Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-04-06
INTERESTING OCCASION.

The Easter Services at st. PauIss-
Beautiful Floral Display-Ftne Music
An Addition OF $1,000 to the
ssTower Fund.-
The Easter services at st. PauI's church
yesterday were specially notable. The early
service at $50 a. NJ. was attended by a very
large congregation. The rector, Rev. E. S.
Lines, was assisted by Rev. Mr.. Camp. At
1890 was held the customary mo rning ser
vice except the Litany, which was read in
the early service. Rev. Mr.. Lines preached
the sermon, taking as his text the words,
CHOW, upon the first day of the week, very
early in the morning, they came unto the
sepulchre, bringing the spices which they
had prepared and certain others with them
And they found the stone rolled away from
the sepulchre. And they entered in and
found not the body of the Lord Jesus'-
Luke, xiv, 1913 verses. The sermon was
a very earnest and faithful presentation Of
the familiar and touching story and was lis
tened to with the deepest attention. The
offertery, which was taken at the close of the
services, was for the benefit of the '<tower
fund.- now being made up by the parish for
the purpose of erecting two stone towers in
place of the wooden ones removed. One of
the proposed towers is intended as memo
rial to the late Elias Pierpont. The offering,
together with that of the afternoon, resulted
in the substan nal addition to the fund of
nearly one Thousand dollars.
The Easter festival of the Sunday school
was held in the afternoon at o'clock
Carols were beautifully sung and offerings,
together with floral letter, were brought
forward by scholar of each class. This
enormous Sunday school is one of the fsa-
lures of St. Paul's.
Following is the programme of the Easter
music:
As As it Began to Dawn" -..-.-....-....... Buck
Christ our Passover -SchiIing
Anfh Anthem strife is o'er.arranged from lfen
Mendelssohn- MI, Buck
Re Denm-Festiva No in Haf e'a ana o sncR
Hymn Rotterdam. --...---...............To Tours
kyrIe In F. ......--..--.. .........- Tours
Hymn 9s-''Christ is Risen To-day, Buck
offertory. Il Know mo That My Redesmer Liv
The music was yesterday, as it
has been throughout almost the whole
history of St. Paul's, of a
very high order. We have not space to
comment in detail upon the long programme,
but must let 1t Suff1ce 10 say that nom the
opening voluntary from the halleluiah chorus
by the organist, Mr.. Ford, to the offertory
81 know that my Redeemer iveth" from
Handel's Messiahin which Mrs. S. S. Thomp-
son, soprano, displayed her very superior and
artistically trained vocal powers and aston
ished even her best friends, the whole was a
glorious success. Although elaborate and
even ornate, the music was full of the
spirit beftting the joyfully sacred day and al
though highly artistic vet produced the effect
that never come except from sacred
music rendered by those from whom it comes
as pnre offering from the heart.
The floral display was very beautiful and
appropriate to the day. On the altar was
an elegant cross of flowers composed of Gala
lilies, camelias. carnation roses, violsts and
smilax resting on base of green. On each
side the chancel was profusion of potted
plants Of choice variety. The font was
filled with ferns, primroses, callas and other
plants, while the front of the lectern was de-
corated with roses.