New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-04-11
THE DAY IN THE CHURCHES.
BEAUTIFUL DECORATIONS, ELABORATE
MUSICAL PROGRAMMES AND sPE-
Gal SERMONS

CIAL SERMONS.
There was hardly church in all New
York in which Easter not observed with e1ao-
crate musical services and equally elaborate moral
decorations. For many years Ii mas oeeh INC GUS
tom In places OF worship OF all DENOMINATIONS 10
celebrate the Joyful event which the cay mafhs ny
the full Of every resource at the disposal Oh the
clergy the congregations and tire chors and organ
lists But this year the day was celebrated with
universally and elaboration never seen before
In almost every church, even in the little mission
chapels trained chors OF from twenty 10
two hundred voices rendered sacred music oy
the great composers In some Of the places
OF worship the choirs were assisted BY we'll
known sololsts and by orchestras Inc
Tribune published in It's issues OF yes'erua'
and last Friday programmes or the music d.
number OF the important churches. ana loho"i"e
will be found brief account. OF tho services at some
Of the places Of worship OF different denominations
At the morning service az Trinity Churcn '"e
congregation was one OF the largest ever gathered
together in this historic building Many OF those
who did TO, arrive until short time peiore inc
service began unable to md either seats UT
standing room. and waited outside until ie"
were admitted when others went out. The CHANGER
was beautifully decorated with lilies and other
flowers and plants The Holy Communion was cell
ebra,ed by the Rev Or. Morgan Dix. the rector OF
the church. assisted by :he ReVs AIireo '"
Griffin. se2h W Hin and DR. Steele surphceu
choir OF one hundred voices rendered the HluS'S1'
portions OF the service.
A feature OF the morning service at Grace Church
was the presence OF a number OF delegates OF
Hugucnot societies from all the world, VINO
are In This city IN order 10 attend the celebration
OF tho 3Dh anniversary OF the PRONUNCIATION OF
the Ed!ct OF Nantes. The members OF the Hugue-
not Society OF NewYork, with the Wishing dele
gates were present AZ Grace Church a. the invita-
ton OF the rector the Rev Or. William r. Hunt
!ngton who "a a member OF the New York society.
and special pews had been Reserved FOR them Inc
church was crowded 10 The doors. many being
unable hnd standing room The interior
had been beautifully decorated with palms. mes
and orchids which were massed for the most part
IN the chnncel and particularly around the altar
Easter was duly observed at the Madison Square
Presbyterian Church Of which the Rev. DR. charles
IT. Parkhurs' ia pastor. The pulpit was veriiaoie
bower Of flowers. and In frqIt Of the reading desk
was large cross Of whii5 roses and ivy leaves
\ large congregation listened 20 The sermon "hlch
vas appropriate 70 the day. Or Parkhursi TOOK
his text from s., Luke xiv. t. He is not here.
bu IS risen" In the course q his sermon DR.
Parkhurs; said:
we are determined by our motives. and our
motives are a quotation from tho picture We ORA"
the realm. little or large IN which We conceive
ourselves 70 be placed That docs not mean that
man canno; live IN small place and still be
large man. that he cannot do small deeds and
stu be n hero /; does mean. though. that width
Of some Kind Will have 20 mix with the contracted
ness OF MS quarters before he can grow wide while
domlcled IN those quarters and that largeness Of
some sort Will have 20 irriga:e and inundate the
peitiness II mis- duties n ne is going 10 become
large IN the discharge % those duties"
Confirmation services were held IN tho morning
The rite wa admnIrtered by Bishop Potter, tie
R.v clayton Fddy assistant rector. 'aking part In
tho service There were twenty-tVo persons In
d-sss a,er which the Rev br Dunncl preached
IN the Resurrection.
Impressive and slmos, continuous services
were held throughout the day a. st Patrick's ca
thcdrni The elaborate service - the festival
Wa me sp'r p" Archb 'f AZ
hy large number OF clersymen. vast congrega-
cnthedrsl E1auisite horai DECORATIONS added 10
seal programme heightened IN" mpressiveness q
fh" services Archbishop Corrigau WIS th~ cele-
brart ~ tnr solemn pont.hral mass yesterday and
To assistant priest ~as tho Rev Joseph r. Nc
Mahon. while DO" dcacons ~ honor were Fathers
= nv MIp r ana ne e'HS v AH NGryyy olh @e
~" ein-d.ncon the Rev Edward b'arv and The
Nader Tho general theme treated by Father
Pariov m rs sermon A. the morning service. was
wn1, DO os W. msan by real Christianity to-day In
The services ~ no Churri 10 g. Francis Xavier
also u an impressive and elaborate character.
S0isfng h'sn mas va celebrated 80 u O'Clock nv
ne Rev. James +. Pagan. ylce-presideni o; The St
Rev Lewis Kel'lrger 81 WOODSTOCK Md dea-
ION. anl William O'Hare as suo-I~ico The al
iar vs. mass OF Easter io- A. palms Al
mission % m" church ~as ny Ticket only. and
lorx before thc services began every seat in the
vast binding wa hi,ei. TIC sermon vas preached
hv -" Re Thomas J. Mr'lI,k"y. : j., Who
The F1fth Avenue Presbyterian church aiher"s 20
the usases ~ 'ormer DAYS ana there were no
foral decorations mere YESTERDAY Large congre-
salons %ere pieseni IN 'ae no-i.s ana a"rn2on
II Wa said that b. was the frsf communion ser
Vice which tho Re-, pr Jo1n Hal had missed IN
hi' thirty years pastoraie :, was said that there
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