Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1892-04-21
REJOICING OF EASTERTlDE
celebration of the Church's
4 Joyous Festival.
IMPRESSIVE SUNDAY SERVICES
Delightful Music and Beauti-
full Floral Decorations.


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Il IA Never before in the history of church
music in this city were such full pro-
K Erammes arranged MS for this Eastertide.
& Fine music yesterday was not confined to
The Catholic or Episcopal churches, but
hlmost all denominations made n special
effort to make their Faster Services as
Upright as possible. Church music has made
81 tremendously rapid strides and where "a
View years ago the service was entirely
lkain, with the exception of u few hymns
s 7sune congregationally, there is now an
Elaborate programme prepared and some
d f Of the singers are TO q certain extent OF q
q professional class. The reason is obvious.
church songs, like secular music, have to
= We interpreted intellgently or they lose
Weir .pathos or joyousness, and as the
. fhurch-going public becomes better edu-
4 eated it demands music that delights il and
~ the same time adds to the dignity of the
3[church, There is no day during the whole
* year that is more generally u church day
Tfthan is Easter Decrations of flowers were
seen in almost every church yesterday and
n the services were largely attended.
.% In st. Andrews Church in the morning
!. Dudley Bucks tie Deum" was the feature
pof the singing. The decorations were ap-
. propriate and consisted chiefly Of palms
81 and lilies. The sermon, which was
> preached by the Rev. Charles Il. Murray,
~ was suggested by the text: st. Matthew
81 xxvII., 5 and g. The collection was for
n the church building fund. At night there
m was united service of the Sunday-school
and the congregation. with the celebration
N of the b4th anniversary of the former.
The Lenten box offerings amounted to
&151.
st. Peters Pro-Cathedral was beautifully
decorated. The music was excellent. In
/ the morning there was preaching by the
Rev. james f. Nolan of the Catholic Uni
yersity of Washington, ID. c.. His text was
6t. Matthew xiI., 80 and 40. The evening
sermon was preached by the Rev. 4. j.
O'Brien, also of the Catholic University of
Washington, u. @.
Artistic decorations adorned Grace
Church. The Rev. John Y. Dobbins, d.
D., preached in the morning from st.
Mark XVII, 9-l4.
N In the new chapel of Second Baptist
n Church the Rev, II. d. Cook, d. D.,
Y preached in the morning from | corin-
thians XIV, 3 and 4. The platform was
& prettily decorated and the new seats were
= used. At the mission Sundayschool, in
the afternoon. there were special exercises,
N including an address by the Rev. George
b A. Guenther.
" decorations at st. Pauls NJ. Il. Church.
"A The morning sermon, preached by the
NJ Rev. 4. Il. Terry, had for its text st. John
Y XXX, 20.
"A At st. Stephens Church the pulpit was
q draped with white cloth and decorated
with ivy. The Rev. L. j. Bickel preached
n in the morning from I. Peter l., 8 and 4.
y In the evening the Sunday-school had
I. special exercises.
N Flowers and palms were used in decorat-
ing First Presbyterian Church. In the
morning the Rev. George NJ Hickman
preached from Acts H., p. The music
X was fine. The exercises ut night by the
" Sunday-sc were Of a pleasing nature.
German Lutheran Church was elabor-
4 ately decorated. In the morning the Rev.
Paul Isenschmid preached n sermon APP
propriate to the occasion.
Hanover Church was lavishly decorated
In the morning the Rev, Lafayette Marks,
y y. D.. preached on 1.-The Resurrection of
~ Christ" q
Flowers almost concealed the altar oflSt.
Paul's Catholic Church. Appropriate SER
r mons were preached morning and evening
respectively by the Revs. W. j. Berming-
ban and NJ. Y. Fallon. The music was
delightful.
Madeley Church was richly decorated.
The Rev. b. II. Waddel preached in the
morning from I. Corinthians XIV, 20.
VIZ Lilies predominated in the decorations at
q Scott Church. The Sunday.school had
4 special exercises i'll the morning and the
Z Rev. John France preached an Easter
+ 1ermon in the evening.
N At st. Hedwig's Church the decorations
were elaborate and Father Leo conducted
The services.
81 Wesley Church was handsomely deco
3 fated and the music was good.
At st. Mary's Church the decorations
B were lavish and the music was excellent.
Father Kelly OBLIGATED at mass and was
assisted by Father Flynn Father McManus
preached in the evening.
|f The Faster celebration at st. Johns
Church was very largely attended at both
TIM rpnrnin0t and uftarnnon
In the afternoon it is estimated that over
" Thousand PERSONS attended the services
From the opening of the early morning
Service TO the closing of the last carol re-
plete with music, the minds and hearts of
the people were lifted above the things of
earth and had illustrated to them the
3 great significance of this festal day as one
of special praise and prayer The services
! were held at q O'Clock $50 and 1880
fo'clock in the morning and O'Clock In
the afternoon. Dr. T. Gardner Littell
spoke very forcibly of the resurrection, as
init was promise made to Christians and
like all fnlfiments, should be greeted
with higher spirit of their thankfuness.
Therefore. Easter is called the queen of
church festivals. The address to the sun
day-school was made by DIR. Littells son,
John Littell. A tribute of praise to the
2 Bishops whose pictures were to be dis
K <fibuted among the children after the SER
lVice concluded one OF the most successful
commemoration of the day in the city.
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers.
I.3ihe decorations at West Church were
fne, and included a representation of an
open sepulchre. The music and other
exercisos were interesting.
tAt Bethel Church there nestled among
1.-THE floral decorations hen and brood OF
duhickens, and around the sides of the
Il auditorium there were cages containing
canaries and hooking birds. The Rev. w,
+ p. Cook preached in the morning from st.
Matthew xviii, 7.
e The Rev. George Il. Thompson CON
Quoted the services in 0livet Church.
Handsome decorations were displayed.
'N Fine music and handsome decorations
attracted large congregations to Church of
the Sacred Heart. In the morning the
statue to the memory of Father Mayer was
blessed.
The exercises and decorations at Bethany
Church were most appropriate. There was
, preaching both morning and evening by
the Rev. o. q. Buddington.
Rodney Street Church was prettily deco
rated. The Sunday-school had u carol SER
vice al night.
The services in Epworth Church will not
be soon forgotten. The pastor, the Rev.
Isaac Jewell, preached to a large congrega-
ton in the morning. The church was
beautifully. decorated with flowers. The
Sunday-school services was an inspiration
to all present. The church was crowded.
The method adopted by the pastor in
teaching the school theology, doctrine and
church government is greatly enjoyed At
night the pastor took large class of pro-
bationers into full connection. It was an