Litchfield enquirer., 1865-04-27

chael's with especial solemnities: The Church | was exquisitely decorated with flowers, filling | the air with the fragrance of spring, A cross of arbutus several feet in, length, over the holy Table, was noticeable feature of the floral arrangements, and at it's base, around crown of fowefs, were gathered carnelias, yer benas, the queenly .lily, roses of 11'r various shades and sizes, and other exotics, mingled with wild flowers -the first offerings of spring
 The Lectel n and Pulpit were also appropriately decked with wreathes and boquets, while smaller garlands, ;festoons and crosses hung from the rails or were arranged: in the Font,
 and crowned the Chancel The music, under the efficient direction of. George. A.. Hickox, Esqs was admirably in keeping with the ser. vices of the. day, the various sentences an lthems, chants. choruses and tunes being most
 happily rendered by the members of the Choir. The congregation was. large, the number ot 'communicants greater than usual. and the of
 fertory amounted to $7O. -,t.... ,>.;-''- . ..s ,.i.In the afternoon the children of the Sunday
 
 Lent, the various class es had assi gnedto them
 the preparation of .'emblems'' intended to
 represent7 the various articles of furniture used in the Tabernacle of the Israelites in the;
 Wilderness No pains were spared to make the display instructive as we'll as interesting,
 and the various emblems consisted of carefully
 prepared models.ofs the Ark of the Covenant
 and Mercy Seat, the Table of Shew-bread, the
 Golden Candlestiek-a beautiful work of art
 the AItars of Incense and Burnt Offering, the Brazen Layer, the Lamb of Sacrifice, the Yes
 sells and Instruments of Ministry, the Censors,
 the Two Tables of Stone etc., etc, together with representations, of the High Priest, the Priest and Leyite in their. appropriate robes of office In the preparation. .sf these models end arepresentations.Gt the directions given in the Books of Exodus and Numbers were care fully followed and they presented to the eye the results of leng and. careful study or this portion efathe Word of God After the open l. ing Uarol; (au original composition, as were the other songs sung by the children,) the Glasses, as called by the Rector, the Reverend F.
 l Mr. Perry, brought to the. .Ghaneel their re-
 spective emblems, together with: a written statement of the attendance, lessons and con tributiens of: the members of the school since the Christmas Festival Besides the emblem, nearly every scholar brought a floral offering 1 in the shape of garlands, crosses, baskets of flowers, or simple boquets, which, mingling their dswy fragrance with the smoking incense from the Censors filled the Church with per fumo. The Carols and Songs were sung by
 the children with great spirit and sweetness, Eand proved 8 very pleasant feature of the ser vice. After all the emblems had been brought to the Chaneel, 8 miniature representation of the Tabernacle as it appeared in the, midst of from view, was unveiled, and the whole con
 gregation were enabled to look in upon the
 Representation of fife worship of the Israelites,
 with the Priest standing by the Altar. the
 Gaudlestick giving forth its light, and the h.
 cense burning on the Altar of Incense per
 fuming'- the air. This portion of the scene
 elicited the hearty commendation of scholars
 and congregation alike. Another song, with
 the usual prayers and benedietion, closed the services, though many of the audience re-
 mained awhile to examine more closely the emblems and floral contributions. f.-. - In the. evening the Chancel was brilliantly
 Illuminated, giving to the arrangement of
 flowers most charming effect. The music,
 as usual was of high order of merit, and at
 the close of the services. after some remarks
 from the Rector, explaining the absence of allusion hitherto-saye in the Prayers-to the great calamity which had so suddenly plunged
 the nationinto sorrow as 8 consequence of the festal character of the day-Easter being the chief festival of the Christian Year-and ex- pressing his sense of this great public grief, the Choir performed an appropriate anthem from the Oratorio of Saul, the audience re- maining in profound stiffness ta=its close. ''~
 = Maj. John SneviIly last week sold his ell. egant brick residence on East street, to gen. tleman connected with the Navy, whose name is understood to be Capt. Colvocoressis, price $3O0O. The Major also purchased, for himself the country residence of John Ed. Sedgwick, Esq.,, on Harris Plain, for $l350, which he in- tends to put into thorough repair. '.,'.''' .- Mir. Dibble Smith, of Morris, an old gen. tleman "A years of age, exhibited on our streets on Thursday last, a pair of two,year old steers that weighed 646 lbs., They were in yoke, l were very handsome, and showed laudable ambition to act like old oxen. ,-T The Wheeler Brothers have opened new fruit and confectionery store in the building formerly occupied bs T. H. Richards, Merchsnt Tailor. They are both veterans (having seen three years service), have an attractive stock, and they deserve support. See advertise meut -,sa. v-:. -7:.S.r S.rzra s.!. a,,. .aa..s ..l
 The Supreme Court of Errors, met on Tuesday morning. Present. Chief Justice Hinn.s i; Justices Dutton, Butler and McCur- ly., The following cases were argued and de- :issons reserved Tbbetts vs. Barnum, AL ford ys. Miller, Bailey ys. Town of Goshen, Loomis ss. Eaton, Moore vs. Holmes, Fucker "a. Jewett, L.sJ. Woodfordis $. Appeal from
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