Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1908-04-20
Attend Divine Worship al
universaIist Church.
Bishop Goldman breaches al
Chrisfs Church Sunday.
Pretty Floral Decorations and Fine
Easter Musical Program.

Gardner churches With fine musical
programs and pretty floral decorations
and sermons appropriate to, tho occa-
sion by the various city pastors. The
weather was hardly ideal, but the rain
was sufficiently accommodating to re-
strain itself except between the morn
ing and evening services SO that
church goers had a chance to wear
their Easter finery without getting it
dampened. The attendance was large
at the various services in spite of the
threatening weather.
At the Universaiist church Sunday
morning Maine Commandery, Knights
Templar. attended in body and listen
ed to an eloquent and scholarly dis
course by Rev. c. r. Tenney of Au-
burn. The church was decorated with
ferns, lilies and cut flowers. At the
right of the pulpit was the Command
cry banner and at the rear of the
chanccl the United States flag. The
music was furnished by an orchestra of
seven pieces under the direction of Ii.
A. Gillespie and a special feature was
tile solo by Eugene Gillespie. Maine
Comnlandery turned out 43 men in
charge of the following officers:
Communicated D. Loring.
| Observation-Disclosures Decker.
Captain General-Beniamin Keene.
Senior Warden-Dr. c.. 5. Bragdon.
Junior WarGen--U.. L. Ludwig.
Prefate--S w Cults.
The subject of Mr.. Tenney's sermon
was Jesus Use of the Cross. He said
in part "Jesus might have made sew
eral uses of his cross. He might have
l l.
| the stole without complaint or he
might say, II will use it," He did the
| latter and by his act turned what
was designated as an instrument of
| disgrace into an instrument of service.
| to the world. In similar way we may
use the crosses which come to us. We
| may make use of our ordinary daily
| crosses and also use the greater one.
| The cross which crucifies in the light
of the Easter thought has its use"
Bishop Goldman was present at
! Christ's church Sunday evening and
| administered the rite of confirmation
\ to class of 10. At the children'S ser
vice, which was held at p. NJ, the
Lenten offering for missions was pre-
scented and amounted to goodly sum.
i At the morning service there was spc-
| DIAL music by the vested choir and APP
propriate Easter decorations.
At the Baptist church there was spe-
cial music by a choir of nine, voices un-
der the direction of Mrs. L.. FL Clarke
| and with Mrs. w. f. Moody as organ
| ist Easter lilies were displayed In
front of the pulpit and along the plat
form lilies and cut flowers were
grouped. The subject of the sermon by
| the pastor, Rev. l.. H. Clarke, was
| 1.-THE Resurrection, a Logical and Emo
tional Basis of Christian Faith The
discourse outlined some of the various
phases of the expression of Christian
character related to this event as a
basis, contrasting the logical and emo
| tional clements in Christian life, sug-
| costing the latter as a characteristic
quality among the early disciples of
| Jesus. In the Sunday school q short
program of appropriate Rotations aud
musical numbers was given by the
| children \ cross was arranged on a
pedestal and was decorated with green
foliage and flowers.
The decorations at the Congrega-
| tional church were very pretty. The
pulpit was decorated with Easter lilies
and other flowers were lastly ar
ranged about the altar. A fine musical
| program was rendered both morning
ard evening by the Vested choir with
Miss Josephine Shepard as organist.
| The following candidates received bap-
tism and confirmed at the morning ser
Eva Maude Larrabee, Ida May Kir-
by. Harold Allard Tibbetts. Josephine
| Shepherd, Robert Nivison, Julia Trott
| Naf
ert Edwin Donnel, Evelena Donnell,
Susan Augusta Cary, Lucy May
| Sueetsir, George Allen Harrington,
| Florence Odella harrington, Ruth
| Struut, Leonora Loring, Leila Smith,
! Emma Robinson, Marie Louise Robin
son. b" "a Robinson. Florence Hazel
Wiley. ..>rc Pearl LeClair Beatrice
! Katii. zine Davenport.
One child, Mary Watt. was presented
| for baptism The subject of the morn
ing sermon by the pastor, Rev. J.
| Langdon Quimby was ""rhe Resurrec-
tor" At the evening service the pas
tor read an appropriate Easter story
| titled "The Man Who Opened His
Eyes, Story of the Resurrection"
| At the early mass at st. JOseph's,
which was primarily for the children,
42a adults were present in addition to
the 225 children in attendance. At the
| second mass at 1890, 1926 were present.
| The main altar was decorated with
lilies and ivy and the altar Of the
Blessed Virgin with white pinks AT
| the altar of the Sacred Heart colored
pinks were displayed, while the base
! of the Paschal candle was trimmed
| with ivy. During the mass 1865 tapers
| were lighted The music was in charge
| of Miss Lizzie Cunningham and at the
morning service Cremer's Mass was
sung by a choir Of Is voices. Mr..
Dunn of the George Hall Co, sang
| Millard's "Veni Creator" with pleasing
| effect. Frank Brann sang an "Ave
Maria" and there was also a. solo in
the mass by Miss Annie Hickey. At the
close of the mass the chorus sang the
professional 'Unfold Ye Portals
There was also special music at the
yespers and benediction at 7.30, includ-
ing a solo. 80, Salutaris." by William
Brann and ''Tantum Ergo" by a qua
| tet composed of Miss Annie Hickey