The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1914-04-13
Yesterdays Easter Services
Attended by Large
Audiences
SPECIAL EXERCISES
WE'LL PRESENTED
Masons Participated in a
Body at the Hedding
nj. E. Church

| Casters observance in Barre preserved
the finest traditions associated with the
Icommemorati of the resurrection. The
occasion was celebrated by the several
city churches in a manner in keeping
with the triumphal character assigned it
by the Christian church. In its religious
aspects the day was marked by services
more pretentious than ever. In nearly
all of the churches there were elaborate
musical programs selected from the
works of old masters as we'll as the more
modern composers. Almost everywhere
there were conspicuously attractive
settings for the services. Easter lilies.
azaleas, yiolets, ferns, and other potted
plants figured in the decorative schemes
adopted in number of instances. Prob
ably without an exception among the
churches, choirmasters, organists, and
singers co-operated earnestly for the
presentation of numbers of exceptional
interest. Regular choirs in more than
one church were augmented by soloists
of ability, instrumentalists, either solo
performers or ensemble musicians, and
chorus singers. In the pulpits men
preached of the risen Redeemer and the
whole tenor of the days services tended
to emphasize the Easter spirit and its
lesson.
Not at all according to predictions was
the weather. Indeed, the outdoor con-
ditions were of the more propitious sort
and in the very hours when most of the
services were in progress, the nature
worshippers outside were reveling in the
glories of sunny spring morning, the
sunnest of the season, by the way.
Saturdays drizzling rain was followed
by radiant Easter weather. 1t was a
fine thing for that portion of church
goers that wears its new duds on Easter
for the first time. Spring millinery and
seasonable gowns were on dress parade.
By comparison with the professions of
other Easter days, the parade teemed
with startling effects, new colors, strange
cuts and novelty Furnishings.
Here was milady in one of those pc
euliar funnel-shaped skirts. In the mat
ter OF construction it was decidedly mar
row. Apparently the wearer had tried
to see how far she could go and still go.
Scarcely less prominent were the slit eff
fects attained in some OF the gowns.
If the side or middle vent was not Wis
ible at first glance, the second survey,
to those who took the pains to notice
at all. revealed faint half f-abrasion that
looked not a bit old-fashioned. That
women's trappings this year are con-
ceiyed in mad riot of color and cut no
one can doubt after yesterdays display.
Even though the weather presently
changed and the afternoon saw the |
clouds lower and the wind blowing
gale, Easter in its sartorial aspects was
a moving success. Outside of the church |
services. it was an achievement in gear |
and trappings.
Blended with the forenoon's gay show
ing in vesture, was the long line of |
mandery and Blue lodge Masons from |
Granite lodge, No. 80. AT s o'clock |
breakfast was served to 45 knights in |
the commandery barracks. BY l0:30 |
more than 65 Templars and so Masons |
from the lodge were ready for the |
march, The line formed in front of the /
Blanchard block and proceeded to the |
Hedding Methodist church. where the |
pastor, Rev. Z. +. Newell, preached an
appmpriate Easter sermon. Marching in
the morning sunlight. the Masons lent |
a pleasing touch of color to the scene.
1t isn't to be supposed for moment |
that only spick and span new caparisons
figured in church attendance. Salvation,
so the scriptures say, was not gained
for single corner of society or a few
chosen ones, and so the congregations
numbered rich and poor
alike In every instance pastors report
ed large congregations at the regular
services and heavy Sunday school enroll
ments.
At the Hedding Methodist church, the
pastor spoke on "The Empty Tomb and
the Power of the Risen Christ" In the
evening the children joined in a pleas
urable Easter concert that drew another
large congregation. Mrs. Lebourveau
had charge of the program. Rev. ]. y.
Reardon spoke on Immortality" at the
morning services in the Universalist
church. There was a service of com
and the 0rpheus quartet, assist
ed by Professor w. A. Wheaton at the
organ, gave the cantata, death and
Life" (Shelleyl.
There were three masses at st. Mon
ica's church, Revs. P. NJ. Mckenna, the
pastor, and Hugh McKenna, his curate,
being. the celebrants. An augmented
choir with Miss Beatrice Callsghan at
the organ and James Riley, violinist, as
sisting, rendered Ganss' mass in ID. The 1
soloists were John Nelson, Mrs. A. C. {
Moore. Thomas Hamel, Norris Hamel,
Miss Annice McGue and Miss Billadeau.
Easter at the Church of the Good Shep-
herd was ushered in at o'clock in the
morning with a celebration of the holy
communion. At l0;30 the vested choir
sang Merdecke's euchsristie service with
and recessional hymns. The
rector, Rev. w. j. NJ. Beattie, preached
On the topic, 81 am He that liveth and
was dead; behold / am alive for ever
more" Solo parts were taken by Ar
.hur Cole and Newell Parker.
Sealing the Sepulchre," was the sub
ect of Rev Duncan Salmond's sermon
n the forenoon at the First Presby- ]
.erian church. Easter music was rem 5
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