The New York herald., 1869-03-28

perfumes carried by the women 10 our Sas.ouI
tomb, but no lights carried. as ~ otner times,
and the creed IS omitted 70 signiiy tnat ans AR9s
Ties did not yet believe that Christ had risen. me
paschal candle is placed at the gospel side OF the
altar and there remains untl the mass ON the feast
ot the ascension.
Preparations for the Easter Sunday Fesesvni
fn the Churches.
| In all the churches preparations have been made
| belttng the occasion. and no pains or expense
have been spared TO make the celebration OF the
great festival OF Christendom 1869 equal II moi SUI
peror to any or years past. In all the Catholic and
in many OF the Episcopal churches decorations OF
costly ornaments and the most beautiful productions
OF the floral kingdom have been used to add
beauty and briancy to the church edihces
| aud the altars Most exquisite music VIII
also be employed to add Its charms. and everything
will be done TO render the commemoration of the
triumph OF Christianity grandly magnificent and
magnincently grand. The programmes prepared IN
| several churches are as follows:-
ST. STEPHENS ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH.
| At this establishment, which for years past has
stood pre-emnently forward In the display OF music,
| Berge's Paschal Mass, with orchestral accompani-
ment, will be given at half-past ten A. NJ. For the
olertory Gounods Aue Maria. with violin ool-
| cato and accompaniment, by Theodore Thomas has
been selected. In the afternoon grand musical yes
pers viii be given with Lambllotte's oratorio OF
zine Resurrect on" Berge's Nagntacat No.: 3.
| Berge's Regi,a Coli, Tor eight voices, and Tau
| t,ale Ergo, for soprano solo aud chorus OF five
| voices. Al the mass novel and beautiful musical
comnaniment only Of bells and tympani The
orchestra will be under the direction OF Mr.. The0
| dore Thomas. and the music as whole under the
supervision or Professor Berge, VINO win preside at
| the organ. The principal vocal parts Will be by
Ansc5uta and Miss smith, coatrat sisnor Tamaro
and Herr Huck, tenori and Sgnor Coetu ana Herr
Fieck, bass, with chorus OF iorty voices.
at half-past ten O'Clock, Pontnca high mass Will
be performed The choir under the direction a,l,, Of
! Mass For the ofertory beautiful selection
viii be given, with French horn accompaniment, by
by Mr.. II. Schmitz The principal vocal parts Will
be filed by Mesdames Chome and Groz as soprani,
Mime. Werner alto. Mr. II. scnmltz tenor and A.
Sohst basso, with a chorus OF some sixty voices
AT ST. PErERS CHURCH
Mozarts imperial viii be sang. under the
for the occasion, win be given with iull choral ac
compartment. The vocal quartet win comprise
Mime. Easton, soprano Miss Antonta Henne, alto, and
Mesrs. Heicnardt and stand, respectively tenor and
basso.
At st. Francis Xavler's and ST. Ann's churches
Beehoven's Mass IN will be given. At the Church
OF st. Anthony OF Padua Mozart's Twe.ith Mass wil
be sung In the morning. and in the evening Ceruttts
iull musical vespers AT the Church OF the Holy In
nocents, under Professor Chris. Berge, Lamberti's
Grand Mass III for grand chorus Will be sung At
st. Columbas Mercadante's mass viii be sung, and
at st. James, st. Marys ST. Theresas st. Mchael's,
and In fact at all the Catholic churches, the musical
services win be OF the highest order.
TRINITY CHURCH
the following programme will be carried OUT |
Morning-Proper anthem Psalter, Psalms 2 81, ILL., |
Ts Dstia, Boyce in G; Jubilate, Merbecke anthem !
onertory ENDLESS Allelnia;'' Sanctsss, aGiorla in
Excelss;' recessiona, "At the Lambs High Feast"
ssssie; anthem "As Morning. s, Symn ,' HalIela
jah,n Handel; recessona, "Ihe Strain Upraise."
AT ST. PAUL's.
Carols by the children al half-past nine. Morning |
service at haf-past ten. Processional-"Christ the
Lord Is Risen To-day" German Choral. Proper
Deo. and Nicene Greed, FESTIVAL service, composed |
for St Paul's chapel by the organIst j. IL. Cornell.
vey Evening, proper Psalms chanted-Cuntdte Do |
gnilO and Befedtc, ania.d mea-set IN service form
del's sMessiah' nymn, Jesus ChrIst is Risen To-
day" by w. I. Best, organst OF ST. Georges Hail. |
Liverpool.
Mathis at quarter to ten A. NJ, being plain |
chant service for men only. Mass az half past ten
commencing with the professional Jesus Christ
Risen Io-Day.n Anrhem-"Christ our Passover
Mozarts kTs Sequence, sxty-nintn sn,. Hymn; lynn
Raised.r Mozart's 'Saacfas, Mozart's Besedictus,
Mozart's An9,ts Del, Mozart,s Gioria in Ercetsis.
Solemn vespers a. four r. u. aud evening prayers
rHE OTHER CHURCHES.
Al Grace church, CArist church, st. Georges
Church OF the Atonement, St. Annes, st. Johns, |
ST. Lukes and Others extensive preparations have |
been made
Progress OF Religion in the United States.
Since last report we have received accounts OF
1900 accessions hopeful conversions to vari-
ous denominationa societies. or these about 400 |
$50 among the United Brethren 5S7 among the Con- |
gregationalists, sos among the Presbyterians, and
800 among the Lutherans.
The Allen street Presbyterian church In this city
has received eighty additions to its communion
within the last ten months. The late communion
season OF unusual interest The great body
OF communicates were deeply moved as Rev. Dr.
Newell, the pastor called the names OF fifty persons
who had been received by the session Of the church.
4 Tn f,ta chr TN,
body OF nteligent and active co-workers with the
| pastor.
Presbyterian churches. The church at Lewsburg
| Pa. received ninety persons to Its membership on
the 7th between twenty and thirty OF these heads OF
families. Also Bethesda, In the same State forty
three were received thrtysix OF them on examina-
ton AL tue same rme IN the old church q East
OF their faith thirty.six OF whom were baptised
There Is considerable religious interest IN Hamil-
ton College. The increase OF zeal among the pious
students Is quite marked, and there have been few
| conversions.
precious work Of grace has been in progress for
come time In the Presbyterian church. az Salt Point
y. y. Rev. :. Nye Hutchinson. assisted by Rev. III
smith, OF south Armenia, preached the Gospel In |
Tue revival in East Abingdon, Mass, is Affecting |
evening nsee,Ings an old man ,estsed that ma, he had
read and studied all OF Pane's works but since his
conversion he has committed them TO the flames and
thus obtained more light rom them than he ever |
The congregational church in East Cleveland re-
| ceived twenty seven persons to membership March |
Z fifteen profession There IL stIl pleasing eyi-
dence OF the presence OF the ioly spirit.
In Aeriden. N. IL, the Baptisis received 10 new |
converts al the last communion. Revlvals also
| reported IN Tenpleton, Mass and Derby, Conn. |
The Free Congregational church, Providence, r. l.,
| received 3s members last communion, aud 81 con-
verts have Just been received by the Congrega-
uonal church OF Ledyard, Conn.,, ranging in age |
from cild OF ten to the age OF eiQhty-nine. the
Baptlsts haveyrecelyed "a members In Bingham
ton, y. T.. quite number In the First church in |
Troy and 50 IN the Eighty-tn street church New
| York. IN Strasburg Pa, the Mcthodlsts have re.
ceyed 10 aocessions and the Lutherans 12s in Lew
istown Pa. In Columbus, Ohio tue Congregation
alsts received ~ on profession and In East irontou
.Z Inc Metnodists have received In jamestown,
Ohio $50 probationers, In waynesvnle 1ss In Car.
Isle S. Az the result OF revival In Michigau Cen.
ire, Mich, Congregational church OF SO mem
beis gathered and organized March .. a
similar work resulted In the REORGANIZATION OF
the church In Sandstone. In Sandwich IlI thirty