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Newspaper
Scranton Tribune
Location
Scranton, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1898
Page
6
Easter Sunday in the city was blighted by damp, delaying spring debut preparations and keeping many from festive attire. Churches offered elaborate services with special music attracting large, devout congregations. Afternoon promenades showed more men in spring dress, while Easter joy contrasted with lingering Lent reflections and plans for post Lenten social briskness.
In morning and evening Methodist Episcopal services Mrs J T Jayne and David Jenkins led soloists with a male quartet. performances of The Lorch Prayer and He Died for You and for Me highlighted both services. Elm Park noted palmed chancel and blooming plants as the choir delivered fine anthems and solos by Worren Jones Wooler and others.
Rev James McLeod preached at First Presbyterian as George H Downing led an offertory solo and Miss Joseph sang at evening service. Second Presbyterian staged an Easter concert directed by J M Chance with solos by Miss Black and Thomas Meynon, Handel pieces and Weber offertory. The abundance of choirs orchestras and organ solos drew praise for unity and craftsmanship across multiple city churches.
At St. Luke's Episcopal and St. David's Episcopal churches choirs of men and boys performed morning and evening services under J. Willis Conant and Lewis Watkins. Rev. William McPlenry administered Holy Communion at morning mass. Robert Evans sang Resurrection by Halden and William Evans performed The Holy Vision by Gounod as offertories. William G. House played violin.
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A wide range of Easter services featured soloists and choirs. Soloists included Mrs Ligzhe Buehes Arundace and Miss Sulla Clipp Allen. choirs conducted by Mrs BG Beddoe and Lewis Jamvie performed anthems such as The Risen One and Christ Our King. additional performances at Jackson Street, North Scranton, and Bellevue Baptist Mission highlighted choral and instrumental pieces, with youth and children participating in Sunday school selections and Easter tableaux.
Easter programs filled Adams Avenue, Mulberry Street, and North Scranton churches with choral renditions, organ solos, and special sermons by pastors including Frey Appelker and Rev. Jones. The Welsh Congregational and Puritan churches featured extensive children’s exercises, solos by Mary Davies and others, and choir performances under choristers Owens, Evans, and Davies.
Bargain booth offers gloves mostly black at yard sale prices and a limited supply. Highlights include 150 pairs of women’s real kid gloves 60 cents today only, 200 pairs of printable wrappers and 100 skirts in black navy serge and figed brilliantine at 2 48, plus 20 silk brocaded capes with satin ribbons priced at 2 50.
Morning services at 6 and 10 40 o clock at St Mark Lutheran Washburn and Fourteenth streets were special. An Easter festival evening show with a carefully selected musical program was performed by the choir under Joseph Atherton's direction.
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