The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1871-04-10
EASTER SUNDAY.

The Easter services in the Catholic and
Episcopal churhees of this city, we're of
marked and Impressive character. At st.
Mary's church the services were conducted
BY Father Roles, aud were accompanied by
some of the finest music ever heard in that
church. The sermon was an able effort and
we'll delivered. The church was neatly and
Hastily decorated especially for the occasion.
The attendance was unusually large.
At Trinity Church the services were con-
Quoted by the Rector, Rev. T. l. Holcomb.
The music was composed of the choicest
selections of sacred music. The members
of the choir were the best to be had in the
city, aud consisted of Mrs. Holcomb, leader
and soprano, Misses Cropper and Hubbell,
sopranos; Mrs. Gaylord and Miss Brownell
altos Mr.. Robert Chamberlain, tenor, and
Messrs. Jobe and Cropper, bass, Miss
Ida Sammis at the organ. The fol.
loving is the order in which the songs were
rendered Chant: Christ; our Passover
Gloria Patri-Te Deum-Jubilate, with
soprano solo; by Albert ". Berg Hymn :
o God, my heart is fxed-Gloria Tibi-
HYMN: Eheson-Hymn Christ the Lord
is risen, with tenor solo; by George Warren.
The attendance was unusually large, the
body of the church being entirely filed.
The Rector announced as his text, lst Cor
inthians, Is chap. 20 v, and proceeded to
delineate in his best style the wonderful
rising from the dead, and the doubts and
proofs of the Savior's identity after his res
direction. The sermon was not only inter
esting but instructive, giving the audience
| the benefits of a long and studious research
into Biblical history BY the learned speaker
and was remarkable for its pointed deduc
tions and plain language. Our space vii
not permit a publication of the sermon, else
We would be pleased to give it entire. O
course the unsual amount of wealth, beauty
and sristocracy we're present. The church
was beautifully decorated, the work of thu
! ladies of the church. Eight shields were
displayed upon the walls, bearing the nsme
of eight holy days, to- wit: Circumcision
Epiphany, Ash Wednesday, Good Friday
Trinity, Whitsundsy, Ascension, Easter. TIL
chancsl was lastly decorated with choic
and valuable flowers, q description Q
which is beyond our powers, but tae effec
was truly besutiful and entirely in harmon
with the occasion. We must say fer
words in praise of the singing, which "
, thought the finest We ever heard IN the Cit
and unequalled except by professionals.
10 the afternoon the children of the SUI
day School and their friends assem- bled &
, the church. 4 chiidrens service was helix
s various classes, a carol was sung, and the
e the missionary offerings Of the childre
were made, the total amount of which wa
D $3S .62,s ten dollars of this amount beiu
/. contributed by the bereaved parents
0 Alfred Drury, in behalf of their deceAse
0 son, who was former member of the schoo
A catechisn recitation was then listened t
J By class of eight boys and girls, who gay
Q the entire recitation without q bluuder
s hesitation. The rector then distributed
D number CT prayer books and testamen
r among the following, who compose the cIas
Frank and Hannah Mayo, Mary and Ali,
} Lloyd, Daisy Hardy, Alice Russell, ID
Sammis, Cornelius Smith. Thea came Il
= distribution of Easter eggs, rs in numbe
curiously colored, and marked with dive
devices, as ships, anchors. stars, mool
crosses, and variously lettered. After II
} eggs came the desertion of the church, an
} Easter at Trinity Was among the events
the past