The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1916-04-24
EASTER SPIRIT NOT
DAMPENED BY
DRIZZLING RAIN
Barre Churches Housed Large Audiences
Yesterday in Spite of the Dreari-
ness of an April Storm
Splendid Services Held.

Easter weather was not fashioned to
the liking of folk who esteem the festi.
val merely because il offers an opportu-
nifty for staggering motley OF color IN
the matter of dress, but here in Barre
the observance usually accorded one OF
the most significant days in the calendar
of the Christian church measured well up
TO the real meaning of the day. With
out a single exception the sublime tri-
umph of the resurrection morn was duly
emphasized in all of the city churches.
Appropriate musical programs, special
services and attractive Easter decora-
tions marked the less temporal obsery-
ance of the festival wherever people as
sembled to worship. In all instances un-
commonly large congregations were in
attendance and if as has been the tendency
in recent years undue stress has been
placed on Easter day in its sartorial
aspects, it cannot be said that the true
spirit of the festival was lacking in the
churches.
To be sure there were those who were
ready to hang the weather man In styl-
ish effigy. If there was an abundance OF
Easter spirit among those who wended
their way to places of worship, forenoon
and evening, there was also an abund-
ance of rain, rain which got falling
start in mid-afternoon Saturday and con-
tinued sternly to its spring task with
unremitting vigor. As one well known,
if rather ribald, rhymester would have
written of the day, "the thirsty earth
soaked up the rain, and drank and gaped
for rain again" It's gaping was not in
vain, one might add. Raincoats were
worn extensively, it was to be noted,
and the proper mode Of wearing them
was to have the collar tightly buttoned
about the ears.
Perhaps for the reason that Easter
came so late this year. people who looked
for an April sun shining in all of its
pristine glory had a right to expect |
something of concession from the |
weather man. That failing, there fol-
lowed naturally the desire to hang in
effigy. Eleven years ago Easter fell on
April % and it will not come again so |
late until 1913. And l943 is long time
to wait for fair Easter weather. Even I
longer one must wait for an April 20
Easter.
Invariably, as was to be expected,
preachers in the pulpits of the several
city churches sought to impress upon
their hearers the significance of Easter
and the risen Redeemer. Anywhere, at
a certain hour Sunday morning, one
might hear Easter music or the message
Of Easter proclaimed by one ordaineds
At ST. Monica's church, where Easter
Joys in the order of worship are attend /,
ant upon the sorrows associated with
-;r,l ot.s - J /
,f Good Friday, Rev. Father McKenna
at two morning masses and
services again last evening.
The church was attractiyoIy decorated
ind flowers of unusual beauty adorned
he altar. Knights of st. Aldemar com
No. III, X. T., 60 strong, list
med to an Easter sermon in the Church
II the Good Shepherd, where the rector, {
Rev. w. J. NJ. Beattie, officiated at two /
morning services and again in the even II
ng. "Alive Forevermore," was the topic :
i the sermon preached in the Congrega. !
ional church by Rev r. w. Barnett. A :
eception of members followed and at !
espers in the afternoon, quartet rem :
cred the Easter cantata, "Alleluia, Hail /
With Gladness." At the Hedding Meth
dist church, Rev. B. J. Lipskv observed i,
is first Easter in Barre with fitting !
only on the significance of the day :
m Easter concert, to which number of 7
he children contributed was especially ).
moved. =
"The Resurrection of the Body" was :
he Easter topic chosen by Rev. Edgar ,
rossland at the First Presbyterian 3
hurch. An Easter cantata, Voices from y
ne Garden by the children Of the inter- .
lediate grades, and concert by the pri- "
lary department of the Sunday school G.
,atured the evening service At the v
church Rev. ]. r. Reardon Il
reached on "The Easter Secret" at the m
'renoon service and special music was u
'ndered by the quartet Rev. Bert J.
ebigh, recently installed as pastor of
ie First Baptist church, spoke on 'The
esurrection Of Jesus" Instead of the
Istomary evening service. members of E
e Bible class gave an Easter concert in
le evening. Children of the Swedish
aptist mission in the Foresters' hall
ere represented in an Easter program ne
I'd at the Italian Baptist mission on m
-ook street there were Easter services br
the afternoon. m