The record-union., 1894-03-26
HOW EASTER WAS OBSERVED.
A General 0utpouring Of the People
Yesterday.
Tho Churches ALI Well Attended, and
the Music of an Unusually
High Order.

The pastors of the several churches
had no cause for complaint of the attend
ance at the Easter services yesterday.
The weather was perfect, and it seemed
as if nearly all the people in the city were
on the way to their respective churches
in the forenoon.
Special services were held III most OF
the churches, and the story of Christ's
persecution, His death on the cross, Hls
burial, and His triumph over His enc
mics by rising from the tomb and ascend
ing to Heaven, was told i'll eloquent and
impressive words from the several pull
pits.
The musical portion of the services in a
few of the churches-notably the Cathe-
dral St. Paups (EpiscopGn. TIE Congre-
gational. Sixth-street Methodist and
Calvary Baptist-was also Of high order,
and brought out the best of local talent.
st. PauPs Church was very hand
somely trimmed, the chancel being beau
tifally decorated. AS usual, the church
was crowded, the music and services at
tracing many who do not attend regu-
larly. A full choir rendered the anthems
and other music. the full programme of
which was published on Saturday morn
ing, with rare power and precision, and
the blended voices scared heavenward.
bearing with them the aspirations OF the
worshipers.
Rev. G. A. Ottmann, the rector,
preached extempore from Mathew xviii,
and q, after which the Holy Commun-
ion was celebrated.
In the evening the members OF Sacra-
mento Commandery, No. 2, Knights
Templar. attended service in a body at
st. PauPs, as is the custom of the order.
About seventy were present
Rev. q. A. Ottmann preached from the
text "Jesus Christ, a Man Approved OF
tions Masonry had always sustained
toward the Church, the similarity OF The
teachings of the two institutions, and the
peculiarly close connection between the
Templars and the Church OF Jesus
Christ. The influence of the order had
always been cast on the right side, and
the man who follows its teachings could
not fail to make the world better.
An immense throng Of people crowded
the spacious Cathedral at the Pontifical
high mass while the earlier services
were also we'll attended. Many nom
members OF the church were attracted TO
the later services by the promise OF rare
music and from a desire TO witness the
impressive ceremonies. The altar was
beautifully decorated with flowers.
Bishop Manogue was assisted by Rev.
Fathers Grace and Walsh, respectively
as deacon and sub-deaeon, While the
space between the altar and rail was filled
by the full corps of lcoiytes, under the
superintendence Of Brother Lamand OF
the Christian Brothers College. The
ceremony OF the mass was very im-
pressively performed, and Father Grace
preached a very eloquent sermon on the
life, the death and resurrecLlon~of Christ.
The regular Cathedral choir was aug
n1ented by number OF other vocalists,
assisted by quintet of instrumenlalists,
and it is needless 10 say that the grand
music OF Haydn's Third Mass and PaOlo
Giurza'a Messe Souelle No 3 was su-
perbly rendered.
At the Congregational Church the usual
choir rendered some choice music apprO-
pirate 10 the day. Rev. J. b. Koehne
read the story of the resurrection, and
taking the chapter generally as a text,
preached from it a sermon that must
have made sone of the dry old theologi
cal bones rattle.
Dr.. NJ. G. Harris preached at the Sixth
street NJ. T.. Church in the forenoon,
when an excellent musical programme
was rendered. In the evening union
services were held there, and rev. Mr..
Carradine delivered a sermon appropriate
to the occasion.
The Easter cantata at the Sixteenth
street Church in the evening was largely
attended, as were the services in all the
other churches.
Indeed, Easter Sunday was as credita-
bly, observed in this city, probably, as in
any community III the country.