The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1899-04-03
EASTER
JUBILEE.
Wintry Blasts, Snow Flur=
ries and Appropriate
Church Services
Mark the Day.

| Yesterday was lot tho ideal Easter ia.
| promised by the weather men, and man.
| young women are consequently diShp
| pointed. With icicles hanging from waite
| pipes and spouts with the blue OF tho SIX!
obscurel during part of tho day will
storm threatening clouds and then send
ing ont fros Y rays of sunshine, withc0ld
biting winds coming apparently from as
| parts o: the compass. as they did, furs ant
warm wraps and heavy oyercoats Were
| worn in Keeping than berjbboned and Eo-
rlt ID spring gowns and Hover bsdecked
hats.
The temperature was eight degrees cold.
er than the normal for Wilmington, ant
it was blamed OH too copious drafts o
fresh air from the Lake Regions, snow
nurrics came with it.
But while out OF doors there was little
that was suggestive Of Eas er, the OBJ: :erv.
ance has never been more general. The
solemn services and sOmbre decoration
Of tho closing day OF the Lonten season
gave place in the churches to elaborate
choral services and to sermons full OF JOY
and gladness.
Masses Of fragrant flowers-here pure
whito lilies, there u glowing mass of color,
'hznlens, lilacs, ionquills and hyacintiis-,-
almost hid tho affairs. readin. desks ana
banked tho memorial windows, nd9-
ing thcir Faster mes.ago to the strains OF
rejoicing sung by tn, choirs, and to- the
sermons of the day. All of the services,
even the very earliest. those commemorate
ing the visit Of the holy women to the
tomb in the early morning and their dis.
covciy that it was empty, were attoudcd
by throng5 Of worsappecs.
AS usual on Easter Sundoy, Delaware
Avenue was the Rome to which all roads
led in the afternoon. Patricians and pie
hnnns rru Va lad fhrgo rp,u, and than min
glcd together in tho crowd, but their East-
,r parade was accOmpli,hsd more txpe1ir
tiOusly than that social function Is apt to
bo on II balmy Easter day alG tho frosty
weather did its level best to break up Il
well established custom.
Several things were conspcuously ab-
sent in the crowd that walked rapidly up
tho street. There was II general absence
Of Easter flnery. 1t Is true that here and
there, in tho 60 tume' worn by tho VIC
men were bright touches Of cplor, lavender
and pu pie, yellow or even brilliant scar.
let In the headgcnr. s,ft, cool-looking,
elaborate gray gowns light-coioreti, trim
looking, taiior-mnde gowns, but most of
tho women put comfort above precedent
and cnntented themselves with wearing
their winter gowns and wraps, Frightened
BY laco ties. light gloves ora cluster OF
flowers.
But even the flowers were not as strong.
~ in evidence n in former seasons. EnOr-
NOUS punches of violcts, held together by
lngenously conlriyod arrangements Of
wire and silver toll, decorated the corSa-
gcs o. some of the proEenaders, however
.uin cunttntei themselves vii more mo
uest bunches OF violets, roses Or Jonquls.
Then there was another noticeable
thing-there were more m1n than women
IN the crowd, and the men pcomenaded in
-qunis. According 10 some taclt agret-
inrnt it was not locked upon as base de-
foction when one of mo squad would over.
:nke some unapproprint0d feminine friend
or friends and would join them. leaving
his friends more in ,ho cold than over.
At St Johns Church in the morning an
immense congregation listened to an in
ercsting sermon by Archd.Gco George
g. Hall on the re ,urrection, The church
was prcttily decorated with flowers. and
The choir, under the direction of Francis
Il. Mo- riSon, gave one of the most enjoy
able musical pyogi ammes which has been
ilcaru IA VIM w. tou IOr long time.
Archdeacon Hail took as his subject the
fifteen h chapter Of the Lpistle Of st. Paul
TO the Corinthians.
St Paurs NJ. H. Church was prettily
lecoral cd yesterday and an interesting
programme was given. In tho afternoon
ltu ter exercises and u missionary annivOr.
sary was held by tho Sunday School.
Tho reports OF the Sunday school showed
that during the year over 500 had been
contributed and an enrolment OF nearly
800 scholars was reported
Iu the evening tho choir gave song ser-
vice, assisted by an orchestra The church
was crowded and tho programme was eX-
coilently given. Yesterday morning Rev.
w. l. s. Murray, ID. d., took rs his sness
;eo', Corinthians IA rs: 'If Christ ~
Hot risen our preaching Is vain and your
faith Is also vain.
Pretty services were held In St Paul's
r. I. Church yesterday. In the morning
solemn high mass WAS celebrated with
Rev J. p. Qriglcy rs celebrant; Father
Justin, g. 5. T.. ,as deacon; James Mchena
ns sub-deacon; Rows. j. Connolly and j..
c Comiskey, masters Of ceromonies
Father Justin preached an eloquontRnd
interesting sermon on "Ihe Mystery OF
he Re. direction" A large congregation
was present. The musical programs, con.
sisting OF Gounod's mass, with Grace
Orchestra accompaniment was rendered
with admirable effect md was fully in
keeping with the Easter spirit.
At Calvary Baptist Church special East
cr exercises were held by the Sunday
II. B. Cooke, D. d., preached on "The
Resurrrc len
Tho Sunday school OF East Lake Pres
byterian Church held Interesting castor
services last evening. Rev. George H.
Trull preach ID an interesting Easter ser.
mon In the morning.
Tho Unitarian Church was prettily dec
GRATED with flowers, and as usual at this
church, ar excellent musical programme
was given. The minister Rev, A. n, Bow.
"r delivered an interesting discourse on
g,Tb h. II InVprtn1 ifo -
Central Presbyterian Church was pref
tily dccora ed with flowers yesterday, ard
tho music was excellent. Rev. Il. "A. Nc
i'urdv prenched two interesting sermons
his subjects being Easter Thoughts and
"Eas or at Antioch"
Delaware Avenue Baptist Church held
Faster exercises yesterday. The
decorations were pretty, md the mu u,ioe ex-
rrllrnt. Rev. $. Morgan of Now York
Rev. julius Dold Of Newport, who has
been assigned to Chestertown, preached at
Union NJ. II. Church yesterday. The Rev.
c. A. Grise who has been assigned to
Union Church, was uGable to reach here
in time, and Mr.. Dodd preached for him.
Dr. A. N. keiswin's morning thome at
West Church was most Inspiring ono to
the unusually largo audience which hoard
it. The profit presented IN array OF pot
leu plnuLS, anu tuClr uFlButue5S VI cOlOF
and delieaoy of odor were characteristic
elements of tho East or season. The augu-
lnerted choir under the ablo direction Of
jacob Il. Clymer seemed to have Its very
heart strings tuned or the rendition of the
Caster anthems and In every Gong, whether
by soloist or choir, the resurrection spirit |
was manifested, |
DR.. Keigwin's teIt was from Romans g. I
), "For II we have been planted together +!
in the likeness OF his death, we shall be |
Al 50 ia the likeness OF his resurrection"
He remarked in opening that his hearers
doubtless considered his subject an inap-
proprinto one for Easter morning, hut he |
was satisfied that 1t would untold story |
which would be applicable 10 the glorious |
season. He then described tho day as be-
pg the greatest one in the history Of the
Christian Church. Its birth transformed
jhe requiem Of the cruciflxlon into tho
,ntEem of the resurrection, and thereby
rave tho world Its first great song With
t hope and joy came into the world maxi
ng the Church pillar and the Gospel a
ruth.
DR.. Keigwn also said that to the resur.
ection of Christ the church owes her first
conquest over heathenism. Tho conver.
Ion of men until the last ages will be
possible because Of that resurrection. Tho
pastor characterized tho story Easter as
he most beautiful doctrine Of the New
Testament. 1t was q new doctrine, not
n old story, although prophets long be-
ore Chrst's death had limited that there
would be resurrection Of the Son of God,