The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-04-06
OBSERVANCE OF
EASTER SUNDAY
Tlnion Services to be Held in
Afternoon and Evening OF
Good Friday.
Sunrise Service Sunday Morn
ing; Many Churches Plan
Services Here.

Opening with Union Good Friday
services in the Presbyterian church,
Buttons annual observance of the
Easter season will be continued thru
Sunday, with special programs plan
ned by most of the churches of the
community.
Principal Easter presentations will
be on Sunday, with a sunrise SER
vice, special music and dramatic
offerings included on the days pro-
gram.
Bluffton kiddies will enjoy the an
nual Easter egg hunt Saturday
afternoon at Harmon field, if the
weather is favorable. This is
regular event of the Easter season
sponsored by the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Easter vacation at Bluffton coll
lege will begin with the close of
regular classes this Thursday after
noon and will continue until Tues
day morning, April IS. Bluffton
public school students will have a
one-day vacation, over Good Friday.
Special Easter programs have
been announced as follows:
Good Friday Service
Good Friday services will be held
from / to p. m. in the Presbyter-
ian church, with pastors and lay
men representing the churches of
the community participating. Resi-
dents are welcome to come to the
service at any time during the two
hour period, as in past years.
Candle Light Service
An Illuminated Cross and Candle
Light service will be held at 1880 p.
m. Friday in the Church of Christ
under auspices of the young peoples
societies of the Bluffton district.
Jeanne Baumgartner, district vice
president, will be in charge of the
program, and the speaker will be
Miss Janet Henderson. Special
musical selections will be offered by
Luella Luginbuhl, Lucille Steiner,
Frances Cooney, Eugene Weed, Mar
vim and Gordon Hilty and boys
quartet. Others appearing on the
program will be Vera Amstutz,
Louise Dunifon, Darwin Luginbuhl
and Elizabeth Campbell.
Sunrise Service
A one-act play, "The Symbol of a
Cross, will feature the sunrise ser
vice at the st. Johns Reformed
church on Easter morning at 6:30
o'clock. Young peoples societies of
the district are presenting the pro-
gram with Miss Luella Luginbuhl,
district president in charge.
Musical features will include an
instrumental quartet and a prelude
and male quartet and mixed
chorus from the Ebenezer Mennonite
church. Prayer will be offered by
Richard Mumma and Scripture read
ing by Mary Elizabeth Davidson and
Ralph Short.
Cast of the play follows:
Ahdiel. carpenter James Miller
Patricia, his wife~-.--.~-.-Juanlta Lora
Lois. their daughter Harriet Cooney
Reuben. their Wilhelm Am
[stutz, Jr
Chloe. maid servant Ruthella kroust
Caius. Roman official Paul Soldnel
Phillip. disciple of Jesus-~-~..-Eugenf
[Wees
Choir to Sing
The Freeman Junior College chor
of Freeman. South Dakota, will ap
near in sacred concert at the FRS
Mennonite church Sunday night a
7.3o as part of the Easter observ
ance of the church.
Easter Program
All classes and departments OF tn
st. Johns Reformed church will b
renresented in an Easter program t
he given Sunday night at 7;3
o'clock.
Easter Play
Release, an Easter play will b
presented at the Presbyteria
church, Sunday night at 7:3
o'clock. Mrs. Lloyd Van Meter wi
be in charge of the production wit
special music by Misses Frieda Jea
Klav and Lucille Hilty. Stage d
rection will be in charge of Richai
Mumma.
The cast follows;
paaina Warrf