Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-03-29
EASTER ANTHEMS.
RELIGIOUS ReJ0lClNGS Ar The RES
URReC TON.

RELIGIOUS REJOlClNGS AT The RES
URRsC TON.
Christ has Arisen" and Wheeling's Wor-
shippers Sing HalIeIuIiah-The Churches
0ecked with fIowers-Sermons
on the Resurrection,
There had been no happy Faster morning,
Had He not died:
Had He not bone taunts and bitter Seoruiug,
And been crucihed.
II we also would triumphant stand,
We our cross must bear;
In His sorrows trials at His command
Wemust gladly share.
! Counting not the way or dark or lonely,
That HIS feet have pressed.
| with our eyes on Him, remembering only
The eternal rest
Joy to the world, Christ has arisen"
was rung out by the glad church bells,
yesterday morning, and the religious
world resumed its rcjoicingS after the
| sOmbre season Of lent. Sunday is always
a least day, but among certain religious
scCts Easter is day oi peculiar joy.
The church-going populace throngs the
sacred edifce and all the gloom is
| changed to gladness. Yesterday S
weather was particularly uniayorable,
but notwithstanding this, the churches
all held large congregations in the morn
ing.
St Matthews.
The services here were particu-
larry grand and Impressive. The
church was beautifully dressed with
flowers, and the whole air seemed filled
with their fragrance, the delicious per-
tune, like the precious incense, rising
m tn heaven and to God. The hap
tismal font stood in the front aud centre
OF the chancel ami Was filled and sur
rounded with with white flowers
which twined around 1t and clustered
about the base. 1t stood under an
arch oi living green, relieved here and
there by Easter flowers, aud from which
depended basket OF the most brilliant
stars of EARTH At the foot of the
chanCcl stairs was proiuSlOn oi flowers
in pots, forming 4 bank of beauty. The
reading desk was handsomely entwlncd
with vines and flowers, lilies being con
spicuouS among the latter. Over the
pulpit was suspended a hanging basket,
aud upon the front panel were two
crosses one Il Maltese OF scarlet Passion
flowers enclosed III a border OF yellow
Easter blossoms, and the other Greek
cross ui variously Colured flowers. The
entire floral decoration WAS exceedingly
beautiful and crcdittu the ladies OF the
church.
THE MUSIC
was sublime and impressive in the ex-
trcmc. The programme waSas follows:
Faster Carol. ..................
Autncm-"ChriSt, our Passover, Is sac
CIngln, ............... ..... Mo,culhal and Hsdyn
Gloria in ENcviSi, ...............k Karl Hermann
Tc Dcum ia suck
Iubllt,..... ......,,...... Handel
Hymn oNla
Carol ..Iohd
The beautiful carol, The font is
dcckei with flowers, and the Gloria IN
ErT'siS, may bc especially mentioned.
The latter VAS composed 10y Prof. Herr
maun especially for this occasion. 1t
is magnificent creation, full OF the
sahertiigiuus iCrvOr which characterized
hIs t. DtuR-a quality which cannot
be- too highly praised in these days Of
operate plagiIrlsmS with sacred words.
The choir is composed OF Mrs. Geo.
b. Caldwell. soprano, Miss Rose Me-
Naughtru, alto, Dana :. Geyer, tenor,
Prof. Schuti,Ii. bass, and Prot Herr
mann. organist. Miss McNaughten was
Ill last week, and was nnable 10 sing,
but her place WAS nllcd by Mrs. Fred.
Norton, WhD kindly undertook the task
oi singing the alto parts OF the difficult
programme rendered. aud deserves
great credit for the success she achieved
The choir was assisted, yesterday, by
Mrs. Rev. Swope and Miss Narly, SO
prano, Miss Good. alto, Mr.. Wilson,
tenor, and Mr.. Rhees, bass. Under the
ahiraul energetic direction OF Prof. Herr
man, nuthiugmure cuUld ice desired IN the
rendition OF the elaborate music which
exceeded even the CnriStmas music
in r,rr, and finish Mrs Caldwcll's rich,
tul soprano was, notwithstanding she
sang through two services, sweet and
fresh us possible and she sang her diff
cult selections with much feeling aud
expression. M, Cover cvinccS great
improvement IN the management OF his
voice. since last We heard him and Prof.
SChuiicld' s colossal bass Is almost above
compliment.
THE SERVICES.
At .30 \. NJ, after the morning prayer
was said, Rev. R:R. Swopc, the rector
gave short but very touching address,
drawing the hearts ul all OF those who
love the Lord To the garden wherein was
seen the empty tomb aud heard the
voice of our risen Savior. At the second
service, at 1880, Mr.. SwopC preached on
The Christians Hope - Epi5tle to
Titus, |, >
\ synopsis would he as follows:
The human mind must, 10 Il great eX-
tent, live ia aud Tor the future. This is
true whether We regard man as an indi.
yilual or rs associated with others. As
an individual his education is not To
teach him 50 much history, natural sci
enCc or mathematics, but To- set before
him a future. When the pupil develops
into manhood and lays aside his text
hooks, hope is still the motive principle
which CummAEiS success Nor is hope |
less essential to social institutions. in |
army is not completely demoralized un-
I'll Is hope OF victory is gone. These oh |
jrcts OF hope are directed to things with
in the sphere OF time and sense.
But man, as man. must look |
beyond this. And when he |
does 50 he is confronted with IA barrier
which confines all human hopeLthe |
barrier OF death Does death end all? |
Is question which science. materialism
and time fail to answer. But It must |
bc answered II the deepest springs OF |
our being are 10 be reached and utilized. |
Outside the Christian Church the con-
ISOLATION offered Is slight. 1t may he al.
miitci that death does end all, but this
is denied 10y the nature and conscience
OF man, which upliits IFS III with a sense
OF wrong at the insult to its majesty.
The instinct OF Immortality which pos
sesses man must have a reality 20 give it
substance. ~ DesCartes argued for
the being OF tod, AMI We have
the right 10 apply his r'medy TO this