The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1871-04-10
CHRIST CHURCH.

Easter servlces-srand niusic-Thc ChsIr md
the ConErosation--S By che Rev. DR..
Kwcr.
Long before the services began the church was
filed TO overlooking. Every seat 10 every Pew was
occupied and the disappointed owners who arrived
late were compelled TO turn away disgusted and lind
accommodation elsewhere. Chars were placed In
the aises until every inch OF room was occupied.
and yet numbers were left standing. The interior OF
the church presented very 1ne appearance. The
noral decorations intended to commemorate the
gories and the Joy OF the Easter period were con-
fined entirely to the chancel and the altar. The
walls Of the the semicircle were Ornamented with
wreaths Of white mmorteles ana crosses OF natural
flowers. Festoous OF flowers suspended nom the
gaslights, aud were arranged with rare grace and
SKILL On each side OF the altar was cross OF white
roses which made beautiful contrast with the
sombre-coiored background few gas jets IN the
chancel only were lighted. The rest Of the interior
was wrapped In deep twilight ilumined Occa-
slonally by chance sunbeam which stole through
the dome above ana added fresh lustre to tine
bright colors by the congregation. The entire
scene was one OF great beauty and 01e well calcu-
lated to impress the behoider with deep religious
feeling. st a3 re34. aQ4.h III A afs4Y ef.tt 5af
incidental to the services which were OF the highest
character that the ritual Of the Episcopal Church
would allow, was rendered by chorus OF boys IN
the chance consisting Of thirty ,OlCes, ana double
quartet III the choir, consisting Of Mrs. Fox and
Halstman, conlralti; Messrs. Candidus and Larabl,
tenors, ana Signor Garlboldi and Herr Weinich,
The services commenced with the professional
hymn 107, chanted by tile boy choir they entered
the church, which was followed BY the nty-sevcnth
the boys in the chancel and the double quartet In
the Sao alter See mSrninG prayer N pace 81
sung by both choirs together. a mi : ..,e'g
lien followed the psalms OF the day. after which
the Gs nasfs arranged from Mozart by the
the choir, the responses being given by the boy
choir in the chancel. lfa sff.4 Id Nas3 Yf r
The lessons were then recited, and at the c0ncu-
sion the beautiful ne Deum Of DR.. Cutler was rem
deIed by tine boys aud the choir together.
The most effective part OF the musical service,
however was the anthem, from the ssMessian,n Il
Know that Ny Redeemer Liveth,' rendered by Mrs.
Fox. with the chorus BY the boys.
| away DIR. Ever arose aud proceeded TO preach. HIS
discourse was upon the Feast Of the kesurrec
uonr taking his text from the Gospel oil st. Luxe.
The speaker dweit for some time upon the ser.
vices OF the past week. which had been long and
grief Of Good Friday. Tue sorrow and grief Of the
| first Easter evening had become our sorrow. We
had passed through the solemn period OF Lent, with
PENANcE AND HUMILIATION,
but Easter morning breaks, and We are asked. why
are We sad? For forty days we have been brOoding
over SINS, but now we throw aside this grief and
become joyous and JOIN III tue iostivity ana gayety
with as much zeal Us we did IN our past grief.
Easter comes at last and brings JOY to all
to those who mourn over new made graves;
to those who sorrow for the absent or departed,
ana to those who on the morrow Will carry 10 the
tombs OF their loved ones the flowers that have to-
Grated with the presence Of the blessed Eucharist
This sunshiny Easter morning, continued the
speaker, comes wltnJo TO all, and well may we ask,
WHY ARR YE so SADY t'' ~
No man ever met death without shrinking, for
even the best prepared are loatn to 60; but our
we feel that they are gone indeed. so 1t ives with
Christ. On Good Friday He was utterly gone, ana
the grief of his disciples was beyond conception.
But Easter Sunday tells themOf the glorious rcsur-
rectiOn and their grief IL changed to Joy. 1t Is
often asked II the soul through two such great
It's ientttyS But Easter tells US differently; Tor the
resurrection of Christ was restoration. There Is
something in our nature that makes US fear DEATH
the uncertainty of meeting again. Dut the resurrec-
II He was horn and lived like us why should we not
die and live again like HiinY II BY death Christ
caused us TO sorrow, by each return OF Easter God
gives us deeper joy-a JOY That makes us look up
aud
BE RESIGNED TO HIS MERCIEs
and our own imperlections. That sorrow and that
Joy within Is the type Of the death and resurrecton
for It Is lie In death. These are the lessons OF
Easter, and we should mediate deeply upon the
certainty aud uncertainty OF the great hereafter,
and ASK as He did, on the first Easter day. Why are
We sads
when the reverend pastor had finished his dis
course and during the OfertOry tnegrand Gloria IN
ELcelsis, from Mozart's Twelfth Mass was sung. IL
was begun by the choir, and as the music became
louder and grander 1t was taken up by the chorus OF
boys. Hood of melody filled the church aud SO
inspired the hearers that many OF the congregation
duced volume OF music such as is seldom heard.