Smyrna times., 1910-03-30
EXULTING EASTER PEANS
IN ALL SMYRNA CHURCHES
IDEAL DAY CONTRIBUTES TO
THE SEVERAL PROGRAMS
Beautiful Floral Displays and Splendid
Sermons and Anthems Mark Ser
vices Throughout the Day.

6eauttul rIoraI displays and Splendid
Sermons and Anthems Mark Ser
vices Throughout the Day.
With special music and altars
banked with Easter flowers and palms.
Easter was observed in the churches
of Smyrna, Sunday. A more ideal
spring day could not have been
wished. The anniversary of the
resurrection of Jesus Christ from the
dead was fittingly celebrated, and the
40 days penance of the Lenten season
is over. Many of the local churches
were completely transformed with
myriads of flowers and the services
were IN harmony with the day of Joy
and gladness. The churches where
ceremonial played part in the SER
vices, the difference between the sad
rites of Holy Week, devoid of festiv-
ity, and the wealth of splendor and
ceremonial which attended the Easter
services showed particularly the real
significance of the day. The musical
programs in the different churches
were Indicative of the spirit of Easter,
and joyous anthems were heartily
sung by the large congregations that
assembled in the houses of worship.
Coming as it does, at the time when
spring is breaking the bonds of
winter, Easter this year possessed a
double significance. and the closing
OF the Lenten season was marked by
especially fine music. AS the church
bells rang out their joyous message
congregations assembled at their
places of worship and with the sing
ing OF Easter anthems, .rejoiced in
the fact that Christ had indeed, risen
from the dead.
St. Peters Holds Three Celebrations.
Much interest was manifested in
the services at st. Peters Protestant
Episcopal Church where the Rev.
Charles H. Holmead held appropriate
services. The decorations were
beautiful, the altar and chancel being
banked with lilies, palms and other
flowers. Indeed the floral display has
not been exceeded in many years.
Three celebrations were held. The
first was at six o'clock, the second
at $50 O'Clock and the third at 10. 80
o'cock. At these services seventy
five per cent of the communicates
eommuned and the rest were ac-
counted for. This is a subject of
much rejoicing on the part of both
the rector and the vestry. At the
$50 service a full choral communion
was nicely rendered by the girls
choir. Reads Communion was sung.
At the 1890 service the choir again
sung assisted by Thomas S. Start,
who sung for the offertory, and also
Agnus Del. Mrs. Eugene Davis, Mrs.
S. M. Farrell and Miss Eba Wilds
Rev. Holmead gave splendid SER
mon on "Sorrow and JOY" At the
evening service, 7.30 O'Clock, little
Misses Evelyn Spruance and Helen
Curry sang a sweet anthem, "Christ
is Risen" Rector Holmead again
preached, his subject being "The
Resurrection of the Dead. - Appro-
pirate Easter services were also held
IN the Sunday School at the afternoon
session which was held at g 80 o clock.
Each child received a potted flower
Besides a talk by the superintendent
and rector and the singing of ap-
propriate hymns, little Misses Evelyn
Spruance and Helen Curry sang a
duet. Miss Julia HUM presided at
the piano and was assisted by an
orchestra composed of Harry M.
Grieves, violin and George Boehmler,
cornet. The prize winners for general
attendance and promtness will be an
nounced and awarded later.
Easter Services at Asbury Church.
The services at Asbury M. E.
Church had a two fold meaning to
the large congregations that gather
ed, one was the celebration of Easter
JOY and gladness and the other was
the parting and farewell TO their be-
loved pastor, Rev. Robert Watt, d.
D., who has just completed a six
year ministry and who becomes
the experimenting head of Easton
District. The church was beautifully
decorated and hymns of praise were
sung by the choir. Two beautiful
anthems were sung, one "He is
Risen," and the other "Hallelujah
He is Risen,' both arranged by
Calep Shippers. In these solo parts
were taken by ]. E. Hoffecker, tenor
and Irving Brinton, baritone. The
anthems were repeated at evening.
DR.. Watt preached strong sermon
both morning and evening on the
Resurrection. In his remarks he