The Portland daily press., 1879-04-14
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INDIA STREET CHURCH.
This church was beautifully decorated. Al
the rear of the pulpit recess was the legend
christ is Risen,' and beneath was cross
Composed of evergreen land festooned with gar
lands and wreaths of bright fowers) that wat
Some seven feet in height In either corner Of
the recess stood an anchor of evergreen, with
azaleas of different colors interviewed, and
pots of plants. Bouquets in silver vases adoih'
ed either side of the reading desk, and the
front of the pulpit bore two magnificent crosses
and wreath, the crosses in n1enaorianl OF
Sarah E. Gilpatric and Increase Pote, and the
wreath for Miss Lizzie Pote. Baskets ana
vases of superb flowers stood on either side OF
the pulrit, one basket to "Lillis Allie" and the
other to to G. NJ. Whittredge. There was .
basket of superb and rare flowers to MIS-.
Ellen L. Laughlin, and q charming harp OF
tea roses and violets to Miss Aunis May War
ren, !. from the Sunday School, and beautiui
basket of flowers to Rhoda h. and Charles +.
Heseltine. The windows were prettily decorat-
ed with trailing vines and potted plants, and
house gardens adorned the sides of the audlto-
rum. In the afternoon five joined the church,
aud Rev. Mr.. Hayden preached very able
sermon appropriate to the day. In the evening
there was charming Sunday School concert.
ST. LAWRENCE STREET CHURCH.
At the ST. Lawrence street the decorations
were simple and lin good taste. There were
many hanging baskets, and two baskets Of
bright flowers were placed on either side Of the
pulpit, while large vase of callas adorned its
front. Rev. Mr.. Wright preached in the NOM
ing from Matthew xviii, descriptive Of the
resurrection Of Christ. In the afternoon q
rousing temperance meeting was held and MI.
Wright spoke on "My people are destroyed for
lack of knowledge; from Hosea. It was q
very able, thorough and exhaustive presents.
ton of the subject, and held large. audience
for an hour in closet attention. While he &C
cepted all the instrumen talities employed for
the extirDation of the evil of drinking and
selling of Intoxicating liquors, he argued with
force that the chief agency lay in the education
of the children upon the subject.
CONGRESS STREET NJ. E. CHURCH. sT.
With the exception of beautiful bouquet,
no floral display was attempted. The pastor
took for his text Cor. Is, 14-"And if Christ
be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and
your faith is also vain" He noticed 10 q very
able and instructive manner the natural and
supernatural evidence of the fact that Christ
did rise from the grave.
CAsCo STREET FREE BAPTIST CHURCH.
AT this church the decorations were simple
but pleasing A beautiful bank of foses, ca
melias and azaleas stood on the communion
table in memory Of Mrs. Russell Lewis.
The front of the pulpit bore a beautiful cross
of white azaeas and heath, and a star of tea
rosebuds and scarlet flowers, while on either
side of the pulpit cushions was q beautiful,
basket of flowers. Rev. G. S Perkins preach-
ed from 1st Cor. XIV. 90; "Bat now is Christ
risen." The preacher, with great earnestness,
expressed the desire that there might be an
awakening from sin, resurrection unto the
security and salvation of Christ.
FREE STREET CHURCH.
The desk Of the Free street church was
adorned with two handsome bouquets, and, on
either side of the front were suspended beau
tiful wreath and cross, each com posed of white
azaleas and tea rosebads, the cross being in
memory of Mrs Ell. Frank Furbisb Two
pots of ivies stood on either side of the desk,
vases of callas, and bouquets of rare and many
hued flowers, the pretty decorations brighten.
ing the church. The choir sang Kotzschmar's
TIE Deum, and Mozart's Easter Anthem. The
pastor, Rev. Mr.. MeWhinnie, preached SER
mon appropriate to the day from the passage of
scripture found in the 18th verse of the 18th
Psalm: "As for me will behold thy face in
rUIlk oou hall Iaa ooffa afr cd nh i
awake, with thy likeness" From this declar-
alton of the Psalmist, the preacher presented
thoughts full of consolation to the believer,
and hope and encouragement to the unbelieger;
the world is full of unrest and disquietude;
fame, riches, and pleasures of the world, all
fail to supply the longiDgs Of troubled heart
the Christians hope is no fable; Christ has
risen, and because He has risen the Christians
hope is sure and steadfast; the gospel of Christ
offers the fullest satisfaction to our human ma
ture this satisfaction is to be fully realized at
the resurrection; how this may take place may
be mystery, yet He who first gave man a
body can raise it again from the dust: part of
the mystery we make for ourselves By not
knowing what the scriptures teaoh The
preacher closed with an appeal to his hearers
to make the Christians hope their own, and
warned them to forsake all other hope which
the world offers, as delusive and unsatisfS-
ing.
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH,
This church was very prettily decorated.
The font was wreathed with smilax and bound
with wreath of callas, while just above was
another wreath of tea ebuds, the whole sur
mounted BY pyramid OF heath crowned with
cluster of callas The reading desk was bed.
ded in bright flowers and festooned with vines,
and bore CROSS of roses supported, at the foot,
by vase of callas. The pulpit was decked
with flowers and bore handsome cross in
'front.' table bearing large vase of beauti-
full callas, memorial of Mrs. Ellen Strout
Ssnderson stood on one side. The Pratt me-
baskets of flowers depended from the gas
brackets at either side of the chancel. There
was beautiful butterfly, formed of hyacinths
and heath, to the memory of a little child of
Mr.. and Mis-. f. V. Carney, and memorial to
child of Mr. and Mrs E. L. Ring. Rev. Mr..
Dalton preached from the words: 1.-THE sting
of death is sin. Thanks be unto God, who
giveth us the victory through Jesus Christ our
Lord"
In the afternoon the Sunday school anniv er-
sary was held. This was the first Sunday
school in the city to introduce floral emblems
for each class, accompanied by notices of
scripture and appropriate verses of poetry.
The emblems this year were equal to any pre-
ceding year, including many new ones, as the
Shield, the Scales, etc. The singing of the
children was admirable, and the addresses of
the rector, Capt Coyle and others concluded
the exercises. The choir sang Goo,d's Te
Deum. -.s.
HIGH STREET CHURCH.
At this church the front OF the reading desk
was adorned with superb cross of white
azaleas, oamelias and heath, with the letters
'F. A. R." worked across the arm in violets.
The cross was in memory of Freeman A.
Kicker, and was fanked on either side of the
desk by two dishes Of cut flowers. On the
right of the desk was a magnificent Tyre of
heath, white azaleas and camelias, in memo
~ of Mrs. Sarah Furnish. Plants and trail.
ing vines adorned the reading desk below the