The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-17
The Church Services Are Large.
Iy Attended.
The Day Is an Ideal One for
Fashion.
SPECIAL MUSIC HEARD
Dean WhitehOuse in Charge at
First Congregational.
DR.. LoVeland breaches on SIR
rOpressible Life"

Easter was ideal. One could not ask
for a more delightful day. The
churches were crowded. and those
who had taken advantage of Fashion
week and had purchased Easter finery
were not cheated out of the opportun-
fly to bedeck themselves in glad" at
tire because of adverse weather con-
ditions.
Special music and elaborate decora-
tions were the order of the day at the
churches-sermons appropriate to the
occasion likewise. In many instances
children played an important part in
the exercises of the morning.
At the First Presbyterian church a
special song service was rendered in
the morning by the choir, with the
following program: Organ prelude
Fantasia Overture" by Fricker; an
them, "Alleluia, Hearts and Voices
Rise; offertory, Messiah Victori-
GUS; anthem. "Sing to the Lord;
postlude. "Festal March in c." A spe-
cial sermon and song service was
given in the evening.
In the evening at this place of wor-
ship, DR.. S. ]. Crumbine gave an Illus
trated lecture on social and Industrial
conditions in Pittsburg Pa. 1t dealt
with a report on conditions in that city
which was conducted by the Russell
Sage Foundation of New York.
According to Devine the innings
of the Survey in a broad outline are
these: An altogether incredible amount
of oVerwork by everybody, reaching
its extreme in the twelve hour shit
for seven days in the week in the steel
mills and the railway switchyards'
said DR. Crumbine.
'sThe destruction of family life. by
the demands of the days work, and by
the very demonstrable and material
method OF typhoid fever and Industrial
accidents. both preventable, have cost
in a single year in Pittsburg consider
able more than a thousand lives. and
irretricvably shattered nearly as many
homes"
Dean Horace Whitehouse of Wash
burn college, assisted by Misses Helen
Phipps and Gladys Cav. rendered ar
excellent program of music at the Cen
trail Congregational church on Easter.
Mrs. Harry S. Dugan sang solo, 20.
Divine Redeemer."
The vested choir at the First Congre-
gational church rendered this musical
program: Anthem, why Seek You the
Living Brown; solo. LAS 1t Began %
Dawn" Van Laer. Mr.. Darwin Brad
Icy; Offertory; Anthem. Awake, Thou
That Sleepest," Stainer; Anthem, The
Strife Is Ger" Mendelssohn.
The Rev. Sidney Gould was the
preacher for the occasion. The pulpit
was elaDOrately decorated.
Excellent music was heard at Grace
Cathedral. A choir of 40 voices was
led by Mrs. w. w. Wikidal, Miss Abb
bolt, Mr.. Glenwood Jones and Mr..
Jesse Cook. Bishop Frank r. Mills
paugh preached the sermon on Res
direction" At 4 o'clock a children's
meeting was held in connection with
which $3.50 was contributed towards
missions. The Knights Templar SER
vice was held at Grace Cathedral in
the afternoon.
Music was the special feature at
the First Christian church both morn
ing and evening.
At the First Baptist church a SER
mon on 1.-THE Resurrection was de-
livered by Joseph Conn of New York.
the son of a Jewish Rabbi, who has
been converted to Christianity. The
musical program for the morning SER
vice was: Carol. Golden Harps.' solo.
Hail Glorious Morn" by Mrs. r. a.
Hughes; offertory-chorus of women,
with Loving Hearts," carol, ION
Wings Of Living Light"
The seating capacity at the First
Methodist church was taxed in the
morning and there was also a large
evening gathering. Dr. F. l.. Loveiand
preached on the "Irrepressible Life
" whatsoever believeth in me shall
never die" began DIR. Loveland. THE
great question always is on Easter,
De1eVeth thou this, that there is life
beyond the grave? This is the one
age-long question that has never been
settled. I feel free to say to you this
morning that I do not expect to an
swer this question fully. I'll give TO-
900 years of Paradise for ten minutes
of certainty.
ct believe in the Immortality of the
soul. I think of no greater calamity
to the world than a negative answer"
The speaker then went on to tell why
he believes in a life hereafter Ma
ture suggests it. he said. and then
there is that Unborn belief that every
race on earth entertains that life does
not stop with the grave 1t has been
shown by scientists that the brain is
merely an instrument An organ
would be minus music if it were not