Daily Republican., 1882-04-10
REJOICING.
. rAsrlR sEsvICEs IN osh
TIE CuURCHES.
~. nav was Observed-H'o'
bew W, w. aud Appropriate DIS
aas.....-ExMlient Mnsio
and Beautiful Fisrsl
Decorations.

Easter day tne sAo"' LS ~
~ among Christians throngnout IN
ing su0 was celebrated yesterday in
worlu wo,;r~ manner in the churches o
becom; In memorJ Of the death 0
TINS Sayiour, Sa'y the charches since last FRI
our Sad been shrouded in gloom, bu
day ns nsav the morning of the resurrec
yese,Iha .ha Gloom wal swept away, and IL
tiop, ,I' of sorrow Joy reigned supreme
pl"S ppnS thousands of hearts felt Joy ina
sI aould not be expressed as they rea.A y
.Iot .Ua the lowly Nazarine, VINO nag sn1
tna' 0a Vnu an synonymous death, had fulfilled
Iefeu 4!e lromise. burst the bonds Of death
his ihs craye and through His resnr
anu 'n' Even al! that believe in hin
Ieo'lS i,'o onsrtsiuty that they too shall rise
tho .hst death is rot an eternal sleep
anu mn .n "Snal Easter services we're con
,no,sd at ST. Andrews Episcopal
Enr,s Ehurch by Bishop Lee, who delivered
on0i :mnrtssive and appropriate dis
an n.as . Tae music which was under
tU"tau .pa d;rsetion Of Mr. Charles I. Howell
uo ss srcelent. The evening service
was ,',sd ot sermon and the render.
.on,S "Sa number OF Anthems by tht
choir
TRINITY CHAPEL.
Tho sarvices commenced at O'Clock
N tbe morning with the Holy Commu.
nion nj followed at II o'clock by the usual
Esstsr % service of the Episcopal Church,
ths administration OF the Holy Commu-
nion @ and an appropriate sermon by the
Raw Raw Henry Is. Mar.in the rector. In
tho afternoon there was . service OF
cong in the chapel that was participa'
tsd in by the Old Sweed's Sunday
School, in conjunction with that OF
Trinity The Singing in the afternoon
was excellent and was under the leader.
ship of Mr.. William j. Fisher, whi,e
Edwin H. Eckei presided atthe organ.
AT 80 o'clock in the evening the exer-
oes began with evening prayer con.
ducted by the rector and his assistant
Rev, Louis X. Lewis. An excellent
sermon on "The Endless Hallelujah, :"
was delivered by the rector, and the ex.
ercises were closed with the singing of
anthems by the choir.
The floral decorations were beautiful
and exceeded anything ever before at
tempted in the parish, As the whole in
terror of the church was mass of
sweet scented flowers.
DELAWARE AVENUE BAPTIST.
The decorations at this church are
beyond description. At the rear OF the
pulpit are a number of s.eps running
some twelve feet in height, and occupy
ing space OF about twenty-five feet at
the base, upon which are placed over
1000 potted flowers, Of different kinds
and various hues, among them being
nearly three hundred Gala lilies. I'm,
mediately in front is a sepulchre COM
posed Of heliotropes, pinks, geraniums,
roses and other flowers. The door is
made of mixed pansies and constitutes
. beautiful contrast to- the ligher
flowers surrounding the entrance. The
tomb is surmounted by a floral cross,
and In front OF the door Is beautiful
white dove with outstretched wings
Suspended above the tomb are the
words "He is Risen," formed with
various colored flowers. The remainder
of the space on the platform was
almost covered with pyramids, baskets
otfiowers and large bouquets. The morn
Ing service began with singing by the
choir, which was followed by prayer
and the reading of the morning lesson
Different scenes in our Saviour's lif.
we're delineated by appropriate pas
sages Of scripture, singing by the choir,
and series of questions by the pastor
with responses by the congregation,
and closed with the Apostles Greed
and the benediction.
The decorations were designed by the
pastor, Rev. Isaac Haldeman, and were
executed under the supervision of a
,ommiotee composed of Rev. Mr.. Hal
ieman, Thomas W. Saville, s. Il. Ball
IND >: IL. Appleby. The whole scene
vas photographed this morning at the
equest of a number of persons. 1t is
'Stimated that during the day over
Iooo people attended service in the
nurch, while numbers could not get in.
ST. Johns CHURCH.
!, The services at St. Johns P. f
,,nurch, were Of unusual interest. The
aurch was adorned with profusion
u flowers, and the congregations, morn.
ng, afternoon and evening were very
sfge. The exercises commenced at
O'CLOCK In the morning, with the Holy
communion and carols of rejoicing
na praise TO the risen Christ. At 10. so
. ~: the music was good, and included
TeDeum, with q number of
ne selections by DR.. Tucker. At 4p.
J. the Sunday Schools attended even.
Y service, and sang . number of
eautliul hymns and carols. All the
'rVices were conducted in an interest
y manner. The rector stated before
his sermon, that the large {
'ngregations, and their increasing
ent.
ST PATRICK'S.
Inc services were conducted by the
wv NJ. X. Fallon, VINO preached an
4 IIpiioprlate SOL mon in the morning Elk.
ilent !, music was rendered by the choir t
,lohelhg 70 the church. The floral dec |
"''ohS were elaborate and profuse. I
VEST PRESBYTERIAN.
Inc Rev. DR.. Boardman of Illinois !
cupied the pulpit at the West church :
morni, G and evening and do :
,s ,ered two excellent and eloquent soy- :
- GRACE NJ. E. CHURCH. v
~ Inc q Pastor, Rev. George w. Miller, s
.;aC, gacilea IN the morning on the ellis J
'neai !, evidence Of Christ's Resurrec. b
-, ,. ana In the evening sslecred as u
nv .ext He is not here, for He Is risen, n
l'o = d see the place where He lay" O.
y ~ church was beautifully decorated q
W. ~. mowers, and on one side of the o.
X ~. was a large mound surmounted +
va :. . moral cross, while in the centre
70 10 beautiful white dove with spread
nss' The music was very fine.
sr' PETERS CATHOLIC CHURCH W
= TO- beautifully adorned with flowers. pl
't1 NO morning Bishop Becker assisted az
s,oa sne Rev. Fathers McCrane and 81
Jh,oy 'hy celebrated Pontifical Mass. The W
'uvp delivered powerful sermon, pl
iae,ne pas being 'The Resurrection OF ae