The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1910-03-28
EASTER FESTIVAL
CELEBRATED
YESTERDAY
Services of Local Churches
Never So Well Attented
BEAUTIFUL EASTER WEATHER
Bishop Hall Preached Twice at ST.
Peters Church and Confirmed
Class Of Twenty

Although Easter came this year
much earlier than usual the day
could hardly have been brighter and
finer and the Festival of the Resur-
rection was never more beautifully
observed in Bennington than this
year
All the churches held special SER
vices which were attended by larger
numbers than ever before and II
there is any decay of interest in
churches it was not APPARENT on Eas-
ter Sunday.
Rt Rev. A. c. A. Hall d. d., Bish-
op of Vermont, was at st. Peters
Episcopal church for the services of
Easter Even and Easter Day and the
church was crowded at every ser
vice. Saturday afternoon Rev. Phil
! Up Schuyler, rector of the church,
baptised several persons and at the
Saturday evening service the bishop
confirmed a class of 90 Sunday
morning Holy Communion was cele-
brated at o'clock and again at TO- 30
and the bishop preached at the TO- 30
and the o'clock p. m services.
The choir was strengthened for the
occasion and the musical program
was given as published in the Banner
Saturday
The services at the Methodist
church yesterday were of very
pleasing character and strictly in
keeping with the day. The program
by the Church and Sunday School
combined at II o'clock occupied one
and three quarter hours and was
made up Of music and recitations by
the primary grade.
The pastor administered baptism
and received a class from probation
TO full connection in the church The
last half of the service was taken up
with story of the Resurrection read
by Mrs. John Wilson with music by
the choir.
Last night the Easter service by
the church was held at Z o'clock
The choir sang some very fine Easter
music and the pastor gave an Easter
Sermon on Victory thru Christ The
church was crowded at both ser.
vices. The decoration was well done
by Messrs Griswold and Neill.
At St Francis de Sales church the
musical program as published was
carried out. The chancel choir sang
the sacred music in a manner re.
fiecting credit upon their instructors
The solos were rendered in an ex-
ceptionally excellent manner First
Mass was held at eight o'clock and
High Mass at ten. The church was
decorated profusely with lilies, palms
and cut flowers Both services were
largely attended.
An excellent musical Easter pro
gram was given in the Second Con
gregational church Sunday The
church was filled at both services. Al
the morning service Mrs, Howes, wife
of Professor George Il Howes of Will
liams college, sang. She has just
returned from an extended western
musical tour. Her work and that OF
Mrs. Amyel Baker was especially
pleasing. An interesting feature OF
the day was the concert by the Sun.
day school, with Miss Austin as so
prano who rendered two anthems.
III NilV tNCulhS AHb pudNItblt CHOlI
consisting Of Mrs. Howes, Mrs. Ba-
ker, Harrington Sears and Ernest
Bottum as director, rendered several
anthems. The offertory solo was
played by Prof George c. Wood.
A short but interesting program
was rendered Sunday at the First
Baptist church, under the direction
of Frank Hurley. Miss Lila Krog-
man ably took care of the solo work
at both services. Her morning carol,
was God Hath Sent His Angels" by
A. +. Loud and in the evening Hail
Him Lord and Leader" by George b.
Neviri. Miss Sarah Morse and Chan
ming r. Fletcher assisted in the Choir
uses at both services. The selections
showed careful preparation and were
well rendered. Each service was
largely attended