The daily morning journal and courier., 1895-04-15
EASTER DAY SERVICES.
MANY SPECI1LLY INTERPRETING
 SERVICES HELD YESTERDAY.

Trinity Church-the Seamen's Bethel
 Church of the Redeemer Center Church
 First Baptist Church and Many Other
 Places of Worship.
 The dark and threatening weather yesterday morning made the attendance
 at some of the Easter morning services rather small, but in spite of the weather there were good many people on the streets, and as the weather became clearer in the afternoon people came forth in even larger numbers. The 6:SO service at Christ P. E. church was the best attended of the early morning . services.
 AT TRINITY CHURCH.
 At Trinity church the decorations for Easter were the most elaborate for many years. The chancel was beauti- fully decorated with potted plants and Easter lilies. On the floor in front of the chancel were arranged two long rows of potted yellow tulips and also profusion of potted palms. On the front of the pulpit was an elegant cross and crown of white roses. Each of the vim dows on each side of the church was banked with potted plants and palms.
 After the morning service communion was held, at which over one hundred were present At the 10 o'clock service the church was crowded, Dr. Harwood preaching the sermon. At the early morning service the Rev. Messrs. Mac beth and Scovil1e officlated. In the af- ternoon the Sunday school held ser vice, after which all the members of the primary class were given small geranium in pot. At each of the ser vices fine special musical program was rendered under the directorship of F. H. Cheeswright.
 MUSIC AT SEAMEN'S BETHEL.
 This years Easter service, like many of its predecessors, was heartily enjoy ed by the sailors and large number of visitors who are in sympathy with this most worthy institution.
 The chapel had a. festal appearance. Anchors of flowers, Easter lilies, palms and azalias were beautifully arranged by the ladies of the committee, and the address was delivered by the pastor, Rev. J. O. Bergh.
 The music was under the direction of Mrs. Arthur D. Bradley and proved a most interesting feature of the after noon.
 Miss Meta Fellowes sang with exqui- site expression Gounod's "There is a Green Hill Far Away" and delighted her hearers by singing Shelley's Res urrection.'
 Mrs. Frank P Clark, who sings very artistically and who has a certain sym pathy or personal magnetism i'm her voice, was heard to great advantage in Mendelssohn's Hail to the Lords An ointed," and the most effective number was a duet, also by Mendelssohn, charm ingly rendered by Mrs. Clark and Mrs. | Bradley
 There was am honest, hearty bass who sang "One sweetly Solemn | Thought" by Ambroise. There were several hymns also, in which all who | were present took part
 Miss Nichols of Trinity was the organ list.
 AT FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
 The Rev. J. H. Mason preached a very sermon yesterday morning, taking his text from Romans, fourth chapter, twenty-ffth verse-"Who was delivered for our offenses and was rais- d again for our justification" his theme being Death and Life" At the Sun day school each of the children in the class was presented with small potted plants. In the evening a special Easter praise service was held.
 The church was beautifully decorated with potted plants and palms. @ AT ST. MARY's CHURCH.
 The music at the morning services at St. Mary's church was very fine. The orchestra was present and added much to the beauty of the ser- vices. There was lovely floral dis play.
 AT THE CHURCH OF THE RE-
 DEEMER.
 There was a large congregation at the Easter service at the Church of the Re- yesterday morning. The pulpit vas very iprettily decorated with palms, Easter lilies and potted plants, a large part of which were given by E. Henry Barnes. The sermon by Rev. Watson j. Phillips, the pastor, was from the ext, "The Lord is risen indeed, and lath appeared to Simon"-Luke 24:94. His general theme was that the ap of Christ to His disciples were f such a mature as to identify Him with ' he Christ they knew in Galilee. A col I ection of 5000 was taken up for general | { hurch purposes.
 At noon the Sunday school had a spe- a ial service, at which carols and an- ' herns were rendered by it's members a lev. N. H. Whittlesey gave a very in T address to the children, There ras a collection taken by the Sunday 1 V chool for the benefit of the Welcome | all mission work. AT CALVARY BAPTIST CHURCH The Easter services at the Calvary 2 'aptist church yesterday morning were n cry interesting and were attended by r large congregation. The pulpit was II cry prettily decorated with palms, and ' l front was large floral cross. The o blowing program was rendered: Il rgan prelude, aster chorus-Jesus Arose. "
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