The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1893-04-04
RISEN CHRIST.
SOLEMN OBSERVANCE OF EASTER
DAWN THE CHURCHES.
Joyous Services At the Various Places
of Worship In the City In Commem-
Grafton of the Glad Return of the
Resurrection Morn.

at the different services. Every
body seemed to take on the spirit
of the festival. From the irrelig-
ious man, who ventured forth fer
some long stroll in search of pleas
ure to the meek girl returning from
early communion, there was some
thing suggestive of brightness in
every face. And was there no up
lifting of souls in those glorious
celebrations? Ah, yes! Before
the light of radiant affairs Satan fed
away. Down went the powers of
darkness as the cross was borne on
ward, while the rolling organ music,
the loud Alleluias, and the passion
ate human chorusses went upward.
No irreverent thought could live
amid the heart-melting songs that
ascended to heaven.
CHRIST CHURCH
Long before the appointed hour
for the morning service to begin
throngs of worshippers were wend-
ing their way to this beautiful sanctu-
ary. The church was crowded and
the decorations extremely tasteful.
The altar and lectern were vested
in Festival Hangings and the altar
vases held great clusters Of exqui-
site Easter lilies that were sent from
Bermuda to persons in this city.
The Reredos bore the sentences
"The Passover Of Gladness' and
"The Passover OF God in white
characters, and on the chancel wall
were the triumphant texts "The
Strife is Ger the battle done" and
"The Victory of Life is won Ale
lula" The pulpit lectern and
font were also adorned with rare
fowers-the base of the handsome
memorial lectern being almost hid
den from view by bed of lilies and
roses. At the conclusion of Bishop
Lyman's sermon the confirmation
Office was begun and during the
singing of the hymn "My faith
looks up to Thee" fifteen candidates
approached the chancel rail to re-
ceive the solemn rite Of laying on
of hands, the Bishop afterwards ad-
dressing them in words of fatherly
counsel on the solemn VOWS they
had assumed and admonishing them
as to the duties and responsibilities
which the important step they had
just taken imposed. Bishop Lyman
sermon was based upon the tex
l Cor. XIV: "But some man will sa,
how are the dead raised up an6
I with what body do they come
j It was a discourse of extraordi
! nary force and power on the Res
! direction, combating in master
5; ly manner the specious argument
so often urged against this cardi
nal doctrine of Christianity by ra
tionalists and unbel.evers.
The rector, Rev. DR.. Marshall
: read morning service. The musi
y under the direction of Miss Cowpe
was selected with great care an
e. most effectively rendered. Th
n services concluded with the Hol
it, Communion, large number rt
ex naming to this service.
ng The Festival service of the chi
90 dren of the Sunday School was he]
nd at S o'clock. Again the chure
at was completely filed. The childre
,e- entered the church singing ''Ts
nc Thousand times Ten Thousand
They were proceeded by DR.. Lew
their beloved Superintendent, ar
by cruciter bearing the symbol
. the Redemption A dozen banne
with triumphant Easter texts we
held aloft as the long processi'
swept around the church, chantir
ted as they marched. A shorten
en-, en- form of Evening prayer followed {
of ter which all the classes advanced
the chancel rail. There at the fe
of very large floral cross, six ft
high, they deposited their Lent
the mite boxes, their offering being
70 Missionary purposes. The see
and was most impressive when all
is.y tes classes we're grouped around
chencel, the children and congreI
:. ton singing "Come see the pl
where Jesus lay" After pray
are and benediction the long |
llS' formed again and filed out of
church as they had entered sing
and as a occasional 30 Paradise 0 Pa
ions, ions, disc"
The offerings at the morning
r vice were 1925, and the childr
Easter offeeing for missions
probably reach 800.
e THE CHUR CHI OF THE GOOD sHEPHET
~ In spite of the gloomy and thr
ening sun set of Saturday, Ea
morning dawned brilliant ,
cloudless skies and warm sun sk
Es. It was a remarkably lovely day,
doubly grateful after the long
- Gus days Of a late spring. A
early hour devoted workers g
cred at the church to put the fir
,g. ing touches on the beautiful d
rations. The chancel wall bac
,SIsT"; o,r,n1 the altar had been hung with v
cloth, and on this were festo,
graceful sprays of running c,
16u Potted plants were massed on e
side of the altar, and banked a