The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-04-05
THE EASTER FESTIVAL
Special Services Were Held Morning
and Evening in Many of the
Churches Sunday.

The glad Easter day was most joy
ously and happily celebrated in
Mitchell Sunday by nearly every
church or Sunday school. Many of
the programs were elaborate and re-
CURED considerable time and pa
thence to get into shape for success
full presentation.
Congregational Church.
At this church Easter vas cele-
DRAFTED in a most happy way. The
church was decorated with flowers
appropriate to the season, and the
morning exercises passed off in a
very successful manner. The SER
vices was devoted to the presentation
of a rich musical program, the choir
rendering several selections and solos
were rendered by Eugene Hager.
who sang BE Comforted Ye That
Mourn" and a tenor solo by M. l..
Tournier, who sang LAS it Was Writ
SNhs AS oAIuSIuS WSI0 I0uU6reQ DIV
a choir of ten voices and their sing
ing was highly commented upon. Pas
tor Bowdish delivered a short SER
nor on The Gloriied Christ" which
was interesting and in touch with the
sentiment of the day. At the morn
ing session of the Sunday school
Mrs. H. E. Hitchcock entertained the
pupils by singing a sacred solo, "The
Resurrection" In the evening much
of the music of the morning was re-
peated, and the pastor preached on
The Easter Halo"
st. Mary's Church.
The services in this church lasted
throughout the day, beginning with
the celebration of the Holy Commu-
Mon at 1880, which was followed
by the regular ervice of Morning
Prayer. The church's interior was
prettily decorated with plants and
Easter lilies and the scene in the
chancel was a pretty one. The choir
furnished some special Easter music,
and appeared for the first time in
many months in vestments, which
gave an added impressiveness to the
service. Rev. MI. Bell delivered a
of more than the usual in
terest and it was listened to intently.
A portion of the Offering will be de-
voted to the rectory fund.
In the afternoon at 8 O'Clock, the
knights Templar marched in a body
to the church for the Easter deyo-
tions. On their entrance into the
church the rector greeted them from
the platform and the choir sang con-
ward Christian Soldiers while they
We're marching in and taking their
seats. Rector Bell conducted the Sir
knights through the ritual in an i'm
pressive manner. The choir, COM
posed of Mrs. Florence Gregory-Tif-
fanny, Miss Florence Winsor, C. w.
Downey and Virgil Boyles, with Miss
1AoAlV AdCulOp DIT Cu0 organ, pre-
sented a fine musical program in con
nection with the services. Mr.. Bell
delivered the ermon to the Sir
knights, and touched with great in
terest or the historical side of the
Sir Knights, during the ancient days
of biblical history. Many of the Sir
knights spoke very highly of the adj
dress for its completeness and inter-
esting features.
In the evening the Sunday school
children presented a literary and mu-
steal program, which was participated
in by about a dozen of the children.
They gave their mission Offering,
which they had collected for a month
before in a pretty box given them by
the rector. They all marched up to
the platform and deposited their box,
Methodist. Episcopal.
The city hall at both morning and
evening services was crowded with
people to hear the exercises of the