New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-04-03
THE DAY IN THE CHURCHES.
EASTER CELEBRATED WITH POMP AND
CEREMONY
FLOWERS AND MUSIC HELP TO DRAW MANY
To TILE SERNIOT,S

In the whole OF the metropolis there was PROB
ably not a single church that did not make some
special effort to observe the glad religious IesVai
Of Easter. In some churches where the resources
OF the congregation were not restricted the noral
decorations were especially brilliant and costly.
Generally speaking. the musical portions OF the
Easter services especially elaborate. ana IN
many instances the choirs and organists were as
sisted by weIl-known solosts and by orchestras.
Following is a description Of the services al some
of the more prominent churches:
Old Trinity. in lower Broadway, was crowded
with worshppers. It was AZ the high Easter
celebration in the morning The crowd wa so
were not as extensive as at Christmas but on the
altar there were palms on either side anu !" rho
musical p4oe nn was Of the most elaborate
order The celebration opened with frocesSiTf h
Hymn ll2 Jesus Christ Is Risen TO-DAY grus T DeI
followed the Kyrie, Credo sanctEs AghuPs oc De.
and Gloria in Excesis in p No; g. TG er HeT The
Rev Dr. Morgan Dix the celebrant and alsSS
the preacher he was h ass''e6 oseDS W. Ne Hill the
Rev Alfred Grimm. the Rev. f. ID. Wilson ana n Ine
Bey RS@nd ,6 spOng TIRE
Whatever was lacking in the weather to mi make
could not deract in any way from the fact mat
1t Easter being celebrated at Grace ChurcE
Ing service The Rev Dr. Huntington. pastor Of the
church oficiated, assisted by the Rev. DR. John.
y ws2c "nG of geeornted with palms and lilies
The choir under the direction Of James NJ Helfen-
music aopropriato TO the day. The musical pro-
gramme was as follows
Professional. Hymn No 1l2 ,,,
5 Hh'9e' p,,,, in y Parker
Tntroit Hymn No. I2I
Gloria Tibi. in Parker
Hymn. co,ro,
oheriory Golnoi
Gloria in Exceiss chant.
The interior Of st. Patricks Cathedral was elabo-
paf about the sides and front Of the chan
eel Lilies predoTinated IN al yarenes Dn 'h rsd
the choir loft were the full orchestra of the Phil
be 2SG wg f aa by 0S Pecha
The celebrant was Archbishop Corrisan and the he
honor the Rev. J. II. Mcmahon and the Rev H. T;
Newey; deacon Of the mass; the Rev. Edward ward
ters Of ceremonies. the Rev. J. W Conney and
the Rev T. MyhaR Ths Rs p pr%snSed the the
sermon on Resurrection" The musical pro-
gramme as follows
chorus and orchestra.
Kyre Grand Mass In major 'herupnl
Gloria Grand Mass in D major Thomas Thomas
Graduate. "Haec DIES Tt
Sancus Grand Mass in cherubni
Ronedicus Grand Mass in C...............C heruhni
Aenus Del Grand Mas in a ne, uD,,
Postlude
The solosts were Miss Catherine Hike soprano dn1
Miss 4. L. Clary. alto: Charles Kaiser nrs' TENOR
and Charles SteinbuCh. first basso.
An elaborate musical programme was carried out
al the II o'clock service in ~. Francls NaNler
was celebrated with Father Van Rensselaer, as
f Rae The Rev John Mcaughn
master OF ceremonies The sermon was preacned
by the Rev. 7. j. Campbell ana was on 'he "oSpe'
OF the day a., $1,000
sion Of acolyos and priests marched down from the
sacristy to the altar and the mass ana musICa'
The programme was:
Prelude Sonata IN A..............M endelssonn
"Nid Aquam f,se,poven
Gloria from Festal Mass. Joseph Htn
Credo and Aenus i'ra'
Aria for string orchestra ,l zach
Sanctus Pecker
Postlude from Concerto in Handel
The soloists were Clara L. Smith. soprano kath-
ryn Hart alto: Pedro Arenciba. tenor. and oiorg3
VarhctL bass CASTOR Dcthier was organist, ana
the Rev John r. Young. S. j.. cholrmaster
,ra,,ier dienIav Of flowers than that seen I'm the
Marble Collegiate Church, In fhifh-ave Inc wnoIe
front Of the chance was coyfrel win SuPeip
Easter lilies roses and azaleas. mingled In de-
tached 10 the service from the fact that me scr
mon for this Easter was preached by the rev. Ut
Donald Sage Mackay the new PaS be ye @' Dr.
MacKay dealt with the question or noehef
Versus Resurrection and. referring 10 tne "a A.
lacins OF the Denans arguments emphasized the
necessity of n clear objective faith as comfort 10
The musical service consisted of organ prelude
Nv Gouno1: the Tours anthem. God Hath Appoint
nG Dav'., Ven.tc in II by Royce: Walters Te Deum
in A and Awake Up NY Glory" by Barnoy.
Miss Helen NJ Could At the afternoon service the
choir sang Shelly's oNertory. As sleep Iakes
Flight and Rossnis Thou W9ose I LOVE- on On
The text: "A young man sitting on the right side