Norwich bulletin., 1910-03-28

have been desired than that of Sum- day and the result was that there was
 a large attendance at all the churches and all the services throughout the
 day. Handsome floral decorations had
 been attractively arranged and the special musical programmes, for which given with characteristic beauty and
 finish.
 Trinity Episcopal Church.
 The text, I am the resurrection and the life, John xI 25, was the theme for a vigorous and inspiring Easter ser mon by Archdeacon J. Eldred Brown at the morning service at Trinity Ep1s- copal church portraying Jesus Christ as the hope of the world for it's high est ideals in this life and its Saviour for eternity. A congregation of good proportions was present. Easter lilies with delicate thread of daffodiis rurl- ming through were the attractive altar decora tions, the baptismal font being covered with lilies and there was a bed of white tulips in front of the pulpit The altar guild had charge of the flow CTS. A difficult Easter programme was performed at all the services by the choir with great credit under Miss Caroline H. Thompson, the director. They were heard in a full enchoristic choral service and at the 10.30 morn ing prayer did especially meritorious work in a magnificent choral number, Christ Our Passover, which is the com position of Ernest Felix Potter, for merly organist and choir director at Christ church. The offertory solo was the selection, The King of Glory (Coomb). sung with excellent voice and expression by Miss Mabel s. Clark The collection was for parish expenses.
 The regular Easter choral service of the Sunday school was held at f o'clock in the afternoon, Archdeacon Brown making a brief address The collection at this service was for mis- sions Thirty-three members of the ScI r-e4xx -17 l. tendance records, varying from years to one-third of year. Solid gold crosses were given to IT for years attendance and the others received other crosses and pins The following was the. list: Four yearS-Reg1nald Smith, Burton Thomas Reginald Pardy, Edith Thomas. Rachel Smith, Lydia Smith Jennie Smith, Muriel Smith, Hazel Fairclough. Tyler Rogers, George Smith, Alice Revell. Howard Revell. Berry Fields, Charles Fields. Woodruff Sullivan, Wi1fred Pardy. Three and one-t third years-Alice Dean, Bertha George Sanders, Robert Stevens, Ruth Stevens. Grace Parker. Two years Ruth Barber, May Revell, Mary Walz. Viola Walz. One and two- third years Frank Pardy. Pearl Smith. One and one-t third years-Ruth Sullivan. One year-Helen Adams. Two-third year Harriet Colt. One third year-Rob- ert Campbell.
 Park Congregational Church.
 There was large attendance at the Easter service at Park church on Sum- day morning. The pulpit platform had a gracefully handsome decoration of palms and Easter lilies. The music was carefully selected for the service and carried out in excellent taste and style and was full of the joyous spirit of Eastertide. Rev Dr. Howe's ser mond was from St. John 11:25, 26. Christian people in all time have be- heved in the resurrection of man, in the continuance of his personality and sient, but there is a permanent organ izing force in the body, which will reorganfze it into solidarity and tangi- bihty and persistence in some other visible form. making intercourse pos- sible in the Lift to come. Jesus is the recovering power. His raising Of Lazarus was an act of recovery, though not a resurrection in its 1arg- est sense. His promise of the resur- rection was a perilouS speech to utter He waited until his own death to make it good. His own rising stamped 1t with the truth and vindicated his claim forever. It would be a mad universe to brand as a lie a. vindica- ton like that. The Christian religion has at its heart what no other religion has-the resurrection-which makes 1t contrast so strongly with them all. The future is blank in China, India, Islam and to the wordlings here. The universal longing for this faith in all ages and countries, the study of science and n1anifo1dness of the soul itself which seems to arraIgn a God who would destroy his masterpiece. the ethical relations of man are proof of his immortality The friendship of God is a strong argument. Human friendships are made to endure time and space Would God cement his personal friendship with so many men, only to cast them into an empty void? But the real proof is in the text We know we are immortal because he has risen. Human language is inpOtent to descrfb1e all this promise means to us We see glimpses all around us in noble lives, sacrifices and heroisrns. These things cannot die. Heaven has come down into our midst We are immortal and should show it in ways like that.
 The afternoon service was especially for the members of the Sunday school.
 Central Baptist Church.
 At the Central Baptist church large congregations were present morning and evening, listening to an eloquent discourse from the pastor, Rev P. c. Wright at the morning service upon the theme Influence of Christ's Life Upon History The music for the day was greatly enjoyed as rendered by the quartette under Choir Director James l.. Case. In the evening the quartette was assisted by chorus in rendering an Easter cantata. The Cru ciffxion and Ascension which was fine ly given. Effective solo work was con- by George A. Turner and MT. Case, while the chorus sang in good harmony. At the morning service five persons were baptized and in the evening Pastor Wright baptized two more. A beautiful effect in the floral decorations was achieved around the pulpit platform and choir gallery by the abundant use of Easter lilies. hyacinths, daffodi1s, tulips southern smiIax and palms. The flowers were provided by the Sunday school classes and were used after the day was over as gifts to sick or aged people each class designating to whom it's flower should go and detailing one of its members to present the gift.
 Trinity M. E. Church.
 The Easter morning service at Trin- ity Methodist Episcopal church had a large attendance, the church being handsomely decorated with lilies and Eastertfde flowers, prettily arranged. The quartette was heard with marked in the two anthems, while the offertory solo I Know That My Redeemer Liveth. by Mrs. Grace AL was beautifully given.
 Dr M & Kaufman preached on