Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1920-04-08
W|NTRY EASTER DAY
IN THE QUEEN CITY
Churches Carry Out the Usual
Program of Flowers, Music
and Special Services-Several
Vesper Services by Sunday
Schools

Sunday was cold Easter more suR- 4
gestive of November than April. The 4
atmosphere was decidedly wintry and In
the afternoon there was n suggestion OF ,
snow in the air with something like .
real storm in the evening. The churches
Of the city observed the festival as UNI |
usual the auditoriums being decorated 1
with flowers and elaborate musical pro- !
grams being carried out by the choire. |
Some of the Sunday schools had spe-
cial Easter services in the afternoon.
At the Unitarian Church there was |
a Sunday school concert and Easter carol I
service at 4:30 p. m. in charge of Mrs.
Beryl NJ. Harrington, superintendent.
The program follows:
Professional. Organ: Song. Come Forth :
o Christian Children, No. 2s4; Salute and ,
Pledge to the Flag: Antiphon. p. rs: In
vocation, p. n; Carol, Gods Angels. No
262; Responsive Reading, =. n; Recitation.
"Robin's Come" Bobby Prentss: Reel
tation. Coming of Spring" Cornelia Bay
lies, Soprano Solo, Thelma Spear; Reel
tation. Spring Evelyn Mower; Violin
Solo. Alteration" tBorowskD, Donald I
Gaines; Recitation, IAN Easter Bunny"
Parker Witherbee; Recitation, The
Bluebird,' Shirley Saunders; Carol,
s'Twas a Rluebird Told the Story"
oeiH' beuidu INeCltdlioll, we
Thank Thee Richard Prentiss: Petite
Symphonic (Mozart, Two Vioins. Dom
| aid Gaines and Lawrence White: Recita-
ton. Spring Song" Barbara Wears: So
prano Solo, Teach Me to Pray" Hilda
| Degree: Song Donald Saunders; Canticle
! Of Commemoration for Mrs. Arthur Fl.
Smith, Mrs. M w. Chapman, a. E. Rich
ardson, Mrs. +. e. Clarkson. Mrs. Geo
| H. Holden. Fred Whittemore. Elias Spear
Geo. II. Kinsley. Ashley w. Johnson.
f. f. Patten. Mrs. Edward Wells; Ad-
| dress. Mr. Staples: Easter Offering for the
! Chidren's Mission, Boston. Mass; Dis
tribution of Potted Plants; Song, THE
Lesson of the Lilies" Benediction.
| special Easter service by the Sunday
school was given at the College street
Congregational Church at four o'clock.
with the following program: 'Merrily
the Easter Bells Ring" by the entire
school: invocation and Lords Prayer;
| recitation of the Tooth psalm. Dorothy
Hall: recitation Of the 121st psalm, Ka-
Uterine Bassett song, primary depart
ment: 23rd psalm in concert by the entire
school: song, Tho Little Brown Seed"
Seymour Bassett; song. "Give. Oh. Give.
Said the Little Stream" Oliver Eastman .
song. Happy as a Robin Lorraine
Spaulding: Spring Song" Elinor Crock
ett; Easter carol, Let the Merry Church
Bells Ring" by the school; scripture read
ing by tho pastor; Easter song. "In the
Star Of Morning." by the school; prayer
by the pastor: Easter carol 'Easter
Flowers are Blooming Bright" original
story read by DR.. Smart; closing hymn,
"Stand Up. Stand PIP for Jesus, closing
prayer and benediction by the pastor.
A large class Of new members was ad-
mitted TO church at the impressive com.
bned Easter and communion service
A Vesper service was held at the First
Church at FIVE O'Clock in which the choir
and Sunday school took part At the
morning service a large number of mem
bers were admitted by confession OF faith
and by letter. Three children were.bap-
tised at the vesper service.
The evening service at the Baptist
EChurch Sunday was given over to tbs
Death" Irhere were. also, baptisms.
At the Methodist Church last evening
the reception of the young people from
the Sunday school into the Church took
place. There were. also. several hap.
tisms.
The congregations at the Easter DAY
services at st. Paurs Church We're un.
usually large and the offering for the day
totaled over $500. Holy Communion wat
3 celebrated at $50. eight and 1870 o'clock
/, with the rector, the Rev. S. Halsted wat
t kins preaching the sermon at the last
{ service In the afternoon at four O'Clock
there was choral evensong with carols
e for the church school, and the rector
r preached the sermon