The New York herald., 1870-04-18
ST. BRIDGE IS CHURCH.

Imposing Easter Scrvices-Iiandeps Mass
S0IenncIic-sermon on the ResurrectI0n-
Lesson Deducted.
Easter sunday brought to st. Bridget's church an
unusually large congregation, ana seldom on such
lowering morning does churcl-gong humanity
leave the pleasures OF tnis day OF rest attend In
so great numbers TO its religious duties The beaut
fully decorated edilce was crowded to excess To
listen TO the superb music, which alone could ec-
vate the minds OF the most callous and inspire
deeply reverentlal feeling, commIn0led with one o
the purest intellectual delight. The deep intoned
service for the day was very Impressive, and the
splenddiy Illuminated altar shed halo OF subduei
light throughout the building. ROssni5
MASS sOLESNELLE
was played, for the first time IN chorus in this
country, by Grafullas band Of sixteen performers
and voluntary choir OF forty voices. Tnc oryanist
Professor Hurley, ron Loudon, swept the Keys
OF the magnificent organ with masters toucn,
now filing the euihcc with flood Of sweet iul-
pressive melody, and then melOdous chords seemed
to reverDeratc with an almost supernatural gran
deur. This mass AZ performed yesterday, GER
tainiy one or the inest efforts or cathedral
music ever performed, ana the lover OF grand,
noble strains would be filed with an exquisite de-
light THIS quartet, Miss Annie Wang!e, soprano;
MISS Annie Gegan, alto; Mr.. +. Emelmann, tenor,
and Mr. A. Exkarn. bass. have arrived az much ex.
celience ana their cultivated voices are not inferior
to those oI any IN the CITY. 1he OrEaDst played
Hande's "Halleluiann Oert0ry With spirit and
power. The sermon by Father j. p. Mooney was.
Of course appropriate 70 the day, and his impress
slve delivery and fOiCioie convincing logic ma0e IL
deeply cdiG ing. The reverend gentleman took Ior
the subject OF MS discourse the twentieth chapter Of
ST J0in, which treats OF
THE IlEsURRECTION
and manifestation OF CHRIST TO iils disciples. in
opening his discourse he remarked that Chs day
thrill Of molly JOY ILLS the heart Of ChrIstendOm
from the TACT tnat the greatest most glorious OF
Gods mysteries IS commemorated-tne resurrection
OF the cfucified Saviour 1t IL, he said, but some
few weeks ago when our holy mother, the Church,
was heard III the words Oi the prophet Joel, Crying
out blow yc the trumpet OF Zion; sound an
alarm In My holy mountain; let all the Inhabitants
of the earth trembe, because the day OF the Son
hearts ana not your garments and turu 10 the Lord
your cod" On that occasion the Church aroused
tier; her children, the monarch. peasant scholar
and the iteraJe, whispering To them this salutOry
admOnition, "Dlst thou art, ana unto dust thou
shalt return" She covered them with ashes and
clothed them with sacKcioLh, enjoining on them TO
FAST AND FRAY,
that the mercy of God might come upon them She
then led them to the garden Getsenane to witness
the lrst agony OF The Saviour. Again she brought her
children from thence through the streets OF Jerusa-
lem, purpeu VITA the bloom OF summer She
brought them to Calvary's Mount to witness the
Savlou's DEATH and then she cried out In the words
or the prophet, 80 all ye who pass by the way, W.T.
ness and see II there the grief and sorrow IL ike
unto my sorrOw." To-day she brings Us to the
sepGcnre, where angels are waiting TO tell the Holy
Mother and the disciples tDat He Is risen III glorious
triumph rom the dead the divine victor of SIN ana
death. Let us
ARISE WITH HIM
from the death or sin, ana lie Will share with the
giorIois triulnpns OF HIS resurrection from the
grave which forms the great festival ana exatatlon
Or the CHURCH OF God Oh this day. The sermon
Closed win several eXhorations to seek the saviour
and 10 ARISE from the grave OF sin the glorious
resurrection Of righteousness.