Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1868-04-13
Easter sunday in IN. Churche..

| cher two bsing Christmas and whitsuntide. IL
h counted the q ueen of Festivals IN the cal
endar, sad, IN primitive times, whea Christi ans
met Oh the day-st, TI5eaS was tle satin
! ta1on; tC which Christ is risen. indeed;~ or
'aud hash appeared unto Simon" was the re-
spouse, a custom stili beautifully retaiAat in
| the Greek Church. IL wss comm fuIy called IN
the East. the Pascha. Feast, b cause kept at the
/ SAINT time of the Pascha, or Jewish Passover
In nearly all Christian countries Ester has
! been celebrated with various Ger monies, sports
I and supersritiOns. Among TIE most Il niiia- is
Ine custom OF ma KING presents of coiored eggs
often in ~olden times elabora'ely ornamented
! The Toys IN tbs countEy engage EXTENSIVELY in
picking eggs, process familiar TO our read
aud the little girls now, in some sections
emulate The boys 10 this petty game of cnsuce
! ! hey met aud roll eggs down n short, steep
I hill. lie fragile shell which stands the shoe
7 emitting the owner TO confscate the eggs which
fFac urcd in the process.
Z TIE day opened gloriousIy Yesterday the
I morning being bright, warm, and beautiful
I L.aJrr IN the day the sky was overcast rain
/ commenced falling, il rapidly got col Ger. snow
and haii set In alter nghtfall, and before morn
! ing thick coating OF Ice and sIeet covered the
ground. The thermometer fell more than thirty
| degrees n few hours. This morning we have
sunshine again The Churches throu ghout the
| District were crowded yesterday morning. and
| I'd many OF them the services were of the most
| Impressive character.
| st. ALoysIUs QCATHoLIc) CHURcH-Yes.er-
day morning, grand high mass was celebrated
NJ ~ o'clock, in the presence OF a very large
Ccngregation,tfeC church being deHssly GRO wded
". o..
Rev. Father Kelly as deacon and Mr. Lancaster
- sub-deacOn. The affairs were Handsomely
decorated with flowers and lighted candies
and all Evidences OF sadness aud nourujng
which characterized the services of Inc prece-
cling week We're removed. The magnificent
CHOIR OF this church, under the leadership of
Mrs. q. kretchmar, with Mr.. II. ). Sherman at
me orsan. sang Hummel's mass in T. fiat, the
principal singers being Mrs. Kretchmar aud
Miss Mills as soprano, Mrs. Donnelly and Miss
Morse contralto, w. II. Burnett and DIR. KIM
Z, apaw I'd
ney bass. before the sermon, the Duet Regina
Cocli. by RossinI, arranged from Senirainis
by Mrs. kretchmar and Mrs DonneIly and at
me onertory the soprano solo Alma Virgo, by
MIS-. Dung, were sung. AT the conclusion Of
the service, as the congregation was lea wing the
church, the chorus from Haydn's Creation was
rendered by the full choir. Speaker Coifax
and q number of Senators and Representatives
with many distinguished persons, attended St
Aioysius at III U clock mass. Rev. Father James
Ly nch delivered very able and eloquent SER
mon from the Gospel of the day, which was
listened 10 with great attention
ST. PATRICK's CHURCH.-The venerable ed
lice OF 81. Paulck's was crowded al each SER
vice to the utmost, and the altar. as also other
parts of the church, was beautifully decorated
with flowers and evergreens of every descrIp-
tlon. Mass was celebrated at nine o'clock by
Rev. Father J. j. Kane. At eleven O'Clock grand
high mass was celebrated by Father Kane as
sisted by Rev. Father Rierdon as deacon, and
Esther leland as suo,deacon. Haydn's I'm
peTlai Mass, difficult but m ost beautiful COM
position. was well rendered by the choir, with
Dir. Charles Richter organist The solos war;
by Miss Barray, who was the prima donna on
the OCCASION, and Miss Soran. whose soft, sweet
alto produced a most pleasing effect while the
tenor. executed by Mr. Keaton, and the bass, by
Mr; radon, were rendered in fine style and
with Pleasing effect. The trio "Veni Sanctus
SpIritu" was beautifully sung by Misses Bar
ray and Soran, and MIR. Eberbach. Miss Apder-
sou "eii.known voice was recognized in the
choir, as also that Of Miss Murray, puder whose
lead the choir has been for some time The
sermon was by Rev. Father Reirdol and was
exceedingly appropriate. AT the conclusion,
there was an eloqu though short reminder
by the pastor of the object of the day's colIao
ton for the benefit OF ST. Charles College Bal
umnTe, Maryland, N which he took occasion
10 return thanks tor the former UbsraIity of the
parish.
ST. MATTHEWS (CATHOLIc) CHURCH-The
usual six O'Clock services were held 1T 81;
Matthew S yesterday morning. and at eleven
O'Clock grand high mass was sung by Jesuit
from Georgetown College. Father Wigett.
President of GonZaga College, delivered a M ost
Imprt s>iNe sermon from the gospel of the day.
The choir, conducted by the Rev Charles /
White. ID. d.. the pastor. sung the fifteenth
mass of Haydn. Dr.. John Il. Caulfied pre-
sided AZ tie organ. At the gospel, Mr.. + l..
Cannon sung beautiful adaptation Of Lelch's
melody, "Let All Obey TO the yeni Greater of |
the service. At the Of .rtorium, the tiauCiea-
mus Of DIabelli was sung by Mr.. Cannon
Mrs. Noyes, Nr. :. '. Noyes and DR.. White.
The ceremonies on this occasion were OF A very
interesting and impressi sc character, and par
uclpated IN by large congregation.
CHURCH oFsTBE IMMACULATE Gosc EPTIoS.
Service was held al OK and 1Oh a. m, and YES
prs at ! O'Clock, and the building az each SER
vice was crowded 70 its utmost capacity, Rev
Father MSCarty, the pastor, officiating at each
with flowers, &c, and the music by the choir,
especially 81 l"1 o clock services, was unusu-
ally fine. Mozart's Twelfth Mass was rem
deTed, Miss NJ NJ. Melcher being the organist,
the soprano being sustained by Mrs. KOehler
CTincipal) and Miss Spauldlng; the alto by
Miss Nef: tenor BY Mr.. Beckert, and basso by
Mr.. Nef. The brass band attached 10 the
Church, Of pine pieces, under the lead of Mr.
Johnson, was also present in the choir and per-
formed an overture at the commencement OF
Mass, an appropriate piece AT the offartory
and an original march. Composed by Esnnt,'
Al The end of the Mass. fine discourse was
preached by the pastor on the resurrection of
Christ, after which a collection was taken up
for St. Charles College.
ST. DONINICK's (CATHoLIc) CHUECH-At
this church corner 9th and + streets, south
Was hin g;on, sacred high mass was celebrated
al IL O'Clock. by Rev. Father Bokel, with Rev
Father Casey as Deacon. The serI1on was by
Father Bokel, from the gospel of the day and
the discourse was listened 10 by the large CEN
gregaiiOn with much interest. The choir under
tine leadership OF PROBES sor George Arth with
Professor Mrs baci. at the organ sang Haydn
No. 3, with the Sanctus and credo from NJ 5zlrt
No. y: the singers being Miss =. Mattingly
and VIM. Robinson, soprano: Mrs. Renshaw,
alto; Mr.. J. II. Mattingly, tenor; Professor Arth
and A. Smith, bass. The hallelujah chorus by
Handel at offertory and at the closing of the
services, "a the congregation was leaving. was
rendered IN an excellent manner. The con gre
CATION was very large, and the church was
handsomely decorated.
ST. STEPHENs.-This Church, in the First
" ard, was thronged to excess at the several
services yesterday and particularly AT the pr
Torrance OF solemn high mass at II o'clock
The Farmer Mass was rendered in magnif-
cent style by the full choir, increased by num-
Der of volunteers. The sanctuary was bril-
hanily illuminated with tapers and decorated
with flowers. Solemn high mass was cels-
brated by the pastor, Father McNally, and an
interesting and instructive sermon was
preached by Rev. Father HItzelberger
CHURCH OF THE EPIPHANY, (EPIsCoPAL.l-
This church was crowded yesterday morning
to its utmost capacity Within the chancel
stood q table, upon which was a very hand
some cross, formed of white howers. There
were two clusters Of white flowers on each
side of the chancel. Previous to the services
the children of the sabbath SC hool were ar
ranged on the platform IN front OF the chancel
Is nsen." DIR. Hall preached very interest
ing and able sermon, showing the c0nnection
of the soul with the body, taking for his text
part of the 44th verse OF the 18th chapter OF
First COrinthians-'.Therei is a spiritual body"
The music was excellent. The principal mem
bers of the choir of this church are Miss Quail,
organst: Mr.. Camp, soprano; Mrs. Bool, con-
tralto; Mr. Puget, base, and MIR. Won Buskirk,
tenor. The selection of music was "ChIist our
passover" by Chappel; "Te Deum," by Haydn:
.-Jubllate." by jackson, and psalms and hymns
by Mozart.