The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1908-04-18

Preparations have been under way
for weeks past by the churches Of To-
peka for the appropriate observance
of Easter Sunday, the anniversary of
Christ's resurrection from the tomb.
Music, praise. prayer and decorations
of flowers will form the principal part
Of these services, and in most Of the
churches the children will take part in
the exercises.
Twenty centuries have passed since
the Carpenters Son lived in Nazareth
and led the fishermen disciples through
Galilee. He spent His brief life in
the fields and the huts of peasants. He
preached to the poor and healed them
of their miseries. He entered Jerusa-
lem at the head of a rabble and later
heard this same rabble clamor for His
blood. He was crucified by the Jews
and Knocked and def1led in His agony.
Yet this mans fame and teachings
have spread all over the civilized world
and after 1000 years have overshadow-
ed the deeds of all the heroes and the
words of all the sages of the world.
The simplicity and unselhshness of His
life triumphed over the world where
all else would have failed in the test
of time.
Tomorrow the followers of His faith
will praise Him in grand churches and
cathedrals where beauty and art and
luxury form strange contrast to the
Nazarene's surroundings from his first
home in a stable to his last in prison
cell.
Easter Sunday is the most sacred and
significant of all anniversaries and not
a man or woman in all this land should
fall to take some part in the offering
of praise for the redemption of the
world. The churches Of Topeka have
made unusual preparations this year
for Easter services. Some splendid
musical programmes have been ar
ranged and the floral decorations will
be very fine. Most of the pastors will
preach sermons on the Resurrection.
The following are programmes of all
the churches that could be secured in
time to print today:
First Christian.
Easter Sunday finds this church in
the midst of successful revival meet
ing conducted by Rev. o. l.. Cook of
Lexington, Ohio. The Easter services
will not be SO elaborate here tomor-
row as would have been the case had
this revival not been in progress. The
meeting has been under way only-ten
days and 80 conversions have resulted
therefrom. Special music has been ar
ranged for the morning service tomor-
row and the church will be decorated.
The subject Of the N o-uing sermon will
be: Gods Monuments and Hours"
Episcopal.
Great preparations have been made
for Easter at Grace cathedral The
first service will be held at 7:30 a m,
at which there will be full choral ser
vice. Communion will be held. Miss
Mcintosh will sing solo and the choir
will sing anthems, among them
Awake Up My Glory
The next service will be at 1880. This
will include the full morning service
with the confirmation of class of
20. After the Holy Communion Bishop
Millspaugh will preach the Easter SER
mon. Among the anthems by the choir
will be, GAS It Began the Dawn" Miss
Turley will sing "I Know that My Re-
deemer Liveth' from the Messiah. The
choir will sing the TeDeum.
At 2:3O p. M, the knights Templar
will hold Easter service at the cathe-
dral conducted by Dean Kaye. During
this most impressive service Miss Nc
Intosh will sing solo and Marshalls
band will play 1.-The Recessional."
The 4:3O service will be devoted to
sing carols and make a cross out of
flowers. There will be no service at
night.
Methodist.
There will be an Easter song SER
vice Sunday evening, April 10th, at
s o'clock, rendered entirely by the
regular church choir and its SUBJ
divisions of women's chorus, mems
quartet and soloists, under the di-
rection of Prof. c. A. Ellenberger,
organist and choirmaster.
Program is as follows:
Organ prelude-"Introduc to
Lohengrin," Wagner.
Hymn by the choir and congrega-
ton.
Prayer.
Anthem-"Halleluja Christ is
Risen,'' Glare, Mr.. Stephens, Mr..
Bloom and full chorus
Anthem-"Lovely Appear" Gounod.
(from 1.-THE Redemption Miss Ba-