The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-04-01
british IN COUNTER ATTACKS
CAPTURED 1O9 MACHINE GUNS
AND REPULSED THE GERMANS
SECOND VAR EASTER
HAD MILITARY SIDE
Observance of the Day in Barre Churches
Was Accompanied BY Many Pa
triotic Allusions.

Imbued with strong lntefmHglhS VI
patriotic and spiritual sentiments was
the observance of Easter in Barre yes
terday, and while its spiritual side was
given the greater emphasis, thoughts ol
Easter and the resurrection 1t commemo'
rates were inevitably bound up with the
titanic struggle to which America has
dedicated herself. Until Easter, l9li--
our first war Easter-war and the risen
Redeemer signified ideas easily dissociat'
ed. but the anomaly has lost its strange
ness. Far more than in the Easter sea
son of last wear the festival attained a
solemnity not often accorded IT IN times
of peace Virtually every church congre'
CATION has contributed men TO the serv-
lee. and among the hundreds who
thronced houses of worship in Barre yes
tordav were many. no doubt, in whom
thoughts of loved ones over there would
not down.
1t was essentially wartime Easter,
sltbouoh in every church the festival
was fittingly celebrated. Bracing spring
weather favored large congregations ana
special musical programs and carefully
prepared Easter homilies were not gwen
before small groups of Worshipers'
Sometime in the night an hour was IN
termed and the dawn of Easter, l9ls,
found churchgoers astir an hour earlier
than usual. Easter weather elimaxed
succession of warm days. and mounting
sun shone brightly. Time slipped Tor
ward a cog, but so far as Barre and the
church Observance of Easter was con
cerned people moved with it and without
anv disturbance in their activities,
if the war was welded in a spiritual
sense with the Easter Observance II also
tended to strip from the secular aspects
Of the occasion some of their millinery
appurteuances. Much that formerly
went for springtime or Easter apparel
has been husbanded for the eXacting de
mands of the future, or has been diverted
TO war causes 1t is not TO be doubted
that in some instances the grim conflict
in which the nation is engaged has had
a SOLDERING effect on relatively small
corner Of society which hitherto regard
ed Easter solely for its dress parade OPP
portunities Al any rate the show OF
fnerv seemed less conspicuous than IN
other years.
Everywhere in churches in and about
Barre pulpit utteranees and the music
breathcd the message of Easter day Az
ST Monica's church simple but effective
altar decorations created through the
generous use Of cut flowers, emphasized
the festal spirit of the church's greatest
/ dav. At both morning masses there
were large congregations and an aug
! mented choir sang the ancient Easter
music of the church. Knights OF st. Al.
| demar commandery, 60 strong, marched
| to the First Presbyterian church, after
! breakfastinp at their asylum in the
| Blanchard building The sermon they
heard was on the topic, THE Prints of
/ the Nails" In the same church the even
| ING message, Faster and the Norlu
War" stressed the relation between the
spirit of the resurrection and the saerl-
] fees which men are making for right,
/ eousness to-day. Two celebrations oi
the holy communion were included III the
| observance at the Church OF the Good
| shepherd. where the vested choir sang
Easter anthems and the rector preached
on "The Power of His Resurrection
Members and adherents Of the lniver'
salist faith observed Easter IN their own
church building, after three months oi
united services with the Congregational
lists. A baptismal service added TO the
interest of the morning worship.
An Easter meditation, "Some Appear
ances of Our Lord After He Arose from
the Grave" was the subject of the pas
tors sermon at the First Baptist church
In the absence of resident PASTOR Prof
lC. V. Woodbury. spoke at the morning
and vesper services in the Congregations
church. Singers in the forenoon an'
again in the afternoon gave an Easte
turn to the services. Easter anthem
and sermon subject, The Easter Mes
sage for Our Day" were features of tn
Sunday services at the Hedding Method
list church. where the Sunday school CAV
, an interesting Easter program IN tn
evening. There were largely ATTENDED
Easter exercises in the Brook street ltal
ian mission, and members OF the saliva
. tion Army commemorated the resurrec
tion with three Services in their barracks