The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1913-03-24
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Excellent Weather Conditions
Favored Large Con-
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CENTRE CHURCH RE-
II CEIYED 81 MEMBERS
Cantata Rendered by United Choirs Be
fore Crowded House in Baptist
Church-Handsome Decofations-Ex-
ercises by Children. -...

Church-HandSome Decofat1ons-EX
ercises by Children.
Easter day dawned clear and cool and
remained so until night, and the wind
the night before had dried the streets
to such an extent that travelling was
not unpleasant. All-in-all the conditions
were pleasing and the congregations
in the churches were large. The people
listened to some forceftI sermons, saw
some unknown ar dorad oraharth rah
some beautiful decorations and listened
to some excellent music, the programs
as published last week being rendered.
The special attraction musically was
the eantatas rendered by the unitedl
choirs in the First Baptist church.
An unusual feature of the Easter
services was the reception of 81 persons
into the membership of the Centre Con
gregational church at the communion
service following tha preaching ser
vice. Over 300 perso&s remained for
communion, which was conducted by the
pastor, Rev. Roy NJ. HUdghton. Thirty
two persons were received on confession
of faith and 10 by letter The children IS
choir of 80 voices assisted in the first
program. The platform. was decorated
beautifully with Easter lilies, daffodils
and evergreen by committee of which
Mrs. Frank Champany was chairman,
and the flowers were distributed after
church among the shut ms and those
who were i'll or detained through other
causes, over so being remembered in
that way. There was no Sunday school
session, but at 4 o 'cleekAa concert en-.
titled The Message of Light was given
by the children, which embraced the
celebration of Easter and the Living
stone centenary. The work@of the 'chil-
dren was unusually interesting.
Boxwood trees, Easter lilies and pott-
ed plants were used effectively for deco
rations in the First Baptist church, and
the program as announced was carried
out. Afterwards an exercise. King Vie
torious, was given in the Bible school.
and good number came in from. the
church to hear it. At o clock in this
church the united choirs rendered the
cantata From Death to Life. by ]. c..
Bartlett, the full program ~feF~ which
was published last week The church
was crowded, including both balconies,
and the great congregation was unani.
nous in its praise of the rendition Miss
lzetta NJ. Stewart presided at the organ.
and four members of Leitsinger's or
chestra rendered valuable assistance in
accompanying the singers. They were G..
NJ. Dugan and A. j. Dugan, violins; Sc
wall Morse, cornet, and A. II. Brasor.
cello. The choir was made up as fol-
lows: Sopranos, Miss Mary Bane, Miss
Emma J. Gregg, Mrs. Lamar Costello,
| Miss Caroline Clark. Miss Cora Liscom
RI s 10;
traltos, Mrs. Cortes E. Farnum, Mrs. A.
L. Maynard, Mrs. Eric Landry, Mrs. E.
j. Guthrie and Miss Jessie l.. Hawlevs
tenOrs, j. f. Hail., C. NJ. Clay, A. l.
Maynard, f. V. Morse and w. A. Gil
bert; basses, c. B. Crowell, F. s. Knight,
| F. c. Adams, f. II. Brasor and a. r
Clapp.
| G. NJ. Dugan, violinist, assisted at the
| Easter morning service at the L nitarian
church and Rev. +. O.. 5. Osgood. pastor
| preached on the themes Putting On Uni
mortality. ), The floral .decerations were
| very beautiful. At the eofieIusion of the
morning service special children g ser.
| vice was held; at which many of the
flowers were distributed. to, the, ehil
dren of the Sunday school and the 9th
ers sent to members OF. the parish who
were illEor otherwise detained. :
The Universalist church was filled il
the morning, the largest audience il
years being present for the service
which was marked by the special NH
steal program. The color scheme of tht
decorations was yellow and white will
the background of green, the pulpit be
ing banked with Easter lilies, and pot
ted plants of other varieties being suset
in large numbers. After the regular sser
vice members of the Sunday school SAM
carols, but there was. no special chill
dren 8 program this year, owing to tn
fact that there has been so must Hines
among the children.
AS at the other churches yesterda
the morning service at the Methods
was participated in by a very large at
dience. The decorations were especia
ly attractive, Easter lilies, palms an
| potted flowers being prominent. TIL
! children 9 concert was held to 'cloc
with the usual features of such prt
. grams.
; Rev. Father B. W. McMahon officia
= ed at the masses in st. Miehael's Roma
Catholic church. A special feature
the early mass was the music by th
children of 5the Paroehial school. At a
the masses the attendance was laTg
Announcement was made by Rev, Fat
er Mcmahon that the net receipts of tt
st. Patrick's day fair were over 81
? 200. Al
,,SS Over so persons received coanmulAc
at the o clock service in St. Michael
or Episcopal church and a much farg
o. number at 1880. The chancel w
- handsomely decorated with ferns, pain
and Easter lilies. The choir was au
q mented for the occasion, the additio
D al singers being Mrs F. II. Sanfor
Mrs. R. G. Bacon and NJ P. Davis. Re
Andrew Harper, jr., made short a
dress to the children at 4.3O and ga
them small ferns to be cultivated al
returned next Easter The children
- mite boxes We're opened and it w
E. found that their savings through lie
iamounted to about COX