In addition to novels and short stories, Isabella Alden wrote Sunday-school lessons and programs for worship.
In 1895 she wrote a special program for Easter that was carefully crafted so it could be performed by young children, as well as older age groups.
![Newspaper clipping: PANSY'S EASTER SERVICE. Superintendents and Teachers should send for a copy of the April "Pansy," now ready. It contains a beautiful Easter Service carefully arranged and prepared for Christian Endeavor societies, Epworth Leagues, King's Daughters, Mission Bands, and Sunday-schools, by Mrs. G. A. [sic] Alden, known to all Sunday-school workers under the familiar name "Pansy." An extra edition of the April "Pansy" has been issued to meet the demand created by this special Easter Service. Copies will be sent, post-paid, on receipt of 10 cents, or in quantities at seventy-five cents per dozen.](https://isabellaalden.files.wordpress.com/2023/04/from-herald-and-presbyter-1895-03-13-pg-359.jpg)
Her Easter program included poems to read aloud, beloved old hymns to sing, and portions of Scripture to be memorized and recited.
Most importantly, the program clearly and simply related the message of Easter: that Christ rose from the dead, bringing eternal life to those who believe in him.
You can read Isabella’s entire Easter service program. Just click here or on the image below.
Isabella Alden 