Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1888-04-02
RAsrERsERvxCEs.

RASTER Sc kVkCESs
HOW the clad Day Was Recognized IN |
the Many Churches of This City-The
Churches Crowded!
Easter Sunday was bright and beautiful
day. All nature seemed to invite to worship
and praise, and the specially fine music and
floral displays at the churches drew out
thousands. At all the churches the attend
ance was large. Extra cars were run on the
Fair Haven and Westville horse railroad.
Easter bonnets reigned in the fashionable
displays and seemed unusually beautiful, and
the blizzard was forgotten save by those who
attended the churches on the old Green,
which is still SO burdened with blizzard snow
banks. The only drawback of the day was
the black clouds and accompanying slight
patter of rain in the evening The music at
| the churches was of high order.
AtCenter church
The attendance was large. The pulpit was
| pretti1y decorated with tropical plants and
| two floral pieces of Gala lilies. The music
| was unusually good and reflected great credit
upon the organist, Mr. Ford. The choir is
| composed Of Miss Zilpha Hazlet, soprano
| Miss Maggie Roberts, alto; Frank H. Osborn,
| tenor; William Mosher, basso. Solos were
| rendered by Miss Roberts, Miss Hazlet and
Mr.. Osborn in q manner deserving of the
highest praise.
At the second service held in the afternoon
at four O'Clock Rev. Mr. Smyth, the pastor,
made appropriate and well timed remarks on
Easter.
The programme has already been given.
Calvary Baptist Church.
The Calvary Baptist church was crowded
yesterday. In fact there hasn't been larger
congregation in many months. At the morn
ing service the Sunday school took part and
did we'll. Communion services were also
| held, Rev. DR.. Phelps administering the holy
| sacrament The right hand of fellowship
was extended to six. Four were baptized.
The pulpit was handsomely decorated with
flowers. On the communion table was a
large cross of white lilies. There was also
large star of pink azaleas with a Gala lily in
each point. On one side,of the pulpit was
crown of pink azaleas and in the baptistry
was large harp.
The music by the organist, F. w. Robin
son, and the singing by the choir was very
fine. The choir was composed of Miss Lis
zie Gafney, soprano; Mrs. whitney, alto;
Mr.. Pease, tenor, and Thomas Adams, bass.
A solo by Mr.. Pease and one by Miss Gaffney
were exeellently rendered.
Trinity church.
This church was crowded at the services at
| $50 and 1890 a. m. At the childrens SER
vice at 3 p. m. the church was comfortably
| filed. Rev. DR.. Ha-wood and Bev Mr..
| Nichols conducted the service from the
chancel. At the 1870 service Rev. Mr. Mich
| OILS delivered an excellent sermon.
The chancel was beautifully decorated with
| Gala lilies, azaleas, pinks and roses
| entwined with smilax. On the front
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/ To the right was another anchor,
| and in the rear of the chancel was a beautiful
i cross of lilies, together with numerous bou-
quets reaching the whole length of the rear
| of the chancel. Ia front were many tropical
plants with many banners. These banners
| represented each class in the Sunday school.
| The whole display was an elegant one.
The music was fine and was under the
direction of Walter r. Hedden, the well
known musician and organist at Trinity. At
&he early morning service the choir was COM
posed of eleven male voices. This is the
| only thing of the kind that has been done in
/ the musical line in this city. At the morn
| ing and evening services the choir was COM
posed of about forty voices, twenty four of
| whom were boys. Some of the Sunday school
children were made very happy in the after
| noon. Assistant Rector Nichols pre-
/ scented Louise Borwinkle, Florence North,
Lulu Keskulla, Clifford Williams and Emily
Peck with cards for reciting the church cate
chism with but few errors. Percy Williams
and Cora Witherspoon were each presented
| with book for reciting the catechism per-
fectly. All the children of the Sunday school
and of the mission were present at the chill
dren's services. During Lent and Easter
Sunday the whole school has given 1928. SO
for missionary purposes, and all that the as
| sistant rector asked for was 500.
The music was of O high order. Mr.. VIM.
Luton Wood, of New York city, distinguished
| himself by his excellent rendition of a solo,
/ The programme of the music was as follows:
$50 A. NJ.
l Gounod's2d Mes.e des Orpheonistes (for mems
voices)-Kyrie. SaluCaris, Sanctus and
Postlude-M arche, Opus 49, .......... Guilmant
1880 A. NJ.
Prelude-Ofertoir in minor. .Batiste
Processional-Sound the Loud Timbrel. .Schachner
Christ our Passover. B. Tours
TIE Deum in G .-.................... GadSby
Jubilate in Garrett
Ofrertory-Arioso, Behold and See; recit, He
Was Cut on; air, But Thou Did'st Not Leave
Solos by Mr.. VIM. Luton Wood Of New York E.''
1 Eucharistic hymn-St. Cecilia Mass 49,. Gounod
Postlude-Marche aux Flambeaux. Meyerbeer
Preude-PastoraIe in A.................G uilmant
Professional Sound the Loud Timbrel. Schachner
Magnlncat IN = --...----....- GadSby
Nunc Dmittis in Gadsby
Hallelujah chorus Beethoven
PoStlude-Concert Fantasia Prof. Sir r p. Stewart
st. PauI,s Church.