The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-04-20

IA WV <hhfrhrs-<prcfnt Services
-Scrmo,,s Appropriate to Occnsion.
ITO Him who wears the Gross. he said
The first great law is-to obey
Schiller
Ills Love at once, and dread Instruct
our thought
As nan ie suffer'd and as God He
taught w aler.
And on HIS breast bloodle crosse he
bore,
! The deare remembrance Of his dying
Lord,
For whose swete sake that glorious
badge he wore" Sponsor
I'm those holy fields
. over whose acres walk'd those blessed
feet
| Which fourteen hundred years ago were
FOR our advantage on the bitter cross"
ShakeGpe are-Henry w
There are no crown wearers In heaven
who were not cross-bea!ers here below"
Sturgeon.
Both above and below, without and
| within, which way soever thou dost turn
thee, everywhere thou shalt find the
Lovely was the death OF Him whose
lie was love! Holy, with power He
on the thought ben:ghted sceptre beam
ed manifest Godhead-Coler.dge
1t was an ideal Easter All day long
the Gun shone down 3 though IMPLYING
The brightness irdescrbablc from the
great White Throne, and never q cloud
iecked the qu!el blue of the heavens.
sm:llng upon the earth with the same
calm peace 9 on that abba III so many
cen .uries ago. when The Son or Man
came from the tomb to bring TO a word
which had been lost the gift Of eternal
! LIE.
So nearly perfect day in April does
not core so ellen that Its oppo tunities
cou be neglected, SO the churches all
ever the city were tn onged al every
service. Church Gecorl tons were. per
hap9, more extensive and beautiful this
year tnan for many Eas ere past. Be
noa:h every pulpit lilies nodded, roses
slept on eve:y al ar; the air was thrilled
with the delicate, faint, fragrance from
| their wonderful hearts
ROYAL FLOWERS.
Every sanctuary was thronged with
Worshippers. and flowers mes led over
evey feminine heart. or peeped shyly
from IRON me lapel OF the ma zculine Goa.
The royal rose and regal lily reigned
| and there were none to dispute their
sway, though there were in profuse evil
dence carnations. violets. tulps--.n fact,
| representatives from every quarter and
corner OF the wonderful floral kingdom.
ANTHEMS OF PRAISE.
Special services were held al all the
churches, and a: all Of them the choirn
rendered appropriate programmes, more
| OF less elaborate - their size and op-
| p2r:unities permitted Most of these
| were published III The V::g,nian of SAN
day, and reference to them Will con-
! vey a more Eloquent idea Of the. char
mere untechncaI description. 7: would
| no: be far-fe: ched 10 say that grander
| or Swee;er melody than this chu:ch-go-
| ers he:e have never heard.
AT ST. MARY,s.
The decorations at 81. Mary's have
never been surpassed. The main altar
was wh:;e with lilies. The Blessed
Mothe"s altar was in white lilies and
| red carnations. There We're four Sc
wees: early mss a. {, children's mass
a: $50, high mass a: IL, and vespers
at 4. The first and third masses were
conduc ed by the Rev. Father Frioli.
| The othe: servicet; Were conducted by
| the pastor, the Rev. Father DonertV
The music was the best within recent
years.
SHALL HE LIVE AGAIN?
Hundreds Of psople were unable to
| gain admission 10 Epworth Methodist
church Sund2y night. and every ava: a
bic space IN the editice was OCCUPIED
Here, too the decora lions were unusual
~ handsome, including banks of lilies
ana :cfes about the altar and pulpit,
potted plants around the platform and
great palms in the choir gallery.
pr foung's subject was Immortal
i:y, arguing upon the reasona b!eness
In be iet OF he same. and showing how