Norwich bulletin., 1913-03-24

drAWn. We might say the Masters 1 attitude is sympathetic It is one thing to disbelieve on insufficient evidence, l qulte another thing to withhold belief l when the evidence is adequate. Thomas was rebuked because he failed to ex- l erc1se faith. He did not will to be- neve. wish to emphasize the truth l that there is an active principle in 1 faith We can throw ourselves on the 1 we choose. Thomas failed here. It is the failure of many today. Christ sa d he not faithiess but believing. Exer l else your faith. The fact of Christ
 any ether fact of history-is worth a
 venture. To make real to our con sciousness what this Easter Sunday stands for we must be not faithless but 1 believing. To enter into the blessed- ness spoken of in our text we must 1 apprehend Christ by the organ of faith
 and thus prove by an inward experi- i ence the substance hoped for and the evidence of things not seen.
 i Special features of the musical pro- 1 sramne were the cornef solo, Calvary, i by F. S. Symington, and the organ l solo, Traumerei, Schumann, by Waldo 1 s. Newbury.
 The altar was banked with Easter lilies azaleas. tulips and roses and l lilies and tulips frightened each win 1 dow, giving the church most attrac. l tive appearance.
 .. German Lutheran Church. 1 Congregations that the church could i hardly accommodate were present at 1 the German Lutheran church. where 1 special music was given by the choir, ] and the pulpit decorations were es- pecially attractive. At the confession l service at 9.45 the pastor. Rev. Theo- i dor Bauck, spoke from the text H i Corinthians V. 10: For we must all be made manifest before the judgment ceive the things done in the body, ac- cording to what he hath done, wheth CT it be good or bad His Easter sermon at the 10.30 service was from the text Job 1925: But I know that my Redeemer liveth and that he shall stand up at the last upon the earth The eighteen members of the con- frmation class took their first com munion on Easter Sunday.
 Nit Calvary Baptist Church. The Easter programme Unfold Por tals was given by the Sunday school at Mt. Calvary Baptist church al tho evening service. William H. Madison presiding as master of ceremonies. The church had beautiful floral deco Iations. The progra mme included a number Of songs by the school and the following selections: Recitation. East CT Morning Dawns Again, Master Hen Morn, Master LeRoy Lacy; recitation, The Legend Beautiful, Miss Hermene Howard; recitation, Miss Blanche Jackson, Who Shall Roll Away the t Love to Sing, Mrs. Frances Evans and Mrs Drurys class; recitation, Daffo- dils, James Lacy: reading, Miss Ella Sebastian: solo and chorus. Miss Ma reading, Thought, A. H. Wilson exer else. Rock of Ages, Mrs. Mallison's class recitation. Howard Wilson: recitation. The Risen Christ Worth ton, Mrs. Idah Thomas: reading. Light of Easter. Reta Strong: recita ton. Alton Howard Easter address. by Supt. J. W. Williams; recitation. Helen Compton.
 Christ Episcopal Church.
 The services at Christ church began with holy communion at 7.30. followed at 10.30 with morning prayer. noly communion and sermon, in which the Easter message was inspiringly told by spoke from the text Thanks be to God that gfveth us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. In the afternoon at the usual Easter festival for tho Sunday school was held with a service largely musical. in which the vested boys choir and the IS members Of the girls Lenten choir in their purple robes sweetly led in the singing of ths hymns. The anthem was by the boys choir, whose singing at the services was of high order For their mem bership in the girls choir for periods of three and five years. eight of the
  tor. They were Alice Revell, Helen Lyman, Leora Beetham. Irene Everett, Florence Thacher, and for five years Elaine Hitchon, Lucille Lord and Ruth 1 Kim ball. In the floral decorations of unusual beauty at the altar and in tho l sanctuary, white was the predominant l ing color. principally in lilies. with a l few daffodiis and ndrcissus. The me 1 morial windows around the church and | the white marble font were also beau l tifuiy decorated.
 The offering at the Sunday school ] service was for missions, the rector 1 making a brief address along mission ary lines before it was taken up.
 St. Mary's Church.
 At St. Marys church the altar was handsomely adorned with choice cut l flowers, Easter lilies predominating. 1 The sanctuary was further adorned 1 pedestals filled with flowers graced the l steps leading to the altar.
 The early mass at .3;i,9o 7;so o'clock vas nedy and hundreds of communions 1 were offered. Among the communi- 1 cants were the Society of the Immac- 1 ulate Conception. whose singing of | Easter hymns throughout the mass ] was very creditable. Father Kennedy | preached on the Glories of the Resur rection, describing it as supreme 1 cially of His divine son. in His victory 1 over the world. for if the resurrec- l ton had not taken place our faith was certainly vain one.
 The 6 o'clock mass was also cele- i brated by Father Kennedy and his l theme at this service was similar in | tone to that at the early mass. Many communions were offered at this mass and the singing of the Easter anthems by the junior choir was well rendered.
 The 10.s0 o'clock high mass was of- fered by the rector Rev. John Fl. Fitz- maurice. In his sermon he treated the resurrection SIS a threefold victory of the risen Christ over the world the flesh and the devil. Benediction of the Most Blessed Sacrament followed the mass pronounced by Father Fitz- maurice assisted by Father Kennedy, closed the days religious exercises. The attendance at all three services was very large. many present being holioay visitors who had worshipped in St Mary's during their early days.
 At the 1.So o'clock service Gounod's | mass was rendered b.. the senior choir. The work of the quartet, Miss Sadie Driscoll, soprano; Miss Rose Malone.