The Portland daily press., 1882-04-10


Speak to us who spake to Lazarus,
Rise from death to life above.
Miss Kennard rendered Consider the
Lilies very nicely and all the music was
very fine under the efficient dictatorship OF
Mrs. M. G. Milliken organist.
PARK STREET.
The Christmas decorations remained at this
church and were very pretty. On the wall, at
the rear of the pulpit recess, was large ever
green cross, embroidered with callas. In
front of the pulpit stood large mound of
tropical leaves, ferns and grasses, supporting a
superb Tyre of camelias, lilies, rosehuds and
heath, to the memory of Mrs. Samuel G..
Rolfe On either side were floral memorial
emblems; beautiful basket to Mrs. and Mr..
W. A. Bibber, another for Mrs Amanda Hez-
elton, an anchor of azaleas heath and violets,
superb column of Wandering jew" sur
mounted by a vase of lilies, basket of roses
and lilies supporting bouquet of rosebuds.
while the piano was covered with bouquets.
Mr.. Alger preached a remarkably fine SER
mon from Paul's epistle to the Corinthians,
XIV, So, ooh grave! where is thy victory"
The following was the musical programme:
Jubiate in C.......... ......,,.. ..,.......Buck
Duet-When the Easter Bells. ...........,... Abt
Mrs. Peters, Miss Waterhouse.
SoioNLift Your Glad Voices .... Holden
Mr.. Beckett.
Easter hymn for ladies voices
Gloria. w els
PINE ST.
At Pine ST. there was no floral observance of
the day, the Methodist churches making Chill
drens' day take she place of Easter in this re-
gard.
ST. PAULs.
The great feast of Easter, "the day of days.
was duly observed at st. Paul's. The decora-
tions were tasteful and quite elaborate. A
rood screen of three arches, wreathed with
evergreen and flowers, crossed the front of the
chancel, Bouquets Of Easter lilies, with love-
ly fresh flowers, stood on either side of the
super-altar. The altar cross was beautifully
wreathed with bright flowers, and over it was
suspended floral cross. The altar cloth was
wreathed with smilax and flowers. The me-
mortal tablet of tho Rev. Mr.. Root was
wreathed with evergreen and flowers. Be-
meath, on the credence table was placed a large
bouquet of flowers. The font was filed with
Easter lilies, with lovely leaves. Several me-
mortal windows were decorated with baskets
of flowers and lilies. Banks of Towering
plants were placed about the pulpit and lee
tern. A large congregation gathered at the
morning service The rector, Rev. A. w.
Little, preached most excellent sermon, APP
propriate for the day, the theme being THE
resurrection of the Goldman; the joy of the
whole earth; in the power of his Divine maj
esty.'' Justice can not be done the sermon in
this brief notice. The music was we'll render
ed by quartette of fine voices, each part full
and complete, the whole being we'll sustained
by the organ The selections were in good
taste and in keeping with the teachings OF the
day. The Easter anthem was particularly
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fering was large. In addition, the rector, by
his own personal exertions in behalf OF the
several kind donors, put in the alms-basin
eight hundred dollars, in payment of one OF
the notes DUE Mr.. Little deserves the hearty
thanks of his parishioners, (Which he undoubt-
eddy will receive at the Easter parish meeting)
for his zeal and success in collecting so large
an amount from friends outside the parish.
At p. M, a service for infant baptism was
held, after which the children's services or
Sunday School festival was held. The Sun
day School is growing in interest and num-
bers. The children sang the Easter hymn re-
markably well. A service was held in the
evening
ST. LUKE'S.
The decorations were very beautiful and the
arch at the entrance of the choir from the nave
was particularly effective, being composed of
double red geranums, heath and tea roses.
Some of the emblems with which the church
was decorated were of great beauty and APP
propriateness. At the rear of the church was
the legend, Christ our pastor is sacrificed for
u.s." and over the altar "Christ is Risen" At
the early celebration OF the Holy Communion,
Rev. Canon Stills was celebrant, and large
number received the sacrament.
At the second service the Bishop administer
ed the rite of confirmation to large class and
afterwards preached upon the Resurrection
and administered the Holy Communion to
those who could not be present at the early
celebration.
AT the Sunday School service there were
several beautiful carols sung and several chill
dren were baptized. In the evening there was
the usual choral service and the sermon was
preached by the Bishop. The Cathedral was
thronged with worshippers at all the services
and the music was defective.
At the Saturday night service eight adults
we're baptized.
ST. LAWRENCE STREET.
Unusual preparations were made for the OBJ
servanee Of Easter. The church was elaborate
ly decorated with cut flowers and house plants
arranged in excellent taste and producing
very beautiful effect. Over the pulpit were
these words, in evergreen letters, ''Jesus the
Risen is Mighty to Save" The music was pre-
pared with great care and was exceedingly APP
propriate and was rendered in manner very
creditable to the choir of the church.
The pastor, Rev. A. II. Wright, preached
from Acts l. 81 "To WHOM He showed Himself
alive after His passion by many infallipie
proofs" The historical fact OF our Lords res
direction and its spiritual revelation OF the
possibilities of humanity was the preachers
theme. In the evening there was very inter
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which the evergreen motto, alluded to above,
was the subject. Easter anthems and songs
were given by the choir and school. The SER
vices and exercises of the day proved very sat-
isfactory to the large audiences assembled.
ST. sTEPHENs's.
The baptismal font was trimmed with ever
green's, bordered with callas and surmounted by
pyramidal arch of smilax supporting floral
cross On the stills of the large windows and
about the pulpit were baskets and wreaths OF
roses and other exquisite flowers There was q
tasteful arrangement of azaleas a tribute to
the memory of Alice G. Shurtleff. Rev. Mr..
Dalton delivered an effective sermon in the
forenoon, selecting as his text Psalm -.
STATE STREET
The preacher, Rev. DR.. Gulliyer, took his
text from the 18th chapter of Paul's letter
to the Corinthians, where the apostle affirms
the certainty of the resurrection of Christ, and
the Importance of this fundamental truth OF tie
Christian system. Christ's resurrection was
firmly believed and affirmed by his disciples,
and it was the great truth which they preached
and which gave them power to arouse men
from spiritual death to a new and better life,
of which the resurrection of Jesus was the
pledge and first fruits. Under the inspiration
of the great truth of the resurrection OF the
dead, the servants of Christ can go forth as
sured OF the power Of the gospel to move men
to a new life and bring the world back TO It's
allegiance to God.
The singing was appropriate to the day and
beautiful flowers adorned the pulpit Inefe
was vase of flowers each side of the pulpit;