The Portland daily press., 1872-03-30

Year by year this grand and solemn festlva
is commencing itself more and more to all
branches of the Christian church, and the time
! is in the immediate future, no doubt, when
Christians of every name will heartily unite on
Easter in songs of praise for the blessing of a
risen Redeemer In this city the observance
of the day promises to be more extended IN the
various churches than ever before, and Uni
tarians and Episcopalans, Universalists and
Romanists bid fair to rival each other in out
ward demonstrations of joy and gladness. Far
more than usual preparations for floral decora-
! lions are intimated, and special services have
been arranged in honor of the day. The various
| chors have rehearsed the choicest music in their
libraries or gone outside for the more ford and
ornate compositions that are supposed to be de-
signed only for occasions of extraordinary re-
joicing And there will be an almost involun-
tary acquiescence in the propriety of these man.
ifestations by those among us who, by educa-
ton and tradition, have looked on religious fes-
tai days as something inconsistent with pure
religion; and an Easter anthem or a vase of
lovely flowers will indicate a growing sentiment
on the part of the younger generation towards
just recognition of the great events in the
Christian calendar.
We give below the order of music and other
services at some of the churches tomorrow
AT st. Luke's Cathedral on State street:
1sT COMMUNION AT Z A. M.-Processional, "Christ
the Lord is risen to-day; Easter hymn; Sanctus;
Communion hymn, Gloria in Excelsis Recessional
hymns, Anc. Mod. 142.
I'd COMMUNION AT 1913 A. M.-Processional; An
"Te Deum" in E: Jubilate Dec; Introit Easter
Hymn; Kyrie; Gloria; Sanctus; Communion Hymn;
Gloria in Excelss Recessional Jerusalem the Gold
Null Choral Litany.
7P M.-Processional "Jesus lives, &c.; Psalter;
Cantate Domino; Benedic Annna Mea; Chappe's
Easter Anthem in d; Hymn 233; Recessional Hymn
al 204.
At st. Stephens, Morning Prayer and Ser
mon at 10 IL o'clock. In the list of fine music
prepared for the day are Millard's TIE DEAN, in
B b, Jackson's Gloria in E1celsis in E b, Mer-
cedantes Benedictus in A b, and the Easter
Anthem, "Christ our Passover" At o'clock
p. m. the Sunday School service will take place,
with carols, offerings and addresses.
At ST. Paul's the day is to be filled with
pleasant events. Morning Prayer and Sermon
at 10 IL o'clock. In the musical part of the
service Kotzschmars first TIE DEAN will be sung
and new Gloria, composed by X. expressly
for the choir of this church. At o'clock the
rite of adult baptism will be administered, and
at o'clock Bishop Nicely is expected to adj
minister the rite of confirmation. 1t is under
stood that the ladies of the parish will prepare
fine floral decoration for the chancel.
AT the r. G. Cathedral on Cumberland street,
Mozart's LIST Mass in c will be sung for the
first time in this city. The ordinary choir has
been augmented by four leading voices and
choir of about fifty children. The leading So
prani are Miss Nellie Barker and Miss Mary
Dolan; contralti, Mrs J. Ellison and Mrs G.
NJ. Cummings; bassi, Frank H. Coffin and
William Ball; TENOR, William Fl. How
ard, John Morgan and Will Stockbridge-
Hymn for the day. ''Hac Dies Allulia' by
Lambillotte. At Vespers the following will
be the order:
Psalms by the Choir.
1. Hymn for the day, "Hec Dies Alfalfa" Lambil-
,. Magnificent from Mozart's 18th Mass
8. Regina C9h, Lambillotte.
4. o Salutaris, Duet from "affo" Pacini, sung by
Mrs. Ellison and Miss Barker Etr
3. Tantum Ergo, quartette, Lambilotte.
6. Laudate Dominum, Gregorian Chant, full chorus
At st. Dominick's, on State Street there will
be three masses-at u and 1Oa a. m. and 8 p.
m. The principal service will be at 10a, when
Concone's Mass in F. will be sung, with The
HdtctaeS and the Venate Creator.
Extensive preparations are being made at
the Congress Square Universalist church in the
way of decorations, and services appropriate to
the day will be held in the morning In the
evening, lecture to the young will be deliver
ed. The following hymn, by Mrs E. M. Bars
tow, will be sung at the morning service.
Loi the dawn of Easter morning
Ushers in this joyful day;
Every Christion heart inviting Ia
To the place where Jesus lay. st
Not as when with saddened faces,
Women trod the fearful way,
Asking each in tones Responding,
"WhO shall roll the stone away"
Halleluia! songs triumphant
Rise from Earth this gladstone day;
Death is conquered! Christ is risen!
Angels rolled the stone away.
Christ is risen weave the chaplet;
Roses for the crown of thorns; ~
Purest lilies, fragrance breathing,
Now the glorious Cross adorn.
Christ is risen! by this token
Let all Borrowing hearts rejoice;
All our loved in Jesus sleeping,
Rise at His exultant voice. ... m i.
Halleluia! Christ is risen!
Raise from earth the cheerful lay;
Christ has burst the tomb's dark portals;
Angels rolled the stone away.
At the State street the fine choir attached to
the church consisting of Miss Francis Chan
dler, Miss Munger, Messrs. Monroe and Beckett
will sing Berg's TIE Deatm," an Easter An
them by Ritter, and the hymn by Mozart,
''Christ the Lord is risen to-day"
The order at the First Parish has not been
perfected. Other churches besides those men,
toned have made greater or less preparations
for the day, but we are not informed in regard
to the details.
COOP FRIDAY.-It is a noticeable fact that
the churches which observed Good Friday were
well filled with worshippers yesterday.
At st. Stephens, in the morning, Rev. Mr..
Dnttnn nraached q GOOD sermon from Gen