The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-04-12
EASTER in THE CHURCHES
The Day Was Appropriately Observed
in Topeka.

Services in keeping with the Easter
morn were held in all of Topeka
churches Sunday morning, and Eas-
ter sermons. Easter music. Easter
lilies and other Easter decorations all
blended together in making the day
an impressive one among church
goers. The Easter sermons without
exception dwelt upon the resurrection
of Christ, and the rolling away of the
stone at the sepulchre of Christ. Most
of the sermons were shortened to al
low of the special music and other
incidental features.
The weather was not very kind to
the church goers Sunday A high
wind at times amounting to sixty
miles an hour in velocity served to
keep new clothes in the background,
but the churches were filled despite
this fact In many of the down town
churches, the seating capacity was
taxed during the evening.
One of the most attractive services
of the day were those at the Church
of the Assumption. The Rev Father
Hayden read high mass at 1890, and
this was followed by the usual
Catholic Easter services. The church
was beautifully decorated, and special
music numbers were rendered by a
large chorus, and also vocal and violin
solos.
Elaborate services were held at the
First Presbyterian church The
decorations were pA OloSC anu III
pulpit was hidden by smilax- Special
music was rendered in the morning,
but in the evening the entire pro-
gramme was a musical one
At Grace Cathedral, the need of a
new church edifice was demonstrated,
as the church was crowded. An
early morning service was held at Z
O'Clock at which the girls of Bethany
college provided the music. AT the
forenoon service music by the regular
| In
afternoon the Knights Templar
service was held and Marshalfs band
played.
Congregational church was that dur
ing the usual morning hour, when
the vested chair rendered several very
beautiful Easter anthems. In the
evening there was an Easter hymn
programme in which both the choir
and congregation participated
At the Central congregational
church. the morning services con-
sisted of a special Easter sermon by
DR.. Charles NJ. Sheldon and num-
her of special musical selections.
The new addition to the church when
has not yet been completed, could
have been used to advantage by tne
large crowds which gathered in this
At the First Methodist church. the
church ouartette rendered special
music The quartette is composed OF
Miss Meta Legler, Mrs. E. L. omen,
Mr.. Glenn Jones and Mr.. ARA Clark.
A childrens chorus singing a num-
Der of Easter carols was feature OF
the First Baptist church's Easter ser
vices. The pastor preached short
Easter sermon
In the special Easter services at the
First Christian church, the congrega-
ton PLAYED an important part. There
were a number of musical numbers
by the choir and sermon by the pas
tor. A. poem by the pastor with the
verses arranged in the form of cross
was a, feature of the printed pro-
gramme.
The Masonic orders held their
| us,Ial Easter services. In the after
noon the Knights Temp1ars marched
| in full regalia from the temple tic
Grace cathedral where sermon was
preached by Dean Kaye. Marshall
band headed the march and played
"Onward Christian Soldiers as the
| Templars entered ana le1t the
| cathedral.