The morning call., 1890-04-07
" CHRIST is RISEN"
Solemn Observance of Easter
Day in the Churches.
High Mass at St. Ignatius Church and St.
Mary's csthedral-services at Trinity.
Beautiful Decorations.

The joyous festival OF Easter was COM
memorated in the city churches yesterday
with all the solemnity and beauty of
Christian rites and songs of praise and
thanksgiving due so great an occasion.
1t would indeed be difficult 10 realize more
beautiful sights than those revealed In the
interiors of many places of divine worship,
for chancels and affairs alike were arrayed
in the glory of the lilies Of the field. There
was such an abundant presence of these
delicate white flowers amid profuse festoons
and evergreen wreathS that the blooming
roses seemed almost forgotten. The sign
of salvation was exposed to view in every
shrine, but the cross was invariably Of
fowers-a symbolic cross without the
thorns of three days before. The services
were never surpassed here in solemnity and
the accompaniment of inspiring music.
ST. IGNArIUs CHURCH.
The services at st. Ignatius Church on
Hayes street were attended by a large con-
course of devout worshipers, and it was
estimated that 1000 people thronged the
church at the solemn high mass. The main
altar at-that service glittered with the rich
ness and splendor of its gold adornments
and candelabra in bright but soft light
from hundreds of waXen candles.
Only Gala lilies were used i'll floral
decoration, but the side affairs as well as
those of ST. Joseph and the Blessed Virgin
were gOrgeously dressed with flowers
among the cnyx pedesials and magnificent
candelabra Of exquisite designs. Gala
lilies, La France roses with maidenhair
fern, st. Joseph lilies, lilac and exotic
blossoms were most noticeable. and they
were arranged in baskets, vases ana stands
in profusOn. Scattered throughout were
crimson and yellow fairy lights which
added greatly TO the effectiveness Of the
decorations.
THE SERVICES.
The solemn high mass began at half-past
10 o'clock. and was celebrated by Rev.
Henry Imoda, 5. J., President Of the col
lege; Rev. Father A. COltelli, s. D., acted
as deacon, and Mr.. Henry White, 5. j.,
as subdeaeon. The direction OF the eere-
monies at the altar aud Of the twenty-four
acolytes in attendance was under the man
agement of MI. William Culligan, S. j.,
Director of the Sanctuary Society.
During the solemn high mass Giorza's
Mass. No. l" was sung. The offertory
was "Regina Cell" by p. Gloria; at the
endof the mass Regina Cell" by Rosewig.
AT $50 o'clock in the evening yespers by z.
GLORIA; 'Laudate Pueri," from LeJeaPs
vespers; Regina Cell" by Cagliero, and
''Tantum Ergo" by Mercadante, were sung
by the following choir: SOpranes-L. Gu
deceIli, Mrs. l. Seminario, Mrs. j. Con
tales, Miss a. Mcdonald, Miss S. Weir,
Miss Silva A. McKenna, Mrs. Wrintiel;
dlAOS-MI6. Oliilti-s. bliss AdIS Oh L.
Muller, Miss \. Gallagher. Miss NJ. Punk
EFT, Mrs. J. MeComb, Mrs. Fogarty tenorS-
Charles Bach Ben Clark, G. Strahan;
bassos-Charles Thornton, B. Franz, j:
FOgarty, g. Harris, j. Eagau, Daniel
G'Connor, A. NJ. Thornt ton; 0rganist and
director, j. Muller.
Alter the gospel Rev. Father Joseph
Sasia, Sd. preached the sermon on the
resurrection. taking his text from the
Gospel of st. Luke, xiv, 81: " The Lord is
truly risen from tl6 dead
To show how truly solid and eminently
- substantial is the JOY impaired to the heart
of all sincere Christian believers by the
Easter Solemnity the preacher reviewed the
fact of the Lords resurrection under the
three different aspects, which correspond to
the three theological virtues of Faith,
Hope ana Charity-the three mighty pill
lars sustaining the whole editiee of Chris
tianity. For the resurrection of Jesus
Christ is the foundation of our faith, the
cause Of our hope and the model OF our
love"
Crowds Of worshipers also attended the
evening services. The chanting of solemn
vespers began at 80 o'clock, after which
followed the solemn benedictiOn of the
blessed sacrament. Rev. IL. lmOda acted as
celebrant at vespers, and Rev. Joseph
SASHA, Sd, oficiated at the solemn beuedic-
ton.
ST. MARY's CATHEDRAL.
Probably the last pontifical solemn high
Mass in ST. Mary's Cathedral, on California
street, was celebrated yesterday at 1920
o'clock. Before another Easter comes this
service Will be held only IN the new church
on Van Ness avenue. The lack of sufficient
accommodation for the large congregation
was more apparent yesterday, when the
aisles and veStibule were crowded during
tie mass, which lasted over two hours.
Everything combined to make the service
an impressive and pompous one-thatis, the
music of Haydn, with its complete beauty
and strength fundamentally as well as
yocally, the floral decorations and the cere-
monies of the altar.
The decorations consisted of helixes OF
eyergreens around the pillars, festoons on
the walls, wreaths Of lilies all over the
church, palms and potted ferns in the
sanctuary, smilax trailing from the candle
laDra, and lilies and roses on the affairs.
During the mass hundreds of candles
burned brightly around the tabernacle, and
fairy lights cleaned from amid banks of
cut flowers on both sides.
Archbishop Ri0rdan, clad in his gold and
purple vestments, sat at one side of the
ehancel. He was celebrant. Very Rev. J.
j. Prendergast, V. G., WAS assistant priest :;
Father McCue, deacon; Father Kirby, sub
deacon; Fathers Kenna and Jacquet, S. j.,
-deaeons OF honoI-
About fifty acolytes and altar boys at
tended at the mass. The vestments worn
by the officiating priests were of very rich
cloth OF gold, embroidered with gold bullion
and lined with purple satin.
After mass the Archbishop bestowed the
papal blessing on the cong egation, and, as
usual, Father PTendeFgast read the pom
tihcal authority for its giving. The ser
mon was preached by the Nicar-General,
who spoke upon the resurrection and its
brighter side, which. he said, suggested the
spiritual resurrection of tho soul from a
life Of Indifference or sin at the paschal
season. He concluded with an eloquent
appeal to his hearers to attend their Easter
duties and live in 4 brighter life
Haydn'S Imperial Mass, written for the
occasion OF the coronation OF the Emperor
of Austria, was performed by the following
choir, supported by organ, orchestra and
the SAMSON String Quintet: Sopranos and
altos-The Misses Matilda Wilde, Clara Nc
Gown, Jennie Hally, Minnie Byrne Ger
e" truce and Emma SAMSON, Mary Derkin,
Julia Sullivan, NJ. Higgins, Mrs. Madge
Elder, Mrs. NJ de Silveira, Mrs. 5. A.
Mashburn; tenors and bassos-F. Filippi,
j. e. Broadley, G. +. Coombs, w. S. Ed
minister, j. z. Byrnes and NJ. +. Brennan
conductor, Professor A. c. Elmer.
ST. JOsEPH's.
The parishi0nerS Of the extensive parish
Of ST. Joseph's Church filed the edifce at
- tile morning masses and in the evening at
yespers. The affairs were literally strewh
with choicest flowers, cut of which the
burning lights stood with pretty effect.
AT the solemn high mass at 1880 O'clock
"'Alarys Grand Mass was sung by the fol-
lowing choir, under the able direction Of
Professor 2. j. Sullivan: Sopranos
Misses Fannie Denny. Lottie Crawford and
Marcella Sullivan; altOs-Misses Eta Bag
ley, Helena Heeny, L. b. Gibson and Mr..
Chase; tenors-J0seph I. Gill, A. Tissot
and Philip Murphy; bassos-F. p Scollins,
Frank Marshall. John j. Colgan, Charles
BOrrmans and f. Somers. The offertory
was Alma Virgo" soprano solo and
chorus from Bellinfs Grand Mass. At the
END of the mass there was benediction
OF the Blessed Sacrament, followed by
"Tantum Ergo" by Bagioli; Regina
Cell" by Gloria.
TRINITY CHURCH.
Trinity Church, corner of Powell and
Post streets, was attended by large eongre-
cations at the morning and evening ser
vices, and it was very evident that the