Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1904-04-05
HOW EASTER WAS OBSERVED BY
THE VARIOUS CHURCHES.
WAS A SABBATH OF GREAT JOY
Fair Weather and Beautiful Apparel
Add to the Occasion Fitting and
Appropriate Exercises Take Place Of
Regular Services at Churches.

All Ottumwa attended church on
Easter Sunday. The day was fine, the
sky was almost cloudless, the air while
cool was yet balmy and comfortable.
Had it been especially ordered and
prepared for the occasion it could
have been improved but little. AS a
percentage Of Ottumwa's citizens at
tended religious services yesterday
than have attended at any time during
any one day the past year or that will
attend on any one day during the COM
ing year.
All day long the streets were throng-
ed with people glad to enjoy not only
the first bright Sunday in weeks but
the pleasure Of mingling with one an
other in the open air. To add to the
other pleasures every church in the
city held special and fitting exercises
appropriate to the day in which choice
music, elaborate decorations and beau
tiful and fragrant flowers played an
important part.
The Sunrise Prayer Meeting.
In many respects Easter Sunday is
the hottest day of the year and its eel.
ebration was appropriately begun by
union sunrise prayer meeting held at
theh First Methodist Episcopal church
THE service began promptly at G
o'clock. DR.. F. +. Stoltz pastor of the
First Presbyterian church was the
leader. The service was we'll attend
ed and was deeply impressive. Fol
lowing this meeting the services be
gan in the various churches of the city
with the Sunday school hour and con
tinued throughout the day and unit!
the close OF the evening service.
First M. e. Church.
Perhaps the most distinctive Easter
service Of the day was the graduation
exercises Of the primary department
of the First Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday school. Twenty little
people who have completed the pri
mary work and have grown too large
or have become too far advanced tc
remain in the department were gradu
ated into the intermediate department
with very pretty and appropriate exer
cises. These exercises consisted Of
solos, songs by the various classes anG
recitations. The valedictory address
was by Miss Lillian Deskin. S. L. Vest
superintendent of the Sunday schoo
made a short address and the diplomas
were presented by DR.. A. E. Craig, pas
tor Of the church.
THE Resurrection of Christ was
the topic for the morning
sermon delivered by DR.. Craig. The
Junior league met at o'clock in the
afternoon and the Epworth league al
$50 p. m. A special program consist
ing of appropriate musical numbers
took the place of the regular evening
service. This Easter concert was Civ
en- by the choir and was excellently
| rendered.
The following was the program rem
dered during the evening service:
Anthem-Christ is Risen.
Quartet-Pilgrims of the Night
Schumann Ladies.
Tenor solo-Palm Brances, Faure
Frank Daggett.
Male Chorus-Rejoice
Baritone Solo-Alleluia, HUMPHREYS
Grant Keyhoe.
Chorus-"The Heavens are Falling
from Hayden's Creation.
| Alto Solo-Abide With Me, Ashford
Sigma Hoaglund.
Part II.
Organ-Miss Albertina Scheiwe.
Mixed Quartet--God is Spirit, from
Woman of Samaria, Misses Edmunds,
| Suits; Messrs. Daggett, Keyhoe.
Male Chorus-Christ is Risen.
Trio-God Be Merciful. Mrs. Frank
Daggett, Messrs Daggatt and Keyhoe.
Bass Solo--Angels' Message, Burch-
ard Peck.
Male ouartet--Good Night, Buck
THE Ottumwas."
Edward Weeks, Director
Miss Albertina Scheiwe, Organist.
First Presbyterian Chur,h.,
The Easter exercises at the First
NPresbyterian church began with the