The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-04-07
EASTER SERVICES
Special Programs Arranged for
All Topeka Churches.
War Conditions Lend Occasion
Added Significance.
CANTATAS WILL Be SUNG
DIR. Sheldon Will Conduct Sun
rise Prayer Service.
Bishop Wise Will Confirm Class
at Grace Cathedral.

Special services will be held at most
of the Topeka churches on Easter
day. The musical programs this year
have been prepared with special care
and the critical events transpir1ng IN
the nations history are giving pc
culiar solemnity to the Easter cele-
bration.
At Grace cathedral the ceremonial
will be conducted with the traditional
impressiyeness of the annual service.
The young women of Bethany Will
have charge of the service at 1880 a.
m. Bishop Wise will confirm class
and preach at 1920. The service at
$3.50 will be for the Knights Templars
The children's services will be held at
5 D. M An elaborate musical pro-
gram has been arranged.
The different church programs are
as follows:
Methodist.
At the First Methodist church a
chorus of a hundred voices will sing
Easter music. The pastor will preach
At p. m. the senior chorus of sixty
voices will sing the sacred cantata'
Christ, the Victor.
At the Oakland M. E. church Dis
trict Superintendent H. E. Wolfe will
preach. In the evening the church
chorus will give special program.
At the German NJ. E. church the
Rev. r. E. Winker of Lawrence, will
preach at 1O:45. A celebration of the
Lords supper will be held after the
sermon.
At the Mt Olive church the pastor
will preach in the morning on "Suf-
fering, the Path of Glory" An Easter
program will be given at 1880. Special
music.
Preaching services will be con-
Quoted both morning and evening by
DIR. Buckner. at the Walnut Grove
church.
A special musical program will be
given Easter Sunday at the evening
services of the Lowman Methodist
church, under the direction of Miss
Jennie E. Blinn, organist and choir
leader. Members of the choir are:
Mrs. L. w. Lomason, Mrs. G. F. Rees,
Mrs. E. c. Heck, Miss Lola Morrison,
Miss Sylvia Silverthorne, Miss Wini-
fred Nash, Miss Gertrude Thompson,
Miss leila Reynolds, Miss Lura
Barnes, Mrs. G. F. Greenlee, Mrs. Paul
Morrison, Mrs. A. p. Jones, Miss Mabel
Reynolds, Miss Arlene Barnes, Mrs.
Elspey Schwartz, Miss Jennie Stoves,
DR.. c. w. Schwartz, L. w. Lomanson,
Will Butler, Bryant Barnes, C. S.
Alexander, Edward Nash, Glen Foster,
Clarence Vickland, Laurent Schwartz,
Willard Rogers.
Members of the Lowman Memorial
male chorus are: Clarence Vickland,
Glen Foster, Edward Nash, Bert
Nash, Paul Schaffer, John Kersey,
Laurent Schwartz, Ralph Larkins,
Howard Fichtner, Frank Wilson,
Ralph Wilson, Harold Douglass, Leon
ard Irwin, Charles Bruce, George Mil
Ter, Harold Colvin, George Carson,
Ralph Zuant, Bryant Barnes and c.
S. Alexander, director.
The Sunday school orchestra con-
sists of Winifred Nash, director, Miss
Jessie Miller. Edith Nash, Edith
Long, Mrs. Will Butler, Mr.. c. Wen
dell, Dwight Sutherin, Frank Shaffer,
Paul Larkins, c. S. Alexander, F. C.
Connely. J. F. Case, Will Butler.
Charles Smith.
Christian.
First-A special song service will
be given both morning and evening.
The pastor will preach in the morning
on THE Challenge of Easter" In
the evening the choir will sing the
cantata, Easter Dawn
West Side-The children of the
Bible school will present an Easter
exercise, Easter Joys and Hopes"
Decision Day will be observed in all
departments. Sermon themes, morn
ing. THE Open Sepulcher." evening,
The Coronation of Christ
Second-The pastor, c. E. Craggett
will preach at the morning and eve
ming services.
= Ill ne pastor, W. ii. wallace,
will preach in the morning on the
Resurrection" The Junior Chris
tan Endeavor will give an Easter ex-
ercise in the evening
Central Avenue. Communion serv
ice and sermon by the pastor j. H.
Jones at 10:45. An Easter program
will be given by the Bible school at
O'Clock.
Central Park. The morning sery-
ices will begin at GAS, and will be a
unified service of the whole church.
A cantata THE First Easter will be