Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1880-03-30
EASTER SERVICES.
Impressive and Interesting Ger
emOnies at 81. Johns and the
Catholic Church.

ShuEShs
st. Johns church was the center OF
attraction on Sabbath, as it always Ia
on Easter day. The congregation was
large aud the services throughout I'M
pressive. They were conducted by
the rector, Rev. Thoe. Duncan, as
sisted in the morning by Rev. Thos'
w. Humes, D. D. The sermon by the
rector was a practical and impressive
one.
The decorations we're remarkable for
beauty aud good taste In front OF
the cnancel were several handsome
az alias la full bl ON. Three OF them,
two white and one pink, were very
large, spreading out nearly or quite
three feet in dismeter. and covered
over go thickly win q 'wers that 1t ap.
peart d almost impossible for the;n TO
have grown there. These were from
the cOnservatory OF Mr.. James ID
Cowan. There were also number of
very fine deuizi.s IN full bloom from
the same place. which form pleas.
log contrast to those above mentioned.
Iu addition to these were calla lilies
and q largs assortment OF rare cut
flowers, ali taken together making one
of the haudsomest and most tasteful
floral displays it has ever been our
good fortune to see. In addition TO
those from Mr.. Co~au's conservatory,
we noticed some rare fl 'wers from Mr.
James w. Fletcher aud George W..
Albers, the market squars druggist.
Ia the rear Of the chancel, under the
chaucel windows, on one side, there was
q harp, made Of carDations and double
violets, exquisitely wrought together.
On the other WAS an auchor made OF
azAlias, carnations and geIauium
leaves. Uudsr the memorial window
erected to the memory OF Miss Tillie
McClung, was q single, large and beau.
tiful Gala lily. All these were the
gift Of Mrs. Frank Ii. McCIung.
Ano her leading feature of the SER
vices was the music, the programme
OF which appeared in our Sunday
mornings issue. The music at st.
Johu's Is always OF u superior charac.
ter, equalIed by few churches in the
land, aud surpassed by q still less
number. Mrs. Barton, the soprano,
VIII $50 reputation Is not bounded by
state liues-whose clear, musical voice
has given pleasure 10 III housands-had
suffered with cold for few days pre-
vious, but her voice was excellent, and
In the difficult parts she assumed, she
fully sustained her high reputation.
MISS Ella Wicks, alto, was 10 good
voice, aud charmed the large and re-
fued audience with her faulIless rendi-
ton of her parts in the splendid pro-
grsmme.
M. viii. M. Baxter, whose appear.
ante before a Knoxville audience al
ways gives pleasure, never appeared to
better advantage. His voice was
clear anu IaultItSt.
Mr.. A. Barlou, as basso, also acquit-
ted himself with his usual excellence
He, also, had been suffering with
cold, but fortunately recovered suffi
cientIy to take his place Ia the choir,
to the entire salistac ion of his audi
eOce. Among tue pieces Rendered was,
"FllI the Fout with Roses" which
was 30 we'll received last year. 1t has
lost none of lis opularily.
Last Sabbath will never be forgotten
by the congregation worshipiDg at st
JJhn's.
THE SABBATH SCHOOL.
10 the afternoon, the usua
E ,ster Sabbath school exeic sts
were held. coDduc ell by the
rector, and by the efficient surer.
int.nient, Prof. Albert Ruth. Tue
Sabbath school scholars fl rst Assem-.
bl.d in the chapel. aud thea 10 charge
Of their teachers. moved IN procession
into the church, passing around the
aisles aud ia fIont OF the chancel
then to seats reserved for them. Iu
addition to the fl ,ral decorations above
mentioned, an imitation rain bow, EN-
blematicAl of the everlas Ing covenant
spanned the space betwetn The sides
After music and then prayer by the
rector, the classes were called, when
each ssnt up their Easter offering, to-
Rether with boautiful letters OF ever.
green's and fl ,wers, which being at
tsched to the raiuhow, when ali to
eether formed the words: "Ihe Ever
lasting Covenant"
Addresses were made by the super
ipteDd dent and MT Duncan, afie
which Dumter OF prizes for puDctu
ality were awarded To the scholars
Then followed music aud the benedic
tion by the rector.
At all the services Mrs. Qusife, wht
for 80 long has been the faithful ant
efficient orgaDitt at that church, pre-
sided at the organ. The music Of th,
organ was never sweeter. Responding
to ber skillful touch. the instrumen
itself seemed inspired by the surround
ings aud to almost feel the inspiration
OF the grand occasion.
AT THE CATHOLIC CHURCH.
Rev. Father Marion celebrated
Easter mass, and the sual i'm presslv,
and imposing ceremonies incident Il
the occasion were observed. Th,
church was handsomely decorated, an,
the attendance was large. The musi