The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1914-04-13
HOW EASTER
WAS SPENT
IN LAKELAND
ALL THE CHURCHES OBSERVED
OCCASION APPROPRIATELY
lnclqnent Weather Interfered to
Some Extent, But All Churches
We're Well Filled

A rainy Easter greeted church,
goers yesterday, but with the spirit
OF the occasion in their hearts. large
CONGREGATIONS braved the elements
and each church was well filled.
Flowers were used in great pro-
fusion in all of the churches and an
proprate ESster services were car
ried out. At the Methodist church
an elaborate souvenir Easter pro-
gram was distributed in the form of
an eight page booklet, which had a
picture of the church on the cover
and contained the program of each
church service during the day.
Ferns, palms and flowers were used
in the decorations at this church and
flne sermons by the pastor were en-
joyed by large congregations.
At the Presbyterian church Rev.
Patterson observed Easter and Chill
dren's day at the same time, embody-
ing in his sermon the resurrection
and talk to the young. The text.
He is not here, for He is risen as
He said Matt. 1850 was repeated
after him by the children, and was
explained by him in such clear style
as to hold their interest and attens
tion throughout. The service was
concluded with an Easter anthem,
Christ is Risen Today" Uorenz)
feelingly rendered by a choir of ten
voices.
An elaborate musical program
marked the services at All Saints
episcopal church where the Easter
festival was most appropriately OBJ
served. The altar was beautifully
decorated with pot plants, and an in
teresting sermon, appropriate to the
occasion, was delivered by the Rev.
Richard Bolton
With two of the best voices in the
city and one of the citys leading
musicians in charge of the music, it
is little wonder that many express
sions of praise and appreciation were
heard of the music at the Catholic
church, when Miss Bertha Biewer,
Mrs. j. G.. HolcOmb and Mrs. S.
IT. Fletcher rendered a special Easter
musical program. NO big cathedral
in the country had any better music
yesterday than the little Catholic
church in Lakeland.
Rev. S. b. Rogers, of Jackson
vile, one of the best known divines
in the State, filled the pulpit at the
First Baptist church and spoke be-
fore large congregation The
church was decorated for the occa-
sion and special Easter music was
rendered.
The service at the Lutheran church
was appropriate to the Eastertide,
and flowers and the music, which
was in charge of the organist, Mr..
l.. A. Fort, gave the added touch.
At night missionary program ap-
propriate to the occasion was rem
dered.
The rain made 1t necessary for the
members of the Christian church to
hold their service in the church in
stead of the tent, where the revival
has been in progress. The revival
has been productive of much good,
and yesterdays services were of the
most interesting Yet held.
In the morning at the Myrtle
street Methodist church and in the
evening at the Dixieland Methodist
church, Rev. Steinmeyer preached
on the Resurrection. and at both
services Easter music was TeHueTeu
Despite the weather there were
numerous Easter egg hunts in va
rious homes, and the children had a
good time. but not so pleasant time
as would have been the case had the
weather been more propitious. Eas-
ter gowns and hats were noticeable
for their absence.