The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1915-04-08
Easter in the Churches.


The ground was covered with snow Easter
morn from the storm of the night before, but
the sun came out before church time and there
was good attendance at the Easter services
and the sermons and music were appropriate
to the day.
At the Universalist church the pulpit was
covered with white bunting the communion
table with hand wrought cover, and Easter
lilies. tulips and cut flowers were attractvely
arranged under the direction of Mrs. Charles
E. Johnson. Mrs. B. L. Tuttle and Mrs. J. W.
Knight. The pastor, Rev. Arthur A. Blair,
preached helpful sermon and the choir, Miss
Katherine E. Brier. Miss Emma Skay and Lu
ther A. Hammons, assisted by Mrs. H. A.
Drinkwater. organist, and Mr.. Drinkwater.
trombone, furnished the best Of music, includ-
ing solos by Miss Brier and Mr.. Hammons.
At the Baptist church there was large dis
play of Easter lilies, tulips, jonquils and cut
flowers. The potted plants were arranged
around the front of the platform and the cut
flowers on the pulpit and small stands. Mrs
had charge of the arrangements. The Sunday
school had special Easter music, including
ladies quartette. The pastor, Rev. Walter F.
Sturtevant. preached in the morning on the
Power of the Resurrection and at the ev.ning
service continued that thought. The regular
choir furnished appropriate music.
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were by the young men of the society and
were great credit to their taste and endeavor
The organ was practically covered with ever
green, which was also used on the altar rail and
pulpit This was relieved with Easter plants
and cut flowers. The regular choir furnished
Easter music and the pastor, Rev. Horace B.
Sellers, spoke in the morning on the Empty
Tomb of Jesus and in the evening on Near
Christians. Goldie Evangeline, the infant
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel R. Stevens,
was baI tized and six members received on
probation.
At the Congregational church Mrs. John r.
young girls had charge of the floral decora-
tions, which were in yellow and white Easter
lilies,s tulips and jonquils. The arrangement
simple and very effective. The program
in the morning included short exercises by the
Bible school and helpful and encouraging
sermon on the Certainty of the Future Life by
the pastor, Rev. Haraden S. Pearl. The Easter
music by the choir was well rendered and ap-
propriate to the day. In the evening the pas
tor conducted the Chriatian Endeavor meeting,
which was devoted to Easter.
At the Unitarian church the decorations
were elaborate, Mrs. Eugene l.. Stevens,
chairman of the floral committee, was assisted
by Miss Marian Hazeltine and the pastor, Rev.
Arthur E, Wilson. The color scheme was pink
and white and the pots of the Easter lilies were
covered with pale pink crepe paper. The
lilies, which formed large part of the flowers,
were placed around the altar and in the two
windows of the auditorium. Bunches of
pink tulips graced the pulpit top, base and
front. The music and sermon were specially
appropriate, the pastor speaking on What of
the future life Z" The most impressive and
important service of the day took place in this
church at 8 p. m. when Palestine Commandery,
Knights Templar, in full dress and in large
numbers attended their annual Easter special
service. The service opened with the organ
Professional by Mrs Louise D. Beckwith fol-
lowed by the carol, Hail Thou Glorious Easter
Morning, by the choir: Mrs. c. W. Wescott,
Miss Carolyn G. Hatch, Mr.. Arthur N. john
son and Mr.. Elbridge S. Pitcher. The respon-
sive service was conducted by Rev.A. A. Blair,
the Commandery's prelate, who wore the cap.
gown and jewels of his office. The responsive
reading was by the pastor and congregation.
The anthem, o Light That Breaks from Yon-
der Tomb. was very beautifully rendered by
the choir. Rev. Haraden S. Pearl read inn
pressively two selections from 1.-THE Soul of
the Bible" and offered fervent and appropri-
ate prayer. The response was a solo, "The
Resurrection Morn." by Mr.. johnson. The
sermon by Rev. A.. E. Wilson was on Modern
Knighthood, the text from Philippians 4th chap
ter, 9Th verse, and was broad and thoughtful.
He spoke of the chivalry of all ages, the crusade
spirit and the old religious militant orders, and
said that magnanimity, kindness of heart,
courtesy and Christian virtues and graces
should distinguish the modern Knight. as the
age of chivalry is past and age of humanity
has come, when the life speaks louder than
precepts-"for as a man thinketh SO is he.'
Mr.. Wilson referred to the deplorabie condi-
tions in the nations at war, aud closed with
quotation from Wordsworth's. 1.-THE Happy
Knight" The@closing selection by the choir
was the anthem; "Why Seek ye the Living
Among the Dead" The prelate read the in.
memoriam Oh Elijah Phillips and Joshua w.
Black, the Sir Knights who passed away in
the past year. After "Taps" the service closed
with benediction by Mr.. Wilson and the
organ Recessional bytMrs. Beck with.
SATURDAYS STORM SEVERE.
The northeast storm April 3rd was very
severe all along the New England and Southern