Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-18
Easter Services.

Elaborate Floral DecoratiOns-Ser-
 mons by the Pastors-New Ministers at
 the Methodist Churches.
 Yesterday was observed throughout the Christian world as Easter Sunday, and mil lions of people in every part of, the globe celebrated the resurrection of Christ from the dead after his crucifxion. In this city the day was quite generally observed in all the churches, both Catholic and Protestant. l In the former the services were of frequent occurrence, commencing at an early hour in | the morning and continuing at intervals through the day, the music being especially adapted to the occasion. The Protestant churches were as rule decked with floral offerings about the pulpits, some of them | being very elaborate and of beautiful design. | Crosses of bright flowers were the most con- I spicuous in the decorations, and, with the tropical plants and potted flowers tastefully | arranged, presented most charming appear | ance.
 | At the First M. E. church Rev. Charles H. Buck, the newly appointed pastor, was pres l ent and was greeted by large audience, many of them being old friends and former parishioners when he was located in this city | several years ago. The pulpit and chancel were handsomely decorated with flowers and handsome floral cross of bright roses and other flowers. Very handsomely printed or ders of services for Easter day were provided l for the congregation, containing the order for morning service, Sunday school festival in the afternoon and evening service. For l the morning the following order was ob- served
 Introt-s'Now is Christ Risen". Allen Hymn 231-''Welcome Happy Morning. .Calkin Prayer
 Te Deum-From Service in F.................T F. Tours Psalter-Psaln LVII. Psalm CXI. Gloria Patr1 Sullivan Lessons.
 Hymn 259-"C6rist the Lord is Risen Again. Clark Sernon-By Pastor
 | Hymn 237-s.Uur Lord is Risen from the Dead" ! .datton l Before the sermon the pastor spoke ln substance as follows: We meet to-day un- | der peculiar circumstances as connected with our Methodist system of itinerancy When | the appointments were read in Conference on 1 last Wednesday, and was assigned to this l charge, was never more surprised in my | life as had received no intimation that I l was to leave my former charge at New Brit 1 ain. I can assure you that l found 1t hard | to tear myself away from the dear friends of that church. where I was serving for second l term, and came here burdened with many misgivings But when I was met at the de- pot in this city last evening by brother of this church and so cordially greeted was treasured. Looking into your faces to-day 1 I am feassured. Let us come close together. dear friends, and let us love each other at | once and pray for each other, that Gods blessing may rest upon pastor and people. This unexpected change will not permit my l being with you SO soon as I otherwise would, but will be with you as soon as possible, At the close of the servicesI hope to be able to greet many of you and form your ac- quaintance. Mir. Buck then delivered a very able discourse based on the words found in Luke, 24th chapter and 34th verse, '"The Lord is risen indeed" At this church in the l afternoon there Sunday school Easter festival, the following order being observed: PrOceSsiOnal-"sing, Oh Sing ye children, Page 1se. Carol-Let the Merry Church Bells Ring" Page 155, Prayer.
 Benedictus, Page Jacobs Psalter.
 Gloria Patri. Jacobs. Lesson.
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 Mir. W. L. Herrick, ,Cornet soloist. Carol-'When The Lord His Great Work Doing,"- | Whitney Carol-"Loud Sing Your Praises, :" Warren
 The evening services were also of the same general character.
 As you entered Christ church yesterday, you were impressed with the beautiful and I appropriate designs of the floral decorations. l The cross was composed of many scarlet | flowers so arranged, that one's thoughts and feelings could be easily carried to the scenes 1 of calvary Rev. Mir. Brewster preached from the 18th chapter of Corinthians, con- l corning the resurrection of Christ This ! instructive sermon was one which will not 1 soon be lost in the memories of his hearers. l The music showed that the choir had per 1 fected themselves for Easter Sunday with much drill and practice, by the fine rendering | of the anthems sung.
 | The pastor of the Dwight Place church. | Rev. T. R. Bacon, preached yesterday morn I ing from Timothy 2d, 1st chapter and 10th 1 verse, to large audience The quartette choir-Misses Gaffney and Phelps and Messrs Parmelee and Smith several Easter an l thems with great power and effect. In the | afternoon the Sunday school, under the | charge of J. c. North, held an Easter ! service of praise with responsive read ings by the children. The primary class, under the training of the I teacher, Miss Austin, excited much interest 1 by their prompt responsive service descrip ! tive of ''the birth and life of Christ" Other classes gave recitations about "Christ and l the little ones,' and the death and the resur- rection of Christ. Rev. T. R. Bacon preached, as he said, a little sermon, ''And they said among themselves, who shall roll away the stone ?" It was @ very appropriate address for children.
 At the North church Rev. Dr. Hawes preached a. very able sermon yesterday morning from Luke, 24th chapter, 18th, 46th and 47th verses, speaking of Christ's own work and it's results in life; of his death, res urrection and appearance to the women at the.sepuIchre, and to his disciples in such manner that they and all others could under stand and believe in him. The music. under the direction of Professor J. L. Ensign, was unusually good and very appropriate to Eas- ter Sunday. It is with much regret that this society have received MT. Ensign's resigna- tion, to take effect May 1st. They expressed their great satisfaction for his services in the past by very complimentary set of resolu- tions, passed unanimously at the recent an- nual meeting.
 At Trinity the floral decorations were very fine the flowers being principally in white both cut and potted. A beautiful floral anchor decorated the front of the rector's desk, while an elegant display of crosses, | wreaths and other designs were placed at in tervals within the chancel rail and on the
  also elaborately decorated. The singing, un- der the direction of Professor Shepard, was unusually fine at all the services, and the large church was crowded to it's utmost ca pacity at 6:30 and 1O:3O &. m. and 7:30 D. m. The following order of music was observed :
 6:30 a.. Hymn 105 (Cong.]-Tune, Rotterdam Tours l Gloria in Excelsis-in D D. ..... ,. stainer l Anthem-"He is Risen,' .Gadsby
 1O-R0 Anthem-s'Christ Passover" Shepard l Gloria Patr1- Arranged from Farmer Glor1a Fatr1 Arranged from Costa | Gloria Patri Arranged from Haydn Jubiate-In A. Arranged from Tours Hymn 9s Gong June, 'Nuremburg"- German | kyrie-In D Flat Arranged from Wagner Olorla I1Dl- Arranged from Mozart | Anthem-''God hath appointed day,". Tours Ofertory-"1 will extol Thee o Lord,"..... Costa Sanctus-In A.. ..................-...S .Stainer Hymn 207-Tune, ''Eucharistic Hymn,". Hodges 01orIa III 41Ace4s1s- flAln ChanI
 730 p. m. 5i1 heV: 1onn smith Gloria Patr1 Arranged from Costa | Gloria in Excesis-In D.. Garrett