St. Johnsbury Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1867-1919, 1907-04-03
Easter at the Churches.

Sunday was beautiful spring day,
the air was filed with the joyous song
of birds and the churches were hlled
with large and inspiring audiences. Inc
various programs, as announced IN last
weeks paper, were carried out and
excellent mnsic was rendered by the
various choirs and soloists
As usual at Notre Dame des VICTORIES
the Easter services were very solemn.
At high mass the choir rendered in four
parts, the Kyrie, Gloria and Credo OF
Dumont with the Sanctus and Agnus
Del of Theodore de la Hache. At the
offertory Rougnon's beautiful Easter
hymn, LIE Christ est Vivant," was rem
dered in an admirable manner. After
vespers there were appropriate prayers
for the closing OF the month OF st:
Joseph. The new marble altar looked
very grand with its decorations of Gala
lilies and ported plants
The floral display at the North church
was most elaborate, the color scheme
being white, green and yellow. Easter
lilies, callas, palms, daffodils and broom
were used in profusion, the whole max
ing one of the prettiest displays ever
seen. The sermon and the music com
bined to make the service one OF the
most inspiring ever held in the church
At the Sunday school hour the pastor
talked interestingly upon Easter on the
grand canal of North China, and IN the
evening the children gave concert,
IL to cfr h1ItI
cut flowers to all the young folks.
The music at the Methodist church
was exceptionally good this year, the
program being carried out as given last
week. The church was tastefuliy deco
rated with Easter lilies and palms and
presented an effective picture to the
large audiences which attended both
morning and evening.
The floral decorations of Easter lilies
and palms at st. Andrews church were
very simple but effective. Large congre-
lions attended all the services, and the
musical parts of each were we'll rendered.
At the Sunday school service at 3 O'Clock
the program included Easter carols by
the school, a trio by Gladys Carr, Ger
trude Cramton, and Lesley Cady, and a
recitation by Roger Weeks The Lenten
mite boxes were collected and colored
Easter eggs were distributed. The
evening service was almost entirely
musical and was carried out according
to the program with the exception of
DR.. Miners solo work, which he was
unable to do on account of illness.
The First Baptist church was prettily
decorated with potted plants and cut
flowers, and there were unusually large
congregations throughout the day. The
children of the Sunday school did them
selves much credit at the concert in the
evening, with music and Rotations.
At the South church the color scheme
of yellow, green and white was very
Hastily carried out with daffodils. palms,
ferns, aud Easter lilies, which formed
the decoration. The large congrega-
tons listened to excellent music by
soloists, choir and chorus N. R. Young
accompanying Mrs. Don c. Stiles on the
violin. and two strong sermons were
delivered.
St. Aloysius' church, presented pleas
ing appearance on Easter Sunday morn
ing. The two new angel statues, on
either side of the altar, were seen at the
10 o'clock mass for the first time. Potted
plants and cut flowers we're arranged
Hastily on the three affairs and the effect
was all that could be desired. The pas
tor, Rev. T. ]. Leonard, delivered an elo-
quent sermon on the Resurrection and
the special musical program printed in
last weeks CALIFORNIAN was given in full.
Several solos were interspersed through
the mass and the choir are entitled to
much credit for the artistic manner in
which they rendered the same Benedic-
ton of the Blessed Sacrament was held
at in the evening and as at the morning
service special music for the occasion was
given.