Norwich bulletin., 1909-04-12

 sarily deal with incompletions. This is a joy of our life that Christianity makes growing men instead of com plete ones. The self-com plaisant, self-satisfed men are not the ones we know how to live with or care to have for friends. It Is people who grow that interest us. We rejoice in a religion that permits eternal growth and that will always a be a religion of hope. The Christian religion Is the only one with this hope which rests upon a liv- ing God and gains its ever-fowing life and strength from him. It rests upon Jesus Christ. Instead of the pathetic dreams of the old philosophers we have the firm assurance given through the resurrection. Hope is an abiding grace the child of the resurrection. To pos sess thls grace one must become a child of God.
 The afternoon service was especially for the children and the Sunday school occupied the seats in front of the pull pit
 St. PatrieIcs Church.
 Its magnificent interior decorations emphasized by the beauty of Ascension llies, white azaleas, carnations, golden tulips and daffodils against a setting of palms( lighted tapers, including the great Paschal candle, which glowed after the gospel as typical of the light which shone among the Gentiles, with the triumphal music of organ and or chestra, St. Patricks church on Easter day held large congregations, to whom the alleluias of anthem and chorus came with new and glorious meaning, after the eloquent sermon by the rec tor, the Rev. Hugh Treanor. Having read the gospel for the Sunday, Mark IS, IT. the story of the stone rolled away from the sepulchre, Rev Father Treanor spoke from the text, This Is the day which the Lord hath made; re- joice and be glad therein"
 His theme was the Resurrection as the proof of Christ's victory over death and sin, of His Divinity, and of the undying life which by t he has won for man.
 Chotrmaster F. L. Farrell had ar ranged a brilliant musical programme, with solos by Mrs. Farrell Miss Nellie Delaney and Miss Greeley, sopranos; 1; Roderick F. Sullivan, tenor, and M. J. Coscoran, bass The solemn high mass was celebrated by the Rev. Francis L. FitzPatrick. Rev. W. A. Gildea being deacon and Rev. Father Trenor sub deacon. Benedlction of the Blessed Sacrament given by Rev. Father Fitz- patrick followed the mass. Vespers was omitted. The offertory was for the education of candidates for the priest hood and for general diocesan needs. Bakers string orchestra did excellent work during the service.
 Trinity Episcopal Church.
 There were extra voices for the choir of Trinity Episcopal church on Easter, the members being Miss Mabel s. Clark Miss Phoebe McNeely, Miss Ma rion Parkinson, Miss Elizabeth Hauck, Miss Mary Burnett, Miss Ruth Beebe, William Scott, Walter NJ. Buckingham and George A Wright, and their work was excellent at both services. At the early service at 7.50, when there was Holy Communion, George A. Turner assisted, and his rich tenor voice was hear at its best At the 1o.50 service there was morning prayer, sermon and Holy Communion. and the special mus ic, under the direction of Miss Caroline IT. Thompson, was beautifully render ed, the work of Miss Mabel s. Clark and William Scott being exceptionally good, while the others contributed to the general succesS
 At the morning service Rev. J. Eldred Brown took as his text Job IA: IA. If a man dies, shall he live again." At the afternoon carol service for the Sunday school he spoke upon what the resur rection meant in a practical light. and said that it warranted all the sacrifices us lL TeV6diSu Q lALE DbNOHu l U6 CAuICl was filled and heard the Easter sermon with much interest. The church was beautifully decorated with flowers o1 Eastertids, there being a large array oi Ascension lilies, daffodils and palms ar ranged about the font and chancel and following the services served to brighten the homes of a number of the older members or those who are i'll The offerings were for missions.
 Az perfect in attendance the required two years of silver crosses, anl the others received the badges for their attend ance as follows:
 Three years-Alice Reveu. Haze Fairclough. Jennie Smith, Edith ThOm- as, Lydia Smith, Tyler Rogers, Rache' Smith, Charles Fields, Muriel Smith Woodruff Sullivan. Reginald Pardy Raymond Snow, Burton Thomas, How ard RevelI, wnfred Pardy. George Smith. Berry Fields, Reginald Smith.
 Two years, two terms-Willian Sanders.
 Two years, one term-Bertha Dean Alice Dean.
 One year one terrn-Robert Stevens Ruth Stevens. George Sanders, Grace Parker, Lillian Crumb
 One yesr-Viola Walk, Mary Walk May RevelI
 Two terms-Pearl Smith, Franl Houck, Ingrid Erickson.
 One term-Elizabeth Gunsalve.
 UniVersaIist Church.
 The morning service at the Univer- salist church was largely attended CT the pulpit were decorations of dafsodils tulips and Easter lilies, artistically ar ranged and furnished by the YounI Peoples Christian union. The sermon for the day by the pastor, Rev. Joseph F.. Cobb, was upon "The Risen Life from the text Col. iii. 1. If ye thel be risen with Christ, seek those rhine! that are above. where Christ sitteth or the right hand of God" in which tn, preacher showed in a convincing man. ner the expectation and possibilities U a life patterned after the risen Lord The choir Mas heard in fWn anthams