The New York herald., 1869-03-29
FIFTH AVENUE uaIviasALlsT CHURCH.
Interesting Easter Services.

Rev. DR.. Chapip's church, corner OF Fifth avenue
and Forty-ifth street. was crowded to overnowing
yesterday morning by highly fashionable audience
drawn thither to participate in the interesting
Easter services and to listen to the fervd eoquenco
OF the pastor. The church, which is now known by
the nomenclature OF the "Church Of the Divine Pa
ternity," presented an animated and picturesque
appearance What with its gorgeous though natu-
raj floral decorations ana the splendor OF many OF
to the eye Of very pleasing character.
In the centre Of the hack or the chancel was
an immense white Moral cross, surmounted
by butterfly on chrysalis, tspiying che resurrcc
ton. In front OF the pulpit or preachers desk, was
an eaboratey executed star, composed OF flow.
Loye.n on either side were two smaer Moral
crosses one being memorial to young lady OF the
congregation. recently deceased, with the scroll
s.Stella' on 1t, and the other being memorial to
DR.. Chaplin. The pulpit was also handsomely
clothed with Ivy, vnd the four pedesals supporting
was very fine selection OF music arranged for the
occasion, which was rendered with excellent effect
ny ws as cnO sneS
the Lamb OF Godn Haydn; Second Psalm.
twenty.tnlrd and twenty-fourth antiphonaI;
Easter anthem, "Chrlst our Passover;'' Lords
Prayer Chant; response after prayer; Hymn 652,
following are the names OF the organist and choir
@. A. Munger, organist and conductor: Miss Chea
NewbOud, soprano; MISS trlda de GeDee, c0ntraltO;
Mr. ]. A. Kelly, tenor; Mr. George G. Deys, basso.
DR.. Chaplin took the text OF his sermon from the
twenty eighth chapter and sixth OF the Gospel OF
Matthew-e is not here for He Is risen, as he said;
come see the place where the Lord lay.n The
preacher said that nobody would deny that that an
nouncemcnt, II fact was the greatest TACT in the
worlds history II by any means 1t was deception
why then It was the greatest and saddest thing that
could have happened In the worlds history. II it
was the latter II seemed to him that IL viated the
truthfulness or the entire gospel as o historical
authority. IL reduced the Bible to dslocatcd mass
Of figures and left to pick way among uncer-
tain statements and testamentary facts. Undoubt-
edly, even admitting that view Of the matter, the
truths which Jesus Christ spoke would still abide and
the truths Of Plato or C0nfucius-left to make their
own way into the minds OF nations. Thus there
would exist no reason why we should be called
Christian any more than Plat0nist or Confu-
clan. In other words the resurrection OF Jesus
Christ would then belong to the organism Of Christi
rectlon OF Christ as organic fact or Christianity
the great fact OF the worlds history. The preacher
then went ON In philosophical and argumentative
manner to show the vital connection OF the rcsurrec
tion OF Christ with organic Christianity, as well as
its agreement with our reason and the analogy OF
things.
Al the close OF the services two infants and seve-
raj grown persons were publicly baptized In front or
the pulpit and about half dozen were duly In
stalled as members OF the church by Dr. Chaplin:
after which the sacrament Of the Lords supper was
administered TO those who wished to partake OF IL,
no matter what religion or nationality they might
belong to- These latter services were peculiarly
interesting. Dr. Chaplin took the bread, and, break
ing II, placed u, together with the wine, In the
hands OF the deacons OF the church, who then per-
formed the circuit OF the building, dispensing II to
all who signined their willingness TO accept OF H.