The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1899-04-03
EASTER DAY IN ZION
Rain and Snow Keep the People
Indoors.
-%-
AT VARIOUS CHURCHES
MUCH SMALLER
THAN WAS ANTICIPATED.
The Pleasant Change In the After
noon Brought Out Crowds-The
Easter Music Unusually Fine
Lavish Decorations In Lilies and
Other Choice Flowers.

Easter day dawned most inauspi-
ciously. Lowering clouds hung over
] the valley, blotting out the hills, and
all the long morning wet snow fell,
[ melting almost ere it touched the
ground, and turning the streets into
quagmires and the cutters into tor
rents. Until afternoon the downpour
/ continued, changing now to cutting
mist and sleet, and again back to the
same slow, persistent, soggy snow that
/ wet through everything it touched, un-
/ til the whole city was bedraggled and
forlorn.
Then, shortly after noon, merry
wind sprang up, which sent the clouds
flying, and, the bright sun came out
and set to work to repair damages.
But the storm had done its work.
The churches, which had anticipated
the usual Easter throngs, had few in
attendance more than their. regular
| congregations. Many good church.
goerS, too, were frightened away by
the inclement weather. They feared to
brave the elements, which breathed of
Ia grippe and influenza and pneumonia,
and they stayed at home, cozily en-
sconced before CHEEKY open fires, with
the morning papers for their sermons.
And those who ventured out did not
come in the gala attire which Easter
demands. They were clad in their So
berest with mackintoshes and umbrel-
las and oyershoeS to fend off the rain
and snow.
The afternoon saw nearly everyone
on the streets. Thousands attended
the Moody. services at the tabernacle,
salving thus their Easter consciences
wherein they had written good re-
solves anent cllurch-going. The streets
were alive with men in brilliant spring
suits, and women in Easter headgear
gay with color, and in gowns Won
drously created.
Despite the snow and blow without,
the Easter spirit reigned within the
churches. st. Mary's Roman Catholic
cathedral beautifully dressed with
flowers. The chapeel was almost en-
powered in palms, and great punches
of Easter lilies stood everywhere. filling
the whole structure with their delicate
perfume. Garlands of smilax interview
en- with carnations were wound about
the altar, while surrounding the
reredos was a cross of Gala lilies, a.
white dove perched above it. Farmers
mass was sung by the choir, with
solos by Miss Davis, Miss Kinsella and
Miss Levy. Pontificial high mass was
celebrated by Bishop Seaman.
At st. Marks Episcopal cathedral,
calla lilies in huge punches were placed
III every WllOOWs lley were pIdCeu
about the choir, and nodded from over
the altar. AT either side of the brass
cross on the altar was a beautiful
cluster of Easter lilies. Holy commun-
ion was administered at morning, noon
and evening services, and there was a
carol service at O'clock. Bishop Leon
ard confirmed a large class at the even
ing service.
ST. Paul's Episcopal chapel was dec
fa1 Sif a1y wifi hot
nave and chancel bein. dressed in bios
SONS of every hue, the lily, of course,
predominating. There was a choral
service in the morning, at which H. S.
Goddard sang Granier's "Hosanna-"
A beautiful cross of Gala lilies and
ferns was the most striking feature of
the decorations at the congregational
church. The platform was almost hid
den by palms and clusters of Gala
lilies. The flowers were the gift of
Mrs. William Chisholm. Rev. Richard
Tjader preached at the morning serv-
ice and there was special music, with
solos by Mrs. E. j. Jolly and Miss Edna
Cohn. Rev. C. T. Brown, the pastor,
preached at Park City in the morning,
and, returning in the evening, gave his
Easter sermon.
The Unitarian church was decorated
almost entirely in Gala lilies sent to
Rev, Mrs. Maynard from the ranch of
Senator ]. P. Jones at Santa Monica,
Cal. The music was unusually beau
tiful, solos being rendered by Mrs
Green, Miss Ida Pratt and Mrs. P. N
Cook. Professor Albert Pres gave
"The Angels Serenade," by Broga, on
the cello, with an organ accompani-
ment. by Mrs. Green. Mrs. Maynard
preached in the morning on THE Di-
vine Awakening
At the Methodist church the decora-
tons were simple, but tasteful
Bunches of Gala lilies stood at either
side of the reading desk, and a great
cluster of daisies was before the organ
Back of the choir stood a stand of ge7
raniums and Towering plants. Mrs.
Plummer sang an Easter solo and Rev.
A. H. Henry preached.
Nearly all of the other churches We're
handsomely decorated, and there were
special services everywhere.