Daily Republican., 1884-04-14

erad q forcibls discourse on the assur
. ances given 10 the christian by tn,
resurrection.
At Hanover church the altar wa,
decorated with flowers. and an excel
lent sermon prescbed to the large con
gregation by the pastor, Rev. Lafayett,
Marks, u. ID. The music by the chOil
was very fine, and showed careful prac
, tiCe.
There were no floral decorations Of
aEy kind at the Second Baptist church
, The congregation was large, and nun
, Der of appropriate selections were sung
blythe very excellent choir. An able ser.
, mon was preached by the Rev. DR..
Cook from the l4tb and 18th verse.
Of the 10Th chapter of Paul's first Epis
tie to the Corinthians
4, "And II Christ be not risen then Ia
our preaching vain, and your faith Ia
also vain. Yea, and We are found false
" illnesses Of God, because we have tes-
titled Of God that he raised up Christ,
whom he raised not up, If 40 be, the
dead rise not"
The floral disJ lay at Delaware Avenue
Baptist was small compared with what
1t was couple OF years ago. 1t consist
ed Of number Of cut and potted flow.
ers, while on each side of the pulpit
there was small Cross.
The pastor, Rev. /. M. HaldemaD,
did not select text, but delivered an
eloquent discourse on the resurrection
OF Christ, and the certainty that those
who believed In him tould also rise -
Several choice Easter selections were
sung by the choir. The rear wall In the
Sabbath school room was beautifully
decorated with IA large painting of the
crucifxiOn, and panel picture of the
infant Jesus on one side, and the angel
appearing 10 Mary on the other.
| There was also number of flowers
OIL large stand surmounted with the
inscription, He is Risen" The paint.
ing on the wall was done by Ball g. Co.,
Market street above Sixth.
There were no flowers at tho German
Baptist church. The attendance was
good, and an excellent discourse was
delivered by the pastor, Rev. William
Gueil.
Neither were there any flowers at the
German Lutheran Church. where h
sermon was preached by the Rev. Paul
IsCbensmidt
The Old Swedes was nicely decorated,
and large congregations were present
at each Of the services. The choir As
usual rendered tho music In splendid
style. The irst service was held at .
o'clock in the morning, when the Holy
Communion was administered, and
n ut nbp1nnL uha,,
was preached by the Rev. Mr.. Higgins,
late Of Maryland.
st. Mary's Catholic church was
crowded, and the altar decorations were
grand. The large candles were all
lighted, and the church resounded with
the songs OF joy and triumph, and sing
ing the praises of the Lord.
The officiating priests were Fathers
Riley and Flynn, and the first service
was held at o'clock in the morning.
Bethel A. M. Il. church was beauti-
fully decorated, and the music was
very fine. Back of the pulpis golden
letters proclaimed the news, " He is
Risen" An appropriate sermon was
delivered, and the entire services were
devoted to celebrating the resurrection
of Christ.
EZiOn NJ. +. church had profusion
of flowers on and around the altar and
pulpit, and the Easter music by the
choir was excellent. In front of the
pulpit was large gilt frame inclosing
number of handsome flowers. The
sermon was delivered by the Rev. w.
j. Parker, from the l4th verse of the
10Th chapter ofPanl's first Epist 9 to The |
Corinthians Aud II Christ be not !
risen then is your preaching vain and
your faith is also vain" The usual
collection for worn out preachers was
taken up. The congregation was very
large.
The African Union M. E. church had
a large white cross surmOunted by q |
dove and trimmed with evergreens In |
front of the altar, while number Of
p0tted flowers stood around the base. |
A handsome wreath was hung on each |
side of the pulpit, and the sermon was
delivered by the Rev. Mr.. Lear from
the 32nd verse of the Oath chapter Of
the gospel according to st. Luke.
" And they said to one another did not
our hearts burn within US while he
talked with us by the way and when
he opened to us the scriptures" The
ion was large and the music
very fine The usual Easter Confer
ence was held between 8 and 8 O'clock
In the morning.
The Rev. A. N. Keigwin, pastor of
West Presbyterian church, preached an
eloquent sermon in the morning, appro.
PIRATE to the occasion before large
audience. The choir, under the direc-
tion of l.. T.. Wilson, rendered some
special music, which was very fine. The
pulpit of the church was profusely deco
rated with flowers, the display consist
ing Of a large mound In front of the plat
form, which was made up with bloom
ing pot flowers, including a number of
handsome lilies. Suspended over the
platform was a large anchor OF white
flowers, above which were the words
He has Risen, "all of which presented
a pleasing effect, and were much ad.
mired by the audience. At 3 p N;
special Faster services were conducted
by the Sunday school in the audience
room of the church.
The program was very interesting,
and consisted mainly af singing, reai-
ing and speaking. The exercises
opened with "All Hail the Power OF
Jesus Name" followed by prayer by
superintendent Graham Of Gilbert
chapel. After the reading of short
passage of scripture by Miss Dolbow,
the school sang another appropriate
hymn and the choir sang a choice Sc
lect on. Several short recitatiOns were
drliv' red by the nfant scholars, and
Class OF eight little ones recited pas
sage relating to the Risen Saviour.
The infants also sang several hymns in
good style. A solo by Mr.. j. r Clymer
and a select reading by young lady |
were among the important features.
The Rev. Mr.. Keigwin made a short
but impressive address, followed by al
Easter offering and the closing hymn.
The audience was large. No service
was held In the evening.
The choir at Olivet Presbyterian
church did their best yesterday MORN
ing and discoursed some excellent