The Portland daily press., 1874-04-06
ST. LIKES CATHEDRAL.

| vices OF Cno DAY, attracted large NUMBERS OI
people, beside the regular congregation; the
1870 a. m. and the p. m. services being so
largely attended many were unable to obtain
seats. The 1890 a. m. service was rendered ex-
tremey interesting by the confirmation of
twenty persons by Bishop Nicely. This service
occupied so much time that the Bishop omit
ted the regular sermon, making instead, few
remarks appropriate to the day. The music
was very good, though not SO perfect as that of
last year, t he organ being out of order, At the
afternoon service number of children receiv-
the rites of baptism. The chief feature OF the
evening service was the Easter anthem"Now is
Christ Risen by Walter Goold. The floral
decorations oflthe church were very beautiful,
many of the flowers having been sent from
Boston.
The altar bore an exquisite wreath of white
rosebuds while the reredos was decorated with
dark background of evergreen, from the
midst of which shone the golden cross, nearly
hidden beneath red rosebuds and azalas, and
surrounded by groups of lilies; the effect of
their dazzling white upon the sombre back
ground being that of CLEANS of light radiating
from the cross. Over the pulpit was large
cross of white roses, white carnations, hello
trope, smilax and passion vine; this, together
with an exquisite one of white camelias, white
azalias and smilax placed upon the litany desk,
were in memory of Miss Matte Davis. The
front of the pulpit was covered with
ground-pine, smilax, Spanish moss, and pro-
| fusion of the choicest flowers, among which
were number of Easter lilies. Over the font
was an anchor composed of crimson and white
azalias, and white camelias placed there in
memory of Miss A. C. Moulton.
| The font. itself, was a mass of rare,
and beautiful flowers placed there in memory
of Mrs. Lucy Shepley.
| The credence table was dressed in an elegant
and appropriate manner, with evergreen, lilies,
white azalias and red oleander blossoms. which
were tribute to the memory of Miss Gertrude
Barrett. The Chancel rail was heavily laden
with profuson of choice flowers, set in
mass of evergreen, giving rich and pleasing
| effect. Depending from the organ, and direct
| ly over the Bishops chair was a large basket
filled with flowers and draped with the delicate
Spanish moss. The decorations of st. Luke's
differed from the majority of the churches of
the city, in that they largely consisted
of red and white flowers combined, which are
| emblematical, the white of purity and the red
| of the passon-these colors being thereby rem
dered more suitable than any others for Eas-
| ter.
PARK STREET CHURCH.
| The services at Park street church were more
| particularly connected with the Sunday School,
and the discourse was adapted for and directed
to the children. Mr.. Buck gave them clear
and graphic account of the origin and meaning
/ of obc onft bo
occasion from the text "If ye then be risen
with Christ seek those things which are above"
| (Col. 8. ~ The music was furnished in part
by the children, who sang, among other things,
a beautiful Easter hymn, by young lady of
the Sunday School, set to music by Kotzschmar.
The music by the choir and Mrs. Blanchard,
| organist, was very fine, consisting of Dudley
| Bucks 1.-THE Lord is King Barnard's chant,
| the hymns +" IT'S Easter, bright Easter,' The
spring, the gladstone spring." and ''God is
Love and God is Life" closing with Mozarts
'Lift your Glad Voices
The floral display was not extensive, but was
very elegant On each side and in front of the
| pulpit, which was festooned with smilax,-
| was handsome bouquet. On the stand in
front was beautifully arranged basket con-
| tanning forget-me-nots, heliotropes, double ge-
raniums, roses, mignonette and ivy, in memory
of Arthur Howard Brown, a memorial vase to
Willie King, vase of lilies of the valley, and
several elaborate baskets and boquets.
ST. PAUL's CHURCH.
| Appropriate services for the great festival of
Easter were held. The decorations were not
elaborate but beautifully arranged. The altar
| was gracefully wreathed with smilax; ON the
of A
large white oss stood in the chancel, wreathed
with ivy and flowers On the arms were the
words in evergreen letters, "Christ is risen.''
| The font was adorned with bright flowers and
| Easter lilies. There several memorial
| wreaths, crosses and bouquets. In memoriam
of the late paster, (by several members of the
parish), was cross of lovely white immortelles
wreathed with delicate fern. Beneath the
cross hung basket OF Easter lilies filled with
heliotiope lying on bed of white and scarlet
azalias-English daisies forming the base. The
whole vas beautiful in contrast and elegant in
appearance.
The rector gave an excellent sermon on the
| resurrection of Christ. Goods anthem and
English quadrupe chant "Te Deum," Gloria
| Tibi in D, Kyrie Eleison in B 6, were we'll rem
| dered.
FREE STREET.
At the FreeSt. Church the only floral decoration
was large boquet on the desk, and this was
rather compliment to the pastor than a COM
| pliance with the custom of the day. Free
Street had grief of its own, for 1t was gen.
orally understood that Rev. DR.. Small, who
during his pastorate of six years has endeared
himself to his people by those qualities of head
and heart which have won respect wherever he
| is known, would take farewell of his congrega-
ton. The house was crowded during the day
and evening.
The morning service opened with the Easter
morning hymn, Christ, the Lord is risen to-
day." The pastor preached suggestive prac-
teal sermon from I'd Corinthians, VIA, "For
the love Of Christ constraineth u.s." But pas
sing allusion was made to the dissolution of
pastoral relations.
! In the afternoon a number of persons were
received into the church by letter. Among the
number were two Swedes from New Sweden,
whose credentials were in their native tongue.
No sermon was preached, the pastor content
ing himself with an exposition OF the coven-
ant.
In the evening the farewell discourse was
preached DR.. Small spoke of the pleasant re-
lations which had existed between himself and
his people, and said that nothing but convlc
ton of duty induced him to sunder them. He
never felt their kindness more strongly than on
this occasion of leaving He had been asked
by many of his congregation what they could
do for him. The greatest favor which they
could confer upon him would be to extend the
same strong support to his successor that they
had vouchsafed to him. The parting words
were simple and brief, but the audience were
deeply affected.
| CHESTNUT STREET
At Chestnut Street Church the decorations
were fine, though not elaborate. A beautiful
cross of white flowers was placed in the centre
of the pulpit front, and the pulpit was adorned
with bouquets and trimmed with evergreen.
There were several memorial offerings. Above
the cross was star of white flowers in mem
DRY OF Ernest NJ Ross. On the right was
beautiful bouquet, entirely of white flowers, a
memorial Of Miss Lizzie Nichols. To the left
was bouquet, similar iu character, in memory
of Mrs. Granville NJ. Gross
The pastor, Rev. Mr.. Jones, preached a