Daily Republican., 1888-04-02
Easter as Sc. rAurs r. q

this church were unusuhily EkJetessine
portion Of which was very .ptesslve' W
Tie decorations were red W nhEnln.
osnt. The altar, which Ell oeen pare
for tho space Of forty days "as rtersily
covered with various kiD h'weIt'
beautifully arranged by .au1 neln
here Of the church. Not NJ snsu % W.
hundred candles were lighted w's 70
circle over all, in burning 49, WI WI
tho word "AlleluiA " The scel We We
certainly dssxling and at the same "e
pleasing 10 the oye. n.
The singing BY the choir was enk
chan,ing, and was listened to By the
vast audience with rspt attention.
Tho director, Mr.. Louis Preston, proved
himeelf 70 be n good guide, and under
his N manipulation Of the voices not the
slightest discord occurred. The solo In
"Gloria Excelsis in Dec" was rendered
by Miss Mary Conner insuch an hrtis-
tic manner that We would not be doing
her justice II we did not accord 10 her
the need OF praise which she merits.
The choir in the Catholic churches has
No much to do with the services 90 the
priest, and each one must be well
posted 90 to his or her part; other wise
there would DC . great deal Of oonfu.
sion. The choir ct st. PauPr, both
fem ale and male, fully understand their
duties, and consequently everything
passes of harmoniously.
just moment or 80 previous TO the
remarks and explanations OF Father
Fallon, some one was 30 tmprudent No
to leave the building, when the Rev.
gentleman administered n severe re
buke TO the person by saying that the
time was near at hand when he would
not be insulted by any one leaving be-
fore the close Of mass.
He then read portion Of the aixteenth
chapter Of 6t. Mark, repeated the story
of the two MArys and SAlome going
unto the aepulchre At the rising OF the
sun with the intention OF seeing their
Lord and Master. but when they asked
among themselves "Who shall roll us
away the stone from the door," they
saw that the stone was rolled away, for
IL was very great. and . young man sit
ting on the right side, clothed IN long
white garment, who eaid: "Ye seek
Jesus OF Naasruth which was crucihedi
be Ia risen; he II not here" The Rev.
Father then, In q concise manner told
his people that the advance agents
eleven hundred years previously had
told the people Of that dAy OF the event
that would occur, the Annivershry OF
which to-day We celebrste-EAster-
Christ has risen, and siltsth at the right
baud, OF God.
Eastsr day, said the reverend father.
is the corner stone on which the Oath
olio church Is bullded; had there been
no resurrection then our faith would be
In vain.
He then explained why we celebrate
Easter, and then asked what does EAs.
ter mean tn your He said that he was
reminded of many things IN connestion
with the day and church services, one
Of whlch was that OF the preaching OF o
missionary to sAvAges. They went TO
listen TO him, but they were naked, so
be procured for each one OF the men a
pair OF pants, and the next time they
went they presented thepngasYes. with
tho papta AIoun6 tbejz necks, used a.
nsokties. The ua;fssionaty finally made
Ithom understand that they were 10 pul
them on their legs. 30 II is with many
civilized people-they do not under
stand the trae uses of Easter services
they come 10 the house of God, knee
and bow their heads. participate in the
services, and on the following morning
and during the week they lie, cheal
Ind rob.
! He WAS particularly severe on those
who incurred debts aud failed 10 pay
them. They were always promising "a
do 80, but finally die and 20 70 hell
without paying shat they justly owe.
He condemned In unmeasured terms
the things that are nightly tranRpirinR q
In pArlors, the meeting OF young people,
etc, Mr.. BlacEwell," said he, ''is
coming tonight to SEQ MISS -; pull
down the blinds. The parlor 10 .
souroa OF much evil, and deeds are done
there that should entitlo 1t to be called
black As hell, and It should be abol-
isbed."
The Rev. gentleman then told OF 3
woman who many years ago was In
vested with unlimited power; she WAS
called nightmare, and ID bind .
man. hand and foot. and experience
muoh joy at his agony. In the morn.
ing she would go quietly to his bedside
anH set him free, but he would not die
whilst bound. 5he should have been
called dAymRre As well rs nightmare,
for she Is constantly binding you In
your sine, and you muht die 10 your
sins before You can have a resurrection
and secure lie everlasting, even rs the
grain which Is placed In tho ground
dies and moulders away, and thon IN
due senson bursts forth with new life.
10 conclusion Father Fallon said:
"God bless you, may you fully under
stand what Easter services mean; they
DO not mean tc come here to gaze upon
the decorations and listen to the sweet
singing, but to praise God for the res
direction OF Jesus Christ, who died that
we might live.