The Hawaiian gazette. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1865-1918, 1890-04-08
EASTER SUNDAY.
The Festival Observed at the Churches
Large Congregations in Attendance.

| Easter, the church festival commemor-
ating Christ's resurrection, was OBJ
served Sunday in the various churches
OF the city by special services. The
morning opened fine and delightful
weather prevailed during the entire day.
These special Easter services always at
tract unusually large congregations to the
churches, and yesterday was no excep-
ton to the rule Following are some
particulars OF the different services:
ST. ANDREWS CATHEDRAL.
At this church the altar was very
lastly decorated with evergreens, potted
palms and ferns, and white flowers The
candle standards were twined with vines,
and on the altar stood six beautiful
bouquets of white roses. On the front OF
the pulpit hung three bouquets OF flowers,
and the font was also festooned with
| flowers of different hues. The first SER
vice, choral celebration OF the Holy
Communion, was held by the first con-
gregation, at 6 80 A. NJ. the Right Rev.
| the Bishop being the celebrant. There
was large number of communicates.
At 9 80 there was morning prayer and
| Holy Communion. The surpliced choir
of boys sang the music, and sermon
was preached by the Bishop. The King
| attended for short time. The Hawaiian
service in the afternoon was in charge
of Rev. w H. Barnes who preached an
| Easter sermon. In the evening at 8
o'clock there was choral evensong with
sermon by the Rev. H. III. Gowen.
The offerings during the day amounted
to $50. 10.
The second congregation held their
| first service at z 40 A. NJ; a choral cele-
! bration of the Holy Communion. Rev
! Alex. Macintosh was the celebrant as
sisted by the Revs. Archdeacon Shaw Of
Toxic, F. L. Warleigh, B. A, Chaplain
of II. B. NJ. S. Champion, and II. III.
| Gowen. The music sung was Tours in
| +. A large number of persons commune
Gated At 10 O'Clock there was
morning prayer, fully choral The
church was crowded in every part and
many persons went away not being able
to find seating room. The Revs. Alex.
Macintosh and F L. Warleigh intoned
the service, Archdeacon Shaw reading
the lessons The augmented choir OF
ladies and gentlemen under direction OF
of Mr.. j w. Yarndley rendered the
music with fine effect. The TIE Deum
and Jubilate were Tours in F, and the
anthem ION the First Day OF the Week"
by E. M. Lott The tenor recitative and
solo were excellently sung by MIR. L.
May. One effective feature of this an
them was a trio for female voices
and a quartette, both of which
were sung while the organ was
playing the Easter hymn "Jesus Christ
is risen to-day" in unison. The sermon
was preached by the Rev. Alex. Mack
intosh from the text "Right blessed and
holy is he that hath part in the first
resurrection; the second death shall
have no power over him." A celebra-
ton of the holy communion followed this
service. In the evening at 80 O'Clock
there was again good congregation.
The service was choral throughout. The
Cantate and Deus Miseratur were Bridg
water in A, the solo parts being sustained
by the Misses Dora Dowsett, Won Holt
and Mist, Messrs. May, Starkey and
Yarndley. The anthem was "Christ our
Passover" by Chapple, the tenor and
bass solos sung respectively by Messrs.
May and Starkey. The Rev. Archdeacon
Shaw preached an able sermon from the
words ri am the Resurrection and the
Life" The collections during the SER
vices amounted to $120 So and there was
also private donation of $50. The col
lections were for debt of $3.50 incurred
during the year which is now wiped out.
The Chinese congregation belonging
to the Cathedral had their special SER
vices. The temporary church was most
lastly decorated for the occasion, and
looked very pretty. There were three
services during the day all in charge OF
the pastor, Rev. II. Ii. Gowen, and they
were very we'll attended. The music
was hearty, and Mr.. Gowen preached
two sermons in Chinese appropriate to
the occasion 1t will not be long before
this congregation will be worshipping in
their new church.
CENTRAL UNION CHURCH.
The Easter decorations at this church
were really beautiful. On the pulpit
desk was a bank OF white lilies, and on
the platform potted palms. The front
pipes of the organ were covered with
large cross of white flowers and ever
green's, while on one side was floral
butterfly. From the chandeliers hung
rare flowers. At the morning service at
II O'Clock the church was filled to over
flowing, many being unable to obtain
admission. There was Communion, and
the following were admitted into the
church: By letter, Margaret A. Brewer,
Harriet d. Fisher, Carrie A. Gilman,
Angeline High, Helen Hoppin, William
Suthern and John A. Moore; on comics
sion, Agnes B. Alexander, Carrie S. Cur
tbs, Thomas Dickson, Mary j. Dickson,
Walter L. Howard, Henry G.. Hapai,
Lavinia y. ). Keen, Inga NJ. Larsen,
Thomas Lindsay, Eugene Lyman, Nor
man K. Lyman, Richard j. Lyman,
Mary E. Sumter and Gertrude Whitney
The choir rendered Dudley Bucks Festi-
val TIE Deum in G with capital effect, and
the Rev. DIR. Beckwith gave an Easter
address. In the evening the usual Easter
praise service took place, and again there
was large congregation. Some excel
lent music was finely rendered by the
choir, and included BenedIctus in G by
Buck and the anthems " God hath ap-
pointed day" by Tours and "Christ
the Lord is risen" by Buck. The pastor