The Semi-weekly Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 1923-19??, 1933-04-18
EASTER CHURCH
SERVICES HELD
SPECIAL PROGRAMS GIVEN IN
ALL CHURCHES BOTH MORN
ING AND EVENING WITH
RECORD ATTENDANCE
ELABORATE EASTER MUSICAL
PRESENTATIONS WIN PRAISE,
ESPECIALLY THE CANTATA
EASTER NIGHT

Easter was observed perhaps more
generally and with greater interest
and attendance at special church SER
vices this year than ever before in the
history of the community.
Every church held special services
throughout the entire day, closing with
special Easter musical programs in the
evening.
Despite the rain and threatening
weather during the day, the usual
Easter parade was much in evidence
on the part of the ladies and girls with
the men folks close second.
The special sunrise services arrang-
ed by number of the churches We're
largely attended followed by record
attendance at Sunday school and
morning church services.
Many former residents of London
and community returned for the OBJ
sevance of the day and for visits with
relatives and friends.
Reports of a number of the Easter
programs are given herewith.
Presbyterian
Sunday was Red Letter Day at the
London Presbyterian church. With a
Sunday school attendance of 280, with
80 in the Mems class and great con-
gregations for the morning and eve.
ming church services, the day will be
long remembered. Twenty-one new
members were received and seven ba-
bies were baptized. Special music for
the morning service was furnished by
the children's choir of 28 voices and
the young peoples choir of Is voices
Parkers Jerusalem" was used as the
Professional by the two choirs and the
Young Peoples choir gave two num-
bers from an Easter Cantata.
The Adult and Young People's
Choirs combined under the leadership
of Mr.. R. K. Shaw and gave the Can
tata "The King of the Ages" Sunday
evening and the large audience pro-
nounced it one of the finest evenings
of music ever given at the local
church
Trinity Episcopal
The Easter services at Trinity
church were we'll attended, both at the
communion service in the morning,
and at the children's festival in the
afternoon. The church was beautiful
ly decorated with memorial Easter
lilies and yellow tulips, and with pot
ted marigolds, given to the children
in the afternoon. Miss Helen Chand-
Ter, the organist gave two fine organ
selections, Borowski's Alteration" and
"Hosmer's easter joy, ably accom-
panying the choir in the two special
Anthems 40 the Golden Glowing
Morning" and "Christ Our Passover
is Sacrificed for u.s." In his Easter
sermon the Rev. F. c. T. Randolph
said, christianity did not discover
immortality, but the risen Christ
bridges the gap between this world
and the world beyond death. He re-
veals them as one. Life is essentially
a matter of character, whether here or
hereafter and that character is attain
ed through the knowledge and love
and service Of God and of His Son
Jesus Christ.
At the afternoon service, the follow
ing children received recognition for
perfect attendance since the first of
the year, Richard Champ, Jean Brill,
Elizabeth Turner, Richard Brill,
George Painter, Sienena Smith, Dor
othy Turner, Betty Lou Turner.
Church school will be held as usual
next Sunday morning at 9:15.