Morning journal and courier., 1881-04-18

teachers and scholars all participated in the | exercises, making altogether most interest | ing service. The singing by the infant class | and the school at large was noticeable for its excellence.
 The Summerfield M. E. church (no longer
 a mission) greeted their new pastor, Rev. H.
 M. Livingstone, yesterday morning. large
 audience being in attendance. As in many
 other churches, there was profuse display
 of flowers, callas and cactus predominating.
 MT. Livingstone, who is young man, is
 graduate of the New York University and
 Drew Theological Seminary of Madison, N
 J., and comes to this church very highly
 recommended. His sermon in the morning,
 which was an able one, was from 1st Thessa-
 lonians, 5th chapter, 18th verse, Brethren
 pray for us.'' The Easter sermon was
 preached in the evening from Matthew, 2sth
 chapter and 9th verse, 'tHe is not here for
 he is risen as he said. Come see the place
 where the Lord lay" Preaching services in
 this church will be hereafter held morning
 and evening.
 At the Wesley chapel on Davenport ave-
 nue Rev. MT. Goodsel preached his first ser-
 mon, passing his remarks on 2nd Corinthians, 3rd chapter, 1st verse. There was no spe- cial Easter service at this church At the Sunday school in the afternoon Mr. Goodsell made brief address and then proceeded to the West Chapel street M. E. church, where he preached most acceptable sermon from the words found in Jeremiah, 1st chapter, 7th verse. He will minister to both of the churches named, and it is safe to say that the impression made upon his people yesterday was excellent. Before the year closes these churches will probably unite and build large and elegant church at some point &C., cessible to both congregations.
 The Church of the Ascension on Daven- port avenue observed Easter day yesterday in appropriate manner. An elegant floral pillar, on the top of which was a crown sur mounted by cross, was placed in front of l the chancel. Other floral decorations were also observed. There was communion ser l vice in the morning, and in the afternoon the
 rector, Rev. Mir. Babcock, preached asermon appropriate to the day.
 Special services commemorative of Easter Sunday were held yesterday in all the Catho- | lie churches, and at the last mass sermons were preached appropriate to the festival. The music was generally of superior order,
 the choirs having practiced faithfully and in- cessantly during Lent. At the Church of the Sacred Heart solemn vespers were celebrated in the evening, large congregation being present to join in the devotions. The altar was beautifully decorated with flowers and
 myriads of burning candles gave out per feet blaze of light. The candles were ar l ranged on either side of the tabernacle in the form of starred crowns, and underneath the cross that surmounts the tabernacle another illumination in the form of a crown, the whole being beautifully suggestive of the crown of eternal triumph and never ending happiness that awaits those who in life bear
 patiently the rigors of the cross. Father Coleman was the celebrant and the choir sang Millard's vespers with fine effect. Miss Merritt took the solos, and her fine voice was never heard to better advantage. In the
 ReginG CoeG LetaTe she sang duet with Mir. Goodwin, her voice blending most beautiful. ly with his fine tenor. The choir deserve
 much praise for their singing, which of the highest order both in the vespers and l in the mass in the morning.