Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1915-04-05
Practical

W. Brennan's discourse. Practical
lessons were drawn from these events
to be worked out in daily life
At 2.3O o'clock in the afternoon were
vespers and benediction.
At First Methodist Church.
At the First Methodist church Sun
day morning the spirit Of Easter was
in the flowers, the anthems and reel
tations. The we'll rendered program
arranged by the organist and super
tntendent was pleasingly given. The
harmony and melody Of the anthem,
Easter Gladness, was deepened by the
beauty Of the soprano voice. Fine
part singing was shown In the can
tata, Mrs. F. H. Bushnell giving the
alto solo a sympathetic interpretation
The children's Rotations were Civ
en- most clearly, those from the little
ones being especially enjoyed. The
sus and ported plants was in charge
of Misses Florence Thacher and Myr-
tie McCord
This program was carried out:
Welcome. Happy Morning G66) an
them, Easter Gladness, Lorenz, So
prano obligato. Miss Esther Jones;
responsive reading for Easter: prayer;
response; offertory. tenor solo, Re
demption, Everett Fielding; recita-
tlOnS, WeIcoIIle, JOSepnlle I'LL, fdS-
ter Message, Blanche Wheeler; What
Easter Brings. Augusta Miller; an
them, I Am the Resurrection, lib
balls; Rotations. The Easter Secret,
Florence Brown: Easter Blossoms,
Ruth Lumbert; The Hills and Valleys
Triumph, Part 1: exercise, Happy
Eastertide four girls; recftations, Tell
Me, Little Violet, 1neE Edminston;
What Can We Give? Pauline Davis;
Part II of cantata The Triumph; an
nouncements; hymn, Christ the Lord
Is Risen Today 1869; postlude, F'estal
March. Scotson Clark.
First Congregational Church.
Sunday morning at the First Con
gregational church. Easter lilies, spi-
rea and foliage plants were arranged
in front and on either side of the pull
pit, with pleasing effect. The fine
rendering by voice and organ of the
carol Christ Is Risen, and the anthem,
The Early Dawn Was Breaking,
brought out their triumphant resur-
rection note. The soprano solo,
Crowned on Calvary, was especially
Impressive, the transition from the
lighter to the fuller notes emphasiz-
ing the beauty of the voice.
Rev. G. H. Ewing took for the sub
ject of his Easter sermon, Christ Jesus
Who Abolished Death and Brought
some of the race the joy of unselfish
sacrifice, the true are of living is not
known, he said. Jesus came to such
a race. to such world, and bestowed
upon it the life more abundant The
emptiness of the old life is being laid
bare and man is awakening to new
ness of life. Christ will call us away
from the dead past and to visions of
the resurrection that brings life to
light. He floods life with possibilities
of power and marVelously enriches our
common everyday life.
1t is of little use for Christ to rise
unless He rise in our lives, in our
cramped social systems, with their
warping expressions. Under the spell
of Jesus love, God put faith in eter-
nifty into mans heart. It is our high
duty to persuade men to practice love
in all the relations of life. Christ
discovered for us life and immortal
1ty, revealed the wonders of the life
to come. So death shall be swallowed
up in victory.
The closing anthem, Open the Gates
of the Temple, with its jubilant bursts
of song, with its faith filled express
sion, I Know That My Redeemer Liv-
eth, was an inspiration for the res
direction in the heart of that life
which the Easter commentaries.
The musical program for the eve
ming was well carried out, the sing
ers of the Christian Endeavor society
having a part in the anthem and car
OILS.