The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-19
USUAL EASTER SERVICES WE'RE
HELD-MANY EDIFICEs HAND
SOMELY DECORATED.
CHIMES RANG OUT JoYoUsLY
Evidence on Every Hand i'm the Mill
City of the Close OF the Len
ten Season.

spring apparel gave way to more sub
stantial garments. and the joyous
Easter day brought with it many dis
appointments to the young men and
! the maidens who had hoped to bud
! forth in their new spring ties and bon
nets.
With the wind came clouds of dust
up the streets and avenues and around
the corners, playing havoc with every
one and everything. Much of it found
asylum in the eyes and ears Of the
pedestrians and penetrated the cloth
ing, turning black to gray; toyed with
! the feathers and the flowers on the
Easter hats and made life out of doors
far from pleasant The wind itself
| lifted the headgear from the stylish
young gentlemen and whistled a mer-
ry tune as it chased the brand new
! derby or fedora down the street, de-
| posting it in the gutter or beneath
the wheels of the electric car. 1t set
at naught many hours tedious work
Of the milliners, and many a maiden
! dropped q tear as she stood before the
mirror after church and viewed the re-
mains of what had been but q few
short hours before strictly up-to-date
1897 Easter hat and a very carefully
arranged head Of hair. 1t treated all
! alike, knew no sympathy for any one,
and seemed to whisper with the poet
as it sang it's mournfuI dirge, Vain
pomp and glory of this world L hate
ye."
All day long the wind blew, increas-
| ing in violence as darkness came and
! interfering much with the attendance
at the evening services in the church.
| es In the morning, however, almost
every church in the city was taxed to
it's utmost capacity, particularly those
which had made elaborate arrange
ments for musical services. At Geth-
/ semane Episcopal church, Fourth ave-
nue. and Ninth street, long before the
church doors were opened a crowd
numbering several hundred gathered
at the Fourth avenue and Ninth street
entrances and waited for an hour or
more. At many Of the other Episcopal
and Catholic churches the same state
of affairs existed, and a sufficient num-
Der had gathered almost before the
doors were thrown open to completely
| fill the edifices.
In the Catholic Episcopal and Lu-
| theran churches special communion
! services were held in the morning, and
! the anniversary of the day on which
! the Savior of men arose from His tomb
of death was fittingly celebrated In
all Of the churches the lesson that
Easter day teaches was taught once
more, and many who had not attended
/ church since last Easter day bowed
! their heads in reverence to the divine
| Being yesterday and acknowledged
! Him king of all. The interior of many
| of the churches too, were bowers of
beauty, with their fragrant flowers and
white lilies, that are wont to grace
the house of God on Easter day of
every year These, with the buttonhole
bouquets worn by the gentlemen and
the varied colors in the apparel Of the
gentler sex, lent a charm to the sur
roundings, such as is seen only on this
one day of all the year.
1t marked also the end of the I,enten
season and the beginning Of another
season of joy.
1t was not only in the churches that
the hand of the decorator could be
seen. In many Of the residences ported
palms and Easter lilies waved in the
! windows and in their silent way told
again the story of the resurrection, as
it has been told so oft before Many
| Of the rising generation for the first
time, were able to appreciate the sig
nificance of the occasion, and the story
as told to them by their parents or
their Sunday school teacher yesterday
will linger longer in their memories and
! help to make them better boys and
girls, men and women, fathers and
mothers and better citizens.
The day also marked the end Of the
Lenten season and the beginning of a
new era Of joyfulness.
The big bells in the court house and
city hall building aided in a fitting COM
! memoration Of the day. AS early as
o'clock in the morning those with
| in hearing distance of the chimes were
greeted with the air Of the hymn.
Jesus Christ is Risen Today" AS the
I music rolled itself out over the city il
was the first reminder to many Of the
memories the day brought with it. All
morning long the bells kept up their
song of Peace on Earth, Good Win
Towards Men" Windows were thrown
open and family circles gathered and
listened to the melody Nearer NV
God to Thee, Jesus Lover My Soul, -
Brock of Ages" and "Old Hundred"
| were the most familiar airs to the
hundreds that listened thereto. In the
afternoon at 8 o'clock, another con-
| cert was given lasting until 4:3O The
afternoon programme was entirely diff
ferent from that Of the morning, many
of the numbers being airs Of old famil-
lar sentimental songs, such as MY Ain
| Countrie," Home, Sweet Home, ~
! Bonnie Doom" etc. A. s. Rhind Off
ciated at the key board in the high
! tower of the court house, and to him
the public is indebted fer the free con-
| certs in the morning and afternoon
In the evening, Easter day was de-
voted to the young people of the
| churches to very great extent. In
many OF the churches sacred concerts
in which the children participated were
held, in some cases the Children of two
| or more Sunday schools gathered to-
gether in one edifce, singing their
songs of gladness and Of JOY to large
congregations of their elders These
| features of the day, so far as 1t related
to church services, and were heartily
enjoyed by the little ones and their
parents, at the same time being of
| benefit to all in a spiritual way,
The weather interfered with the
plans of those who may have intended
| taking advantage of Easter day to Wis
| it the pleasure resorts round about
Minneapolis Minnehaha Falls. Lake
| Harriet and Minnetonka had few Wis
itors compared with what they would
have had had nature been kind and
| provided pleasant weather. Those who
| hraved the wind and dust and tourney
ed on the street cars to these various
places or on their bicycles to Mime
tonka were sorry they had ventured
| away from home. The warm wind of
the morning was a bitter cold one be-