The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1868-04-13

whenever it was to be found. The music wa:
very good, and did credit to the choir. who
were unsupported by an organ
Grace Church, in the matter of decorations
was generally adiudged to bear TIE pain
among the Episcopal churches. The chance
and the ALTAR were most elabor:tely adorned
with choice and fragrant natural dowers. 1he
columns were twined with cedar, and orna-
meated with baskets of ivy, moss and flowers
An unusually large congregation assembled 70
participate in the Easter services, and it was
subject of grief AMI disappointment to them
whea they learned that their pastor, the Rev.
c. C. Pinckney, had been taken suddenly i'll.
The services, however, were real by the Hon.
C. G. Memminger, who also re .ected SER
mon upon the text "For Ch4lst is the end OF
the Law for righteousness to every one that be-
lieveth;" Romans, chapter ID, verse 4. The
music was exceedingly fine, the usual compile
ment of the chcir being doubled. The Te Deum
and Easter anthem were performed with fine
effect. The Rev. Dir. Drayton arrived at the
conclusion OF the services in time to admins
ter the sacrament.
st. Luke's was plainly. but very prettily or
namented, the principal decoration being
around the chancel. Over the communion Ia
BILE was the inscription ''Christ the Lord is
risen to-day" neatly worked in cedar. This
lines
"Love's redeemins work Is done,
Fought the fight, the victory Won"
we're likewise beautifully displayed beneath
the tablets on the right and left of the large
window in the rear Of the altar. On the
latter, enci relied in handsome wreath, was
the inscription 81. Il. S." The choir gallery
was ornamented with pretty arch of ever
green, and over the main aisle was wreath
inscribed "Glory to God" For their superb
rendering of ''Jubilate Dec" the choir deserve
especial mention. The sermon by Rev. c. P.
Gadsden was an admirable one-one OF the
learned divine's best efforts. Text: 1 Peter,
first chapter, third verse. In the afternoon
the annual Sunday School celebration took
place.
The Church of the Holy Communion was
beautifully adorned with evergreens and flow
ers. The service was read by the Rev. A.
Toomer Porter, who also preached from Acts,
18th chapter, v. 49,: 'He preached unto them
Jesus and the Resurrection" The congrega-
ton was an unusually full one.
At ST. Paul's Church, Radcifeboro', the
decorations were simple yet exceedingly taste
full, the flowers and evergreens being oil
wrought by the hand of nature. The chs1
dourre in the way Of ornaments was marble
column in the rear of the chancel entWlneo
with red AM white flowers, artistically placed
in green wreath running from top to base,
the column being surmounted with an elabo'
rate leaE-cross. The galleries and organ loft
were festooned in green, and the font bloomed
with white lilies. The music partook OF the
character of the festival. The rector, DR..
Lord, performed the services. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. DR.. @. Hanckel, from
1stSt. Peter, l, and 4, and portrayed the mag
nitude of the sacrifice our Lord had made for
mankind, and the completeness of his victory
over death and triumph over the grave.
THE HUauENor CHURCH.
The services at this church did not vary ma
terially from those observed on ordinary oc ca
sions. The music was, as usual, exquisite,
Professor ONeill presiding at the organ. The
sermon By Rev. Mr.. Vedder was preached from
the 23d Psalm, and part of the 26th verse.
"They shall praise the Lord that seek Him."
First, said the speaker, to seek the Lord is
to humble ourselves before Him. 1t ls pride
which holds man in bondage and provokes the
Almighty wrath. Christ himself taug ut that
there must be death in cne's self before there
could be life. in the Lord. Secondly, to seek seek
God is to submit ourselves unto Him. Our
cry should be, ut is the Lord: let Him do
what seemeth good to Him." To oppose His
will is to dash our feeble strength against the
pillars OF the universe. Submission involves
no humiliation, and it is the folly OF human
pride which thinks otherwise. The old phil
osophers taught that submission to fate was
true wisdom; but Christianity teaches snat tina.
there is an all-pervading providence, benehcent
and wise, which enters into every event.
Thirdly, to serve tho Lord is to obey His will.
If loyalty to government is demanded as the
first duty of citizen, how much more ls due
to the Author Of oil government. Obedlence
is the sacrifice which God requires. 1t is a
part of the praise we give to God; and In the
proportion that man seeks, submits and oDeys
the Lord, is the praise bestowed.
The reverend speaker enlarged upon and ap-
piled these truths with his usual force, clear
ness and elegance of diction.
THE LUTHERAN CHURCHES.
The English Lutheran Church was very tasti-
" dressed through the zeal of the ladies Of the
congregation. Above the pulpit on the wal
appeared in letters of box and myrtle the le-
gend s'Christ is risen," while lower down. on
either side, we're the words "Believe," " Pc
ioico." The tablets of the commandments, the
altar, the panels OF the galleries and the col.
umns we're each adorned with garlands oi
wreaths of evergreen relieved by white flowers,
while handsome boquet bloomed over each
gas jet. The organ loft was decorated with o
harp in evergreen, inscribed with the motto
claus Deo." The services we're performed in
the presence OF full congregation by the
venerable pastor, the Rev. DR.. Bachman, as
sisted by the Rev. J. e. Honour. The sermon
was preached by DR.. Bachman, who chose for
his text Corinthians, chapter xv v So.
The German Lutheran Church, on Hasel.
street, was crowded long before the hour for
service. The pulpit was beautifully decorated
on all sides with garlands of evergreen and
wreaths of wild orange blossoms. Over the
entrance to the pulpit was wreath of wild
flowers, with the inscription ''Ehre sci Gott in
der Hohe." In front Of the pulpit was another
wreath, with the inscription ''31st October,