The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-04-02
CASTERS GAY THR0NGS.
SWEET FLOWERS AND JOYOUS
MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES.

1890
How the Passing Regiment Looked
The Services at the Churches-A Day
of Sunday School Festivals and An
niversaries.
Casters dawn was never more glorious
than Yesterday. What the weather prom
Used to be, it was There were few early
services in the churches, but they were we'll
attended by the devout The great throng
of people waited though, until the later SER
vices and then it turned out en- masse,
marched to church and marched home
again.
1t was the advent time ofspring fashions,
and beautiful women wore beautiful bon
nets and dresses. The fashionable parade
began early and lasted until late There
was lull during the hours of service, but
when the congregations were dismissed the
sidewalks were filled with people--it was a
passing regiment of spring costumes and
Easter flowers.
1t was glorious Easter in the churches.
At the Roman Catholic Cathedral and st.
Patrick's church, at st. Johns and Christ
Episcopal churches, and at the Lutheran
church the Easter decorations were more
elaborate and the services more impressive
than they were elsewhere, though in nearly
all of the churches in the city there was
some recognition of the great festival day.
THE DECORATIONS AT ST. JOHNS.
At ST. Johns and Christ and at the LII
theran church the decorations were superb.
At St Johns the beautiful dosel above
the altar formed fitting background for
the decorations that filed the chancel. Upon
the altar was a lofty cross of white azaleas,
ait GiH 10 Of hn al fol
easter lilies and waving potted plants. The
chancel rail was twined with flowers.
The front of the pulpit and lecturn were
covered with roses, and beneath them the
delicate wisteria. The font was beautifully
decorated with roses and japonicaS, and was
almost hidden from sight by the masses of
flowers that covered it, Above all waved
the beautiful and fragrant Easter lilies.
The white vestments of the church were set
off by natures richest offerings. The SER
vices were very impressive.
AN IMMENSE CONGREGATION.
The immense congregation filled every
pew, and even the aisles were crowded.
The rector, Rev. Charles II. Strong
preached an eloquent sermon upon
the Victory over Death and the Grave"
The music, with organ and violin accom-
paniment, was finely rendered by the st.
Johns chorus choir under the direction of
uTS. ID. anu WIS Il feature OF In6
service. The solos were by Misses Jones
and Rutzler, the latter of whom sang the
offertory. The Easter offerings to the
church were large, and in addition the rector
was presented with a check for several hun
dred dollars as an Easter gift from his con
gregation.
ST. JOHNS SUNDAY SCHOOL.
st. Johns church has seldom held such
throng of people as 1t did last night. The
Easter and Christmas festivals at st. Jonn's
always attract crowds of people, but last
An hour before the time for
the festival exercises to begin,
and before the church doors were opened
people were waiting on the sidewalks, and
half an hour before the festival there was
hot vacant pew in the church except
those reserved for the school, and people
were standing in the aisles. The gallery
was overlooking and the vestibule was
almost blocked. Hundreds were unable
to get inside and went away to
other churches. Many though stood ON the
sidewalks and listened to the singing
through the open windows. The chanceI
decorations were the same as at the morn
Ing service.
WITH WAVING BANNERS.
The Sunday school assembled in the Par
lsh Hall, where it was joined by the new
tchool from the Episcopal Free church, and
the two marched in with banners waving
and singing,
Brightly CLEANS our banner,
Pointing to the sky,
Waving on Christ soldiers
To their homes on high.
After the Lords Prayer and the collects
tor the day were said the carol Hail, all
haill" was sung. Then came a responsive
reading led by the rector, and after it the
Infant class sweetly caroled;
We are little yet we sing
Praises unto Christ our King.
Sweetly on this Easter day,
Singing out merry lay.
This was followed by another carol
birds are Singing" and then came the
presentation of the class banners and offer
lngs for the year. This was one of the most
beautiful features of the festival. The
offerings were large and later ON the rector
announced that they amounted to SOL o.
UNWILLING THE MEMORIAL WINDOW.
The unwilling of the Sunday school
memorial window, in memory of the thirty
eight little ones who have died in the past
ten years, during the rectorship of Rev.
Charles II. Strong, came next and was the
leading feature of the festival The window
Is on the north side of the church near the
shoir gallery and is similar to the memo
rial windows that were put in two
years ago by members OF the congrega-
tion. The subject is the raising of Jairus'
daughter The memorial Inscription is:
The gift of st. Johns Sunday school in
memory of the children who have gone before"
The scriptural inscription is: And He
said unto her, Talitha Cumi, which is, Dam
sel, say unto thee, arise st. Mark ", Al.
THIRTY EIGHT LITTLE ONES.
The little ones to whose memory the win
dow has been placed in the church and the
dates of their deaths are as follows:
John Wheaton Palmer, April %, n; Fanny S.
Bryan Aug TO- IS; Meta VanHorn, Sept. p,
Gs; Stella Lee Hull, April II, 10; Emily Gar
many, May q, 10; Edward Munnerlyn, Nov TO-
70; Edith L. Suits, Aug. 49, 80; Eta V. KinSey
Aug. Is, so; Carlotta b. Suits, Aug. ~, 80;
Frank w. kinsey, Ang. "a, 80; Rosa b. Falli-
giant, July %, 80; Julian b. Threadcaft, Aug. %,
50: Edna Reitze. Nov. s. so, Godin Guerard
Carter, July 9, 'S3; Daisy Shivers, Nov. IL, 80;
Alice Park Nov. % 'S3; Nellie Estill, Dec. 3, 'S3:
d Horace Remshart. March = 81; Amy E. Stuts,
April 20, ~: Edith NJ. Threadcraft May q, "a
Catharine Richardson, Aug. 20. 80; Norman
Leigh. Sept. :, 80; George b. Wheaton, Oct 49,
80; Jennie Payne, Nov. 10, 80; Mary Everett
Oct 20, 81 Fred F. Moffatt Dec. %, 81: Mary
II. Girard, March @ 80; Leo Wilson, July T. 81;
Minnie Mayer, July TO- ~; Susan A. Roberts
Oct 20, "a Frank Ives, Dec. 20, "a; Ford Nun.
herlyn, March %, 49, Emma L. Sheldon, Aug
l6. 's5 Eugene Schiey, March 10. SO; John
Lamar, Feb. p, 81; Josephine Jones, March o.
81 Chase Sullivan, oct. IL, 81; Sophie Mcleod,
Oct q, 81.