The Spokane press. [volume] (Spokane, Wash.) 1902-1939, 1904-04-02
EASTER IN
SPOKANE
ELowEas, DECORATIONS, BEAU
TIFuL MUSIC By WELL DRILL
ED CKoI1s AND SPECIAL DIS
COURSES TIE ORDER OF THE
DAY,

Today all of the Christian churches
In the city are busy decorating their
houses of worship for the Easter
day services OF all the days in the
Christian year the one marking the
close of Lent and the resurrection Of
the Christ is the most deliberately
celebrated. At the Catholic and Epis-
copal churches there will be early
services in connection with the regu-
lar Sunday services The rules of
both churches command that the
communicates receive the sacraments
On Easter Sunday.
All of the churches in the city will
be decorated in holiday attire. Flow
ers and plants of every description
look beautiful.
DR.. Rasmus will preach his initial
sermon at the First NJ. f. church and
the music will be a feature.
Special services have been arrang-
ed for most of the churches in the
city. ...... ......
At the Bethel Presbyterian church
a program will be given by the Sun
day school in the evening, while the
morning service will be full of Easter
music and Easter JOY. At the Cen
trail Baptist church Easter music will
be the feature of the morning service.
The Sunday school children of the
Pilgrim Congregational church will
conduct the 10 o'clock meeting. The
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full of Easter music.
At most of the churches the resur-
rection of the Christ will be the topic
In sermon and song.
All Saints cathedral will be open
Tor worship on Sunday. Nearly all
of the alterations have been COM
pleted and the church is now being
decorated. The choir will sing special
music and Mrs. j. H. Kayler will
render solos at both the morning and
evening services. A string quartet
Will add to the beauty of the service.
At Trinity Episcopal an elaborate
musical program has been prepared
Rev. Utz will conduct the service
at the Central Christian church In
place OF the regular evening service
the Bible class will conduct a service
In which the various classes of the
Sunday school will take part An or
chestra will furnish a portion of the
music.
The Fourth Presbyterian church.
the Union Park NJ. f. church, the
Dean Avenue Christian church and
the First United Presbyterian
churches will hold special services.
The Catholics will hold their serv-
ices in the new church. which has
been decorated beautifully. The II
o'clock mass will be one of the most
beautiful and inspiring in the city
The music will be of very high
order. as the Catholic Easter music
II beautiful.
All of the Sunday schools will have
special services for the youngsters
At mos$ of the churches the children
Will be given Easter eggs or some
other memento of the season. At the
Episcopal churches the mite boxes
which the children have been filling
will be opened on Easter morning.
The services of Easter Sunday will
be the most elaborate of the year, the
music will be far out of the ordinary
and the churches will all be crowded.
At First Baptist Church.
At the First Baptist church, cor
ner of Lincoln street and Second ave-
nue.. there will be special Easter
services all day. They will begin
hn
the Lords supper at 10 o'clock. At
III the pastor DR.. Van Osdel, will
preach on "Christ's Resurrection