Evening journal., 1890-04-07


The decorations in the churches were
unusually beautiful. The floral display
included in nearly every instance Easter
lilies,l Lydrangas, smilax, candytuft,
gersniums, palms, ferns and tropical
foliage.
st. Johns Church.
The decorations included hydrangas
and Easter lilies on the altar, a pyramid
of plants on the side and a pyra mid of
flowers at the rostrum. IN A carol service
was held at 6 a. m. The full service
was held at TO- 80 o'clock. The surpliced
choir of twenty-five members and the
organ were augmented by Hyatt's or
ehestra of eleven pieces. w. J. Parry,
former organist, played the organ in
the absence by sickness of James v.
Roberts. William j. Fisher led the
choir and music The orthestra in
eluded four violins, two cornets, bass
viol, viola. trombone and flute and was
present at the evening service at A
o'clock The church was crowded and
hundreds turned away. Elton G. Littell,
soprano. sang a solo in the anthem,
'Why Seek Ye the Living Among the
DeadY Harry Geary was the sooist for
the day. Rev. T. Gardner Littell preached
at both services.
Grace Church and sunday School.
Grace NJ. E. Church was profusely
decorated, the reading desks having
been moved back to give room for the
flowers The front Of the platform was
covered with potted plants based with
smilax, and with palms and ferns in the
rear. The baptismal font was piled ten
feet high with plants
Grace Church Sunday school held
missionary and Easter service in the
chapel in the afternoon, and a large
| audience was present. The school sang
carols, accompanied by Grace Orchestra,
and Nellie Sparks gave a reading.
Nathaniel w. Davis, Esq, read some
missionary statistics in which he said
that the world is growing better, the
population of the United States has in
creased three and one-half times in fifty
years, while church membership has in
creased six times within the same period
| The collections for missionary work in
1886 averaged 55 cents for each member
"a low figure.
Secretary Henry G. Evans read his re-
| port: Officers and teachers, IS; older
scholars, 3S5; infant scholars, 215;
average attendance, 394. Collections for
foreign missions, $2,242 30; home pur-
poses, $474.94 total, $2.823.35 Two
| deaths were noted; Miss Josephine Rob
inson>and Miss Effie Wilson. The banner
class in Foreign Missions was that OF J.
Taylor Cause. $3.50 &c; for home mis-
sions, that of Miss Mary L. Lscklsn,
$43.85
N. Dushane Coward led the singing.
Miss Mary K. Thielman had consented to
sing two solos, but she did not arrive and
it is supposed that she missed the train
from Philadelphia. The collection for the
day amounted to $25
Rev Jacob Todd d. D., made short
address. being introduced as the new
pastor of Grace Church. He said that
he wanted a reform in the matter of
collections for missionary purposes The
classes should begin now and take a
collection each Sunday for that purpose.
Two much dependence is placed on out
side help. Each class should raise its
own money.
He spoke briefly on Easter, telling of
his boyhood days when they would hide
eggs until Easter BE explained the rea-
SON eggs are used on the day more than
on other days The egg is the symbol of
| the sepulchre. and a broken egg shell
represents the empty tomb,ga symbol of
the resurrection. Evergreen represents
immortality, white flowers purity; thus
are they used in decorations. he referred
| feelingiy to the death of Efie Wilson and
pointed out the uncertainty of life.
Second Baptist Church.
Second Baptist Church contained one
Of the pest displays in the e-sy, 1Le