Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1923-04-05
Number 40
FINE EASTER SERVICES HELD
In OUR VARIOUS CHURCHES


| At the Methodist Protestant
church, in the morning the pastor
delivered an Easter sermon. Special
| music consisted of an anthem by the
church choir and a duet. In the
evening Easter was observed with a
special program. The first half was
devoted to service by the children
of the Sunday school-and consist
ed of class exercises and songs. reci-
tations, etc. The latter part of the
program was "The Resurrection"
in story and song. This included
anthems, solos, duets, quartets, ETC.,
by choir of about 20 persons, the
musical numbers being interspersed
with readings. The exercises
throughout were full of interest,
and most appropriate.
Easter Sunday was a day full of
interest at the Presbyterian church,
beginning with the Sunday school.
The regular teaching of classes was
dispensed with and the lesson was
reviewed before the entire school in
splendid manner by Evangelist J.
H. Cowan who had been conducting
a series of special services in the
church. At the public church SER
vice following, Mr.. Cowan delivered
fine sermon on "InseparabIe
Love" The choir of seven voices
rendered a fine Easter anthem and
Major F. M. Kahler sang a solo. At
the evening service the evangelist
gave the closing sermon of his SER
les of powerful gospel discourses.
The choir gave another fine Easter
Mt RI L. 4,
sang solo "The Ninety and Nine"
in a new and beautiful arrangement.
Splendid organ voluntaries were Civ
en- at both services by Mrs. Geo.
Lowell. At the services of Sunday
very handsome free will offering
was made for the work which Mr..
Cowan as syndocial evangelist rep
resentS.
The Methodist Episcopal church
was crowded both morning and ev-
ening. In the morning the pastor
preached an Easter sermon, and %
new members were taken into the
church. The special music was a
recitative from the cantata, 1.-THE
Great Light" by Mr.. H. C. Betz. In
the evening the exercises were very
largely musical. The choir of more
than 20 voices, under the direction
of Mr.. Betz, sang three anthems.
There were solos by Mr.. Ray Black
burn. Mrs. F. r. Dougan and Mrs.
H. D. Bishop. Mrs. Earle Eveland
gave reading, "The Lost Word"
Miss Eleanor Erwin played a violin
solo. In addition to the pipe organ
accompaniment there was the piano,
and the Epworth League orchestra
of IL pieces. The latter also rem
dered several selections. Three
young girls-Ruth Partesius, Doro-
thy Cosgrave, and Naomi Cart
wright, gave pantomime, ''Rock of
Ages with Mrs. Jerrold Scott solo
ist. The pastor made a brief ad-
dress. The church was beautifully
decorated, Mrs. Geo. NJ Scott and
Mr.. O. P. Lindsay being the artists
in charge.
AT the Malta M. E. church Sum-
day morning the pastor made
short Easter talk, and a very inter-
esting program of music, recitations
and exercises was given by the pri-
mary department of the Sunday
school, The service of the evening
consisted largely of music, the choir
giving a very excellent program
which included selections from the
cantata Easter Dawn. The pastor
also made short address.
Because Of the special meetings
having recently closed, no special
Easter services were prepared at
the Main Street Church of Christ.
However, the pastor preached both
morning and evening on Easter,
and both services were we'll attend
ed.
At the st. James Catholic church
at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, high
mass was held, the pastor Rev. FIR.
Mueller delivering an Easter SER
mon, and the mass closing with the
benediction service. Some services
were held the week preceding Eas-
ter, but the full services of Holy
Week could not be held, owing to,
inability of some who would take
part not being able to be present.
AT the Baptist church Sunday
morning Wilson A Holmes, state
Sunday school worker, from Gran
vile, gave fine Easter sermon on
"The Meaning of the Life of Christ
His Death and Resurrection" In
the evening his sermon drew les
son from the Old Testament on
"The Life of Joseph"