The Hood River glacier. (Hood River, Or.) 1889-1933, 1907-04-04
CHURCHES OBJ.
SERVE EASTER
EXCELLENT SERVICES RENDERED
Large Gatherings Assemble In the VAR
iOus Churches to Commemorate
the Resurrection.

of worship to gituess the rendition OF
special exercises prepared for the oc.
cssion. The churches we're taxed to
their utmost capacity wi h eager lis
teners. Following are some OF the
programs rendered:
At the United Brethren church.
Morning service.
Piano prelude, Marie BsItmess.
Invocation, Rev. j. L. Merrill.
Scripture reading, Rev. j. W.
Sprecher.
Piano solo, Catherine Hartley.
| Address, easter Greetings, Or
man Dano.
Song 90 hat Say the Bells" class
of giIls,
Recitation, "Ihe Living Lord" "
Merl Votaw.
Address, 1.-The Resurrection rs
Demonstrated in Nature" Mrs. j. W.
Sprecher.
Song, "whisper Softly" Orval
Wright and chorus oflgirls.
Song, "Voice OF Spring" Orpha
Filsinger.
Motion song, The Butterflies, "
class of girls.
Recitation, "l.ift your Heads, "
Marie Bartmess, Vivian Jones, Erma
Yates and Edith Mathews.
Song, "Our Little Hearts are Hap
py," primary class. j..
Recitation, "We Scatter Seeds, "
Thelma West and Wilma Thompson.
Duet and chorus, "When the Bells
Of Easter Ring" class of girls.
Recitation, 1.-The Egg and What Is
In it," Mary Young.
Song, easter Rsinbows," primary
class,
An Easter offering was taken for
the general missionary cause. The
Sunday school distributed beautifully
decor ated Easter eggs to the members
OF the school.
Evening program.
Organ prelude, Edith Merrill.
Invocation, Rev. j. W. Sprecher.
Chorus. "Sing Hallalujsh," chorus.
Scripture reading, Matt. 2S:l.S,
Rev. j. W. SpIecher.
Prayer, Rev. j. A. Walters.
Song, "Christ is Risen," choir.
Reading, "Meaning OF Eastel," j.
e. Hanna.
Song, Radiant Light of Easter, '
choir.
Vocal solo and chorus. "Whispel
Softly" Orva Wright.
Recitation, "Easter Symbols, Ma
BILE Coon.
Scripture reading, Luke "A 1915
Mrs. j. W. Spreeher. -
. Song, "Aiong the Way OF Lite,
choir.
Sermon. Subject, ."Christ and Res
urrection," Rev. j. W. Sprecher.
Vocal solo, Calvary" Gladly
Hartley.
Duet and chorus. Earl Bartmes
and Rev. SpIeoher.
Recitation, "My Visiun," Maud'
Merrill.
Song, "Jesus Lives" chorus.
Organ voluntary, Edith Merrill.
OffertoIy.
Recitation, can Easter Angel, ;
Mary Young.
Song, "Risen in Triumph" chorus
Benediction.
. Mrs. S. E. Bartmess, orgsnist
Edith Merrill pianist, N. o. Billings
violinist.
Riverside Congregational church.
At 10 o'clock, a. m., the children o
the Sunday school rendered an sppro
pirate program consisting OF song
and recitations At II clock the fol
lowing program was rendered:
Organ prelude, Largo Cantabile
Haydn.
Doxology, Mrs. S. A. Knapp.
SalLtation, pastor and people.
Invocation and Gloria.
Responsive service.
, Anthem, "Alleluia, Adams.
Violin solo, Bereuse, Joslyn, God
dard, Mrs Chas. Hall.
Scripture lesson.
Hymn.
Prayer.
r Ofertory, "Ihe Heavenly Gate,
: choir.
l Baptismal service.
}, Solo, 81 Know That My Redeeme
t Liveth," Handel, MIS-. Gertrud
n Sletten.
Sermon. "The Resurrection th
Central Fact of Christianity" Re'
". G. Gilmore.
III Hymn.
, Organ postlude.
Methodist Episcopal church. ,,.
Organ voluntary.
Carol, "Easter Light" by school.
Invocation, Rev. W. @. Evans.
!. Carol, "Easter Bells" by school.
- Responsive reading.
+ Duet, "Easter Morning." Gra'
v and Beth Edgington.
Responsive scripture reading.
Hymn, 1.-THE Wonderous Cross,
school.
~ Recitation and song, 'Easter Bic
> soms," by nine girls.
Carol, "The Stone ls Rolled Away,
by school.
T. Recitation by Willie Kessi.
- Anthem, choir. .
Motion song, primary department
Exercise, "The Beautiful Graces
by six girls.
Recitation by Leon Bentley.
Duet, easter Chimes" Pei
Bradley and Jennie Edgington.
Scripture reading.
Solo. "Star of the East" III
SpeIe.
ry department.
Duet, "Jesus Lives" Jennie &c
ineton and Ida Evans. a
Recitation, 81 Love the Olden y
ry," Ivan Ayersman.
Carol, "Glad Easter Anthems"
school.
Easter Offering.
,al Song, "victo"y," by school.
Benediction. tt3
Origin Of Easter
Eatser /, the central festival Of
Christian church and other days