Evening journal., 1891-03-30
LAST EDITION
HAPPY, JOYOUS EASTER
Grand Celebration of the Day
of Resurrection.
"HE Is NOT HERE, HE Is RISEN.

terday-ssrmons, Services Singing
and Decorations in the Churches.
Pretty Spring Costumes.
The storm OF last week ceased on Sat
urday night. and although some cloud.
appeared with the dawn of Easter day
they dispersed by noon and the DAY be
came bright with sunshine. The clouds
OF theamorning prevented only few
persons from wearing their new spring
costumes 30 the gay colors were every
where seen. The streets were scenes Of
life IN happy and appropriate garb from
esrlY morning tin night came down.
Churches which held o'clock q m SER
vice were filed and all the succeeding
services brought large crowds
There was no lack of novelty in the
exercises Of the day Many persons at
tended half a dozen churches and were.
consequently, ready for rest at night. In
the afternoon, when the Sunday schools
closed, Market street and Delaware
avenue were crowded with a steadily
changing throng of promenaders, who
enjoyed the warm sunshine while dis
playing the spring styles.
The churches were decorated with
lines, hydrangeas, py@riss, hyacinths,
cinnerarias, ferns, palms and potted
plants, arranged ia different ways The
most usual form of decoration was a
cluster of lilies in front of the pulpit
with the base Of smaller plants. The
music In the churches was never better
than that rendered yesterday. 1t seemed
as If every singer had a special mission
to sing as ioyfully and as well as he or
she could, and fulfilled the mission. The
compositions we're By standard musical
writers and happily the work OF the old
masters predominated Augmented
choirs, carefully trained, delighted all
their hearers by their careful rendition
OF the difficult selections
Protestant Episcopal Churches.
ST. JOHNS
The Easter services in st. Johns
Church, Rec, 7. Gardiner Littell, D d.
rector, were elaborate. beautiful and i'm
pressive. The chancel was profusely de-
corated with Easter lilieF, hydrangeas and
creeping wines. An orchestra of nine
pieces, led by Professor Reybold, accom-
panied the surplieed choir of twenty.
eight male voices. The church was flled
to its utmost capacity with members OF
the church and those who came to hear
the beautiful singing Services were held
at 600 a. m. 10 so q m. and 4p.m
Bishop Coleman was present at the early
service Rev. DR. Littell preached .
powerful Easter sermon at the 10. 80
service dis text being / Thes. xiv, 49,
IA. He said In part
1--WE rejoice at Christmas of break of
day and exult at Easter Of full gospel
noon-tide. On Christmas hopes dawned
to-day those longings are realized. at
the nativity we hail the coming of our
champion; on Easter day we 20 out and
greet him returning victor, and mortsls
adore gracious Hberator. We bless the
glorious life giver for His promise bravely
Kept Christmas we walk by hope; to-
day we walk with risen hope. That was
a glorious feast, but this Is the queen of
festivals We have assurance that thy
brother shall rise again, and bring to Won
and me in the shadow of the valley. life
and Immortality. There is, indeed. a
death for those who live for worldly
things; but for those who sleep in Christ
1t Is a restful sleep. God tells us the
last generation shall not die. but
in moment be caught up-caught up
and meet the descending Lord Yet these
must give precedence to those in their
grave Md not Christ rise firstP We are
here to triumph in the risen Lord How
can christian fail to find comfort even
in the presence of his seeming deadY By
not looking to heaven If ne love the
light which Christ could give us, and if
we live with that life giver, we shall be
claimed by Him on that resurrection
morning and enter into life indeed Wa
have not came here to church simply to
see its adornments, but to bless Him who
on that day made robes of righteousness
possible TO u.s. We are here to unite
with the angels in praise Of Him who
will bring us back to happy purity and
goodness. In the fragrant new born
flowers we have lesson Of Gods resur-
rection. The glad carols must not appeal
inalternately to the senses. Let
them accomplish their noble
purpose. Let our grateful hearts mount
heavenward to-day and catch theHeavenly
inspiration from the risen Son of Right
eousness. bow welcome, thrice welcome.
the thought that there viii be a great
resurrection day. when they shall come
forth in all the glory Of the resurrection.
Can we not exslt in the thought that the
body which God made the temple Of the
soul will be raised again in a still more
beautiful and winning form than it is
at present The Redeemer might have
died and we and He would have been
conquered had He not had the power to
rise again he broke those chains and
thus we, His children are all able to rise. "
sT ANDREWS.
The music at St. Andrews Church.
Eighth and Shipley, was feature Of The
service. Dudley Buok' s Te Deum in EI
minor and the Easter anthem ssHe Is
Risen" by e A Glare, being the selee-
tions especially praised. Miss Florence
Jackman and Messrs. Raynor and Triggs
were the solists in the anthem Rev. b
e. Herrick. retired army chaplain as
sisted Rev. Charles E Murray, the
rector, at the morning service. The rec
ter preached the sermon. In the evening
a united service of the congregation and
Sunday school with the sixty-third
anniversary celebration of the Sunday
school was held. The choir assisted in |
the singing. The annual report of the |
school showed that it has seven officers, |
twenty-six teachers and $50 scholars. |
The collection for the year ending last |
Saturday amounted to $455 SO and a |
balance now remains in the treasury of |
$103 40 The Sunday school Easter |
collection amounted TO $181. The rector |
preached a sermon on the resurrection |
and it's proofs The decorations consisted |
Of large group of lilies and other |
flowers In the centre of the opening to |
the chaueel
TRINITY.
The new Church at Delaware avenue |
and Adams streets had large congrega-
tions. Cut flowers on the altar aud |
potted plants on the chancel-rail were