Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-04-02
EASTER SERVICES.
"Christ is Risen Indeed, and Hath APP
peared to Simon"

observed throughout the Christian world in
commemoration of the resurrection of Jesus
Christ. Appropriate ceremonies were held
in all the churches of the city, those of the
Catholic and Episcopal Churches being very
impressive. High mass was observed at
ST. Rose.
ST. PAUL's CHURCH.
The services at st. Paul were
Early communion service, at 7:30 A. M;
music furnished by the Lenten choir.
Morning prayer and Communion at IL A.
NJ Prelude, cornet and organ; professional
hymn, "Allelulia;" introit, ''Christ Our
Passover E flat; Gloria Patri (Dank);
Gloria in ExceIsis, in F Tours; TIE Deum,
in D George w. Warren); Jubilate, in G
Noretz); hymn 80; Kyrie (Tours); Gloria
Tibia (Garrett); Gratias Tibia (Cramer);
hymn 100; Old Hundred; offertory, Res
direction" Shelley; offertory sentence;
Sanctus; hymn 207; Gloria in Excelsis;
occasional, He has Risen;' postlude,
cornet and organ.
Children's festival at 4:30 P. M.-Pro-
cessional, 1.-The World Itself Keeps
Easter" service with lesson, Fill the
Easter Font" creed and collect, "Christ
Hath Arisen;" sermon for the children,
"Christ Our Passover offertory for mis-
sions; Benediction; occasional, son Our
Way Rejoicing"
Evening prayer at 7:30 P. M.-Prelude,
cornet and organ; professional hymn,
"Allelulia:" confession, Lords Prayer and
Versicles; Psalms 113, la and u.s. Gloria
Patri, after each PSALM Magnifcat, after
first lesson; Benedic Anima, after second
lesson; creed and yersicles; hymn 80;
Praise God, etc, after sermon; offertory;
offertory sentence; occasional hymn, "He
Has Risen;" postlude, cornet and organ
Choristers:-Wardie Hall, Charley Wilke,
Weston Estes, Howard Carey, Albert Ogs,
James Patterson. Willie Sachs, Charles
Brunette, Wallie Piersen, Fred Strachauer,
Burnett Keller, Arthur Whittier, Allen
Bradley, Martin Arenz, Harry POLAND,
Sheldon Baldwin, Harry Williams, Charles
Causley, Paul Maslin, Willie Tryon, Frank
Thomas, Ed. Gerrish, Jerome Carroll.
Cornet, Mr. Eileman; tenors, Messrs. Cohn,
Grove, Fouikner, Genung and Kidder
BASES, Messrs. Edgar Carroll, Frost and
Loydal; organist, Mrs. A. T. Pinkham.
Vain the stone, the watch, the seal,
Christ hath burst the gates of hell
Death in vain forbids him rise
Christ hath open'd Paradise
CENTRAL NJ. E. CHURCH
The special Easter services drew large
congregations to the Central NJ. Z. Church
yesterday. In the morning the pastor, Rev.
Thos Filben, discoursed on The Facts of
the Fruits of Christ's Resurrection" based
on l Corinthians, XIV, 20: Now is Christ
risen from the dead, and become the first
fruits of them that slept" He dwelt on
the importance of the doctrine of the resur-
rection as truth of Christianity, and upon
the sufficiency of the proof of it as fact,
and enlarged on the benefits coming to men
through the resurrection. The Sabbath
school held special Easter exercises, each
scholar receiving an Easter egg or an Easter
card as token of tie day. The evening
congregation taxed to the full the seating
capacity of the church, and double quartet
choir composed of sopranos Mrs. Dewitt
Smith, Miss Laura Foote; altos, Miss Alice
Andrews, Miss Kate Ingham; tenors, E. f.
Ashworth, M. K. Barrett; bass, L. E. Smith,
l.. Todman; organist, Miss Annie Sanborn,
rendered very finely the following pro-
gramme of selections: Voluntary, organ;
anthem, The Lord Walked" Hatton;
Easter chant, The Love of Christ" Harris
horne; duet, Holy Father Send Thy bless
ing, Wallace; solo and chorus. my Hope
is in the Everlasting; Awake Thou that
Sleepest;" quartet, Light of the World"
Hatton; otfertory-solo, The Palms,"
solo and chorus, Now is Christ Risen,
Sing we to the Lord" doxology; benedic-
ton. Miss Ingham, Mrs. Dewitt Smith
and Mr.. Ashworth rendered solos, and
Mrs. Wendell Barrett read effectively
Goethes "Christ's Descent into He'll"
CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
At the Congregational Church the pastor
Rev. w. G. Merrill, preached an Easter SER
mon at 1915 A. NJ. The choir gave an
Easter praise service in the evening, when
the following programme was rendered
TIE Deum Laudamus, Mietzke; Easter an
them, Come See the Place Where Jesus
Lay" Schneider; soprano solo, q" Know
that My Redeemer Liveth," Handel; an
them, Christ is Risen from the Dead"
Wagner; contralto sslo, The Resurrec-
ton" Easter cantata, The Singing of
Birds, Warren: bass solo, 1.-The Risen Lord
Holden; anthem, Now is Christ Risenn
Danks Christ Our Passover" Grown
Him Everlasting King" Warren. The
choir consisted of Mrs. ]. c. cambridge,
soprano; Miss Daisy Siddons, contralto; A.
Sanborn, tenor; E. S. Campbell, basso:
Miss Amelia BOIL, organist.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
At the First Baptist Church, Ninth street
Rev. ]. E. Hopper preached a sermon ap-
propriate to the day. There was special
Easter music at the morning service, and
reception of new members and Lords Sup
per.
OTHER CHURCHES.
Rev. Robert L. Mediation, pastor of the
Christian Church, on Eighth street, be-
tween n and o, preached sermon from
the text, The Resurrection of the Dead"
Rev. c. P. Massey, pastor of the First
Unitarian Society, preached on Immor-
tality in Modern Thought" at Pioneer
Hall. Special Easter music was rendered
by the choir.
Rev. A. G. Herrick, pastor of Calvary
Baptist Church. l street, between Twelfth
and Thirteenth, preached from the theme,
" The Power of His Resurrection" In the
evening Chapel building and Easter
service was held.
Rev. A. T. Needham, of the Sixth street
NJ E. Church, preached sermon on The
Resurrection" and the choir rendered
Easter music
Rev. J. E. Wheeler, pastor of West
minister Presbyterian Church, preached an
Easter sermon, and the choir rendered
most excellent music, with words adapted
to the occasion.
POLICE NOTES.