St. Johnsbury Caledonian. (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1920-1920, 1920-04-07
CHURCHES
FILLED FOR
EASTER DAY
Special Music Everywhere
and Communion Service
at Four Places

Fair skies Sunday brought on
large crowds to all the St. Johnsbur,
churches and the beautiful flower
and special music contributed muc)
10 the significance of Easter day. Il
four of the churches communion scr
vices were held and the effect of ths
Rees meetings was noticeable in tho
large number taken into membership
At the Union Baptist church at t!lc
morning service nine were received
into membership by baptism, four by
letter and ono by experience. The
right hand of fellowship was extend
cd to these and four others. At the
evening service Rev. W. +. Sturtc-
want, the Baptist evangelist, gave a
strong sermon on "Gratitude."
At the Church of the Messiah five
were received into membership at the
morning service on confession Of
faith and the attendance was the
largest for many years. The church
choir gave an Easter cantata in the
evening which was we'll rendered and
much enjoyed.
The exercises at the Advent Chris
tan church were appropriate to Eas-
ter and were well attended. In the
morning the pastor spoke on the
theme Lessons from the Story OF
the Two Disciples on their way to
f'mmaus. The pulpit platform was
decorated with flowers and the choir
N'nd"red an Easter anthem. The re-
ccptlon of new members was post
poned until later day. In the eve
nlng successful and appreciative
concrt exercise was given by TIL,
Sunday school. A special feature Of
the singing was the rendering of sew
'rai pieces by u chorus of IL bows
and girls.
At Grace Methodist church n were
received at the communion service.
vi these IL came by letter, 90 BOYS
ana girls were received into prepa1a
tory membership and Al adults into
ull membership on confession of
faith. Twenty-three of the number
were baptized. In addition to this
large number sc have been received
into the church since Nav, making
the total additions for the
conference year 113 members. A
most enjoyable concert was given bv
the Sunday school in the evening.
AT the North Congregational
church G3 were received into MEM
bership, including ID by letter. This
l.; the largest number that ever ioin-
cd the church at one time in it's o5 ,
years OF existence. The flowers that
adorned the pulpit were contributed
by the families of the two dcacons
mat have died the past years: Dca-
cons George II. Cross and Walter P.
Smith and alsoin memory of Harry
W. Cross. In the afternoon the chill
!Fen OF the Sunday school gave a
most enjoyable concert with music
md Rotations.
AT the South church there was Il
arge attendance at all the services
md fine display Of flowers. An AUG
ncntcd choir assisted in both tho
morning and evening and the pasto;
poke at both services on Easter =
hcmcS.
The Easter services at st. An
lrcW's church were held at 8 o'clock
O.3o and o'clock. There was a fine
lolal display and the music at the va
lou' services was rendered by an
augmented choir. Much of the NIL
&c was composed by Rev. Dr. Loren
cbStcr, the head Of the Holderncs.s
chool at Plymouth, N. H. At the .
o.3o service the rector preached on ,
immortality" and the Easter offer ,
'g amounted to S637.GS. The music
as in charge of Mrs. Don C. Stiles. ,