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Protestant Episcopal Church at Z
O'Clock yeserday morning At $50 he
oiliciated at St. Barnabas' Church,
Marshallton, and before the service
blessed some new solid silver altar
vessels just procured by the congrega-
tion. Later the bishop olliciated at
st. James Church, Stanton, and
preached from the text, st. John 20,
9. In the afternoon the bishop re.
turned to a Sunday school celebration
at St. Barnabas Church. Last even
ing the bishop preached in Old Swedes
Church from St. Luke %, II, and con-
firmed a class of l6. He gave the class
a text from the llSth Psalm.
Despite the rain there was large
congregation at Central Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning, when Rev.
Thomas A. McCurdy, ID. D., preached
the Easter sermon. The church was
beautifully decorated with flowers and
plants. DIR. McCurdy took as his text
St. John 20, 10: "Jesus saith unto
her, Woman, why weepest thou
Whom seeketh thou q She, supposing
him to be the gardener, saith unto
him, Sir, il thou have borne him
hence, tell me where thou hast laid
him, and / will take him away p -
In Grace M. II. Church yesterday
morning Rev. william Writ King, ID.
d., the pastor, delivered an Easter
sermon before large congregation.
DIR. King took as his text: "That /
May Know Him and the Power Of His
Resurrection.
Rev. Henry Clay Turner delivered
an unique Easter sermon at Brandy
wine M. r. Church yesterday morn
ing. In effect, he took the congrega-
tion to the mamertine prison in Rome,
/ where Paul was incarcerated, and the
people heard from the apostles lips
his views Of the resurrection. IL was
a striking and effective discourse.
Rev. William Writ King, ID. d.,
pastor Of Grace M. f. Church, and
/ Mrs. King will be rendered n recep-
tion this evening in the Sunday school
hall from to 10 o'clock, by the trus-
tees of the church, in honor Of his re-
turn to the church as pastor.
Alfred Wilson, former superin-
tendent Of the Sunday school of Kings
wood M. II. Church, was rendered a
surprise on Saturday evening by the
officers and teachers Of the Sundap-
school. Mr.. Wilson was presented
with beautiful silk umbrella.
The exercises at Grace M. u. Church,
last evening, we're decidedly interest
ing, az the previously announced pro-
gramme indicated Great credit was
reflected upon the children and those
who directed the programme, Mrs.
Clarence Robb, superintendent Of the
junior department Mrs. William II.
Morris, superintendent, and Mrs Will
son, assistant superintendent Of the
primary department, and also Miss
Elda Idle, the musical director, and
the Sunday y-school orchestra. The
Easter missionary collections we're as
follows: Women, Home Missions,
sl65. %; Foreign Missions, 1927. 81
Men, Home Missions, Sl35. SO; Foreign
Missions, s263. 6S; junior department,
Home Missions, s72. 90; Foreign Mis-
sions, 500. 70; primary department,
$50. 80; Foreign Missions, 1929 90
miscellaneous, $50 %; grand total,
Home Missions, SiS3. SO; Foreign Mis-
sions, Sl.l1l33.
In st. Johns Protestant Episcopal
Church the sermon was preached bl
Rev. GeorgeC. Hall, rector Of th,
church and archdeacon Of Wilmington.
He was assisted by Rev. William b
Beach
DR.. Halls sermon was upon thu
resurrection and was a simple ant
matter Of fact statement of the natur
Of the Easter festival.
At North Baptist Church, ia tn
morning, Pastor William L. Pettin
, gill's theme was 1.-THE Man VIII
Died and Rose Again. - His text wa
the last clause Of Galatians 3, %, II
We all are one man in Chris
, Jesus. The preacher said that Il
the resurrection OF Christ there wa
/ included not only His physical body
but also 'the church which is Iii
; body, the fullness Of Him that filletl
\, all in all. " He called attention {
the testimony of the Messiah in Psalr
; CXNXlN, 14-16, concerning Hi
spiritual body: 81 will praise Thee
? for / am fearfully and wonderful
a made: marvellous are Thy words, an
, that My soul knoweth right we'll NJ
q substance was not hid from Thee
a when / was made in secret. and cur
4 ously wrought in the lowest parts {
the earth. Thine eyes did see NJ
+, substance, yet being imperfect, and /
q Thy book all My members were writer
= which in continuance were fashioned
: when as yet there was none of them
n The sermon at the New Church. las
u night was on the text: "There al
4 they which have come out of gre,
e tribulation, and have washed the
robes and made them white, therefor
" are they before the Throne OF God.
/, The pastor, Rev. George Henry Dol,
u said this should he with all a mo-