The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19
Churches of Topeka Are
Celebrating Resurrection
Christ at Easter Time


From Sepulchre to Throne" Rev.
Matthews will preach a short sermon.
At the Seward Avenue Baptist
church there will Sbe a special Easter
program at IL a. m. Rev. Milo Moore
will preach on THE Resurrection OF
the Body" in the evening.
Children of the Brethren church
will give an Easter program in the
morning.
First Methodist Cantata.
At the First Methodist church there
will be special Easter music in the
morning, . cantata. by Miss Tlrfany
and a chorus of about so voices. In
the evening the "Rabboni." by Love-
land. Paul Lawless is in charge OF
the music.
Program at Central Congregational.
At Central Congregational church
there will be a musical program Tor
Easter. There will be a ladies' chorus,
quartette, composed OF Helen
Hogeboom B. Brownlee, Bernard
McNown. Harold RANKIN. MISS lose
boom will sing solo. Miss Grant is
pianist and Miss Eldredge organlst:
The morning program will be repeated
in the evening. There will be re-
ception for new members in the morn
ing. In the evening there will be
recognition of Rev. E. NJ. Umoach' the
new parish director.
One church, the First Congrega-
tionaI, will be like new. The interior
Of the church has been redecorated,
painted and pIastered. A special pre-
sentation of palms and flowers Will
be held for the children at BIAS a. m
The regular morning service Win
special music will follow.
At 5 p. m. a vesper Easter service
will be held. with a. reception of new
members. baptism and special music.
After these ceremonies an Easter tea
will be served in the church parlors.
The regular evening service will give
way to a special Easter cantata,
Death and Light"
A musical caNtata will be given in
the evening at the First Presbyterian
church also. Special music by the
choir will be featured at both the
morning and evening services. DR..
Estey's morning sermon will have an
Easter trend. The special musical
program will be given by Mrs. George
Parkhurst, Mrs. Henry DotterWe1ch,
Hugh Smith, B. P. Bartlett and Mrs
Robert D. Carver, organist.
At the First Evangelical church
sic has been arranged. The Easter
sermon will be delivered by the Rev.
A. Solt, of Holton. In the afternoon
special Easter meeting will be held
for men. The meeting will be under
The Oakland Avenue Presbyterian
church has planned a great evening
service under the direction of Mrs.
Everett Horton, of Chicago. Special
music is listed chiefly on the program.
An Easter carol, "Bells in the Steeple,"
will be rendered by the Ladies' Glee
club Several musical numbers by the
chorus will also be offered The Rev.
Mr. Swogger will deliver the Easter
address, Easter Reflections"
Chorus at .Lowman Hill.
A chorus of thirty voices under the
direction of Sidney Smith will render
musical program in the evening at
the Lowman Memorial Methodist
church A cantata, 1.-THE First East
dered by Miss Sylvia Silverthorne and
Paul Hotter. In the cantata, solo
numbers with the chorus will be ham
died by Miss Airline Barnes, Miss Doro-
thy Souders, Miss Lura Barnes, o. E..
Hun. Miss Gertrude Thompson. Paul
E. Larkin is the organist.
At the First Christian church there
will be a special Easter program in
the Sunday school at $3.50 a. m. Easter
music is being arranged by Mrs. Frank
! Dreaming, organist, for both the morn
| ing and evening services. The Rev. r.
A.. Schell. pastor, will preach sermons
| in morning and evening appropriate to
the occasion. The day is set aside as
Decision day. the climax of a cam
paign of several weeks, in which the
churches of the city have Joined.
Cantata ut Central Park Christian.
| At Central Park Christian church
| there will be an Easter cantata by the
chorus. directed by Paul B. Van Ness.
A sunrise prayer meeting will be held
at 1880 a. m. DR.. Rash, minister, will
preach in the morning on THE Resur-
/ rection."
| A reception for new members will
! feature the morning service at the
/ Potwin Presbyterian church at IL
O'Clock. There will be an Easter SER
mon and music appropriate for the oc-
casion. Rev. Harry L. Nelson will
speak on What Was Buried in
! Joseph's Tomb"
Faster sermon subjects at the West
Side Christian church, with Mrs. Clara
| Hazelrigg, pastor. are: THE Empty
| Sepulchre," and 1.-THE Messenger and
the Message" Special music has been
| arranged
At the Wesleyan Methodist church,
Rev. T. ]. Pomeroy will deliver an
Easter sermon in the morning, with
special music. Evangelistic sermon in
the evening.