Smyrna times. [volume] (Smyrna, Del.) 1854-1987, 1909-04-14
EASTER A GLADSTONE DAY
WITH ALL THE CHURCHES
DELIGHTFUL WEATHER CONDI-
TONS CALL OUT MANY PEOPLE

Asbury Church, st Peters Church and
Presbyterian Church Have Beauti-
full Floral Displays and Anthems.
Easter Sunday was beautiful day
in Smyrna and the bright and happy
weather conditions made it pleasant
for churchgoers who filled our several
churches with large congregations.
Floral displays aand Easter bonnets
abounded in interest. At Asbury M.
f. Church there was much of the
spirit of Eastertide The chancel was
literally banked with palms and
flowers and the augmented choir under
the direction of Chorister Walter o.
Hoffecker sang beautiful anthems.
Owing to the illness of Mrs. Marion
Coverdale, the regular organist, Miss
Bessie Doughten the assistant pre-
sided. Two anthems were sung at
the morning service: The first was
entitled 1.-THE Old Easter Anthem"
and the second "He Is Risen Roth
were executed finely and were re-
peated at the evening service. Rev.
Robert Watt, D. D., gave a fine
sermon on 1.-The Sepulchre in the
Garden.' In the evening he dis
coursAd on "How Do We Know That
Jesus Rose From the Dead. In the
afternoon the Sunday School held de-
lightful Easter exercises when the
following program was rendered ::
Chorus, "Song of Triumph, " school !;
prayer, Rev. Walter Ford; Chorus,
1.-THE Victor King school; roll
call and collection; Easter Greetings,
Richard Long; song, "Do You Know
the Story, Z" primary; greeting by the
superintendent; responsive reading
Proofs of the Resurrection; chorus,
Happy Morning. " school; Message
of the Lilies, " five girls; chorus,
EASTER Lilies, school; recitation,
"The Flowers Awakening" girls
song. easter JOY" primary class
solo and chorus, Sweetest Flowers
Have Awakened, q" Elizabeth Wilson
recitation, Little Harry's Message, -
William Hurlock chorus, "Victory, "
school; recitation and songs, Living
Songs" class of girls; chrous, IRE
joice and Sing" school; secretary
report; closing chorus, "Now the
Easter Service Ending school.
Easter at St. Peters Church
The services at St. Peters Church
were in charge of Rev. S. Hill Wind
sor, of Philadelphia He preached {
sermon in the morning appropriate t.
the day and again at the evening
services The Sunday school service
was held in the afternoon at which
the usual Easter progrm was carried
out. Each member of the school re
ceived a potted plant. The Easter
mus ic rendered by the vested choi
was under the direction of Thomas H
Start and was most creditable. A
the evening service, Mrs. L. L. Arti
and Mr.. Thomas S. Start sang a solo
"'There's Friend Above Al
Others. "
Easter at The Presbyterian Church
A neat and pretty display of flower
greeted the congregation at the Pres
byterian Church on Sunday and tn
spirit of Eastertide rang out glad
in the anthems sung, the sermon
preached, and the songs of praise
Rev. Arthur Richards gave two spler
did sermons during the day and tn
music which was under the directio
of Mrs. F. F. Evans was happy an
spirited. Besides the anthems an
Easter songs of praise there were tw
solos, a vocal solo at the mornin
service by Miss Mary Warner and
cornet solo IN the evening by Mr.. "
G. Anthony.