Arizona republican., 1921-03-28
PHOENIX TURNS .OUT IN MASSE TO OBSERVE EASTER
Special Services Attract Great Crowds To Local Churches = Day Begins With Sunrise Meeting

Phoenix citizens fittingly observed Easter yesterday and under warm spring sun and clear skies turned out en masse at their respective places of worship.
 Special Easter services attracted hundreds to the many churches of the city and, in many instances made. necessary special seating arrange, ments to accommodate the great crowds. It was estimated that more people attended church in Phoenix yesterday than ever before in the city's history.
 | Ideal weather conditions greeted milady fair when she arose yesterday morning and made her anxious in am ! ticipation of donning her new Easter frocks Later in the morning a cool 1 sou'western brought a touch of gloom to the atmosphere. but it quickly died | under the tropical sun. s4
 Sunrise Service impressive
 A sunrise prayer service at Papago7 park at 5:z5 o'clock yesterday morn | ing was one of the feature events ofa the day. and it attracted hundreds of | valley residents. Special music and- | good speaking made the event one long to be remembered by those in at 1 tendance.
  had special Easter services both morn-s ing and evening. Music programs were features in most churches a
 At the First Methodist Episcopal 2 church a double Easter program was given. the first at the morning services and the second at the evening services. in the evening the church Sunday school was in charge Special music was given at both services. "The Man l Who Was Stronger Than Death was | . l,4 f,fJ J1r. mon in the morning T Knowest That My Redeemer Liyeth' was his subject I at the night services.
 J 'The Earth's Last Easter" was the
 theme of the Sunday morning service at the Central Methodist church. Evan
 gelist Hawkins being in charge. A spe- l cial Easter song service was also given. Al
 Easter Cantata Given s Rev. IrnmanueI P Frey, pastor of : the Zion Lutheran church. used as his ' themes for the Sunday morning and ], evening services, respectively, The
 Women at the Empty Tomb" and .sThe
 Dawn of the Kingdom An Easter n cantata was a feature of the services o at this church.
 '' 'sTo Commemorate the Resurrection Il of Jesus Christi was the subject used
 by Elder Anderson in a special Easter | sermon at the ReorganiZed Church of e Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints yes Y terday morning. In the evening the J 2. R. L. society gave an interesting n Easter program.
 X Rev Fred C. Maurer pastor of the
 Grace Lutheran church. used as his
 Easter theme yesterday morning "The " Meaning of Christ's Resurrection. g The Bible school of the church was It in charge of special program at the 10 night service.
 Bartletts Easter cantata- From
 Death to Bife,'' and special free " offerings for famine sufferers in China l. were features of the Easter program r. at the First Presbyterian church The
 Easter sermon was preached at II
 o'clock Sunday morning by Rev. Ar ar thur Lee Odell. pastor. Special music ," was a feature of morning and evening CT services.
 Concert a Feature
 An Easter concert and a sermon D, n- Rev G. D. Yoakum were features o ge the Easter program at the First Con
 gregational church -The Gates O
 Lifer was the theme of the sermon an preached by Rev. Yoakum. ne 'Christianity's Keystone" was thu . theme of the Easter sermon preaches or by Dr. c. NJ. Lehigh. pastor of th'
 First Baptist church, yesterday morn
 ing. A cantata directed by the ehoi or was feature of the evenings service n- Power of the Resurrection" was tn lel theme used by Rev. s. L. Johnson. pas s- tor of the Church of God. in his spe
 cial Easter sermon yesterday morning
 A special musical program was als III, given.
 he Other churches. such as the Episco Ter nal. Central Christian and others als
 held special services. At the cathedrs ns Dean Scarlett preached the Taste ed sermon, and last night there was sse special Knight Tempiar service ReN
 R E. Elmore. pastor. preached tn in Easter sermons at the Central Chris .n- tian church. using as his subjects Th ew Power or Ills ResurreSuoh an
 'Christ's Picture of Heaven-