The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1910-03-28
THE DAY WAS KEPT
City Churches ThrOnged With
Easter WOrshippers.
Vocal and instrumental Music
Feature Services.
BEAUTIFUL HATS SEEN
Latest Styles in Spring Mil
linery ON Streets.
Able Sermons Heard .-Pulpits
Adorned With Flowers.

On account of the beauty of the day
attendance at the special Easter ser
vices throughout the city was large.
Spring millinery and Easter suits were
very much in evidence. The churches
were filled with special floral decora-
tions.
Topeka Commandery No 5 of the
Knights Templar held services in Grace
cathedral at o'clock Sunday after
noon, Dean J. P. de Bevers Kaye de-
llvering a sermon. The choir of the
church sang Awake Thou That
Sleepest.'' and Miss D. Abbott sang
Lift Up Your Heads" The comman-
derry met at the Masonic building, and
Immediately before the hour Of service
ed by Marshall's band in dress uniform
At the close of church services ma
neuverS were gone through in front of
the headquarters.
The Easter cantata, 1.-The Prince Of
Life" attracted a large attendance at
the First Presbyterian church last
night. In the morning at special SER
vices in this church there was only
standing room. The pulpit was elab-
orately decorated with Easter lilies,
apple blossoms, and ferns.
At the First Christian church in the
morning selections were rendered by
the choir from the cantata, 1.-The Risen
King" and in the evening there was
special sercial Easter music. Rev.
Charles A. Finch preached at both
services.
Services United.
Sunday and church services were
merged in the morning at the First M.
E, church. Young peoples classes fur
nished special vocal music and DR.. F.
n. Lynch preached a short sermon on
THE Easter Message" In the evening
the church was packed to the doors,
when Mrs. c. F. Menninger showed a
st -fa vie IA
life of Christ, and Mrs. A. ]. Clark
pleased the congregation with an organ
recital
Rev. F. L. Hayes preached both
morning and evening at the First Con-
gregational church on THE Grounds of
Our Faith in Life and After Death"
and What Has the Life to Come to Do
With the Life That Now Is?" respec-
both services. The memorial window
for Drs. Fisk and Hayes was in place
for the occasion, and the, church was
appropriately decorated.
Communion services were held at
the Central Congregational church in
the morning, when large number or
persons united with the church. Dean
H. L. Whitehouse presided at the or
gan and Nine. Lunde Souther sang
solo. In the evening George Sherwood
Eddy, national Y. M. c. A. secretary
of India. delivered an address
At the Church of the Assumption.
Easter was observed by the holding of
mass at and o'clock and solemn
high mass at 1890 o'clock. the Very
Rev. Dean Hayden officiating. Rev.
ThoS. McNieve of St Mary'S college
preached a special Easter sermon on
1.-The Resurrection" Under the direc-
ton of Mrs. John Griley the Gregorian
chant and Regina Calf were given
by the church choir and organist. The
alteration were completed for the
services and the church was attrac-
fiuo1U decorated
Twenty-one persons united with the
church during the morning services at
the First Baptist church. Special mu-
sic was rendered by the church orches-
ira of 20 pieces, and there was special
vocal music. The cantata, 'The Risen
King" was given at the evening serv-
ice by the choir. The attendance at
both services was large.
Twenty-Five Join Church.
Twenty-Five persons united with the
English Lutheran church yesterday
morning. There was special music both
morning and evening. At the United
Brethren, the largest attendance in
the history of the Sunday school was
recorded. There were special church
services, which were we'll attended.
Under the auspices of the Y. NJ. c.
A, a mass meeting of the 1aymen of
the city was held in the afternoon at
George Sherwood Eddy. national as
ISOLATION secretary of India. During
the course of the meeting 1924 was
raised for mission work for the year
the greater part of which will go to-
wards the support of Harry o. Hill,
who is in Brazil and is supported by
the local association.
Mr.. Eddy asserted that a new era
has dawned in missionary enterprise.
He stated that while he was in To-
peka more than a month ago attend
ing the laymen's missionary conven-
ton he received a letter from a certain
man with whom he had been working
to interest in mission work. a letter
which announced that he has sub
scribed $1,0OO.0OO towards the work.
The meeting was presided over by w.
w. Mills. NJ. c. Holman led in the