New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-04-07
A BEAUTIFUL EASTER DAY.
ELABORATE MUSIC IN DECORATED
CHURCHES.
THE EDIFICEs CROWDED WITH woRsHIPPERs-
THRoNGs OF PEOPLE IN THE STREETS
AND THE PARKS.

streets and parks and squares. In the churches the
aTenebrc" and the De Profunds" gave place 10 'he
.Te Deumr and the Resurrexit." The hearts OF men
and the moods of nature seemed TO be in ACCORDANCE
The rivers that encrcle the city and the BAY sue'c
Ing south to the purple Highlands of the Naveslnk
Law like silver Mains with scommcrce hushed and
sted upon their bosoms Along the miles OF river
front the great ships Law
With all their spars uplifted
Like crosses of some peaceable crusade
Before the good old time had given place 10 the
better new men used 10 greet each other on Easter
sunday morning with the greeting: Christ has riscn,
IN which the response was He has risen indeed"
No such expression was on the lips OF the throhes
that met in streets and parks Yesterday but on the
Inns and in the hearts and on the faces OF each one
was reflection of the JOY and brightness OF the Easter
tide which spoke more than conventional phrases
There could not have been more beautiful DAY
for the memorial OF the Resurrection. Above the sun
sailed slowly like golden galleon across the sapphire
sea OF sky toward the starlit night tlat a"a'eo III
the west beyond the blue jersey hills ana from tla'
region fresh sweet wind blew. flooding all inc clN
Fifth-ave and Broadway. as is usual on Easter sun
day. and all the parks. were tlronged Wi'h people,
EVERYWHERE were flowers. Women wore 'hem a'
their corsaces men in their buttOnholes ana tney
bloomed in churches and houses. Lilies were the
favorte flowers. and scarcely man IN the street,
whatever his condition in life. was too poor 10 sho"
some floral emblem of the day. EVERYBODY hau vi
some new article of wearing apparel-that Is ai"os'
northumberland when the services in the churches
we're over Fifth-ave. was CAV and brilliant as
al no other season. The Easter bonnets ana 'he
Faster trousers rioed in gorgeousness and struggled
70 eclipse each other in splendor. From Maalsoh
SQUARE to Central Park the sidewalks were rivers
OF beautiful raiment and happy faces.
In Central Park where the trees ana grasses h"'0
Inst awakened to the knowledge that spring Is e'o'
and the one is putting forth buds and the other tahs
IN a ,veler green crowds Of people wandered on tle
walks or sat on the benches of the Mall In Maoiso"
Square many children played about In the suhs'he' VI
sat and chartered on the stone bench Dehcd'i "'o
bronze figure of Farragut and the stern race ol 'd
old hero was bright not from the hcroc nsn' '
streamed from Mobile lay, Dut pN uio eO''"O "''
of the Easter sunshine.
For one day the storms Of life and the weary mon'ls
NJ winter were forgotten poverty and sin ma 'he"
heads and promise of what the world Is 10 DC Shoo
over land and sea- o,,--
IN PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHI k'liho'
The services in all the Protestant Ep!scopai
churches were we'll attended the floral DECORATIONS
we're abundant and beautiful and the musical pro-
craumes which were printed in The Tribune Ne>ler-
sav were finely given. At Trinity Church po'S III
cincrara and large palms were scattered throughout
the chancel making simple but pleasing Easter EN-
bellishment The Rev. DR.. Morgan DIX pfcaohou "
a large congregation. The programme Of inc Scr''o'
was follows: ,,-A
First celebration of Holy Communion in English
a. m; second M; third in aeTman a n 10
a. m. Professional. hymn 90 anthem EpheGcl aT
v. II: Psalm wi verse y. osrioSv' Gjr,
n TbV Ioins and Arise benedict: occasional hymn
los ProcessSnaI hymn a9 R T0Gff r' in
catn anthem. Psalm xxxiii, verses 90 q iSaa "a
XIV verse Corinthians Ky verse Sor o. a Ian sI
So Wesley: ascription, Hallelllah 'horus "aiu0''
occasional. hymn 1Oi.
The Rev. Dr. W. Il. Huntington conouc'eo 'nc
services at Church, where several hundred
immense crowd in the edifce. The arrangement OF
flowers was especially noticeable, beautiful cross OF
cut flowers being conspicuous in the general display
which was made up largely Of clnerarla ana palms
gracefully arranged in the chanceL
At St. Georges Church the services were condnc'en
by the rector, the Rev. DR.. W. = RainSiolu' aSNseu
by the Rev. Henry Wilson, the Rev. T. F. Edwards
and the Rev. f. c. Atchson. Lilies and azata'
with a background Of palms, were the prhcpai
features in the decorations. several beautiui
memorial pieces adorned the communion table ana
the altar. The women of the choir wore vestmehts
for the first time. is said in the history OF the
Episcopal Church in this city. r. Fulton Cutting
the superintendent of the sunday schoo delivered an
address at the chldren's service in the afternoon
after which Easter offerings presented and plants
distributed among the pupils. AT the evening service
the regular choir reinforced by choir OF hfiy
voices from It. Peters Church, Brooklyn, under the
direction of ". :. Chester. assisted by
w : Rhodes orcanst and chormaster
Of st. Peters Church. During the day over
a thousand people turned away from the church.
unable TO get seats 4 vestryman said that the
attendance at the services yesterday the largest
ever known in the history Of the church. This was
the musical programme:
St Georges Rev. DR.. w. s. RainsfOrd rector
2 a. m, Holy Communion with carols IL a. H..
professional hymn 1O4. Jesus Lives, Gauntlet
re Deum. Dudley Buck, in minor; Jubilate, Dud
lev Buck in i fiat Anthem, See Now the Altar;
Hymn 1903, The Strife IS DER. Paestina lntroit
anthems. II Ye BE Risen With Christ. Light OF inc
World sullivan; HYMN 80 6. b., On the ResrrFec'
ton Morning. willing: sermon by the rector; Of
fertory King All Glorious Barnby; sanctus in F.
Wesley Communion hymn COZ. Hodges Gloria in
Excelsis Old Chant: Nunc Dimittis. Tonus Regus
Recessonal. hymn 1O7 p. m. PROFESSIONAL hymn
tO4: MagnlfCat and Nunc Dimittis, Tours; An
them. Break Forth into JOY, Barnby; Hymn 90,
Morgan: ONcrtory. The Resurrection. Shelley; An
them The Radiant Morn, Woodward; occasional,
The Strife Is DER, Palestrina; Childrcn's festival
3 80 p. m
Tho Rev Arthur Ritchc. assisted by the Rev.
Harry Bauman. conducted the services at Trinity
Chapel on West Twentyfifth-st bank Of bcauti-
ul caas and roses on the altar and gafands Of roses
on the pulpit made striking display
The Church Of the Holy Trinity and ST. Thomas's
Chnrch were artsticalIy decked with Towering shrubs.
lilies palms and passion flowers The rect0rs OF
these churches, the Rev. f. Wapolc Warren and the
Rev DR.. j. W. Brown. preached to crowded congfcga
tons,
The decorations at -. Bariliolomcw's were prob
ably the most profuse and elaborate among tho Epis
copal churches in the city. Large Ascension lines.
Easter lilies callas, the royal golden japanese beauties
and roses almost filed the space inclosed by tie
clanceI rail- Whine large cross on the altar, Win
8. crown OF beautiful white flowers hung above IL,
was conspicuous among other symooh'al decora'
.ons The Rev. Dr. David III. Greer. rector OF tho
church. ofciated at the services, which were largely
ATTENDED.
AT Calvary Church. which was handsomely decor
s,ed the following programme was carried out
MORNING SERVICE.
Professional" Welcome, Happy Mornlhg
sullivan
Anthem Christ Our Passover. Creser, IN Eli
lie peam' Barrett, in fiat.
intrnlt II ,nln 90" Christ the Lord Is Risen To-
day"