The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1913-03-24
Was Told in arches. of
Barre Large
As ences
SPLENDID EXERCISES
WERE CARRIED OUT
st. Aldemar Commandery
Attended at Congrega-
tional Church


Easter day in Barre was marked by
seasonable weather and successful OBJ
lservance OF that for which the day is
Icommemorated in the Christian church.
Not that the temperature was as pleas
ant as everyone had wished. Oh. MOI
When it is remembered that Easter was
anywhere from ten days to month
earlier than usual, that balmy spring
time feeling which comes iii middle April
could hardly find a place in the small
twenties OF March. Besides, the only
duly prescribed Easter weather can be
found nowhere but in the spring fashion
books.
However, clear skies and fairly
warm sun, tempered slightly BY south
to southwest wind, ushered in the 1913
Easter. Throughout the morning
rather brisk breeze rocked rather than
wrestled with new Easter plumes. Near
noon the sun ceased to shine, but the
gentle zephyrs from the south became
less chilling and breezes that had fiirt-
ed half a day with everything that could
sway with air in motion, brought
warmth rather than cold. Certainly the
Iday was not eccentric and for hundreds
to whom pleasant weather sneans a
world or two on Easter Sunday, it was
altogether satisfactory.
Easter crowds of fair-weather proper
tions fiocked TO all the churches and
missions in the city. As early as $50
O'Clock, many people began vending their
way to different places Of worship and
the number did not diminish until after
.l0:3O o'clock, an hour when nearly every
church in the city had already begun its
deyotions. Allowing for the late arrv-
ais, for there are always those who are
delayed, it was well along toward III
o'clock before the Easter procession
churchward had become sufficiently thin
to be notieeables
Marching briskly in the morning air,
detachment of st. Aldemar comman-
derry. No. III, Knights Templar, formed
a part of the parade that afforded dis
tinet pleasure TO the eye. The early
advent OF Easter this year partially ac-
counts for the unusual absence of new
and models yesterday, but the
forty or more sir knights. led by the
eminent commander, lent color and much
OF life to the stream of chnrchgoers.
st. Aldemar commandery members at
tended services at the Congregational
church.
Special efforts were made in every
church iii the city to add marked EN-
phasis to the Easter spirit. Easter
decorations We're noticeable everywhere
and in several Of the churches elaborate
in the way of floral ar
were made Appropriate
services were held both morning and
,vening. A glance at the topics chosen
BY different pastors OF the several city
shurches will show in few words how
he day was observed. AT the He'd
ling Methodist church, the acting pas
or, Rev. DIR. George S. adbourne,
poke on, 'The Resurrection Body"
from the pulpit of the Church of the
iood Shepherd, Rev. w. j. NJ Beattie
reached on, THE Miracle and Mystery
# Easter "Risen With Christi was
he topic chosen by Rev. j. w. Barnett
# the Congregational church. An East
+ subject, witnesses of Life was
reated by Rev. George H. Holt, at the
'irst Baptist church, and Rev. j. B.
.eardon, pastor of the Universalist
hurch, spoke on, sLife, the :. ynote OF
Caster" Rev. Duncan Salmond adj
ressed the congregation at the First
church on, "The First East
r Morn.'
Acting Pastor Rev. A. G. Griffin was
slebrant at two masses in st. Monica's
hurch and he preached the sermon on,
He Is Risen; He Is Not Here say
lg, in effect, that Christ's resurrection
a model of the spiritual resurrection
nd since His resurrection was continu-
rs. manifest and in truth, so our spis-
ual seurrection, it have the right
lalities. is a pledge also of the glorious
surrection of the body unto eternal
fe.
Paschal-tide music was in evidence on
l programs. AT the Swedish mission
Brook street the Sunday school fur
shed special Easter music. Services at
ie Salvation Army barracks took a dis
nctly Easter turn, the captain, {. II.
rant. speaking on. The Lessons of the
lvior and the Grave Among the &C.
.tions rendered by the orpheus quar-
I at the UniversaIist church, was
ielly's Death and Life" A double
ixed quartet was one OF the music
atures at the First Baptist church.
! Easter concert of unusual merit was
rried out at the Heddng Methodist
urch in the evening. The regular choir
rnished special music in the morning.
lere were also Easter concerts IN the
ening at the Baptist and Universalist
urches. At the former church. every
At in the auditorium and Sunday
lool room was occupied. The vested
OR of boys sang the Easter music at
e Church of the Cool Shepherd and
/. Mitchell rendered Handel's Il Know