The herald., 1896-04-05
TODAYS EASTER SERVICES
THE GREAT CHURCH FESTIVAL WILL BE
GENERALLY OBSERVED
Elaborate nuslc and Beautiful Decorations at
the Catholic and Episcopal Churches-The
Masonic Service at Simpson Tabernacle
This Afternoon-A Day Of Exuitation

The great religious festival of the Chris.
tian churches will be celebrated to-day
with becoming ceremony. Music OF an
elaborate character will be special fea-
ture of the services, while many OF the
Catholic and Episcopal churches have been
grams of the principal churches are given
in the musical column, and special efforts
have been made by the chOirmasters at the
cathedral. st. vincent's, st. PauPs, st.
Johns, Christ Church, the Simpson taber-
nacle, the First Methodist and other
churches to make the music worthy of the
great occasion.
At the cathedral pontifical mass will be
said by Bishop Montgomery at 1O:3Oa.
m, and Professor Stamm has prepared a
beautiful musical service. There will be
the usual vespers at z 80 p. m. Father M.
McAuliffe will preach the sermon at the
morning service.
There will be five services at st. Johns
Episcopal church-low celebration of the
holy communion at z and a. m, fuii
choral morning prayer, choral celebration
and sermon by the Rt. Rev. Bishop John
ston at O:3O q. M, and the usual evening
service. The church has been beautifully
decorated, and owing to the limited accom-
modatons of the building, admission to
the morning service will be by ticket only.
The sermon in the morning at st. Paul's
church will be preached by the rector, the
Rev. John Gray. ana in the evening fuil
choral prayer will be sung and the confir-
nation service held, the Rt. Rev. Joseph
H.1Johnston, D.D. officiating. J.C. Dunster,
the organist and chormaster, has been at
particular pains to prepare line musical
services.
Christ Church. Episcopal, on the corner
OF Flower and Pico streets, having been
handsomely decorated during the recent
enlargement, it wds deemed proper by the
committee in charge 10 concentrate in
few places only the ornamentation for the
high festival of Easter day. The handi-
work of the women of the church is rather
neat and tasteful than gaudy or over-elab-
rests upon the garlanding of the alcoves
with lilies, roses and other flowers flankinR
it OF either side. The large memorial win
dow in the west wall comes in for large
share of attention. On the choir floor
large pyramidal baskets, trimmed with
smilax and holding large punches of carna-
tions, fresias and other choice flowers give
a beautiful effect to this part of the editice.
10 the right, on the wall space, is seen
baskets of marguerites, and on the left
vases of lilies hiding the organ from view.
Approaching the chancel, where the highest
act of Christian worship is rendered, the
grandeur of the decoration arrests atten-
ton. The altar in the center is vested in
white, with rich gold embroidery. Above is
the FURNISHED cross and the polished brass
vases, with choice white roses.
The dark red dorsal back of the altar has
received an elaborate network of flower
decorations extending across the entire
width of the chancel. AT the base of the
windows. for space OF twelve feet. rows
upon rows of lilies mark the dividing line
between tke reredos and upper walls of the
sacrarium. The lilies rise until they meet,
and seem to blend with the elaborate We
netian.Gothic arabesque of the frescoed
wall. The sides are banked in great masses
of flowers. the color scheme being entirely
white, forming dado of exquisite pattern.
1t is conceded that the church never looked
more attractive and inviting. The rector
of the parish. Rev. Alfred S. Clark, will
preach the sermon, from the text. III limo
2:S: "Remember that Jesus Christ, of the
seed of David, was raised from the dead
according to my gospel" AS usual, it
will be extemporaneous. Rev. w. ID. U.
Shearman of Monrovia has kindly con-
sented to assist in the service. The church
will be free and open to all comers, no
change being made from the usual custom
of the parish. The two hundred additional
sittings will be none too much for the ex-
pected congregation.
special festival service will be held in
the evening for the children of the Sunday
school. with carols and addresses. The
classes, as usual, will build up floral OBJ
ject lesson in the presence of the congre-
CATION. There will be also a presentation
| of handsome silk banner. Mr.. VIM. B..
Shaw is the excellent superintendent. Ap.
| propriate Easter presents will be bestowed.
The Easter service at st. Vincent's will
be very grand and imposing. The decora-
tions of the sanctuary and altars have
been in the hands of the young ladies' of
the parish, and will be very rich and beau
tiful; rare flowers and golden candelabras