Perth Amboy evening news., 1920-04-05
CHURCHES FILLED
EASTER SUNDAY
Special Programs of Music,
Cantata and Sermons Tend
to Crowd Houses of Worship

Despite the fact hat the sun failed
to shine in the material hammer the
sun of happiness and soul cleansing
shone in many hearts yesterday. Eas.
ter Sunday. Every church in the city
was not only filled to it's uttermost
but many who came late for the SER
vice were compelled to stand.
At the First Presbyterian church
in the afternoon the church held q
record breaking crowd as this was
the only church to hold an Easter
cantata. The chorus choir assisted
by guest singers, soloists and an ex-
orchestra rendered Victor Di-
vine" by Christopher Mark. 1t was
divided into three parts, In the Gar
den; The Earthquake; and AT
the Homb.' The soloists were soprano
Miss Louise Crowell; mezzo-soprano.
Mrs. w. G. Lesson; contralto, Miss
Edith Crowell; tenor. J. r.. Slaight;
baritone, w. II. Nelson and bass, Wal
tier Sharrot.
Instrumental selections were render
ed by Malcolm II. McHose and Charles
Barnekov. Jr.. on the violin. Stephen
+. Somoghi on the cello: Miss s. II.
Dixon and Frank Hilsdorf on the
organ. The director of the entire cam
tata was Fred A. BRIGGS.
Over three hundred took Holy Com
munion in the Grace English Luther
an church yesterday morning and over
sixty-hve new members were admitted
INTO the church. A reception for the
new members to which all the mem
bers of the church are invited will
ne held tomorrow night in the base
ment of the church at 8 o'clock. AL
though no extra members were added
to the choir for the musical part of
the service yesterday the work done
by the choir and the selections ron
dered were excellent.
The Simpson NJ. r.. church had two
remarkable services yesterday. Con-
gregations that crowded the church
were present at both services. A large
chorus choi directed by Mrs. William
II. Hesser, rendered splendid music.
Forty persons were admitted to the
church during the service and six more
at the evening. The rites of christian
baptism were given to four infants and
four adults in the morning. The fol-
lowing are the new members:
Gertrude Hanrattie. Mary A.
Ihomas Grace McMurtree. Bertha
Gilman, Herbert Kishner, Walter c.
Little. Mr.. and Mrs. John II. Imhoff.
Sarah Erwin, Mr.. and Mrs Thomas
Walters. Kenneth Anderson BESSIE
Thomas, Sylvia Martinsen, George
norman, Mrs. Anna Forman, Mr.. and
Mrs. lie Seur. Stewart Schoonover.
Mrs. McMurtree, David Mugford, Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Mugford, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. w. Walker, William Yarnall,
Horace Kemmerer. Edward Lambert
son, Arthur Hansen, jeanette Hos
king, Edna Widerstrom, Puma Wal
ker, Evelyn Schoonover. Lillian Yost.
Edna Hanson, Edna Hawkins, Edna
Smith, Mildred Hawkins, Eda David,
Jean Wilson, Howard Brown, Mr.. and
Mrs. Barrett, Mr.. and Mrs. Hanson,
Mrs. Nellie Davis.
Two communion services were held
at st. Peters Episcopal church yes
terday morning and a large number
were out for both services. The
music, which was a great part of the
service, was unusually well chosen
and rendered. Paul Hanst directed
the musical service. The evening SER
vice was undertaken by the Sunday
school children and they presented
their Easter offering collected during
Lent at this time.