The Somerset reporter., 1906-04-19
EHster Services


TIE Easter service -unday morning
" AZ the sam ~ outlined in The REPORT
III a "eek ago In The evening there
MAS Al Easter concert BY the sunday
school The general theme ~as Easter
symbols
The concert was under the direction
Of Hrs Minnie Murray assisted ~
Mss Florence Wyman to whose patien
work IN training The school during the
pas six weeks the success Of the service
was due.
Under the direction Of Miss Narstou
aud Mas Hyman the church had been
very prettily decorated for both the
morning and evening service over the
platform an abundance Of evergreen
war the back ground for clusters of
Easter lilies The effect was a most
cheerful one
Despite the storm there was go0dly
number present At the services.
ISLAND AVENUE CoSGREGAr1oSAL
The church was very tastefuly deco
rated by Mrs. Pauline Littlefeld's class
with flowers and ferns Ia The morning
the pastor preached an appropriate ser
mon and choice musical selections were
rendered by the qnartette consisting Of
Mr. J \ smith, Mr. T Z Harris, Mrs
John W. steward and Miss Berle /.
Walton
At o'clock IN the evening an Easter
concert was gwen by the sunday School
assisted by the choir There was a
good attendance notwithstanding the
storm, and the songs and recitatious
were much enjoyed One mem Der was
received to the church in the afternoon
thus celebrating his birthday and a dis
tfibution of cut flowers and plants Was
made to the shut-ins
BETHANY CHUHCH
Easter Sunday was observed at this
church with appropriate and Impressive
services The chancel was decorated
with palms, potted plants, Easter lilies
and pinks A choir of fourteen voices
rendered anthems, responses and led in
the Easter hymns. The text for the
day was IF ye then be risen with Christ
seek those things which are above
The purpose of the services was TO in.
spire all with new life, new courage and
new hope. At four O'clock baptismal
service preached the doctrine of the
resurrection when five candidates were
received into the church by this beauti-
full ard impressive rite.
At seven &C. ock there was an Easter
concert by the Sunday school entitled
Easter symbols" This program was
carried out under the direction of a com
mittee consisting of Mrs. Walter V
Mitchell Mrs. g. r. Fogg, Miss Mabel
Ross and Miss Ethel Merriam
Some two score children had some
part in the exercise All carried out
their parts very successfully and the
solos, duets and choruses were well
rendered. All the carols were of a very
high order.
The superintendent. Mr.. D F. Jud-
kins, presided throughout the day and
the orRanist of this church, Mrs. c NJ
Lambert, played with her accustomed
skill and taste. At the concert Miss
Mildred Weston assisted at the piano
pleasing event at the close of the day
was the receiving of another candidate
for baptism. It was a day of great
encouragement and joy to the workers
of this church At the close many of
the flowers were sent to those who for
some cause were shut in"
METHODIST CHURCH
Ne Easter program was arranged by
the society of Centenary Methodist
church owing to the absence of the pas
tor who was attending the annual on
ference at Portland Miss Frances B
Adams, who had conducted evangelis-
tic services through the week, preached
morning and evening. each discourse
being especially appropriate to the sea
son of Easter