Imperial Valley press., 1912-04-06
EASTER DAY EVENTS
At THE CHURCHES
IN Ell CENTR0

Tomorrow will be Easter, the great
day of the Christian religion, celebrat-
ing the resurrection of Christ and the
hope of immortality for His followers
The Ell Centro churches will celebrate
this day with special programs, more
elaborate this year year than ever
before
Methodist Church
At the First Methodist Church the
Sunday school will convene at 10
o'clock as usual, with R. H. Clark as
superintendent; and the public service
at II will be a special Easter service
A large chorus choir will give a fine
musical program and the pastor, Rev.
Oliver Saylor, will christen several
children, while several adult candi-
dates will be baptized, and a large
class of probationers will be admitted
into full membership.
The pastor will give a special ad-
dress to the class being admitted to
the full membership of the church
The children of the Sunday school will
have an interesting part in the pro-
gram of services.
The missionary offering for the year
will be received at this service for the
purpose of forwarding the world wide
mission efforts of Methodism.
At $50 p. IN. the Epworth League
will have special Easter service, and
at 7:30 the pastor will preach the first
of a series of sermons on How God
Deals With Man.
The church will be beautifully dec
GRATED with the Easter colors.
Presbyterian Church
A special Easter service will be held
at the First Presbyterian Church.
Sixth and Orange avenue, at 1 / o'clock
Rev. A. w. Williams, the pastor, will
deliver an Easter sermon the theme
, of Life from the Risen Christ" A
fine program of Easter music will be
given. Mrs. Edna Haley will be the
organist. There will be quartet by
Mrs. Bosworth, Mrs. Hale, William La
rev and Mr.. Williams. Mesdames
Bosworth and Hale will sing duet,
and William Larew a solo. For the
offertory there will be duet, THE
Palms." on the organ and violin by
Mrs. Haley and Miss Ernstine.
The evening service will begin at
7:30 p. M, when the pastor will preach
on Jesus Way of Winning Souls
The Sabbath school will meet at 10
and an invitation is extended to grown
persons to attend the pastors Bible
class.
Baptist Church
The Baptists will worship in their
new chapel at Sixth and Holt avenue.
| Sunday school will convene at 10 and
at II w. e. Canning will speak. A
special Easter service will be held
in this church at 1870 p. m., when the
pastor, Rev. A. l.. Kinter, will deliver
an Easter sermon and there will be a
program of special Easter music.
St. Mary's Church
| Holy communion will be celebrated
at $50 tomorrow morning in the chap
ell at St. Thomas Hospital, and from
that time onward until 9 at St. Mary's
| Church there will be confession and
communion as the candidates present
themselves.
At Rev. Edw. Schmitt will cele-
brate mass. During the mass the child
rem of the parish will sing hymns and
at the offertory they will sing the
Regina Coeli" Miss Gertie Deforge
will be the organist.
Immediately after the mass Father
Schmitt goes by auto to CaleXico,
where at 1915 he will celebrate mass
in the Church of Our Lady of Guada-
| loupe
At 1880 p. m. there will be bene-
diction at the chapel at st. Thomas
Hospital.
| St Mary's Church will be elaborate
| ly decorated for Easter Sunday and
the altar will be a bower of roses and
lilies.
Christian Church
The beautiful auditorium of the
State Street Christian Church will be
frightened tomorrow with flowers. The
decorations will be in pink and white,
Special music will be rendered at all
the services
recitations and songs by the children
of the Sunday school. Easter serv-
ices at II and 1880.
Program of morning: Song by con-
gregation; Il Know My Redeelner
| Liveth," choir; scripture reading; du-
| ct, Mrs. Porterfield and Mrs. Harris;
prayer and response; solo, Risen In
deed" Mrs. Porterfield; sermon, THE
Empty Tomb of Jesus" benediction.
Evening program: Song by congre-
CATION; Rise, Glorious Leader, Rise"
choir: scripture reading; solo, Miss
Mclaughlin; prayer; cornet solo, Mr..
Alger; King of the Ages" Miss Gre
meens; sermon, After Easter
What?"
Junior Endeavor at 8, senior at $50.