Omaha daily bee., 1888-04-08

III We ndVb UHu SOTTOW, leL US uTY our
tears and rejoice; II our heart strings have
been torn, let us believe it were in justice,
and il our hearts have been cleft in twain,
let us live the better for it, We Of this So
ciety have pledged ourselves 10 a doctrine
that is the very essence Of His, that IS the
very essence of all religion.
at was not WEAKNESS that sent me from
the altars of the church 10 preach night after
night on the stage of a theater IL was my
love OF religion. So let us love all mankind
let us ask tie Father to help u.s. and IL there
be any misunderstanding, forget them and
pray for our enemies.n
All bright with the beauty of sunshine
streaming through radiant windows was St
Patrcks cathedral in Fifth avenue yester-
day morning. Scarcely in any other chris
tian church of the United States could so
vast "a throng be brought together. The po-
lice turned away from the doors enough
people TO fill two ordinary churches. Mum
bers Of pew owners were unable TO reach
their own seats for ut the cathedral on i'm
portant occasions big crowd is never we'll
handled. After mass had begun scores came
in through the sacrsty, but had TO stand
while strangers filled their pews ALI the
asles were packed, and even the steps
around the side altars were occupied. From
FIVE TO six thousand people must have been
within the building. The Easter raiment,
the bright and tasteful costumes Of the Ia
dies served TO make the picture still more
pleasing.
What need was there for decorations in
such an edificel The broad sanctuary alone
had a few. These were tall palm trees and
brilliant cvergreens, Easter lilies and groups
of white geraniums, and chaste effect was
produced. A cluster of lights hanked the
six big tapers on the high alter, and around
the tabernacle were few vases of glowing
| cut flowers. The altars of the Blessed Vir-
gin and st. Joseph were decorated with the
same simplicity and purity.
The sermon was preached by the Rev.
Father O'Connor, >. j., of st. Xavler's.
Bcethoven's mass in G. is not often heard
| in this city, perhaps on account Of the severe
demands II makes on choir and orchestra.
Mr.. Pecher, however, is equal TO anything.
| This sublime composition, of an essentially
choral character, was rendered perfectly.
The "Kyrie Eleison," grave and pathetic
| choral prayer, disposed the 5congregation to
| to devotion. The low strings in the orches
| ira opened with a rich and subdued melody,
and were followed by the soft, low tones of
| mingled voice and instrument. Then the
clarionets and bassoons took up the melodi-
| Gus strain. When the ''Christc" was reached
| the most beautiful passage in the number
| was finely executed by orchestra and chorus.
| The conclusion in unison was full OF
| solemnity
| The music of the chimes foated ont over
many a large congregation in old Trinity
| yesterday Rev. DIR. Morgan Dix, rector oil
| Trinity, assisted by Revs Henry A. Adams,
| Joseph W. Hill and Henry Baumann, con
| Quoted the various services. The chancel
! and sanctuary of the church were hand
| somely decorated with flowers, among which
| the Gala, lilies of the valley and white hya-
| cinths predominated, and the candles in the
| the two big candelabra at the sides of the
| chancel were all alight throughout the morn
| ing and forenoon.
| Many.parsons were turned away from the
| Church of st. Mary the Virgin in the morn
| ing What with the cleaning altar, the
| wild sweet choruses, the swelling organ
| peals, the rolling kettledrums, the clashing
| of cymbals, the twinlSlng tapers, the sway
| ing procession, the clouds of incense floating
| up to the white, sanity statues: the sudden
| bushes and the solemn tollng OF the bells, it
would have taken hard hearted pagan TO
resist the Influences of the great christian
| pagaent of triumph.
| DIR. Lyman Abbott preached in Plymouth
church in the morning from the text, Ro,
| mans, vi, 4-''TherefOre Are We Buried
| with Him by Baptism into Death; That
| Like as Christ Was Raised up from the Dead
| by the Glory of the Father, Even So We
| Also Should Walk in Newness of Life"
To the right of the minister's chair, and
| forming sort of screen to the little table,
! was a floral vault on the door Of which were
| the words, Easter Opened Heavens Door"
| A beautiful pillow of tulips and tea roses
rested on the front of the platform, facing
very edge of the platform plants and flowers
| were arranged in almost every imaginable
| form of beauty.
The gloomy gray allgorical walls and pill
| Rev. Hugh O. Pentecost preached to Unity
! congregation on the subject of "LeuJ and
| Easter,' presented a dismal contrast to the
| scene of floral profusion in almost every
other place of worship. There was an apprO-
| priateness about the bare and bald appear:
| ance of this assembling place, as it quite be-
| came the mood and spirit of the negative
minded preacher.
Mr. Pentecost said he didn't take any stock
| in either Lent or Easter. They are foolish
| and pretentious observances, said he, and
| give tae unbeliever the chance to use good
| deal of justitiable saroRsm at the expense of
the church. For man to smoke five instead
| of ten cigars, and for girl to heroically re
| frain during forty days from the use of choc-
| olate caramels and bonbons, he added. is not
| procedure to command the respect of intel
| ligent people.
81 can't see any more religion in fish than
| can in meat" quoth Mr.. Pentecost, with a
| sidelong shot ut tho Lenten exodus to
| Florida every year. ~ think we are better
| christians for being well fed all the year
round. True. religion consists of modera-
| tion."
The caflas, the tulip, the rose, sweet iessa
| mines, japonicas, and almost every beautiful
flower which the nursery supplies adorned
| the Brooklyn tabernacle yesterday. The
| most conspicuous object was a huge cross
| which rested against the center of the organ
| and formed the background to the preacher.
| Composed of callas and bordered with tulips,
/ it was suggestive of purity even more than
|
| III flowers of darker tint, "He is Risen"
| SOCIETY MAKES MERRY.
| A great attraction, indeed, is the fair at
| the new armory of the Second Battery on
| Broadway, between Fifty second and Fifty
| third streets The money made at tins fair,
which it is hoped will amount to several
| thousands is TO help to build IA new homuse-
| pathic hospital and college, and some two
| hundred matrons and as many pretty maids
| have interested themselves in its success.
| They have begged such nice big articles as
pianos, sets of furniture and China from the
| manufacturers, and every kind of fancy
| work imaginable has been donated for the
| various booths. Mrs William Tod Hcmuth
| is in general charge, and Mrs, Henry j
| Newton Is the secretary
| Flags of all nations and bunting OF the
| brightest deck the entire armory. The booths
| are ranged about the room and each one will
| be decorated differently.
! Miss Belle Peabody Ward presides over
| the floral booth, and dresses TO resemble q
| flower, as does also her twenty or more as
| sstants.
| Tobacco of every form and kind occupies
| one entire stand, aud among the fair women
| who sell this noXious weed at high prices
| are Mrs, George w. Ely, Mrs. Thomas S
| Platt Mrs George Richardson, Mrs. Rufus
| b. Cowing and Mrs, Lucien r. Niles; Music
each evening and afternoon is an attractive
! feature.
A special attraction is an eighr-oared rae
ing shell, which is 10 be voted TO the most