Evening journal., 1891-03-30

| nave any ulmculty III tApiatnAuk Nti0 Slb
ni6cance of al Easter Day service. he
then gave reasons why IL should be
Acknowledged as the queen of feasts
Christmas Day without it would lose It's
gladness. Good Friday without it would
only cause us the greater sorrow For II
requires the fact c0mmemorated on
Easter Day to assure us of the efficacy of
Christs incarnation and crucihxion.
He then went on to speak Of the idea
of tho immortality of the soul as not
being new with Christianity. Many
heathen people before Uhrist's coming
believed in it But all was uncertainty
with them as so its Character Their
death was a leap in the dark 1t remained
for Christianity to show BY the light
Of Jesus resurrection the 5lessedness Of
| that immortal life. He closed by couu.
seliEg all not to be content simply with
enthusiastic rejoicing on the great event
but to try and show themselves really
thankful for it by carrying into effect
the good resolutions which they may
have made. especially such as we're en-
| gendered in Lent.
OLD swEDEs
Rev. Martin B Dunlap was the
preacher and celebrant at the morning
service at Old Swedes' holy Trinity
Church. The decorations were prettily
arranged about the chancsl The Sunday
| school festival was held in the evening,
the church being crowded Bishop Cole
man made the address, referring
to the sacred associations Of the old
church as appropriate lessons for Easter
He congratulated the children upon their
liberal Offering; $40 having been collected
by the mite boxes. and $50 ia other ways
A memorial window for Rev Peter
Trandelborg one of the early rectors Of
the church, will bs erected
CALVARY.
A feature OF the day at Calvary
Church was the presentation OF silver
communion service lined with gold, by
Mrs. John Aspin. It was used in the
communion. The decorations were Of
Easter lilies, arranged with an eye to
simplicity. The evening service con
sisted Of carols sung by the Sunday
school: Rev. David Howard, tue rector,
ofliciated.
CHRIST.
The greenhouses of the DuPonts fur.
nished flowers for the elaborate decoration
Of Christ Chursh Christiana hundred The
congregations were large Rev. NJ
Bartlett officiated at the morning
service an Offering of nearly $3.50 was
made to diocesan missions. ST. Eliza-
beth's Guild presented new hymn
board to the church.
CHURCH or THE ASCENSION.
Bishop Coleman oficiated at two SER
vices at the Church Of the Ascension.
Claymont, yesterday. At 80 the Sunday
school festival was held and two persons
were baptised The children and teachers
received pretty Easter cards at 10 80
o'clock the regular service was conducted,
Bishop Coleman being the preacher and
celebrant. The altar has been enlarged
as a testimonial to the late rector. Rev.
w. 81. Moffett. Before the bishop left
Claymont for Wilmington one OF the
little girls of the church wanted him to
stay and play tea party with her, but he
had another engagement in this city He
told the incident to the children of
Trinity Church in the afternoon.
Roman Catholic Churches.
ST. PAULs.
The most handsomely decorated church
in the city was that of st. Panl's, at
Fourth and jackson streets Ths sanct-
under the directions of Mrs McCulIa.
adorned the high altar above the tab
ernacle with lovely callas and
Easter lilies from the conservatory
of Mrs. Bush, and these were happily
blended with hyacinths and other flowers
of the rarest beauty. The whole lighted
up by 100 candles made scene of beauty
which many went to see The number
Of visitors during the day was very large,
and expressions Of praise were lavished
on those who had arranged the flowers to
please the eye with such perfection. St
Joseph's and the Virgins altar on either
side were also beautifully adorned with
Easter lilies and hyscinths
Rev. M x. Fallon preached at the
morning service on the resurrection
which he said was to Christianity what
the sun was to the solar system. In the
evening Rev. w. J. Birmingham
preached and the church was crowded to
overfowiDg. The singing was Gne.
ST PETERS.
In st. Peters ro-Cathedral the deco
ratioRs were beautiful, but not so elabo-
rate as at st Pauls. Bishop Curtis
preached at moraing service to crowded
congregation, taking as his subject, ''The |
Resurrection Cannot be Demonstrated
Outside the Catholic Church. Among
those present were several of various de- |
nominations. Another large congrega |
tion was present at the evening service. !
when Bishop Curtis ofiiciated at Vespers, |
and Rev. John J. Tierney, vice president /
of Mount st, Msry's College, Emmitts-
burg, Md, preached the sermon Father |
Tierney is brilliant speaker. After
dwelling on the resurrection lof Christ |
from the dead, he exhorted sinners to |
rise from sin as Christ did from the |
tomb, not as Lazarus and others did, to |
60 back again. he enjoined them to |
avoid the occasion Of sin, and leave |
behind them the associations that has /
caused their fall, as Christ had left the |
shroud which wrapped him in the tomb
at Calvary.
ST. PATRIcKs.
st, Patrick's Church at Fifteenth and
King streets, had also profuse decora-
tions in which the Easter and Gala lilies
were beautifully blendid wth-hyacinths
and other flowers. The church was filed /
at every service. Rev. George S. Brad
ford was the preacher. Next to st. |
Pauls, this was the most elaborately /
decorated Of any Roman Catholic church
in the city.
ST. MARY's.
The services at st. Mary's Church were
all well attended They were conducted
by Fathers Flynn and Kelley. The deco
rations here on all three affairs were
elaborate and beautiful. The choir under
Mr.. Conway's leadership sang music in
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