The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1909-04-16
Special Easter Services

| Special Easter services were observed
at all of the churches in the city
and not only did the addresses and
music appropriately commemorate the
day, but in every church was also Il
beautiful array of lilies and white
flowers 30 necessary to complete the
idea OF the Resurrection Easter Day.
Many of the musical programs had had
much time bestowed upon them and
all of the services were very inspir-
ing.
At the Centenary Methodist church
there was also special Easter music,
the regular choir being assisted in
obligato work by Mrs. Minnie Hubbard
and Mrs. Harrison Schmitt.
Rev. Peter Clare preached forceful
sermon and there was an unusually
large attendance at all of the meet
ings. The church was decorated with
the usual Easter flower offerings
At the Presbyterian church the
services were given by the Sunday
school i'll charge of Professor D. o.
Coate. Easter exercises were presented
by pupils of Dr. Osborne's, Miss
Cray's and Miss Burmeister's classes,
also by the primary department and
Dr.. Paden made an address to the
children Miss Dorothy Henry was the
soloist for the morning and the quartet
also sang several selections.
At the st. Johns Episcopal church,
| early communion was held at eight
O'Clock and at this service a most
fitting tribute to the memory of Mrs.
Grace Pitcher Fox was sonsecrated.
| This was chest of linen for the al
tar, which had been made by those
who had been associated with Mrs
Fox in church work and presented to
the church in her memory. The service
was most impressive, and the conse-
Grafton of So beautiful a tribute, which
WAS in itself SO suggestive of purity
was most appropriate for Easter Day
At the regular morning services at 10: sc
O'Clock special program had been
prepared by the new choir of nearly
forty voices, who were seen for the
first time in new vestments. In the
afternoon ut three o'clock occurred the
Easter ritual services of the Knights
Templar, who have had their services
i'll this church at Easter for several
years. The regular choir also furnished
music for this service. Miss Kathleen
Hart singing the offeratory solos boil
morning and afternoon in Il very pleas
ing manner. The chancel was profusely
decorated with flowers, and at eacl
window was IA ported Easter lily.
At the Baptist church the attendance
at each service was very large anl
the specially prepared programs wert
carried out as had been announced
Easter flowers were in evidence ant
the display was Il very artistic one
1t would be hard to mention the diff
ferent programs of muic as at eacl
service they were especially fine ant
hiooI app oPiiotC. having Occu dIIdHget
with much care and thought Roy I
, Holmes had charge of the music TO
the morning, and the evening musica
program was under the direction o
Harry o. Iverson. The Sunday schoo
} and Young Peoples meetings were ais,
largely attended and at the baptism
service eight of the Sunday schoo
were baptised. In the evening, TIN
, regular mems choir, mixed choir, an
) an orchestra of sixteen pieces furnishe,
, remarkably fine program, "Land
sighting by Grieg, being worthy o
especial mention. This was arranoe
for chorus and orchestra and the bari
tone solo was done by DIR. Weyrt
Mrs. Minnie Hubbard in her wolf
solo and obligato selections and Mrs
Roy Holmes as soprano soloist please
everyone and added much to the in
terest and pleasure of the evening.