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Ffo'nt ':FdM1ond6h Lyc 10y urs Eastad:l
.n, Grace Church.
-so- "Tou,d thu, wore hepccl r..
AZ rt s,.I feel ms il the .oryau ~. -, 3. ..
.syrs g. Sided my !renth, -,
,oAs if tho anthem =, -,
= . Dissolved NY hearts corc!'
II was Easter Sunday, and i more delight,
fulNay never dawncds Ada was up carly
and hsr. Occupations were as the sea,
son demanded After late breakfast,
Sophie announced her intention of going to
church, aud the carriage was ordered.
t., From the time that, they left their house,
one Of the palaces Of the Fifth Avenue, un.
til they reached Grace Church, Ada observt
ed procession ofelegan,ly dressed persons,
on their way 10 the different churches, The
ladies costly silks sweeping the pavcmrn,s
Sophie recognized !. friend : walking with
some other persons, and she7stoppc1 the
a0atrtsge Insisting upon her taking the VI,
cant seat, and accompanying them to Grace
Church. = .-..
;Imposs;b'o = sad the young lady. 1
could not 60 to Grace Church today !.
::WhIy no':' said Mrs. Elwyn, cn'reatiog
Jy.ss. ">..,.1
., Mr.. E!wyn laughed. 'Yon see, Ada he
said, 'God must be worsh;ppSd Ia mode
'fn Grace Church.. Never go ;ilcre in a.silk
That costs less than fiyc doI:ars ward. Your
shaw lmust>bc worth n thousand and Won,
hhanikerehict not less ti.ap one hundred
deo!!als. The heart 'i::t prays acccptaL'y
must beat under la2e aid brocalc. Don't
cifcr 70 sing only the choir is permitted
sfo praise God, according 70 the most ap.
proved style. y false note would render
the whole performance unacceptable. As
to the ptayers that tho rector reads, have
Been goingto Grace Church for two years
and il never heard ono Of item for thc
churcllis So bhi!, that only those who 81,
'aear The altar can hear tue service. That
makes 10 difference though, for who goes
TO Grace Church to be- preached to-? Sophie
docs not like me to talk SO, and III allow il
'-'sa beautiful filbuilding,perfcct in its architc,
twal arrangements. But there arc some
things I must tell you beforehand, Ada, or
~yeu &iI, be as stupid as I was when took
scat in my pew for the first time. When
we 60 in the church, You will see persons
t,.fabged on each side Of tho door, seated in
those little halls or ante-rooms. These are
strangers, and they must stay there until
we, who have Pews iu the church., have ar
sarlyed; for. it would bc showing us great dis.
respect, TO have strangers made comfortable
before we were there to secure our own.
Some Of the rcws are locked, am told. but
mine never is. When the service is abou,
to commenc", the sextons show the strangers
where they may 60. Those who come 10
carriages or are handsomely dressed are frs,
provided for. This is the ar;>,ocrucv Of ro
Eson! The others are sep.ei somew!,er,
You Will hear good singing to-day, and for
the rest, judge :or YOURSELF
Ada bad no time TO reply, for they were
at the church door, and in going in, Mrs.
E!wyn expressed her regret that they had
CONG 100 5000, tor the. Service had not CON,
mcnccl.
Ada was delighted, On looking round, to
see thesexquisite taste DISPLAYED in the con.
s'ruction Of The church particularly in tic
arrangement Of the light. : The window a.
the far end, TO the. left, rs she sat, was o.
stained glass, figuring the Mosaic dispense
ton Clouds s!adowct the mount, and
Aaron and Moses were there holding the
tables Of stone. The painting was fine, and
nothing could have exceeded tho effect, for
~. Ada q: tslt that Old things had passed away
wi she saw that The church was lighje;i
by'anothcr window, 4 rainiag-of Chris,
tie Sun Of righteousness. The real RAYS o
,the sun from without, Illuminated the pic
- !ured ones that represented tho glory o
= 'Glrjst--lhe Gospel light-witln. Per
haTs the light came in too strongly, making
tie robes of the Saviour look gorgeous
= :Yet thes union. Of design in tho two pictures
s'asid their good execution, delighted Ada's
ss cpltiyaied taste. =
'''s Fro'n'the. pictures, her.eycs turned tc
.lhss segregation, that was now ,hronrino
~ .;':She ainderstood what. it was 10 be drcs
!. .issaa .foy G Grace Church. The robes ofsiIl
'S'sl.a "eiaet shous i" the dsszling light Of tie
pictured window. -: 4. -
. Rkabc'aessr pew. she oSssrved ladies' and
eun.lea1et' ssopversing;. she could not not avoid
sssthesrlng good 9f,!l deal that they said. Two
rtperaons in sfront Of s.l,er, sers;eMo]Nne thu
'ss sstsss fonsaklhe concert singer, who as 10
) Isssasm. .A' eEa4ser anthem, afterlhe sern, on
ney7 7sPske uftheeprice ehat:was to be-pai.
:Sesns5pf%es voice. as adapted Is slov,
%ongs, or sacred music. Rbs ,sgepsemar