Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1919-04-21

SHuI CullNdS Will Id SOlAEl |
tons that took advantage of the fine
day that made a break in the week of
rain that had preceded it. Sermons
with lessons from The Resurrection
were the theme of the day. the special
musical programs carried the joyous
message of the Christian faith. and the
beautiful flowers used i'll the decora-
tions added their symbolism of the
new life through the risen Christ. =
Easter lilies, which have always pre-
dominated in the floral decorations Of =,
this day, were scarce this year because
of conditions brought about through :
the recent war. but other flowers were i
found to take their place. |
First Baptist Church. /
At the First Baptist church the
Easter spirit was emphasized in the
decorations of masses of Easter lilies |
and potted plants attractively ar
ranged against background of pur- |
pie hangings.
AT the morning service the pastor, !
Rev. George Fl. Strouse, delivered an
earnest, forceful sermon upon The
Gibraltar OF Christian Apologetics.
The evening service was given to the
annual Easter concert of the Sunday
| school. The Easter story was again
| told in music. readings and in exer
cises in which were used Illuminated
emblems, the cross of Easter lilies, and
a star. tine emblems adding much to
the effectiveness of the decorations.
An orchestra of seven pieces assisted
materially in the musical numbers of
| the program. The evening opened with
earnest words of welcome by Supt.
Walter NJ. Cowan in behalf of the
Sunday school. with like welcome from
! the church by its pastor, Rev, Mr..
Strouse, who also offered prayer.
| The words of welcome preceded the
program, which was as follows: Song,
Life's Jubilee, school; song, To Life
Awake, school The scripture reading
and response were given by the super
intendent and assistant superintendent,
Walter NJ Cowan and Earle Stannm.
Song. Springtime Again is Here, by
school; exercise, Welcome, Easter
Bells, by seven little people, Louise
Higgins. Anna Taft, Henrietta F'rink
Olive Rathbun. Percy Browning. Rob-
ert Billings and Fred Tourtellotte;
song, He Lives! The Saviour Lives,
school; exercise, The First Easter, by
Miss Elsie Lindberg's class. with Hell
en- Risley. Justine Briggs, Ruth Rich
mond, Elizabeth Johnson, Blanche
4 WILDER. Dorothea Tucker; song, Why
Seek Ye? school; exercise. Three
, Mornings, Jesus the Light Of the
World, with which were used the cleo
trio Illuminated cross and star; Miss
Maize Stamm, the teller of the story;
Friday, Miss Laura Peckham; Satur-
day, Miss Lucinda Brown, who throw
off their black robes of sorroy and in
: white rejoice under the light of the
=, cross, which typifies the risen Christ;
Saturday morning, Miss Althea Lewis,
the star being lighted by Marion
. Royce, Helen Risley. Robert Otis,
Jared Naples, Dorothea Tucker. Doro-
: thy Farrell. Arthur Armstrong,
t Blanche WILDER, Marion Browning
!. Doris Bogue, Charles Bjork. Ruth
Richmond, Elizabeth Johnson, Lillian
Grandy, Jennie Gardner, Alice Bogue
Gladys Tortoiseshell, Justice Briggs
: Faith Allen. George Risley, Harold
! F'rink: song, Come. See the Place by
i school; reading, Ny Path. Miss Ber-
nice Wiley; song, All Through the
( Night, school; recitation. by Master
! Percy Browning, preceding the offer
! ing.
The concert was in chareg of the
I Philathea class. Flowers were dis
/ tributed to the shut-ins of the school
Universalist Church.
q Eighteen We're received into mem
\ bership at the morning service at the
a Church of the Good Shepherd (Univer-
sal;st) one of the LARGEST classes il
the pastorate Of Rev. j. +. Cobb. His
sermon was upon the theme The JOY
OF Easter.
A carol service of fifteen minute:
c preceding the regular church service
o was led by the augmented choir
which rendered the special music fo'
!, the day with fine. effect. Roses ant
: daffodils were used in the attractive
decorations on the pulpit.
= United Congregational.
t Rev. z. NJ Chapman Of New Lon
: don occupied the pulpit at the morn
Q ing service at the United Congrega
tional church where the floral decora
: tions were of such beauty and in sucl
I. profusion as to cause the general ad
miration of the congregation that the.
70, were the finest seen there for severa
Ii years. Easter lilies, begonias. spiraea
e and other bloms were arranged agains
e. a background of green that wen
n across the pulpit platform.
n At the Sunday school session at moo
special Easter exercises were held un
der the direction of Arthur L. Pealt
the assistant superintendent The pro
!, gramme was as follows: Easter sons
school; prayer, Deacon B. P. Bishop
- Easter anthem. church choir; address
- Rev f. NJ. Chapman. Potted plant
- were distributed to so members of tn
II primary and beginners department!
ie The regular lesson for the day con
10 Guided the session.
"a Central Baptist.
ID At the Central Baptist church tn
n. floral decorations were simple but
he excellent TASTE daffodils, spiraea an
d foliage plants being arranged wit
palms ard the communion table wa
covered with pansies. The paste
Rev. A. f. Purkiss. preached an in
pressive sermon upon The Deepenin
ue of Life by Easter. Seven persons WEI
ay baptized during the morning servic
r. and nine at the evening service.
u In the Sunday school. there W;
u special music by the augmented OF
chestra and a short Easter address
a. Rev C. l.. Kenagy. the new asSstal
st pastor of the church.
us St. Mary's Church.
At st. Mary's church the altar W;
decorated by the Sisters OF Mere
with carnations and various colorc
/, lights and candles, while ported plan
lie and palms were arranged in the SAN
ne tuary. The gold vestments of Il
ls priests replaced the purple used du
er ing the Lenten season. Large COZ
re gregations attended all three mass
he and at the early service the Immacl
10 late Conception society received the
us monthly holy communion.
The low mass at $50 was offer,
by Rev. William H. Kennedy, the a
sistant pastor. as was also the chi
as dren's mass at 9 o'clock. The his
ne mass at 1880 was offered by the re
lis tor, Rev. John H FitZmaurce. and fo
of lowing this service he gave benedictit
full of the Blessed Sacrament.
tlv The music at the 9 o'clock mass W
nd by the Junior choir. expressing t