The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1913-03-27
EASTER SUNDAY IN THE
CHURCHES
Inspiring Sermons. Excellent Music
and Happy Concerts in the Various
Temples OF Worship

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Easter services at the Island Avenue
Congregational church were carried
out according to plans. Pastor Viii
son preached an Easter sermon Sun
day morning and evening. The music
was especially fine, chorus choir,
directed by Prof leighton with Miss
Edith Lewis organist, furnishing mu-
sic morning and evening. The soloist
was Mrs. Marion Drake Flanders of
Athens and her rich soprano voice
well fitted for church singing was at
! its best She sang at both services
During the Sunday School hour, the
Sunday School gave a concert appro-
pirate to the Eastertide. The Altar
was profusely decorated with Easter
lilies, ferns and potted plants.
AT the First Baptist Church the ord
er of exercises were well arranged and
carried out with feeling appropriate
to the Eastertide. Rel. J. G. Osborne
spoke on The Christian Hope and
/ Hopefulness' Music was charminely
/ rendered by the church choir, assisted
| by Prof Abbott Kendall, violinist. The
! floral decorations We're exquisite and
/ consisted wholly of Easter lilies, mass
ed around the altar These were the
gift of Mrs. K. L. Marston and after
ward We're distributed among the sick
of the parish.
The Livingstone Centenary obser-
vance was excellently carried out by
| the members of the Sunday School,
| Immediately after the closing of the
morning service and the picture of
/ Livingstone, presented by the class of
which Mrs. Philo Steward is teacher,
/ and Jennie Tomson. In the evening the
! pastor spoke on the 9th commandment
and music was furnished by the chorus
/ choir.
| About ninety Foresters attended
/ Communion at ST. Mary's Church Sun
day at the o'clock mass. At ten
/ o'clock, mass was sung and there was
special music, the soloists being Miss
! Mabel Butler and Mrs. Wallace La
chance. Nesper services were held
in the evening beginning at O'Clock.
The altars were handsomely arranged
with Easter decorations consisting of
greenery. Easter lilies, potted plants
and cut flowers.
The decorations at the Centenary NJ
| E. Church were of rare beauty. Purple
/ and white We're the predominating
/ colors and two hundred yards of gar
lands were used. The altar was made
/ beautiful with Easter lilies, hyacinths
and datfodils. An account of the
/ joyful morning services will be found
elsewhere in this edition. In the
evening the Sunday School pupils gave
a charming Easter concert.
! A pleasing Easter program was
carried out at the morning service
Sunday in the Bethany Baptist church
The text of Pastor Merriam's sermon
was from Matthew 2S:6, and the music
Floyd G. Nye sang a solo and there
was music by the chorus. Mrs. w. b.
Fletcher had the decorations in
charge which were handsomely ar
ranged the flowers used being lilies,
jonquils and hyaeinths with white dec
orations in the windows. At six
o'clock occurred a baptsmal service
and this was followed by an Easter
concert of the following numbers, Mrs.
f. G. Nye presiding at the piano and
Mrs. Ethel Ames at the organ:
Professional chorus, Ring the
Bells; prayer and response; scrip
ture reading, Miss Agnes Manter the
class reading responsiVely; song,
primary department, Easter Praise; (;
recitations, Miss Alice Whitten's class;
chorus of young ladies, "Hark through
the Sunlight; exercise, four boys;
solo, Fred Rayner; exercise, Miss
Marion Whittemore's class; carol
Goldie keene and girls; primary de-
partment, Consider the Lilies; song
Clap and Sing" primary department;
reading "All Hail, Miss Doris Ray
ner; violin solo, Maurice Philbrick;
remarks and offerings ($12 receiyed)
duet, Virginia and Smith Ames.
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