The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1885-04-06
EASTER SUNDAY.
Floral Decorations and Praise Service
In All the Churches.

Church, and FOrt-street Church and the
Bethel Union Church Of the Congregation
alists were especially decora ted for the coca
sion, and fine musical services we're rendered
in the two latter.
The floral decorations i'll st. Andrews
were especially handsome, particularly
about the pulpit and baptismal font. They
were arranged by II. r. II. Queen Dowager
Emma, Mrs. Wodehouse, wife of the British
Commissioner, and other ladies. The early
celebration of Communion was in Hawaiian.
the Rev. Alexander Macintosh officiating.
On this occasion over sixty persons Partook
of the sacred elements.
At IL a. IN. there was another Communion
service in the English language at st. An
drew's Cathedral, at which His Lordship
the Bishop of Honolulu OBLIGATED. The
church was completely filled with worship
pers, among whom were His Majesty the
King, II. r. II. the Princess Likelike, with
her husband, Hol. A. S. Cleghorn, and
their daughter, the Princess Kaiulani. The
Queen Dowager Emma, and II. Il. H. Prin-
cess Poomaikalani, we're present at the early
Hawaiian services.
AT the $3.50 a. II. service the Rev. A.
Macintosh preached a sermon in Hawaiian
on the s. Resurrection of Christ The sing
ing of the chants AMI hymns was very good.
During the day ABOUT 1GO members COM
municated, and at p. m, at the baptismal
service, IL infants were baptized.
THE CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.
At the Roman Catholic Cathedral a High
Pontifical Mass was sung, the st. Louis Col
lege Band, under the leadership of Mr.. c..
Michaels and Brother Bertram, assisting,
the choir rendering Gluck's Mass in C.
The music was very good, showing the re-
suit of careful training. During the SER
vices 81 infants and Is adults were baptized,
and about so young people were confirmed
by the Bishop of olba, assisted by the clergy
Of the cathedral.
The Cathedral was crowded with worship
pers all day, and at p. ~. the high altar
was illuminated again, for the first time
since Good Friday. A5E
FORT-sTREET CHURCH.
The decorations at Fort-street Church
were very handsome. A superb bouquet
form, and bank of roses at the base of the
pulpit itself. Along the front of the choir
gallery was the inscription, Christ, the
Lord, is Risen Today and midway on the
front of the same gallery was handsome
Tyre of fragrant, glossy maili, which
rested a large cross of superb roses. The
angles Of the pulpit platform were filed in
alD1- Lao pf
side lights on the walls of the church were
decorated with punches of ferns and other
graceful shapes of green foliage.
In the morning the Sunday met
with the congregation. Pastor Cruzan well
coined the children to the beautifully deco
rated church saying that, 'sas in the home the
wise parent had nothing too good for the chill
1ren, so Fort-street Church desired the
children always to share in the best and
most JOYOUS of festivals, hence the united
Easter service" The singing by the children
was very fine. The sermon was from Cor,
1920, CHOW is Christ risen from the dead
etc. The.whole service was very enjoyable.
In spite of the rain which set in about Z
o'clock p. m, large congregation assem-
bled to enjoy the Easter Praise Service.
The very full and elaborate musical pro-
gramme, which was published in last Satur-
days P. c. ADVERTISER, was well carried
through under the leadership of Professor
Yarndley. The choir, numbering about 20
voices, acquitted itself very creditably, all the
numbers being admirably rendered. Among
those especially enjoyable was PATS ''Cava-
tina, for organ and violin, in which Pro
fessors YarndIey and Jones showed the
wonderful capacity of their instruments to
touch the human soul. The anthems,
f'Christ-our Passover" and Break Forth
Into JOY" were capitally sung, while the
congregational singing was inspiring, par
ticularly in Meson's SO Hark Ten Thousand
Harps and Voices"
Pastor Cruzan's address was upon Ger.
tain weII-established but unexplainable
facts which gather around the first Easter,
unless the resurrection of Christ was an
actual occurrence These unexplainable
facts, as given, were, 1.-THE wonderful
change in the Disciples Of Christ, from alb
ject fear to unconquerable boldness. The
conduct of the rulers and people of Jerusa-
lem. If Christ's resurrection was cheat it
could have been easily proven. 1t did not
take place in corner but when Jeru-
salem was overrun with people. The
change in the Sabbath is another fact. As
the Washington monument stands witness
te the fact that such a man lived, so the
Christian Sabbath stands as more endur-
ing monument of the fact of Christ's resur-
rection. If Easter is delusion, explain the
existence of the Christian church. Out of
that first century started a mighty wave,
which has swept on for 10 centuries, never
so strong as to-day, and bids fair to one
day cover the earth. What force started it?
The fishermen of Galilee standing on the
grave of a dead Christ. preaching trans
parent ie?' This would be greater
miracle than the resurrection of Christ
The following announcements were made:
Woman's Board of Mission meets Tuesday at
$50 p. M; prayer meeting, Wednesday
evening at 1870, will have for its theme, -
have no interest in the Binle-how can 1
become interested 2" The ladies prayer
meeting Friday at o'clock p. M, and Soci-
ETY. of Christian Endeavor at 1880. Mr..
Cruzan also announced that, beginning with
next Sunday evening, there would be a
series of Sunday evening sermons preached
especially for young men.