The weather has been extremely kind to Shanghai this Easter and with another two days of the holidays yet to go, it gives every indication of remaining in its present favourable state of mind. Today, Easter Sunday, is primarily a day for services and meditation, and sporting and other outdoor activities are practically non-existent. There will, however, be a gymkhana at the Columbia Riding School,.when prizes will be distributed by Mrs. A. P. D. Telfer Smollett, while Messrs. Kirkwood and Hagen will be giving another demonstration of golf at the Hungjao Golf Club to members and their friends.
Special services will, of course, be held in the various churches in Shanghai. Holy communion will be celebrated in the Cathedral at 7 a.m. and 8 a.m. followed by mattins and a sermon at 1030 am. The latter service, which will include Handel's "Hallelujah" from "The Messiah," will be broadcast over radio station XMHA. Holy communion will be celebrated at 1145 am, today and tomorrow and Tuesday at 7.30 a.m.
At the Union Church's morning service at 1045 a.m. a special thank-offering will be taken on behalf of the church funds. The day before yesterday, a special combined Good Friday service was held in the Community Church Hall, when the two congregations held. a joint communion service.
The Shanghai Free Christian Church (Evangelical is holding a "convention {or prayer and the deepening of the spiritual life," which started on Good Friday and closes tomorrow. In addition to the early morning prayer meeting at 645 am., services will be held tomorrow at 1030 a.m. and at 420 pin., when personal testimonies will be given. "Today's services will be held at 11 am. and 6 pin.
A feature in the Fourth Marines Church service today will be a trombone solo "The Holy City," while selections in the service by the Marines band will include Deville's prelude, "Angelus" and "Forest Whispers" for the offertory. The guest artiste is Madame Marie Pavlo, coloratura soprano, who will render "Caro Nome," from Verdi's "Rigolette, and Strauss' "Blue Danube" waltz.
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