Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-04-21
EASTER OBSERVANCE IN AUGUSTA
IS FAVORED WITH SMILING SKIES
SPLENDID SERVICES IN ALL CHURCHES

CTHVUIU CInl
Exultation and the triumph OF life
were the keynotes Of the Easter SER
mons in most Augusta churches on
Sunday. The full joy Of the Easter
spirit in celebration OF the Resur-
rection was manifested in the spec
| ial music, decorations and themes
| of the pastors In all the churches.
The immortality of life was celebrat-
| ed by the several faiths. each in
their own way, but everywhere the
glad Easter-tide was made enjoyable
by the golden April day which fol-
lowed the gray lowering skies and
stormy weather of Saturday.
After the early morning sun had
dried the sidewalks. the Easter
cnurchgoers came forth respondent
| in their new Spring attire, and with
the bursting blooms Of the crocuses
on the sun exposed lawns. the first
showing Of color in the buds on
tree and shrub. and the sweet chants
Of the early feathered harbingers of
Spring, the true spirit and hope of
the life everlasting was given real
significance.
In the churches special music by
the choirs and quartete. in many in
stances augmented by additional
soloists or instrumentalists, made
most attractive and delightful Or
ders of service. The church audi
forums were all well filled for the
morning service of worship as well
as for the vcspers and the evening
meetings. In the Catholic churches
masses were held from early morn
ir : according to the liturgy OF the
church. Solemn high mass was
o'clock by Rev. Father Thomas j.
Mclaughlin. assisted by Rev. Father
Joseph r. MCGOWAN.
Easter lilies in their stately slen-
der beauty. predominated in the
decorations in all the churches, and
there was also great masses OF
Spring blooms banked against the
pulpits and affairs.
/ The special order of services for
Easter were given for most OF the
Augusta churches in the Saturday
morning Journal inadvertently the
program for the All Souls Unitarian
was omitted. The service at this
church was particularly attractive
with a large congregation in attend
ance. and was as follows:
All Souls Church (Unitarian)
Organ prelude.
Invocation.
Hymn 206.
Responsive Reading.
Gloria.
Anthem, "sweetly the Birds ar.
Singing" SchnecKe,
Old Testament Reading
Solo. "Hosanna." Graniel
New Testament Reading
Anthem. "Ye Happy Bells Of Easter
Day."
Prayer.
Anthem. "Magdalene," Warren
Offertory.
Announcements.
Hymn 20S.
Sermon. THE Infinite Worth Of Man
Lords Prayer.
Benediction.
Organ Postlude.
The choir at All Souls church
(Unitarian) will consist of the fol-
lowing. Organist, Scion Purinton:
soloist, Mrs. Scion Purinton. Choir:
Mrs. Norma! l.. Bassett, Mrs. Hiram
l.. Pishon, Mrs. Dan Huntington
Fem. DR.. Lewis S. Johnson and
Manley Haskell.
Programs by Children
A special program by the children
Of the church school was the feature
during the Sunday school hour at the
Winthrop street Universalist church
The pupils Of the several classes par
ticipating presented most attractive
and appropriate program which was
enjoyed by the large number who
stopped for this service. At $50 IN
the evening the Young Peoples
Christian Union held candle light
service. with special music by Miss
| Ruth Pettingill. vocalist and Mr.
Donald Hewett, volinst.
The Christian and Missionary ALI
anc0 was another church to have a
program by the children. Songs, reel
tations and group numbers by the chill
dren Of the Sunday school were eXcep-
tionally we'll rendered and provided an
especially good program or observance
Pageant 1t Methodist
The story OF the first Easter was told
in tableaux and pantomime in a we'll
staged and beautiful pageant at the
Green Street Methodist church Sunday
evening. The story was read and the
scenes were carried out by the partici-
pants in the action. This feature was
| enacted by the young people OF the
high school department Of the SUNDAY
school. and the participants were Lin
wood Stafford as PLATE. Walter Mac
Vickar as Joseph Of Arimetha, Mary
Gilmore as an attendant. Edison Wilder
and Stanley Hart as priests, Norman
bennett and Lawrence Crocker as
Pharisees. Hildreth Halves. Harold
Chapman, Howard Mendall and Donald
Clark as woman soldiers. Vivian Rus'
sell and Silva Spencer as two angels
Grace Mcdonald as Mary. Madeline
Kimball as Salome. Marguerite Dennet'
an Mary Magdalene. J. Henry Elmore
as John, John Kingsbury as Peter.
The pageant was presented IN three
scenes. The first was the scene before
the Roman Plate. the second was ne
fore the tomb, and the third was the
morning after the Resurrection. Spe'
cial music In connection with the pa
geant was rendered by Mrs. Henry l.
Gilmore and Manley Haskell.
The committee which had the pre-
sentation of this most attractive Eas-
ter observance in charge was Mrs.
b. Peters, Miss Hazel Gibbs. Miss Mar
iorie Lee. Mrs. W. D. Hutchins and
Horace Ingraham.
Knights Templar Service
Sir knights of Trinity Command
cry, No. Z. X. r., of this city num-
bering about $50. attended a special
Easter service at o'clock Sunday
afternoon at the Winthrop Street
Universalist church, as Is their an
nual custom. The service was con-
Quoted by Rev. Sir A. Francis
Walch, pastor Of the church and
prelate OF the commandery.
The Sir Knights, under command