Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-04-06
CELEBRATION OF EASTER.
Throngs Congregate in Observance
of the Joyous Anniversary.

IN TINS city sunday. ~ WAS I'LL lueul
Easter day. and the bright memories it
created caused general rejoicing. Immense
were in attendance at all OF
the churches. Every altar was beautifully
decorated with flowers and every. place OF
worship rang with praises of the risen
Lord. The music was of high order ana
most thoroughly enjoyed.
At the morning service in st. Andrews
Church G. +. K. Bates assisted as lay reader.
hi the afternoon there was q united service
of the congregation and SSnnday-schOol in
connection with the Goth anniversary OF
the latter. The schools annual report
showed membership of 2l2 The coll
lections from the mite boxes aggregated
Sl3iS0.
Trinity Sunday.school had its festival in
the afternoon. A feature Of the exercises
was an address by Bishop Coleman. lie
expressed thankfulness for being able to
he present on this occasion, and sad that
one of the greatest sorrows OF his recent
illness was in not being able to attend the
Christmas festivals to which he was in
vitGd. He told how grateful he was for
the appreciation that had come to him
from the children of the diocese, accom-
panied by the assurance of their prayers.
The mite-box collection amounted to $3.50.
The Rev. G. A. Hayden of Claymont !
preached in the evening.
At st. Johns Church the rector, the Rev.
7. Gardiner Littell, d. D., was assisted by
his son, John S. Littell Bishop Coleman
was celebrant at the regular morning SER
vice.
Two memorials, presented by Calvary
Church, were shown Sunday. one was
an altar cross, in memory OF Mrs. J. ID.
Carter, and the other bunch Of flowers,
in memory of Joseph Jacquot. The sun
day school had its celebration in the even.
ing. The mite box collection amounted to
SSDl6 Prayer books were awarded to the
following 10 highest contributors Carrie
Tadman. Lulu Scott, Emma Thornton,
Claude Ray, Maude MCLEAN, Hummel
Berghaus, Lizzie Turner Miller Turner,
John kienle and Emily Six Aluminium
crosses were given to the next 49, George
Brown, Edna Kenney, Carrie sharp, Anna
Brown, Webster Carter, Name kenney,
Clarence Brown, Willie Adams and Ora
Wellman. The Rev. Y. Hummel Bershaus,
who has resigned because Of poor health,
held his farewell services Yesterday,
| Bishop Coleman addressed Old Swedes
Sunday-school Sunday evening. mite box
collection amounted to $40.
| AT ST. Peters Pro.Cathedral there was
| preaching by Bishop Curtis in the morn
| ing and by Father Kirby in the evening.
| The Opera House orchestra accompanied
the choir OF ST. Patrick's Church Sunday
morning
At Hanover Church Dr. Marks preached
both morning and evening on THE resur-
rection of Christ" and the choir, under
| the dictatorship of II. I. Rurntord, did
exceptionally fine service. The solo sing
ing Of Mrs. W. IL, Ainsworth was unusu-
ally good.
Grace orchestra assisted at Grace Church.
missionary Thoughts" was the subject Of
an interesting address which Francis W..
| Heiser delivered at the session OF the
| Sunday-School.
Presiding Elder Barrett preached at
Brandywine Church in the morning, at
Newark Union in the afternoon and at
Mt Salem in the evening.
About 10 members Of the Order OF st.
John and Malta visited Union Church in
the morning.
Epworth Church had platform service
in the evening.
Services in Church of the Redeemer were
conducted by the Revs. D. Albert Redles
and Thomas j. Mason. The Easter collec-
ton amounted TO 500.
The Young Mems Christian Association
had pleasant exercises in the afternoon.
Scott and st. Stephens Sunday schools
had celebrations in the evening.
An oak pulpit was presented to Church
of the Ascension, Claymont by the chill
dren of the Rev. DIR. Clemson, a former
rector.
The services at Christ Church. Christi
ana hundred. were of a beautiftR character.
The church has recently been renovated
and recarpeted pipe organ has been put
in and electric lights have been added
The church looked beautiful with its pro-
fusion of flowers. The vestibule was sci
with tropical plants, while the chance
and windows were tastefully arranged
with ported flowers. The choir, under the
direction of q. W, Powick, rendered this
morning service, by Dudley Buck, with
lie Deum by Warren. The rector, the
Rev. Hamilton NJ Bartlett preached from
John XII, 30. The service in the evening
was By the congregation and Sunday
! school.
New CASTLE, April S-The celebration
of Easter in this city yesterday was par
ticipated in by nearly everybody. At al
the services in the various churches thu
: attendance was large. The special Easte
music, which had been in preparation fo
weeks, was an interesting feature Of tn
exercises. No less attractive were tht
floral decorations, which graced alter an,
4 font and banked windows and chancel
and gave pleasing perfume to the air
! st. Peters X, {. Church was thronget
! from the early morning celebration unit
night, and the music as rendered unde
the direction of Miss Pauline H. Rogers
was particularly fine
G The Rev. T. L. Martindale delivered al
able and impressive sermon on TIN
e Resurrection at the NJ. u. Church yes
terday morning. The choir and orchestri
: were augmented by several additona
members, and the programmes rendered
at both the morning and evening service
: was pronounced among the best ever givei
: in the church.
: At Emmanuel 2. E.. the Presbyterian
5 and the Baptist churches, the day wa
q appropriately observed, Many of tn
: church people tlocked to the Jail in til
' afternoon, where they assisted the inmate
in the celebration of Easter. Easter mus
u | "a
double quartet of convicts, who sang witt
. pleasing effect,
: The display of spring styles on tn
u thoroughfares yesterday was larger an
Q more elaborate than for many years. Dun
y ing the whole of the day Delaware stree
: was fairly alive with promenaders il
s. spring attire, and when the churches wer
g emptying their volume of people at moo
q the scene was bright and interesting one
e DELAWARE CITY, April 3.-Easter sci
:, vices in all the churches of this town wer
q particularly attractive and large congrt
i CATION filled each edtice. The Rev. ID
u Suppee of Germantown, Pa, OBLIGATED {
y the Z. L. Church. The ladies Of this col
u gregation put forth every effort to max
Y the church as pretty as possible. Potte
Y plants and Easter lilies decorated tn
a pulpit, chancery and the front view of til
y choir. Appropriate music and impressiN
= sermon completed the morning services
l. DR.. Supplies addresses were UNUSUAL
strong and eloquent and were very favo
ably received by the congregation Thei
is considerable talk of call it it could |
understood that DR., Supplee would accep
This parish has been without q rector sint
last October, when the Rev. Ii. Il.
e. Bradden left to accept call to Florence
l. i. j,
nj Entirely satisfactory. ""
III w. J. Arkell, publisher of Jud9e an