The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-04-14
CHRIST CHURCH.

Christ Protestant Episcopal church. corner OF
Fifth avenue and Thirty-ffh street was filed at
all the four services OF Easter Sunday. At morn
ing PRAYERS holy communion and sermon by the
rector, Rev. Hugh Miller Thompson, D. D., begin
ming at halfpast ten O'Clock, the crowd anxious to
gam admitance to the sacred edi6ce was such that
tmd persons, even pewholders, were caused to
wait for half an hour or more on the sidewalk, and
in many instances, when the doors were passed
they were compelled to stand during the entire
impressive service. More than one-haf OF the con-
gregation were ladies' who displayed all the gor-
geous and marvellous articles OF dress which Dame
Fashion has submitted to be the ruling Idea OF the
Spring, and the appearance OF the body of the
churc thus We'd in effect and magnidcence with the
pleasant an tasteful array OF flowers which decor.
atcd the chafGeC -a1s, 80 e, -,
The orders OF services az s6vc2 and eight O'clock
were replete with appropriate music, grandly rem
dered by the choir, and the morning service was
as follows:-Processional 107, "Hymns Ancient
and Moderni chorus, "Jesus Christ is Risen," Carl
Meyer; chorus "Lift Up Your Heads, D We Gates,n
Handefs messiah - Easter anthem, "Chrst Our
Passover Cutters Trinity Psalter;" Proper
Psalms. 2, 81, III "Te Deum," Bucks FESTIVAL
service" In ID; "Jubtate- male voices only
Ltany hymn; anthem, 'The Lord is Great,n
Haydns "Creation;r Responses to Command.
ments; GLORY be to Thee, o Lordn Cutler;
hymn 1876, "Hywns, Ancient and Modern.n All the
chanting and much OF the anthem singing were
responses between the two distinct chors one In
the chancel, composed OF thirty men and boys
anu the otner In tne organ gallery, about twenty
voces-numbering fifty In all. The organist and
choir director OF this church IS Dr. H. 5. Cutler
and those In the choir noticeable at al the
services were Principal sopranos, Mrs. Imogene
Brown and Mrs. Osgood; contraltos Miss Farman
Mrs. Knox, Miss Baron and Miss Taedt ten0rs. Mr.
Nelson Varley, OF Boston Mr.. Gran, Mr.. Iaedt and
Mr.. Morgan; bassos, Mr.. Myron W. whitney, Mr..
Beckett ana Mr.. Aiken The organ Of the church |
is very large and fine, and cost $4,000 ID con
tains forty-eight stops, and three banks OF KEYS |
The musical interests OF this church are greatly due
TO the lberallty Of Mr.. Rufus Hatch, who in this |
wise annually expends thousands OF dollars
= me text selected by Dr. Thompson was H. |
corinthians, 8, Xiv--"Because we thus Judge that
II one uied for all, then were all dead.u The pic |
.urV vi Death with his sceptre OF darkness as he
M ahs over the eartn was wildly drawn. Death in
S S aRes mas blasted the hopes Of men, and no place
"a, v ~, exempt rom his visitation. He passes
,0sr asc maroe spendors OF the palace, ana no
gsaatar IAN van keep him out, Tor ne is a
n hlhB than any earthly monarch death
- an times Is abroad with Ills scentre on ihe
lean as on the land he Is supreme on tho death
snps ne thrusts the officers aside and hnndrada
ant thousands go down In the deem water ana oil
over the land and all over the world ISoro a 81
OF sorrow. Dr. Thompson Continued IN ,hio v az
lot some time, when he alluded Ia Tho biah ,ao,,va
OF Easter, and that Christ had cononeraJ ,no Co.. ~
queI,r. lie mad bound him hand ana foot and
nlane niih Ills servant, making him q messenger
au" siea' abgei LOT preparations 10 another and