The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1913-03-23
LOCAL CHURCHES TO
CELEBRATE EASTER
ELABORATE PLANS ARE MADE
Special Musical Programs viii be
Rendered and Pastors Will
Deliver Sermons Appro-
pirate to the Occasion

This IS Easter Sunday. and th,
day viii be appropriately cele
brated in practically all of tn,
local houses of worship. Tn,
auditoriums will be attractively
decorated, there will be specia
musical programs and the variou!
pastors will deliver sermons ap
propriate to the occasion.
The Easter services at St.
Paul's Episcopal church are
always elaborate, and this year
an unusually attractive program
has been arranged. The full
vested choir, with Mrs. w. V.
F'rierson as directress and Miss
Julia Eckford as organist. will
render fine selection of Easter
music. the offertory being sung
by Miss Matte Lou Brown, and
Rev W. E Dakin, the rector,
will deliver a sermon appropriate
to the occasion, having selected
as his subject: The Power of
His Resurrection. The children S
Easter festival will be held at
4;3O o'clock this afternoon, the
offering on this occasion being
devoted to general missions.
The First Presbyterian church
viii be beautifully decorated with
spring flowers and there win be
special Easter music by the choir,
under the direction Of Miss An
ME Nelson. At IL a. M, Rev.
II. B. Eggleston, the pastor, will
take as his subject: Easter, and
Why" and at 7:;3O p. m. will de-
liver sermon on The Second
Coming of Christ"
At the First Baptist chpreh
Rev. J. B. Lawrence, r the pastor.
will preach on "The Resurrec-
ton at II a. M, and at 7:15l
will deliver a sermon on The
Ascension Of the Soul." The
members of DeMolay Com
mandery No. 8, Knights Templar,
will attend the morning services,
attired in full regalia. The choir,
under the direction of Mrs. B. X. |
Sessums. will render special
Easter music at both the morning
and evening services and the
church will be attractively |
decorated in ferns and flowers
Rev. Jos. N. Harker, who was |
recently called to the pulpit of
the Christian church, will begin |
his pastorate today, and will de-
liver appropriate sermons both
morning and evening. The
church will be attractively |
decorated and special Easter
music will be rendered by the
choir.
At the First Methodist church
the children Of the Sunday school
will give an elaborate Easter
program at $3.50 a. M, and at II
a. M, Rev. W. w. Woollard, the
pastor, will deliver a sermon on
THE Resurrection" The choir.
under the direction of Mr.. H. M. |
Teasdale, will render a special
musical program and the church
will be handsomely decorated in
honor of the occasion. Mr..
Woodland will also conduct the
usual evening services at 7:S0 |
p. m.
The Easter services at the
Second Methodist church this
morning will be under the
auspices Of the congregation,
and an elaborate program will be
given, the church being ap-
propriately decorated in honor of
the occasion. The regular even
ing services will take place at
7:3O p. M, being conducted by
the pastor. Rev. ]. H. Bass, who
will preach on The Resurrec-
ton"
At the Catholic church of the
Annunciation there will be holy
mass at 8 a. m. and high mass at
10 a. M, conducted by the priest,
Father P. S. voerg. O.S. B.
The church will be beautifully
decorated and the choir will
render appropriate music at both
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