Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 58, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1901 — Easter In The Churches. [ARTICLE]

Easter In The Churches.

The observance of Easter Sunday by the various churches opened by a sun-rise prater meeting at the Presbyterian church, by all the young people’s societies of all the churches. It was attended by about 40 young people. At the regular morning hour, at the same church, the time was devoted to the communion service and the reception of new members. ; The latter were 12 in number, namely; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Hanson, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas H. Beets, Mrs. Mary L Lagan, Misses Floss Starr, Hazel Warner, Tillie Maldron, Elizabeth Spaulding, Blanche Beets, Helen Hopkins, Mr. Joe Jeffreys. Baptism was also administered to two infants; , Mrs. Kate R. Watson’s and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Wood’s. The singing of “Ave Marie” by Miss Myrtle Wright, was a feature specially worthy of mention. At the M. E. ohurch there was no special Easter service in the morning further than an Easter sermon by the pastor, Rev. C. D. Royce. Baptism was administered

to 22 persons, and there were 4 accessions to the church membership. In the evening a very notable Easter service was held. It was a special concert service, given by the church choir and Sunday school; and in which all the music and scriptural illustration were based on the one great idea of the Resurrection. A very large congregation was present, all standing room even being occupied. It was one of the finest, and in the opinions of many quite the finest special Easter service ever given in the town. The church was beautifully decorated for the service.

At the Catholic church Easter was elaborately observed, as always. The regular morning mass was celebrated at o’clock 8 a. m., and at 10 o’clock a. m. Solemn Easter High mass was celebrated. Rev. Thomas Moyer, the pastor, was the celebrant, assisted by Rev. Andrew Geitl, of the Indian School. The latter preached the Easter sermon. The Easter decorations were very fine. At the Christian Church, the Sunday School had special Easter services, called Easter openings. Such as the opening pf the fashions, opening of the flowers etc, and ending with the opening of India, being largely of a Missionary character. The church service in the morning consisted of special Easter music and a special sermon by the pastor, Rev. A. L. Ward. In the afternoon a meeting was held by the C. W. B. M„ at which a J unior Endeavor society was organized, of children and their mothers. A program mostly by the children was given.