The New York herald., 1870-04-18
CEURCA OF IHE MESSIAH.

Beautiful Floral Decorations and Splendid
alEsicai Programme-Sermon by Rev.
George FL. Hcpworth 2p the Life and
TeaeilinEs Oi Chrlst.
Sompre clouds, giving ghastly gloom to earth and
sky, a rain dencaely fine but sunIy penetrative,
and wind rampant with rage and hostile to um-
brellas, and very deran2ing to lades skirts par
tcular and demoralizng to feminine fnery IN gene
ral-suca state OF affairs which existed as
the church bells rang yesterday inviting to
periodical Sabbath worship, and this Easser
Sunday, too. would seem hardly calculated to draw
out large congregations to the various churches.
However the weather may have affected the at
tendance ct other sacred edilces 1t is certain that
the Church OF Ghe Messiah, corner OF Park avenue
and Thlrty-ffth street, had the same ovcrnowng
attendance as usual. 1t is true tnat very
many OF the large and fashionable con-
gregalion worsnpplng here rolled up III their car
riages; but many as the attendants at churches IN
ouen umes came on foot II there was darkness
and storm outside there was brightness and beauty
INSIDE THE CHURCH.
the brightness OF faces radiant with smiles and che
beauty OF Movers, dIffus,ng q olaosome az oma
throughout the broadly spacious interlOr-ln front
OF the pulpit, indeed, the prOfuse 1oral display
was perect parttrre lowering ABOVE ALL with
beautiful aud appropriate symbolic majesty, was
cross wrought oi purest white flowers, and at
It's feet, seeming hOral Offering to the sovereign
crucihX, were the rarest eXotlcs OF the floral kng-
dom IN smaller crosses, III vases, IN bouquets and
WlSdblS, uOsb cl5guuGly ana tdSLellly
over the pulpit were further vases and wreatts and
evergreen festoOns and floral anchor, and highest
oil all, standing out from toe rescoed wall in seem
Ing DaS relief, another f0rnl cross enveloped III
wreath, and below 1t the w0ros ''ynrist Is
risen.o Beautiful tributes these 10 he memory or
Hlm the anniversary OF whose res urrec,iOn was
yesterday celebrated Win Joyous AMI wlde-
spread jubilee throughout the length and
breadth OF the Christian world While the
ngregaton is noticing these beautiful floral me.
meAtoes OF the day, Mr.. Howe the Organst, IS play
ing upon the organ with tine power Of expression
nnf Tlp lp Toll
ingu form Haydn's .Creaionn Altogether the
PROGRAMME OF MUSIC
was most excellent. Tnat Easter anthem by Mozart,
by the full ch0rMrs. ficher, soprano; MISS Rusny,
alto; tlr. Whitney tenor; Mr.. Shattuck bass
Loves Kedeening " orx Is Done' with u SOLO by
Mrs. FIcher, was lnOSt beautifully sung The gem
OF all. however, was the solo from Handel's "Mes-
slah," II Know That My Redeemer Llveth." as sung
by the same glfted soprano.
Compared with these Italian tris are tame,
Inc uckl'd ear No heartfelt raptures raise,
Nor unison have they with Creators praise.
Succeeding tnis was sung 20 Degn to Hear Us ~
by the iu cnor, ana next, but Of course with read
lug scriptures and prayer intervening, was con-
gregatlonal hynin. AT length came
THE SERMON,
and certainly one Of the most eloquent and i'm.
pressive delivered Dy Rev. George H. Hepworth. the
pastor, since MS connection with the churcn. We
snail only tteDipt 10 give the merest outline.
He announced as his text st. John, Xxx, l-.Ine
stone taken away from the sepuicnre.u No one
wltnout feeling o love Tor Christ reverence Tor
MIS- Master. Jesus Christ always walked with faitn
III his Master lie rose 10 ms leet from his PRAYER
very GOd-one ready to Walk through the dreary
shadows ol the vale and suffer mat men might be
happy. lae MOD outside called out iVr blood. a