The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1914-04-13
Churches Filled and Weather
Excellent in Spite of
Predictions
CANTATA RENDERED
BY UNITED CHOIRS

in Baptist Church Sermons, Flow
ers, Music Baptisms and Exercises
Marked the Day.
Weather forecasts for Easter failed,
and while every indication Saturday
pointed to a continuation of rainy
weather through Sunday the morning
dawned clear and bright. although.
somewhat cold, and conditions We're
excellent throughout the day. The
congregations in the various churches
in the morning We're exceptionally
large, and forceful sermons on the
message of the resurrection were
| preached, emphasized by special music
! by the choirs and orchestras The
various places Of worship were given
added beauty by special decorations,
| the flowers afterwards being distrihut-
| ed among the sick and shut-ins.
| In the CHiversalst church the con
gregation was the largest that has been
| present on an Easter Sunday since the
| pastor. Rev. ID. T.. Trout. came to Brat
| tieboro seven years ago The decora-
tions were Easter lilies, potted plants
palms and ferns. An unexpected fea-
| ture was the announcement of the gift
of Il pipe organ, further mention of
which is given elsewhere in this pa
per. \ pleasing program was given in
| the Sunday school, including talk by
the pastor, and the primary children
were given small pottcd plants to
care for during the year.
i Easter lilies were used in profusion
in the decorations Of st. Michael s
| Episcopal church and all Of the ser
vices were largely attended, the morn
ing service testing the seating capacity
Of the church. The choir was augment
ed for the OCCASION and an orchestra
] consisting Of Sewan Morse. cornet.
B, Philip Il. Putnam, violin. and Arthur
i, Brasor. 'celle, assisted at the two
: morning services.
, Daffodils, Easter lilies, pine houChs
: and pussy-willows were used effective
" in the Congregational church. and In
addition to the musical program pub
lished last week the church quartet
rendered The Nagdelene by Warren
At the communion service 26 persons
united with the church, IL by letter
and 10 on confession of faith. There
= was no Sunday school session. but at
> / o clock n Sunday school concert was
3, given in the church, which was greatly
p enjoyed. Rev. Mr.. HoughtOn spoke OF
the seven hands of the church, cacl
representing one of the national or
CARNATIONS of the denomination. ii,
also stated that one little girl in the
! parish was so impressed with the ad
dress given recently by Rev. c. T
Erickson on the needs in Albania tha
! she told her parents that she wante,
to give up the pony she was to hay,
and send the money to Mr.. Eric kson
Rev. NJ. j. Carmody. pastor of st
Michael's Roman Catholic church, VIII,
t had been away for the benefit of hi
/ health, returned Saturday and olliciat
d ed at the last mass Sunday mornin!
i to the delight of his congregation
t many of whom did not know that h,
t was back. The church was decorate,
Q with lilies and palms. The children
u choir sang at the early mass an,
e Emerson 5 mass in + fiat was sun
7 at the 1890 o clock mass.
e The platform in the First Baptis
church was banked with Easter lilies
e azalias and marguerites. The program
7 was given as announced. except tina
Y on account of illness the ladies quar-
= tet had to be given up. As there wcr
over 90 to be baptized the pastor dc
cided not to have baptisms this Easter
on account of the time the servie
would require. There are about II otf
ers who will bring their church letters
and it is expected that. they will b
Il received at the May communion
special exercise was given in the Bib
=. school, including singing by the pr
:, mary and kindergarten departments.
= At the Unitarian church the decor;
= tions were palms and Easter lilies.
III. Miller sang two solos with violi
obligatos by c. NJ. Dugan, and NJ
= Dugan played solo for the offertor.
y Rev. Mr.. Osnood took for the them
g of his sermon, The Gathering Plac
o. This service was followed by a BRIT
carol service in which the eongreg
le ton and the children joined. Mr.. Mile
e sang another solo at this service ar
4 the pastor gave a brief address 9
&c The Lesson of the Easter Lily.
ef At the Methodist church the Sunda
school united with the church III u
Easter services. The church was dee
- rated with Easter lilies and palm
Amos Sherman sang for an otfertol
solo, ] Know that Ny Redeem
Iiveth Five children were baptist
and several were received into II
church.
The day closed with cantata, III
al Resurrection, by Manney, given by t
se, united choirs in the Baptist church
rs in the evening. A throng of peop
attended. filing the main floor al
IN both balconies, while many sto,
X. throughout the program. miscellan
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