1,000 Left Outside Fourth U.S. Marines Church 25 Nationalities Represented The attendance at the special Easter} Day. service held at the Fouth US. Matines Church, on Sunday morning, was record in-members os far as this particular euch was concerned, and one which it would be hard to equal in the history of the other 'Shanghai churches. Altogether, about 2,100 people were able to find scat, Awhile another' 130 stood throughout the service. Over 1,000 people were unable to get into the Grand Theatre, The fact that the Russian observance of Easter colneldes this year with the General observance of the festival, perhaps, lent more than usual interest the ritual which accompanied last night's celebration at the Russian Orthodox Mission Church, Rue Paul Henry. Once a year only at this service, a portion of the Scriptures Is read to the congregation In 18 aifferent languages.
What was described by the pastor, owing Accommodation, The "to. the, nek of further|Dr. "Emory Lucceck, es "one. of the Consisted. of 500 members of the|we have ever had" congregation most inspiring and uplifting services took place at Fourth Marines, about 1,000 Chinese, Community. Church that" morn-and. 600 foreigners, and altogether Ing. and most civilian members 25 different nationalities were repre the American community In Shang-santod hai "were present. The extra ac-"To be present at one of the prin-commodation provided did not nearly cipal Esstertide ceremonies of the neet the demand, and many who had Russian Orthodox Church is a novel hoped to attend the service were and somewhat mystifying experience.
Gisappointed, as the church could! not hold any more worshippers. Similar scenes were witnessed
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