Evening journal., 1899-04-03
EASTER CELEBRATED.
Notwithstanding the Weather
Many People Were Out.
ELABORATE CHURCH CEREMONIES

WORM BY WILMINGTON, WOMEN
THE FlRCNlENADERS ON THE
THoRouGHFlAREs HESS THAN /
HERETOFORE.
Easter, one Of the greatest, if not the !
greatest, Of Christian festivals in the
year. was celebrated yesterday with all
the joyous acclaim that is naturally
awakened by the anniversary Of
Christ's glorious resurrection from
death.
Coming at the dawn Of Spring, when
all nature seems awakening from the
death trance OF Winter to the beauty
and brightness Of renewed life, the
Easter festival touohes a responsive
chord in human hearts and its effect
is seen in many things which have
nothing essentially in common with
the religious observace Of the day. The
idea of the supernatural, indeed, is al
most oyershadowed by the natural with
many persons to whom the day is as
much if not more, an epoch Of fashion
than a solemn commemoration Of an
event which was to affect the whole
future Of mankind, and which has IN
lAuenced the tide of human affairs with
momentous results during the vast q
loco years. But there is nothing nee
essarily incompatible in the worldly
and the religious fobservances, and, in
many instances, they go together, for
all over the city yesterday the various
church services were largely attended
by women, who made it the occasion
for wearing for the first time their new
Spring bonnets and gowns.
The weather was n1t such as is re-
quired to make an ideal Easter sun
day: the skies were not cloudIees, and
though the sun was practically shin
ing all day, occasional gusts blew
handfuls of snow through the air-but
they fell as harmless as a shower OF
apple blossoms, and vanished as fast
as they came. The processicns of prom
enaders in the fashionable thorough
fares, going to and from church, were
pnobably less than usual a feature Of
the day Many persons, however, were
seen on the streets, which presented ar
evident air OF activity, the front win
dows of many houses being brightenet
with blooming plants But it WAS il
the churches, dec1ed with profusiol
Of flowers and vocal with glad paeanl
CT praise, that Easter was most besuN
y fully and appropriately celebrated b!
special services and sermons commem
orative Of the resurrection.
Specially arranged services were hel
: DIN ain the churches in this city E.ab
crate musical programs had been pre-
TO pared and were successfully CARRIE
i,Sc out. The decorations i'm most Of th
IS churches were beautiful, the altars be
m ing masses Of lovely blooms. Tn
l.ss churches were all well attended, bot
in morning and evening.
dff AT THREE CHURCHES.
Bishop Coleman yesterday officiate
at three churches. AT O'Clock in tn
-s' morning he held holy communion Z
a. Trinity Church, nearly 200 persons n
tn ceiving the communion. Rev III. Asl
- ton Henry the rector, was THE cell
st. Ibrant at the cater service. The bishc
c. ic. officiated at the morning service
At Grace Church, Brandywine huRdro
." ard again at the Sunday schoo. ann
- versary in the afternoon. In the eva
ing he offioiated in ST. James Churc
Newport, and after the sermon fl
children were baptized and three pc
sons were confirmed. The church W
lne crowded and many persons stood du
.pe a ing the service.
ON ST. PBTBR'S PROICAIHEDRAL
+ Bishop Monaghan conducted the &c
J.. vice at st. Peters Pro+Cathedral, al
the was rewarded by a large congregatio
@ @sen The services were beautiful, and VIII
er- Easter was celebrated in all the R
man Catholic church in this city, tho
IL held in st. Peters Pro-Cathedral We
considered the most important by v
tue of the position that edIfice ocC
80 pies among the other churches. IT
- decorations far exceeded any ever
fore in the church, the marble ali
tho and calvary group being profuse.y
an. namented with palms and lilies.
day 1890 o'clock pontifcal mass was ce
the brated with Bishop Monaghan as &c
T. a brant Very Rev. J. A. Lyons vic
Ger general, as priest assistant; Rev. ].
ark. Isenring, as deacon; Rev. f. Cann
for as su.b-deacon; J. Dougherty and
lent Mahcny, as deacons Of honor, and
-" McGoldricl1, as master of ceremonie
The service was Of the most intert
g. ing charctef, and the music cf
held highest order OF excellence, the regu