The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1872-04-01
ST. PETERS, CHURCH, BARCLAY STREET.

Sermon by the Rev. Father Quin--The Ike
surreciion of Christ .aounod's Mcsse
HIusic and Decorations.
Despite the incemency OF the weather the
Church or st. Feter In Barclay street. filled
yesterday morning by earnest throng or
devolees. Father Gum, the pastor, onlciated in
person and preached an able ana eloquent sermon
suitable 10 the occasion The reverend gentleman
TOOK bis text from the first four OF the SIX
leenn chapter OF the Gospel according TO Sc. Mark
and commenced by reminding the congregation
that Easter Sunday was particularly kept IN COM
memoration OF the triumph or our Saviour over sin
and death and hell. II was
A FESTIVAL
that should fill hearts with celestial JOY sense
oil profound gratitude and IN cantcles or praise
we should celebrate the resurrection OF our Re-
deemer. The Jews had been a favored race mira
ces were revealed unto them, Christ appeared at
The time prophesled, and HIS birth was attended
by SO many signs as even TO convince pagans by
force ofevidence that lie the true Messiah, the
only Son OF the living God. Yet reception was
refused Hum, an unaccountable fatality ana blind
ness seeming to possess the people. lie was sub
jected to persecution from His nativity, In Hts
infancy he was spurned, and when lie took TO
performing miracles and preaching the Gospel. His
words and works were perverted and he was ac-
cused OF being in league with Beelzebub Prince
Of, Devils. Priests, scrlbes and the sect
called Pharisees talked against Hin until the
populace became excited caused His arrangement
before PLATE, The Governor ana camored Tor ms
death. That astute ruler saw the henous crime OF
which he would be guilty II he condemned
Saviour; but The people cried 'Let HIS blood be on
our neaas,n and ne was forced to obey The multi
tude, though ne showed mis- depreciation OF It's
action by publicly washing MS hands IN token that
he would have nothing 10 do with the death OF -
just man. $500. -
OUR LORDS IMMORTALITY
was concluslVey proven By HIS wondrous resnr-
rection. The jews VINO martyred HIM must nave
expected the lulhiment OF the prophecy that lie
would rise again, Tor they set guard OF soldiers 70
watch the sepuchre IN whicn His Dody had
been laid Tie testimony OF the molly women who
went TO anoint HIS body, and The evidence OF ils
disciples VINO eat ana drank with Him for !orty
days after his return 10 EARTH all tend concislyely
10 prove the DIVINE origin OF our Lord anc 10 stamp
the symbol OF truth upon the records OF ns life.
The fine altar IN ST. Peters church was most
tasteiully decorated with many-hued flowers; tall
lines reared their snowy heads from out choice
clusters or roses camelias and fragrant exotics
whose Drilnancy ourshone the OF the forest OF
tapers, whose perfume rendered impercepuole the
incense smouderng in the censors. Inc service
consisted OF
THE GRAND MEssE soLRSNELLE
by Gounod. rms exquisite composition was spe.
OF ST. Eustache, Paris. The orchestra at ST. Feter's
yesterday was very fine one, ana the performance
OF several Of the most difficult passages deserves
mucn commentator 1ne ''kyre Eleisonr was
most effectively rendered as was also the solo In
''Glorla IN LXcelsls" oy Mrs. East9n $50.
cn or. In the "Laudamus's Mr.. Fnlipp
Tenor, sang his solo part admirably, as did also Mi.
Staud, basso. In TINS mass there are Du few solos,
none In Tact well suited TO exhibit the vocal powers
oil q contralo, 80 the congregation denied the
pleasure or hearing Miss MInier otherwise than in
chorus. In the "Uredo,n however, her sweet voice
SCARED high above those OF her sister songstresses
aud entBrallen all listeners by ITS marvellous com.
pass ana the purity OF its cadence. The cnOrus Iii
'Agnus Deii was decidedly good, and TOO much
praise cannot be bestowed upon the manner IN
which
THE OFFERIORY,
.'Hmc Dies,n was played nv Mr. Pecher, The organ
Ep4f aln ltasr hap rffar
dertng oil TINS magnificent mass was as perfect as
the most astidious musical critic could desire, anu
even the most careless oil the congregation llngered
untIl the last ecnoea OF the voluntary had roed
from the roO1-lOft.