The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1935-04-18
SPECIAL SERVICES WILL
MARK EASTER OBSERVANCE
All Churches OF Oakland To Gel.
citrate Resurrection of Christ
With WOrshipful Meetings
GOOD FRIDAY SERVICES
WILL ALSO BE OBSERVED

All the churches in Oakland
are having special services in OBJ
servance of the death and resur-
rection of Christ. Throughout
the Lenten season union SER
vices have been conducted by
the ministers of the Presbyter-
ian, Methodist, Episcopal and
Lutheran churches, and these
services will be concluded with a union
Good Friday service at st. Pauls NJ
E. church beginning at noon tomorrow
and continuing until three o'clock.
There will be appropriate hymns
scripture and short exhortations OF
each of the seven words uttered by
Jesus from the cross. A choir, directed
by Mrs. Ivalee Newell Holden will
render "The Seven Last Words" by
Dubois.
On Good Friday afternoon a specia.
service will be held by the Episcopal
church from noon until p. m.
Individual churches will have specia
services as follows:
st. Paups NJ. E. Church
Sunday school at 9:45 with specia
Easter program in charge of S. Town.
shend Naylor. The annual World Ser.
vice Offering by the Sunday school will
be taken. The attendance goal is 200.
Worship service at 10:45 with ser.
mon by Rev. W. S. Patterson, on "The
Life Eternal" Special Easter music by
the choir. The rite of infant baptism
will be administered at the close of the
service.
A pageant, "First Easter in Beth
any," will be presented at 7:30 p. M.
by the Woman's Home Missionary So
sciety, under the direction of Mrs. P
B. Naylor. There will be special music
st. Marks Lutheran
st. Marks will observe prepare
tory service on Good Friday evening
at 1880. There will be short sermon
adult confirmation and reception OF
members by letter.
There will be dawn service at
o'clock Easter morning with brief
exhortation and Holy Communion
Sunday school at $50 with Easter
worship service and lesson.
Confirmation, Holy Communion and
dedication of the new Hymnals at
10:45 o'clock; special music by the
choir.
Luther leagues at $50 with George
Altstetter leading the seniors and
Catherine Glotfelty the juniors.
An Easter pageant by Fred East
man, directed by Mrs. Helen Lee Den
mis-, will be presented at 7:3O, to be
followed by the Holy Communion.
Garrett Memorial Presbyterian
A stereopticon lecture on the Easter
Story will be given at 10 o'clock at
the Sunday school hour.
Rev. Walter B. Brock will conclude
his series of sermons on the Self
Revelation of Christ at II o'clock, on
the subject II am the Resurrection and
the Life" Holy Communion will be
administered. The Travelling Chapel
will be at Hopemont on Monday for
special Easter programs.
St. Matthew'S Episcopal
The usual Good Friday service will
be held from IL o'clock noon until 3
p. M, in st. Matthew's Episcopal
church, Oakland.
On Easter Sunday there will be an
early celebration of the Holy Com
munion in the church at a. M, and a
late celebration again at II a. M, with
sermon by Rev. D. G. Trimble.
There will be a service of Holy Com
munion followed by a sermon in An
derson Chapel, Swanton on Easter Sun
day afternoon, beginning at 3 o'clock.
st. Peters Catholic
There will be the usual Masses at
st. Peters Catholic church at and
10 o'clock.