Evening journal., 1895-04-15
HAPPY EASTER TIDE.
An Ideal Day for Religious
Rejoicings.
NEARLY ALL CHURCHES OBSERVE

The Great Resurrection oeIebratIon-An
Ideal Day, Also, for the Advent of
Spring, the Closing OF the Fast Days and
the Appearance in Gar Attire OF Many
Young People.
The brightness In churches, homes and
streets of Wilmington yesterday
marked Easter, 1895. as day Of glad
ness inJeed II was just the ideal day
for every body to 60 10 church and to
take an afternoon tstroll The thermom.
eter registered In the neighborhood OF
sixty, making light wrap or a Spring
overcoAt comfortable, but not absolutely
necessary.
Almost all the churches were thronged
IL has been but a comparatively short
time since the observance Of Christmas
and OF Easter was confined mainly to the
Roman Catholic, the Protestant Episcopal
and the Lutheran churches, but OF recent
years other denominations-even those
In which church holidays are
not fecognized-bave made notable
these days by adorning their pul pits
with flowers and by having services more
or less elaborate Baptist, Presbyterian,
Congregational, Unitarian, Methodist,
Reformed, Reformed Episcopal. Luth
eran, Protestant Episcopal and Roman
Catholic Churches sll held Easter cele-
brations
sAnctuaries, pulpit platforms, altars,
pulpits, baptiamal fonts and communion
rails and tables were radiant with
fragrant flowers. Stately Easter and
calla lilies, hysclnths, roses, azAlias,
With their masses OF white and pink
blossoms and snowy hydrRnges, we're all
used in abundance.
Festivities at Grace Church.
The spacious auditorium Of Grace NJ.
K Church was filled 20 oveihouing last
evening. the occasion being the mission.
airy anniversary and Easter services OF
the Sunday school. The pulpit platform
was beautifully decorated with lilies.
fragrant flowers and potted plants, from
which rose large cross OF Easter lilies
entwined with smilax
The program was fine one and com
prised the folio wing: Organ voluntary ;
singing by school Let Us Crown Him !"
prayer, Q Wesley Wsldin; scripture
reading Matthew xviii, @ w. Pusey
selection, choir with orchestra; singing
by infant school; Easter anthem, Ep
worth League boy choir; secretary s
report. B B. Smith; rscltAtions and
songs by infant school; selection Grace
Orchestra; oantata, Easter Offering
singing by school, solo and chorus,
Master Cecil Lingo and boy choir, .ad :
dress. Rev Merritt Hnlburd, D. ID sing.
ing by school Easter Garland !" Sc
lection, choir and orchestra; singing by
school. From GrssnlRnd's 10y Noun
tains;" benediction, Rev. DIR. Hui
burd
The report OF the secretary sho we'd
sos scholars enrolled; number OF teach
ers, s9i amount missionary collections,
home, $40 10; foreign 81 433.
Rev. Dr.. Hulburd in his address sait
that It was hardly the thing to depos,
youth, beauty and delicate perfume IL
favor Of gray hairs and spectaoles. aud Ii
this he thought the audience agreed al
the smallest tot seemed to raise the most
enthusiasm. He assured his hearers.
however, that while his hair might BE-
gray and some of the back numbers
missing at that. his heart was aH young
and gay as any In the house. and
brimming over with aud love for Him
whose ASCENSION the day marked.
The doctor then referred In eloquent
words to the day which was being csle
brAted throughout the entire Christian
world. In conclusion be asked God +
blessing on all present and prayed that
when earthly flowers had faded and
youth and beauty had given way to old
age, and then to the great levsler OF ali
mankind, God would raise them to his
heavenly gardens, there to bloom for
eternity.