A.
Johnson at the morning services.
There was special music at this serv-
ice and at o'clock, in the afternoon
special Easter concert was given in
the choir, assisted by the Polyhymnia
club, James Swirles and George Peck.
Trinity Episcopal Church.
| Holy Communion was celebrated at
IL o'clock in the, morning at Trinity
! Episcopal church. The regular morn
ing services were held as usual and at
$3.50 o'clock in the afternoon was held
the children's Easter festival which
consisted of special music and recita-
tons. -
Second Congregational Church.
The Easter services at the Second
Congregational church were of especial
interest to the members and their
friends owing to the fact that Rev.
Isaac Goodman, the new pastor, preach
ed his initial sermon. The church was
crowded Sunday morning and the SER
vices were beautiful and impressive.
The special music by the choir was a
much appreciated feature of the SER
vices. Rev. Goodman stated that he
would not preach his Introductory SER
mon on this occasion but would wait
until he had time to become better ac-
quainted with the field. He is an inter-
esting talker and held the closest at
tention of his congregation. He express
ed his appreciation Of the sentiment
which prompted the members to
extend their sympathy to him by
letter on the occasion of his son being
killed few weeks ago in runaway
accident in Streator, Illinois. In
the evening instead Of the regular
services a program appropriate to
the Easter time was given. The
4 church was again crowded and the
splendid program consisting of music
and recitations was much enjoyed.
Willard Street Methodist Church.
There was very large attendance
at both the morning and evening ser.
vices at the Willard Street Methodist
church. In the morning there were
/ special Easter services The services
were beautiful and impressive and con-
sisted Of special music, reception of
members and sermon appropriate to
the day by the pastor, Rev. R. L. Pat.
terson. In the evening an Easter con.
cert of unusual merit was given. The
program consisted of musical numbers
interspersed with recitations and was
much appreciated by the large congre.
/ cation.
Davis Street Christian Church.
i At the Davis Street Christian church
! Sunday morning the services consisted
of special music and all appropriate
sermon by the pastor, Rev. l. S. Elder,
Rev. Elder took for his subject
Mothers ,Bible-Its Message" In
the eveninga special musical program
was given by the Sunday school, The
pressive and the church was crowded
both morning and evening.
st. Mary's Catholic Church.
The services at st. Mary's Catholic
church yesterday morning were Of the
most impressive, and the closing
Easter services, the recital of vespers
and benediction, were held at 7:30 last
evening. The early morning services
consisted Of the celebrating of low
mass at 1880 o'clock, at which Divi
sions Nos. / and of the A. OH. and
the Ladies Auxiliaryto the order at
tended in body and received holy
communion. At 10 o'clock high mass
was said This service was featured
with special music by St. Mary's male
choir, which sang E. Marcos. mass in
f Minor. The rector, Rev. f. w. Hopp
mann delivered an excellent sermon on
| Christ's resurrection.
ST. Patrick's Catholic Church.
The Easter services at ST. Patricl1's
.liCatholic church were accompanied by
Il two impressive sermons on 1.-The Re