The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-03-26
COMMEMORATIVE EASTER.
How the City Churches Observed the
Holiday.
Special Services Mt Nearly All the Churches
by Congregations and Sunday-Schools
Music and Decorations.

Easter Sunday was celebrated in an appro-
pirate manner by nearly all the city churches,
and their Sabbath-schoOls, the Catholics and
Episcopal ans having arranged especially for
the occasion. The decorations in every instance
were profuse and tastefully arranged, and the
services were generally impressive.
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN.
As usual, the Second Presbyterian Church was
crowded morning and night. There was some
attempt at floral decoration, but, probably, lowing
to the desire or necessity on the part of the flor
lists to make their stocks go all around, the dis
play was not as attractive as in former years. At
the morning service, the choir sang a carol by w.
A. Pond, "The Font is Decked with Flowers"
and Crock of Ages" was rendered as a solo and
quartet by Mrs. NJ. A. Wright, Miss Maggie
Elder, and Messrs. Glover and Fox. Rev. DR..
Pierson preached a short sermon from, IF we
believe on Him that raised up Jesus,
our Lord, from the dead, Who was
delivered for our offenses. and was
raised for our Justification" The point
Of the discourse was that the resurrection of
Christ was the principal and browning event OF
his vicarious atOlement, and without which it
would have been a failure. At the close OF the
sermon three persons were received into mem
bershlp on confession of faith, and the seeeders
from Memorial Church to the number of about
forty came in in a body. 1t is reported that
THESE Will eOOn organize q new society ana locate
for worship in the Exposition Chapel on North
Delaware street, erected last year by the Second
Church. At night Dr. Pierson preached the first
or q series OF sermons, presenting the evidences
Of the inspiration of the Scriptures, d~eyOting it
TO a review of the remarkable manner in which
the prophecies support that claim. The choir
sang a Te Deum by George A Mietzke.
The SundaY-school gave "The Story of the
Resurrection" as prepared by W. F.. Sherwin, a
most stirring and interesting service, in which
the church choir, under the leadership Of d. l.,
Wood, lent effective assistance.
ST. PAUL's CATHEDRAL.
st. Paul's was crowded, yesterday morning, at
the Easter services. The decorations were SUI
perb. Flowers in profusfon everywhere about
the altar and chancel, the principal piece being
a cross fully five feet In height, the pedestal of
pink primroses and the shaft and transverse of
Gala lilies and white primroses, with trailing
slnilax. at either side of this, which stood on
the altar, were immense bouquets. The cathedral
pulpit was deliberately trimmed, las also the read
ing-desk. After the services had begun a hand
some and delicate tribute for the bishops chair
was handed in, made of white hyacinths. The
musical programme was we'll rendered blythe full
choir, Mrs. Wuest and Mr.. Johnson singing
"fuis est Homo" from Stabab Mater, for the
o~aertory. The rector, Rev. Mr.. Taylor, preached
An appropriate sermon, after which the holy
communion was administered, The in-bred
haste of "a few persons to leave, which led most
of the congregation to suppose that the services
were concluded, was unfortunate, and marred
the effect OF the closing exercises somewhat. In
the evening the Sunday-school gave a very fine
sacred concert, which was a fitting close to the
day.
ST. JOHNS CATHEDRAL.
At st. Johns Cathedral all the. services of the
day were attended by immense congregations.
Here, too, the affairs were beautifully decorated
with flowers and plants. Special pains had been
taken to prepare a musical programme suitable
to the day, and 1t was all that had been expected
of 1t. Beethoven's "Veni Creator" in the morn
ing service, and the trio by Misses L. and A. Ao-
romet and Mr.. Vance, III the afternoon service.
were particularly noticeable. The full choir was
as follows: Organist and director, Emil II. G1nnsZ;
sopranos, Misses A. Abromet, L. AbrOmet,
NJ. Madden, NJ. elaine and M. Colder; altos,
Misses Freely, NJ. Elliott and NJ. Heating; tenors,
Messrs. v. Vance and E. Wagner; bassos. Messrs,
+. Dewald, E. Jerusalem and w. Rand.
CHURCH OF THE HOLY lNNoCENTs.
Here, also, a large congregation assembled to
witness the Easter services. The church was ex-
tensively decorated, while the musical pro-
gramme was rendered by a full s~urpliced male
choir with fine effect, and the "Te Deum," with
the tenor solo by James Dulhie, was grand. Miss
Mary Engle is the organist of this church. The
Sunday-schoOl exercises in the afternoon were
In the nature of a celebration, it being the sew
enteenth anniversary of it's celebration.
CENTRAL AVENUE.
AT Centralavenue Methodist Church the serv-
ices were attended by an unusually large con-
gregation. In front OF the altar railing a par
terre of potted plants, with Towering shrubs,
was arranged, and above these a beautiful cross;
shading over all an immense fern. Hanging
baskets depended from the chandeliers. Rev.
Mr.. Beard preached from Romans XIV, 4. The
quartet choir-Miss Jessie WhitrIdge, Mrs. H. q.
Hannaman, Mr.. DE Wolf aud DIR. Hoover, with
Mrs. Don as organist-rendered Wasner's Fes-
tival Hymn very finely. The Sunday-school
was given to the occasion, and at night the Sun
day-school, assisted by the choir, gave Rev.
Robert Lowry's Coates OF Day." the house being
crowded.
MERIDIAN-sTREET METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
This church and the Sunday-school connected
with il observed the day by a joint service, which
included a special musical programme, with
some extra music. PRAISE the Lord, " by Cursh-
man, was sung by the choir, consisting OF Mrs.
W. c. Lynn, Miss Leila Pattison, Miss Mamie
Olvev, Miss Etie Hunt, Mrs. 5. l.. Morrison, Miss
Hunt. Miss Jessie Meek, Mr.. O.. W. Williams, Mr.
Lete Willard, Mr.. Cole, Mr.. Dan Thompson, Mr..
Booth and Mr.. s. /. Morrison, and "ChTist the
tette composed of Mrs. Lynn, Mrs. Morrison, and
Messrs. Williams and Morrison.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
The pulpit was supplied with some beautiful
flowers and plants, though no particular effort
was made at decoration. No special music was
prepared. Rev. Mr.. Walk, the pastor, preached
a very interesting sermon on ''The Christians
Easter" comparing it with the pagan celebra-
ti0ns of the anclents.
PERSONAL.