Frostburg mining journal., 1882-04-15

EASTER SUNDAY-Hs observance
IN the Ch,trches.-Easter Sunday was
ushered in with a Leavy fog and
misty'rain. Despite the weather, how
ever, the churches were filed at the
morning services to listen to the rich
music Of Easter tide. Below we give
short account of its observance by
the religious element.
The German Reformed Church
was tastefully decorated with choice
flowers and svergrsens. Rev. ]. Ruhl
took for his subject HE is risen in
deed" Fourteen girls and eight boys
were confirmed. They looked very
attractive in their holiday attire.
Ons-hundred and sighty-two took
communion. The choir sang splend-
idly Easter hymns and anthems.
The services at st. Michaels Catho-
lie Church were very fine. The altar
and ohancel were completely covered
with beautiful flowers from the con-
servatory of Mrs. Darnell, in Cumber-
land, and the interior of the edifice
betokened the welcome Easter-tide.
High Mass was celebrated at 10 a. m,
Rev. V. F. Sohmitt. officiating, and a
sermon preached from the text "He
is risen; He is not here; behold a
place where they have laid him."
The music by the choir was unusually
grand, the most noticeable Of which
wa. the hymn "Haec Get dies quana te-
CIT Domin,ls," and seversl Easter can
tss. Miss Annie Feldman presided
at the organ. At the morning service
the members psrtook of communion.
In the afternoon solemn vespers were
sang. Throughout the day large
crowds visited the Church to hear
the sermon and music.
Easter was celebrated at the Ger
man Lutheran Church with sermon
by Rev. A. Homrighaus, from Romans
w., ,25th verse: "Who was delivered
for our offences and was raised again
for justification" Eighteen young
persons, the females being dressed in
white with wreaths on their heads,
took their first communion. Two
adults also joined church.
The exercises at st. Johns Episco-
pal Church, Rev. @. M. Stewart, pas
tor, were very impressive. Tho altar,
chancel, baptismal font, and reading
desk were magni6cently decorated
with calla lilies, gersniums, begonias,
&c., from the conservatory of Mr..
James Kane, and the cut flowers
were generously donated by Mr.. O.
A. Greene, from. his hot house. A
large cross on the altar from which
hung beautiful plants was greatly ad-
mirsd as was = vase containing the
choicest gems of the fori-culturist.
The pastor preached an appropriate
sermon from the twenty-aecond chap
ter of St. Matthew, torty-second
verse /: "What think ye of Christ ?"
The music was ofa high order being
Jackssn's "Te Deana," and anthems
lo3 and 1Os from the Hymnal. Miss
Mamie McCulloh presided at the
organ. Communion was also served.
At both services the church was
crowded.
There we're no special services at
the Welsh Congregational Church
beyond sermon Appropriate to the
day BY Rev. D. NJ. George, from the
third chapter Of PHILIPPIANS, 7th verse
"That I may know Him and tbs
power of His resurrection"
Easter anthems were sung at the
NJ. E. Church, South, and a special
sermon preached by the pastor, Rev
A. M. Cackley, from the llth chapter
of John, 25th verse: II am the
resurrection and the life; he that
bslieysth in me shall live though hs
were dead.'
The day was not observed as hol
iday in the English Baptist Church.
At the English Lutheran Church
Rev. P. L. Harrison delivered ser
mon from the text Behold the Laml
of God which taksth away the sin
of the world"-John let chapter ant
10Th verse. In addition to the abov
communion services were held.
| Rev. J. P. Wright preached an ef
fectiys sermon at the M. E. Church
but no special services of the da,
we're held.