The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-07
SUNDAY IN CHURCHES
Various Topics Discussed by Ministers Of
All the Denominations In Norfolk.
ALL SERVICES LARGELY ATTENDED.
Powerful Sermons Delivered I'm All
OF the Houses of worship, In.
Guiding Episcopal. Catholic, Meth.
odist. Baptist and Presbyterian-
Handsome Church Decorations.

There was no sermon at Christ p. e.
church Sunday. either in the morning
or afternoon. owing to the indisposition
OF the rector. Rev. o. 8. Barten,
u. D.. and the Illness of Bishop Ran
doiph. The church decorations We're
lprofuse and very beautiful, consisting
iof hundreds of Easter lilies, ferns and
palms. tastefully arranged, and scent
ing the whole building with their frag-
rance. The music was superb and can
not be described. The church at both
services was crowded to its capacity
Rev. Arthur S. Lloyd, the rector.
preached appropriately at st. Luke's
Episcopal Church, which was beautiful
ly decorated. a special programme
was. of course, rendered by the choir.
AT night Bishop Randolph preached and
confirmed a class OF about thirty-fiye
persons.
Although st. Peters Episcopal Church
has been again enlarged. and can seat
about 160 more people than heretofore.
| 1t was filled Sunday at both morning
and evening services. The rector, Rev.
| w. ID. Smith, conducted the former and
| Rev h. ID. Tucker, of St. Pauls, offici-
ated at the latter 4 new and beautiful
feature was the vested choir. During
his discourse Mr.. Tucker reviewed the
growth of the church. stating that this
was the fifth time within the past few
years that he had had the pleasure of
attending st. Peters after an enlarge
ment. At p. M. a children's service
was held and largely attended.
Rev. Father Wilson. of the Church of
the Sacred Heart. during the Lenten sea
son. preached Il series of interesting
Idoctrinal sermons to increasingly large
congregations each Sunday evening
The series was concluded Sunday night,
his theme being The Resurrection -
the text being taken from Mark 1876,
He Is Risen. He Is not here. Behold
the place where they laid him." The
two points included in this able dis
course We're: l. The divinity of Christ
as proven by his resurrection 9 His
resurrection should be emblematical of
iour spiritual resurrection. The congre-
CATION upon this occasion was the lar
gest in the history of the church. Great
interest has been manifested in this
series.
The Easter decorations were lovely
and profuse, surprising anything,
Father Wilson says. that he has seen
In the twenty years of his priesthood
A visiting Catholic from Washington. d.
G.. declared that they were the pre- ttiest
he had ever seen. They consisted of
Easter lilies. ferns and palms. a special
programme was rendered by the choir.
the music being unusually fine.
|, Rev. NJ b. Wharton, d. d. pastor-of
F'reemason Street Baptist Church, on
Sunday celebrated the .iiftv-ifth anni-
versary of his birth and the fifth of his
pastorate of that charge. lie gave TO
his congregation some very interest ting
statistics covering the growth and pro-
gress the church has made since his CON
nection with ii.
During the year ;he church raised over
} $4,000, added 81 Numbers to the roster,
and lost by death only seven members.
From n membership of between 400 and
800, when DR.. Wharton took charge of
the church. II has grown to between 500
and 900. Following is Il detailed state
ment OF the money raised by this
church during the year ending April lst
instant:
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