The Republican journal., 1920-04-08

tieularly impressive was the story told
step by step to that first Easter morning
of His life and ministration before His
ascension and of His last words on the
Cross at Calvary. The In Memoriam for
Sir Knights Manley E. Dodge of Ply
mouth, who died June IA. 1919, and was
made Knight in Palestine in 1883, and
always retained the membership here; of
Sir Knight Ralph O'Connell, who died
Feb. 19, 1920; and of EN-. Sir Knight
Clifford James Pattee, past commander
of Palestine for 1918-19, were read by
Prelate Donahue. This was followed by
Taps. The benediction by Sir Knight
Sauer and the Recessional by Miss Cha
Piles closed the program.
At the Methodist church the decora-
tons were in a color scheme of yellow
and white combined with ferns, etc.
The pottcd plants were principally white
hyacinths and yellow jonquils. The
services for the day were unusually well
attended and very impressive. The ap-
propriate music was by the regular choir
with Mrs. Willis B. Fletcher organist.
Rev. Charles W Martin, the pastor,
preached an able and appropriate sermon
on Easter. The Bible class of the Sun
day school was most Interestingly con-
Quoted by Mrs. Sarah e. Stewart, this
church's Oldest member, who is ga years
of age
The Easter services began at The Baptist
church at a. m. when the Christian En-
deavor Society held a sunrise meeting
with good attendance of young people.
A very large audience was present at the
morning service at 10. As a. m, when the
pastor, Rev. George c. Sauer, delivered
very helpful and inspiring Easter address
and chorus choir of young ladies', with
Miss Edna Hopkins, soloist, sang Easter
selections. The church was very prettily
decorated with an abundance Of Easter
flowers by the Christian Endeavor So
ciety. In the evening the vestry was fill
ed to overflowing to participate in the
service of song, when some OF our most
popular hymns and songs were thrown on
the screen with beautiful pictures to il
lustrate the thoughts. Pictures of the
life of Christ were also shown as the pas
tor told some of the incidents of His life
here on earth, His crucitixion and His
resurrection.
Easter services were we'll attended at
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church was attractively decorated with a
large number of potted plants, jonquils,
hyacinths, jasmine, snapdragon and tulips
and green sprays. The plants were after
ward taken to the sick and shut-in men,
bers of the parish. In his sermon on Life
After Death" Rev. Arthur E. Wilson re-
ferred to the first Easter and what we are
to think of Chrlst's resurrection, then he
reviewed what many philosophers, past
and present, have thought ON the subject
of immortality, and the speaker reached
the conclusion that those positively in
cllned outweigh in argument and ever
present helpfulness those who controvert
the belief. He next reviewed the problem
in the light of our own experience and
found that the heart of love accepts i'm
mortality over all arguments against it.
Mr.. Wilson then spoke on the matter of
communication with the dead, and urged
caution in accepting present evidences,
but to hold the mind ever open for new
truth, which he thinks will be shed on
spirituallsm. At the close of the morning
service communion was observed At
1915 an Easter Sunday school service
was held to which a large number of
adults remained. There were Easter
songs and responses by the school, Bible
tions by Ruth Foster, Medor Kennedy,
Ann and Charlotte Cooper, Alice Brown,
Frances Busse, Alice Banks, Thelma Dex-
ter, Elena Shute, Emily Racklitfe; solo
by Helen Burgess, offertory piano solo,
Annie Sanders. The collection for the
benefit of the Children's Mission, Boston,
amounted to $3.50.
1t was an inspiring congregation that
greeted Rev. A. c. Elliott at the North
Church on Easter Sunday morning. The
a large number of devout worshippers.
The ladies responsible Tor decorating the
church had done their work well, for
there was a rich profusion of j eautiful
flowers artistically arranged around the
pulpit and communion table, the frag-
rance of which filled the sanctuary and
the sight of which gladdened the eyes of
the worshippers. The congregational sing
ing was special feature of the service,
large chorus choir being in attendance
and leading. The Easter hymns were
sung with heartiness which showed
that the worshipping people were rejoice
ing in the triumph of the risen Saviour,
and that the Joy of Eastertide was reign
ing IN their hearts Miss Leroy A. Paul
of Morrill, sang with deep feeling ''The
Day of Resurrection" by E. w. Hanscom,
and Mr. John Parker gave the response,
"Crucifxion, by j. Faure. The pastor
spoke with great force and eloquence on
''The Fundamental Truths of the Gospel"
mi nfi o ont the fund m entail cha ra IT ar IF