The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1878-04-22
CHURCH OF ST. VINCENT rEnnrn.

CHURCH OF ST. VINCENT FERnER.
The celebration Of tho festival of Easter was con.
Quoted by the Dominican Fathers With all the impress
siveDess that the occasion demanded. The beautiful
Church of st. Vincent Ferrsr decorated with flow
srs and lights arranged with exquisite taste, and
which with the handsome frescoes and gided ceilings
formed picture at bright and impress.
sive. solemn high was celebrated
At halEpast ten O'clock. the officiating
clergy being Rev. NJ. u. Lilly. celebrant,
Row. H. Schlinger, deacon, and tho Rev. J. II. Mo-
Shane sub-deacop Haydn's Imperial Mass was sung
by the choir, presided by tho organst Mr J. L.
Bonn. The soloists were:-Mss Christine Rosswog,
soprano; MISS Mary Tracy, alto; Mr. Tn. Like, tenor,
and Mr. s. Walker basso. These artists, with ef-
iecIve chorus, acquitted themselves with great credit
Rev. H. r. Lilly, who TOOK bis text from the gospel
OF St Mark-"He 10 risen, he Ia not here" The
sso,snes from the scrin.ures Without Saiau strncs
With It's simplicity ana bcautys In II no appeal is
m,de 70 the passions Of men, but to their intelects
After dwelling on the great truths OF Chris
.ian faith based on this passage he added
apostles, has said al Christ is not arisen aith
IS In vain" Friend and foo concluded that Christ
was no more. and the Jews having made sure that
not stoicn. They rccitcd plato the words Of
Him whom they styled scducer, eater three days
l Will rise again." and asked the Roman Governor TO
command that tho sepulchrc be guarded until tho
third day. This was done, and the great stone that
but supernatural power could defeat precautions
taken 10 prevent the stealing away OF HIS body or tho
resurrection OF Jesus Christ. THIS resurrection was
TO be the final proof OF tho divinity OF Christ, the
browning glory OF His mission on earth, the trumnh
over death. The pledge Of a future he TO all who
followed Hts mmands In HIS life He lived and Ia
bored like In His death he suffered and died like
a man, but IN Hi resurr, cton He rose as God, tho
Ompiponent Being aud Creator OF all things The
sermon was listened TO with rapt nttcntion by u
crowded congregation. attracted by Father Liliy's
reputation for soquence and learning Il was the old
story that is over new
over seven thousa and commu nicants approached tho
sacrame nts at ST. Vincent Ferrers Church during the
last three Gays OF Lent and yesterday.
CHURCH OF THE DISCIPLES.
Easter morn was made memorable ut the Church
OF the Disciples, by the baptism OF twenty baoes,
the nd into the Church OF fourteen mem.
bcrs, and floral offerings by the congregation that
quite empowered the entire outer circle of Tho plat
form. On the front OF the organ inscribed in
forai letters the words "christ RISEN" The sub
ject OF DR.. Hepworth's discourse was IN harmony with
tho day. Tho text selected IRON ST. Mark,
XVI, 3:-"And they said among themselves, who
shall roll US away the stone from the door OF the
scpulchrc ~ That scpuchre d,or trends, SAID DR..
ucpworth, the stone OF which could he rolled away
only by angel hands, is the boundary between tho
old world OF doubt and inc new world q iauh. IL
Is the Alps when separates snowy, high pointed
Switzerland rom sunny Italy. We call tits our holy
week. aud Tor very good reasoas II is fun o! sad
sociaions. Every hour OF II 4 mnrkcd by tragedy
It's days and lis Dsh's are hed with darkness, but at
the end IT'S brow T. wfcatneG with the nurc OF vic
tory We are nned with sadurss, Is the ann.-
vorsafy OF events that uccrae our hearts; eycs
are flied with our lips trembr Wts
AMI indispensable Bdignauon bur wben ihs MORN.
ing OF this anniversary, We look INTO The empty
we near Inc angels saw lie W not here but riscn AZ
We told YOU. our eyes aro ancc dry AMI
our hearts beat with gladuess never known
- cooce,ycd 81 before ana our ups scnd ior,n
an invocation OF triumph 10 Anii ghty God. / want
10 pant Or two rg'ureso tuat LIST week pictures
the background Of which IS maze IN Of midnight iho
al A Af al hHV YHaV with
gIecsome light; pictures with tnc snadow ~ the
upon them, but WITH the promise Of Tie crown also.
During the last uats OF Cnrsts pubic ministry ne
was Ia the midst of tho people ia tnt Tempe. There
nothing 10 his liln nothing "a his speech, that
tne Pnarisces could ay bold OIL He had committed
no offence either cfvt o. ceclesiastic he nad lone
nothing than the curing oi me blin, give
hearing 10 the deal On the sabbath day Every hour
was u support 10 some poor and iororn heart. 10
the manned aud the crippled b. nis mi racuous
power.
ne phsr isees LAY ~ wait 70 ngiesnm AT all
hazards His talk. TO BRING HIM before NE tribunal.
receive tho iudigniiy OF n scltcnce and then suffer
execution from their malice. In order TO accomplish
this purpose the Pnarsecs joined forces with the
Herodaus. Tue Hcrodians were the ny brad Jews Of
the day. They not 10y al TO the latest tratStons
or to the later Law. They els aud scorners
Tho extremely scrupuious the one hand and tho Ia.
different on the other Joined nan Is TO deprive tho
world oil its Bcneiactor. Dr. Hepworth here de-
scroed tho scene where our LORD wns asked whether
II lawiu to give rbuto 10 Cesar, tho specu-
iativo questions that were put TO the Lord IN refer.
ence to marriage, as TO whose vile should she DO
IN heaven who had married seven husUanus; also tho
incident when the Scribes came 10 Him asking Him
which was the greatest CON mandmeni. There were
more than SIX hundred eomman iincnts oral
written and there was much controversy as to which
was the greatest Alter these attempts at entapgic-
ment Jesus turned upon them and uttered HIS do.
nunciation. Ii as II the clouds had covered the
heavens and the angry flash of lightning threatened
10 destroy everything IN It's course. .Sce ye not
Scribes ana Pm arisecs-hy pocritcs-lhat his IN
dignant uttcrance. Alter that there was no longer
any peace between the Master and His enemies,
and no turned from tie golden cato OF tho
Temple, and turning 10 those who near HIM,
said, "sees thou this place. not stone shall DO
Lett standing on another" Ii was tue voice OF God
/, was the voice doom. IL was the just punishment
OF recreant people, whose prophecy was 10 be seen
by an c-struck world. In tue tenderness OF His
heart He turned aud looked upon the city before HIM
ana uttered that memorable Iamentation, .Oh, Jeru-
salient Jerusaicmi' DR.. hepworth then described
the scene before Plate and the cruonxlon, and said
that alter these events scarcely generation had
passed away whom Titus was nstru mental In fulnli.
Ing that nrophecy and the Temple wae destrorcd. and