New-York daily tribune., 1866-04-02
EASTER SUNDAY.


Ca,hedrnI-Church Of she Holy Trinity
sermons OF Drs. Chaplin, OsgOod,
Frcthin ham, and Others.
Faster Sunday, the anniversary of the day of
. resurrection was duly CONNIE emorated yesterday
Largo unmber Of our churches Of various deEOmina
-. the Catholics and Episcopaans riyng, Of course
"a e,necisl observance to the day. Many OF the
,,,.be, we're decorated With elaborate elegance. The
1,,uas most lovely one and the different services
attended by large audiences the Catholic churches
Ssna especially thronged.
TRINITY CHURCH.
Trinity. the principal church edifce of New York,
.ssutrd solemn aud interesting spectacle Yesterday.
Fssef was there observed with that SIMPLE. chase and
asr,est ceremonial which forms distinguishing char
.-te,sl OF the Episcopal Church The sacred struc-
1s was throDged with deyout worship1erS at an early
,osr ard thousands unable 20 OBTAIN admission were
sed 20 leave long before the commencement OF divine
,rice The interior of the church presented very
'Spone spectacle. Not less than four thousand per
.,5s Were present and there was scarcely a foot Of
,spdnc ground uuoccupied in any part of the Cdhce
ssrTica commenced with Easter Carol sung by the
gulsr choir then followed the usual morning service
asEastcr Anthem being substituted for the Nenir
Te DeIm and Jnbilate were rendered with their
nsomary excellence. la the interval between tie
IRny and the Ahte'Communion Service, lande.'S /
tnoW that my Redeemer lyeth" aud Haleluiah chorus
we're given. After tie ane-communlou the Easter
rsn was sung after which tho sermon on the ReSuT
reton Of the Body WAS delivered by tue Rev. Dr
TsOn. After the great mass of tie congregation had
is2arted. very large number remained for com.
sInion. which conducted by Drs. Ninton and
CHURCH OF TIE HOLY INNocEVTs.
At tie Church of the Ho, lnnocents, " est Thirty
ryenth-st.. Broadway. there early Easter
sfTiCe at o a m, az which large number Of persons
snended.
At the
CHURCH OF TIE HOLY TRINITY,
Nadsosave. corner of East Forty secondst.. there
yre Kater services held sermon being preached in
~ sh,I D. H. fIx.r Of
CAurCh.
Easter Sunday is the first and most solemn festival
which The Roman Catholic Church celebrates and ac
oordngy in the sOlemaie Of that day she makes use
Of almost everything an music and art that give ex
rfssOn 10 her joy in the cOmmepOraOn Of the great
nystery Of the Resurrection generally regarded as the
buudatiOn of Christianity The ornaments Of the a.
t.rs the laces flowers vessels of gold aud silver paint
ms ciIGlngs. &c. which gave place Ia the SOmbeT
eors Of mourning during the Of Lent again
replaced and instead Of the paintive jereuads which
we're heard during the preceding 40 oays Of sorrow
me organ peas forth ihludeTs of hOsaunas Of Gadnes
srd jnbllatOn. AS might naturally be expected, ST.
psucks Cathedral the Church of Archbishop Nc
COskcy yesterday arrayed mall the gofceousness
WITH which Catholics love TO sdOrn their places Of
ship and the ceremony was Of the usual symbolca,
smn aud imposing description character site Oftlc
Roman Church. No expense was spared on the orna
nsntaon Of the high altar, while innumera9e wax Ia
PER Eade perfect blaze Ofght. Iuterspersed between
The chandeliers were vases Of china and porcelain filed
With natural and artificial flowers while the veStments
&c, were Of the most rich aud costly description
Masses celebrated at 6. T. and O'Clock a. m,
but the grand ceremony Of the day the celebration
Of solemn POntitical High Mass at 1890 a. H., at
which the Archbishop Ofclated as Ceebre1t; Assist
sntPrest. Very Rev Mir. Stars, V g.; Deacons at
The Throne the Rev. Dr.. NJ. Sweeny and the Rev. DR.
McGeln; Deacon at the Altar. the Rev. Mr.. Sheis
SubdeloOD at the Altar. the Rev. Mr.. McCawley:
Sermon by the Rev. Mr.. Maguire; First Master Of
Ceremonies the Rev. Mr.. MeNeirny: Second Master OF
Ceremonies. the Lev. Mr.. Murphyi Thurifer the Rev
Mr.. Edwards.
The congregation was unusually LARGE. and the ser
pOn by tie Rev. Mr. Mcguire was listened TO with
deep attention The music comprised new mass
written by Mr.. Sohmitz the organist Of the church
In 81. AIMS ST. James's. and 1t. Francis Aavier's
Catholic Churches, the appropriate Easter exercises
we're also observed.
SERVICES At DE-. cHArIS's CHURCH.
The Easter services at DI. Chapin's Church yester
dsy nothing were peculiarly appropriate to the event
Of which the day tae anniversary. The pulpit was
very handsomely decorated with eros, and wresths
o. natural flowers. Prlor to the sermon the anthem
"Chist is Risen" was chanted by the choir. Tne
reverend gentleman having read the Goth chapter OF
Johu, the hymn commencing
Go to dsIk Gethsemane,
le that ie- temptations power"
vas sung the congregation joining IN tae singing.
ss follows: 'But nowhs Christ risen from The dead.
and become the first fruit Of them that slept" Cor
chap. xV., verse 20
The reverens speaEer said II might be doubted
Whether there Gny persons among hose addressed
BY the apostle Panl who denied the resurrection Of
Jesus Christ. II there any doub, the subject
general resurrection OF all men. Disbelief If there was
s.y related TO that and not in any respect 10 the
Yeurreciion Of Christ Paul In his Testimony dweit
tyon the resurrection Of Jesus fact aud upon this
bet tue Christian Church IN all its divisions rested
ithe resurrection myth there was no solid basis
t Christianity TO rest upon. lfi was not afaet II was
6acuit to say wha; else in the NewTostament was
tO untrue and Illus As historical external faci,
was proved as clearly any great event recorded
10 history. BE would not undertake 20 define wha-
te term miracle meant. The resurrection was mil ac-
because Il event out OF the usual course OF
isugs. There were. some who den,,d the resurrec. \
non because 1t was miraculous, believing that miracle
etnlf rot take place nnder any circumstances. Anc
yet the i'm DOs ,ibilty Ol miracle mere assunp
ton aud declare that such eyensccud not occur
vas merely 10 declare an assumption There WAS no IN
inDOssibity in the miracle q rising from the
eead aad the return Of the dead TO life should not be
considered more miraculous than birth ITSELF Science
teciaIed that miracle, being contrary TO the usual
tourss ~ things could not but science was only
imh0d for examining and ascertaning the nature and
,8ne of visible phenomena and did not know the pos
hoAii! of things Science has saia the eaIth was
ciewn toward the by the power Cf graviatlOu Dut
could not tell VIVA. gravitstOn was Itself. III the
fesurTectiOn denied simply because II was mira
e tmus also be denied that there was anything spirit
"a he world, and held that all things were material
bod himself the miracle Of the universe. There
Wa nothing in the intrinsic fact Of the resurrection 10
teader II impossible. The circumstances Of Cbfists
essh Was one in which n miracle was likely TO be |
wrought 1t the purpose Of the event and the per-
hfmance OF the miracle Of the resurrection was neces
ssrY 10 the world Of the divine authority OF
,aii event The cruciIXOn and death OF Christ may
pave convinced Of the existence Of God. |
ts it required the miracle OF the resurrection |
to establish in the minds OF men the
Conviction OF future life for all In history in
us nOral movements Of men and III the Transformation
q mems faith the resurrection was proved TO have |
tesa an actual event History proved that some such
ven ook place to exert many and such great In
lneee humanity The proof was not eit either TO
eeeeslre historical effect. Nobody had c. sr denied
We existence Of Paul who distinctly stated that be saw
ses1a s;er be had risen from the tomb Criticism had
never denied the facts rccored in PluPs epise to the
cofnthsns In the fifteenth chapter OF his hrst episte
piee Corinthians that apostle declared that he hDse