The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1884-04-14
C0MMEM0RAT1NG EASTER.
Appropriate Services Held in Nearly All the
Churches of the City.

Easter was generally observed in the churches
yesterday, the services in nearly all of them at
tracing large audiences The various Catholic
churches, St. Johns, St. Marys, St. Joseph's, St
Patrieks, st. Bridget's and the Church Of the
Sacred Heart, all attracted large audiences, and
many children were confirmed. The observance
of Easter is so far as this city is concerned, in
creasing from year to year, not alone among
members of the Catholic and Episcopal churches,
but in those of other denominations.
THE EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
The Easter services at St Paul's Cathedral be-
gan with early morning service, and communion
athalf past o'clock. The regular services, with
confirmation, Bishop Knickerbacker officiating,
were held at 1890 A. NJ eight persons being
confirmed At half past 8 p. NJ the beautiful
and impressive Easter service Of the Knights
Templars was given by Bishop Knickerbacker,
assisted by Rev. Mr.. Jencks The Bishop, pre-
vious to coming here, was grand prelate of the
order in Minnesota, while Mr.. Jencks has held
the Office of grand prelate of Iowa. The cere-
mony was an exceedingly interesting one, and
was attended by sixty members of Raper Com
mandery, in uniform, while members of the Scot
fish Rite and Master NIasons' lodges formed q
great part of the audience, which was
a large one, completely filling the cathedral.
The music specially selected for this service was
very line, the choir. consisting OF MI. FRANK
Raschig, Mr.. Belcher, Mrs. Wuest, Miss Farren
and Miss Null, being entitled to great praise
1t was remarked that Mrs. Wuest never sang
better than yesterday. The Bishops discourse
was peculiarly appropriate to the occasion and
the audience being on the DUTY of Christian
Knighthood," and was replete with historical
illusions of the crusades and the instituting of
knighthood. In the evening carols were sung
by the Sunday schools of the cathedral and OF
st. Jamess mission. The Easter CAROL Christ
our Lord, is risen to-day" was sung with special
sweetness
AT Christ Church services were held in the
forenoon at 7 and 1880, Rev. e. A. Bradley Off
ciating. At P. NJ. a Sunday school festival was
held in which the schools of Christ Church and
st. Georges Mission combined, AT 1870 P. NJ
the church, which was even more tastefully and
profusely decorated than at last Easter. was
crowded, and as the services began many, unable
to find room, were compelled to go away. The
usual Easter music was given, and thirty per-
sons were confirmed by the bishop, Rev, E. A
Bradley assisting.
The Church of the Holy Innoeents had the
usual Easter services which were conducted by
Mr. A. W. Eaton. the lay reader in the church,
that church having no rector.
The Easter services at Meridian street M. e.
Church were of special interest. The noon hour
was devoted to Scripture readings, Rotations
ana songs appropriate to the occasion, under the
management of the Sunday The house
was crowded and the interest in the services was
more than ordinary, exhibiting skill in the
preparation of the programme and no less skill
in the execution. The singing was excellent and
the floral offerings were taStefuly arranged and
quite profuse. Not the least interesting part of
the exercises was the touching allusion to four
of the very old members of the congregation
who had died within the last six months all
more than eighty years of age-Mrs Lucinda
HOnSnU Ramsay and
Chauncy G. Moore; also to the younger persons,
Jason S. Carey and Miss Myra Lewis all dying
in hope of the resurrection through the resurrec-
ton COMMUNICATED by the Easter service.