The Morning herald., 1877-04-02
Local Affairs.
Tho Churches Yesterday.

1H0 CHWTCNeS xeSt0T0Oy.
It would be difficult to find city where
there can be found more general attendance
at Church on Sunday than this one; but
yesterday, despite the drizzling morning
hour, almost the entire Church going peo-
pie turned out. Grace was replete with piety
and beauty, and the flock were touched with
the unctious and eloquent sermon of the
PASTORAL becoming and humble distance
followed the other churches of that ilk.
The Central Presbyterian, in the van Of
the calvintic sanctuaries, was filled with
prim and decorous respectability, and Is
severe and simple in service, had however,
ateuchiDg earnestness peculiar to that creed:
To the brain and reason was the sermon
directed and not to the emotions. The same
primitive Evangelism was the feature Of
many other churches, both Presbyterian
and Baptist,
The Episcopal Church having retained
many of the early traditions of the Cath
Ollie Church, made special efforts to give
pompous caste to the celebration Of the
great christian festival of Easter. 1t is
quite easy for even an occasional visitor to
an Episcopal Church, to determine the
evangelical plans Of its Rector.
The tone, the religious aroma of st.
Andrews, and St. Paul's, were in such
striking opporltions yesterday, that one
could make hut little mistake, as the low
church feeling of Bishop Lee, and the Ok
ford style "of the Rev. Mr.. Frost" In St.
Andrews the service appropriate to Easter
informed the worshippers, who were mum.
erous and devout, that Christ had risen; in
St. Paul's, the eye, as we'll as the ear, were
sought as entrances to the soul, and all the
surroundings we're permeated with the glory
of the resurrection and the charm Of Easter
song.
The Catholic Church resting upon customs
and traditions, that were hoary with age,
long before any existing Ecclesiastical, or
political creation in Christendom had being,
has retained as far as her means permit, all
the gorgeous surroundings, which the fervid
and glowing Imagination Of the Orient lands,
where the Resurrection was fact, but to
the celebration of the greatest of Christian
festivals.
Nature and art arc alike made tributary,by
their flowers, lights, music, and incense, to
lift up the soul to conception of the
glorious morn, when Christ newly risen,
had already burst open the gates of Heaven,
and led the just from Adam to the penitent
thief in triumphant procession unto the
enjoyment of tho heavenly fruit of a
Sayior's death. Full of these ideas the
Catholic Churches yesterday we're adorned
with flowers, natures first tribute to its God,
and the handwork of man, paid homage
in pictures and lights to the christian idea
music with It's enchanting influence upon
the soul, was enlis el into the religious cere.
monies of the day. St. Peters the pro
Cathedral was beautifully decorated, filled
from the Sanctuary rails the door at several
masses. The music was specially good, we
cannot give special notice OF the singing
or music as the limits of this local forbid 1t.
The other Catholic churches, st. Paups,
St. Mary's and ST.. James were
all appropriately adorned, and filled with
devout worshippers. 1t is matter of con-
graduation to the broad and liberal mind,
that the several churches, were well at
tended, and that after all that may be said
God, is Lord in this Lamb.
FATHER MYERS NEW MASS.
The basement of the Church Of the
Sacred Heart, Tenth and Madison streets,
was crowded yesterday morning, to attend
the usual services, and many went there to
hear the new Mass sang. Apropos of this
We are led to remark, that of the dozen or
more members Of the choir, every one of
them are musical pupils of the Revernd
composer. It is somewhat novel to find not
only the Macs itself, but the musical culture
of tho singers, the sole fruit of the labor, OF
the celebrated priest. This is certainly
unite a tribute to the energy, zeal and in
dustry of Father Myers.
The Mass consisted of the usual parts,
and tenderness was the characteristic of its
music, It's composition was subordinate to
the Fathers intention, to give each member
Of his choir chance to individualize thcm-
selves. in solos or Duets. This was es-