The Portland daily press., 1879-04-14

We shall publish the sermon in full tomor-
row morning.
The following was the music at the morning
service:
Selection-Now elevate the sign of Judah -. Haydn
Easter Hymn Written by the pastor.
Music by j. Baptiste Calkin.
That Sabbath day in gloom was wrapt,
| And Satan's triumph seemed complete
When in the tomb Messiah lay.
| His conquests now become defeat.
| But ere the first-day morning dawned,
A light celestial, from that tomb,
| Broke through the arkneSs OF the grave,
Forever banishing its gloom.
That first-day now is First of Days,
That risen Christ, the living Lord;
| Age after age his c0nquests spread,
| And nations bow before his word.
His holy church, In every land,
This day the wondrogs triumph sing;
| With joyful hearts we'd swell that song
| Of thankful tribute to our King.
organ Response ..,..,..,.,...,.....s.k 0tZSclmars
Hymn-Angels broke the seal. ...........
| Written by Miss Caroline d. Howe.
| Music written by Kotzschmar.
Trisagion. ....Muslc by Greatorix
The following was given at the vesper Sc :
| vice.
| Organ Voluntary-Te Deum. ........ .Kotzschnar.
| Hallelujah to the Lord-From the Mount Of Olives.
Beethoven.
t'In the Sweet By and By". Webster
Hymn.Angels roll the stone away. 49,.
Glorla fatri ........,...A..........
Response-Lord's prayer.
CHESTNUT STREET METHODIST
No attempt was made this year at floral deco
ration. The music and the sermons were,
however, appropriate to the day. In the
morning the choir sang Witherspoon's Easter
Anthem. In the afternoon, al the opening of
the service, the choir sang "Gloria IN E1celsis"
by J. M. Chadwick, and after the sermon the
well known hymn "I know that my Redeemer
liveth," as arranged by Rsv. Fl. A. Merrill.
In the afternoon the Rev. Mr.. Day took for
his text the question asked in Job xiv:14, "If a
man die shall he live again?"
We all know that we must die. We do not
expect any miracle to come to our aid, whereby
we may escape death. In It gard to future life
there have always been doubts and fears. Job
argued the question with his friends and as
serted his faith in those wonderful words, 81
know that my Redeemer lveth' We are met
by several objections, at the present time,
urged by those who do not believe in resurrec-
ton. These objections are expressions of in
dividual opinion to the effect that resurrection
of the body is impossible; that we shall not be
needed in another world and that we are not
fitted for any other existence. These opinions
are opposed by the most sacred promises given
to us in the Bible 1t may well have been con-
sidered doubtful whether we should have inn
mortal life, in those past ages, before the light
of the Gospel came to light up the world.
With Chrst's advent and with his resurrection
| came his promise "because 1 live, ye shall live
also.' Paul reasoned that ''this corruptible
body shall put on interruption, this mortal,
| Immortality" The resurrection of Christ is
| the sure promise that those who die in him
| shall live again.
| Next Thursday evening will occur the an
/ nual anniversary and concert, for which the
| Sunday school scholars have been preparing
| for long time. II is unnecessary to bespeak
| a full house on this occasion, for the church
will not hold as many as will try to gain admit
lance, If we may judge by tee usual attendance
| at their anniversaries.
SECOND PARISH
The decorations at this church though not
| pretentious were very neat and tastefully ar
| ranged. Depending from the pulpit was a
basket CT choice flowers and vines, and on
either side of the desk vase of exotics, while
in front were boquets of callas, ferneries and
other fitting decorations. The music was
| appropriate to the day. TIE Rev. j. Ell. Ecob,
of Augusta, preached an appropriate discourse
from Philippians Sd chapterl and 10th verse.
1.-THE power of his resurrection"
| FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
| A boquet of choice flowers on the desk and
several vases of callas constituted all the decor
atoms at this church. The Rev. Thomas D.
| Anderson, Jr., the pastor, preached from First
Corinthians, 18th chapter and 5S.h verse;
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be ye stead
fast, immoveable, always abb undng in the
| work of the Lord, forasmuch as ye know that
your labor is not in vain in the Lord" In the
evening six candidates were baptized by i'm
mefsioD.
ST. PAULs.
The morning and evening services at this
church were very fully attended, and at the
former the Lords Supper was celebrated and
the number of communicates was very large.
The decorations were not confined to the
chancel, bnt included the body Of the clutch
memorial windows and baptismal font. The
altar with its white drapery was festooned with
delicate vines of smilsx and ivy and with a
cross of green leaves on the frontal. The
reredos was surmounted by an elegant floral
cross composed of rose-buds on a ground d
geranium leaves, and this was supported on
either side by vases Of callas. The mural
tablet within the chancel rail to the memory Of
the first rector, Rev. N. w. T. Root, was COW
cred with a profusion of beautiful fawerl
tastefully arranged, and above the whole wert
embIems in red and gold. The lectern ant
pulpit we're banked at the base by evergreen
and flowers, from which vines ran, winding
around thu posts to the top From the wate
in the font issued numbers of callas, and the
broad leaves hanging gracefully down the side.
produced beautiful and striking effect Til,
memorial windows of Laurence Gray Root
Hon. Philip Greedy, Lizzie Dow, Franklin
Moody, Thomas McEwan, and Louise A. Sma!
were appropriately trimmed with flowers
notices and banners. The fluted pillar, a rel
of old St. Paul's, built in 1862 now standing
in the church, was capped by flower basker
The walls of the church were hung with pen
dsnt baskets, from which choice flowers cav
forth their sweetest odors.
The Rev. Charles j. Ketchum preached il
the morning from 81. Luke XIV, 35-"He be
came known of them in breaking of bread"
In the evening service adult baptism wa
administered to seven candidates.
The music was elaborate and beautifully reu
dered by the choir.
CATHEDRAL OF IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
The Catholic Cathedral was crowded TO re
pleton. The high altar and shrines of til
Virgin and st. Joseph were ablaze with gas
Over the altar was the legend in gas "Glori
in Escelsis Deo'' "Resurre1i," and over th
; shrine of the Virgin "Ave Maria" The Vii
gins shrine was decorated with rare flowers
Bishops Healey was ceebrant, Father Metcal
of Bostop, assistant priest, Father Golden, des
con, Father Doherty, sub-deacon, and Fathe
Bradley, master of ceremonies The sermo
| was by Father Metcalf, on the Gospel for th
day. The fine choir and organist gave Weber
mass in G.