Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1883-03-26
THE CATHULIC CHURCHES.
Easter CeIebra,on In st. Mary's.

THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
Easter Ce1ebralon In st. Mary's.
The glorious mystery of the Saviour's
resurrection, than which no feast in the
calender is dearer to the Catholic heart,
was joyously celebrated in the several
Catholic churches of the city yesterday
with appropriate cere monies. The fact
that Annunciation day, when the angel
Gabriel announced to the Virgin Mary her
divine mission, falls this year on Easter
Sunday, made the observances of the day
more than usually impressive. At St.
Mary's church the penitential purple that
had been used during the Lenten season to
drape the crosses and other sacred EN-
blems was conspicuous by its absence,
and the main altar was beautiful
in its floral decorations. Large
at the s a. nj. services. Bau.
choir at the high mass at 1890, under the
Miss Lizzie Strobel presiding at the organ.
The Joyous HYMN "Alleluia,' > by Lambil.
lotte, re-arranged by Dresler, was also
given with telling effect by the choir dur
ing the latter mass Or. McCullagh, the
lessons to be drawn from the day, and
the resurrection in establishing the divini-
ty Of Christ, the immortality of tho soul
and the resurrection of the body. At $3.50
p. m. vespers were sung. followed by bene-
diction of the blessed sacrament
ST. Anthony's.
The altars were, as is usual on Easter
festivals beautifully decorated with rare
flowers and lit up with numbers Of wax
candles. At o'clock there was mass
celebrated by the pastor, Rev. Father
Kaul, and a very large number of COM
municants partOok of the sacrament. At
10 o'clock Weber's mass in G was sung by
the choir under the lead of Mr.. Ferd.
Weber. The Alma Virgo was also
finely rendered, the solo part being sung
by Miss Callaghan, of Philadelphia. After
the morning service a fine cOrnet solo was
played by F. Weber. At p. m. there
Was vespers service. The attendance at
the services was large. This evening the
parish school will give an entertainment
for the benefit Of the church, and to-mOr-
row evening the entertainment will be
repeated with change of programme.
ST. Joseph's.
Here, too, the affairs were brilliantly H.
Illuminated and decked with floral offerings
The sacrament was given at 8 O'Clock
mass, and at 10 o'clock the choir under
lead of Mr.. Harry Decker, sang with fine
effect Farmers mass, and as an Offering
g Haec Dies" At vespers at 3 o'clock
vas sung Weiss Grand Vespers, MOI.
arts Gloria. Lambillotte's, Regina Celi,
Millard's o, Salutaris. and Lambil
lotte's Tautum Ergo, Miss Amelia
Diehl and Miss Laura Iske rendered
the alto solos.
THE MORAvIANs.
The Moravian church was beautifully
and artistically decorated. In the centre
of the pulpit platform was a large moss
covered mound, crowned with iuxuriant
growth of flowers and foliage plants. On
the front slope of the mound, in cut flow srs
of white and red cOlOrs, were the words :
Christ is Risen" On the front of ths
pulpit was a beautiful floral cross hanging
amid a pro(usion of ether fine flowers,
while the base of the pulpit was almost
covered with rare potted plants. The
reading desk was similarly decked, except
that on the front Of the pedestal was q
floral anchor instead of a cross.
Inc SeTVlCO COnSlSGou VI tu0 LdStor
liturgy and a sermon by the pastor, Rev.
J. Max Hark from the text found in
Mark 16:4 "And when they looked they
saw that the stone was rolled away"
The music during the service was very
fine, the choir under the lead of AL. M.
Zah:n having made careful rehearsal of a
fine selection Of Easter music.
In the afternoon there was an interest
ing children's meeting and in the evening
the usual service. At each of the SER
vices there was a very largo attendance.
THE BETHEL.
The Bethel, Church of God, was more
elaborately decorated than ever before,
tho floral decorations being profuse and
tastefully arranged, while there were
some very fine sketches on the blackboard
by Mr.. II. L. Frailey, one of the pieces
representing the angel rolling back tho
stone from the sepulchre. The pastor
Rev. Seilhamer, preached an excellen,
sermon from Luke xiv, "a. In the
afternoon the Sunday school children gave
an entertainment that was much enjoyed
and in the evening the pastor preached a
sermon on the cities of refuge.