Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-04-16
EASTER SERVICES
Were Largely Attended In All the
Churches Yesterday-splendid Ser
mons, Beautiful Floral Decorations
and Fine Sinninn Mara Ee,+Irae

Churches Yesterday-splendid Ser
mons, Beautiful Floral Decorations
and Fine Singing Were Features.
!, Easter was most GLORIOUS day in
this city. The sky was cloudless, the
air was filed with the warm promise
Of approaching summer and all nature
seemed to rejoice with mankind in the
grand significance of the day. Serv-
ices were held in every church in the
city, all of which were filled to the
doors with interested listeners to the
beautiful and eloquent addresses made
l'by the, various pastors. These seemed
especially gifted in harmony with the
occasion, day celebrated with glad
ness by the entire Christian world.
The floral decorations of the churches
and the exchange of gifts appropriate
to the occasion was never before
equalled in Bismarck, and flowers in
i protnsing were scattered among the
people and made the day happier for
many. The sick in the hospitals were
ent and sick beds We're bright
ened in hospital and home by natures
ened in hispital and home by natures
most beautiful gift to mankind.
AT st. Georges Episcopal church
the floral decorations we're superb and
the song service was marked and
beautiful auxiliary to the occasion, a
vested choir adding a fine feature to
the services. Archdeacon Jones
seemed especially gifted in his adj
dresses and was listened to with
marked attention by the large congre-
cation. In the afternoon the Knights
Templar attended this church in a
body for the usual Easter service and
listened to a fine address by the arch
deacon The song service on this oc-
casion was exceedingly fine and the
church was filled again. This service.
was of special interest to the Masons
and is in accordance with long usage
by the knightly branch of that order.
An unusually large Offering was made
toward the church at the various
services, aggregating nearly $500. .
In the morning at the Swedish
Lutheran church services were held il
German by Rev. Michaelis, and in the
evening by Rev. Larson in the
Swedish language. The church was
handsomely decorated and the sery-
ices most interesting on both &C.
casions. 5 $,=..
1t was a great Easter day at the
Methodist Episcopal church. The
platform was beautifully decorated
with lilies, palms and ferns, no other
plants being used in the decorations.
Beneath a large palm near the altar
the pastor baptized and received a
number of persons into the church.
At the morning service Miss Jonassen
sang the solo tsMy = Redeemer
Liveth" with much feeling and taste.
The choir gave fine program of
Easter music morning and evening
before large audiences which filled the
church. The pastor, Rev. Magin,
preached two Easter sermons. The
collections amounted to s71ss, most
of which goes to missions The sun
day school was very large and each
child received an appropriate Easter
gift. The services were all very i'm
pressiye. q.
II Easter services at the First Baptist
church were well attended. An up
lifting sermon BY the pastor on
Earth lakes was listened TO with
close attention In the morning, while
In the evening he painted clearly the
results Of the life Of The Fast Young
mar. Special Caster music at both
services BIZ the choir trained by Mr..
Winslow added greatly to the services.
while potted plants and flowers In