Connecticut western news., 1913-03-27
EASTER IN THE CHURCHES
Special Services and Inspiring Musical
 Exercises.
PILGRIM CHURCH.

There was good-sized congregations present at both the morning and evening Easter services at Pilgrim church. The church was beautifully decorated with Easter lilies, daffodils and carnations. One big pot of lilies which stood on the table just in front of the pulpit was loaned by Mrs. Charles H. Pease and had twelve blossoms and eleven buds. The choir of sixteen voices sang the fol- lowing numbers:
 Welcome, happy morning." music by Calkins, words from an old hymn of the 9th century.
 Behold the King" by Parker.
 70 Gladstone Light" from the "Golden Legend" by Sullivan and the Unfold" chorus from the Redemption" by Gounod.
 Mrs Ford sang a solo at the morning service. Miss Lorraine played selections from the Redemption" and the "Golden Legend" In the evening the congre- gation sang several hymns about heaven, which was the theme of the address. At the morning service MT. Gillette gave some interesting facts about the origin of the Lords Day" and Easter as cele- brating the Resurrection and the inn portance of this fact in the teaching of the early church.
 CHRIST CHURCH.
 At Christ Church there were Morning Prayer, Holy Communion and Sermon at 10:3o by Rev. Joseph Smyth. The Easter offering was $68.31, as against $63.26 last year. The special musical program. as printed in last weeks News, was given and proved most inspiring and enjoyable feature of the day s observance.
 METHODIST CHURCH.
 The Easter services at the Methodist church were particularly interesting In the morning Rev. H. Cornford preached an impressive sermon from the text, "He is not here" The choir sang two athens that were very pleasingly rendered.
 In the evening, aside from short ad- dress by the pastor, the whole service was devoted to singing by the cuoir com posed of thirty voices. A special carol service had been provided that gave op. portunity for solos. duets and quartettes' all of them being we'll sustained. Miss Myra Lawton, G. E. DeHart and HI. H Scutt sang solo parts. Misses Minnie Caldwell and Clara Merchant sang a duet and double quartette consisting of Mrs. Burns, Miss DeHart, Mrs. Cald- we'll, Miss Lawton and Messrs. Lawton, Lathrop. DeHart and Hester sang "He is Risen." Six girls from the Sunday school were very pleasing in their song. Special mention should be make of SC many men in the choir and the careful work done by the organist, Mrs. F. H. Lee, in preparation for the service winch was so successfully carried through.
 ST. JosEPH's CHURCH.
 An unusually large congregation at. tended the services at St. Joseph's church on Easter Sunday. The altar was resplendent with lights and beauti | ucCOTdbou Wlbn lCo a1l white carnations. Rev. Father Donohue was the cele5rant of the High Mass and also delivered an admirable discourse on the Resurrection, which he said was the greatest event in the worlds history and " the foundation of the Christian religion, The preacher has remarkable faculty for stating profound truths ir very clear and simple language.
 The music. which was very inspiring and devotional, was finely rendered with great spirit by choir composed of the Misses Emma Kegler, Rosalie Imhoff, Elizabeth and Catherine Mccormick and Messrs. Orben and Bianchi. The Regina Coei was sung at the offertory. The Mass which was by Cremer was as follows Kyrie. Gloria, Credo, Reginia Coeli, Sanctus, Benedictus, Agnes Del Hymn, 70 Wonderful Easter Morning" Hymn, "Christ the Lord is Risen. " Miss Mary Lee, as usual, presided at the organ.