The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1900-04-16

possible to have had better weather for
an Easter Sunday than that with which
the people OF this city were blessed yes
terday. From the earliest hours the sun
shone briglI.iy and the air was soft and
balmy throughout the day, and the
younger people had most excellent OPP
portunity 10 wear new garments of a
spring like nature without the danger
OF catching cold.
All OF the city churches had i'm
mense congregauons, and before
o'clock in the morning the streets were
full of people going 10 Divine service,
particularly TO the Episcopal and Cath
Ollie churches. Beautiful flowers and
grand music prevailed in all the houses
of worship and II was truly an Easter
day in all that IL signifies 10 the Chris
tian minu.
In the several Episcopal churches
there were elaborate services, and the
programs are given below:
ST. STEPHENS CHURCH.
Several services were held yesterday
morning, Holy communion being cele-
brated at o. and o'clock, morning
prayer at 10, and high celebration at
l0:45 a. m, and evening service at
7:30. There were very large congrega-
tons at all the services, and the altar
was elaborately decorated with Easter
lilies and other cut and potted flowers.
The program Of music at the high cele-
bration was:
Professional, Hail Festal Day. Will
Lam A. Potter: introit Psalm 3, Kyre.
Haydns I'd Mass; Credo, Haydn's 2d
Mass; offertory. Behold, Ye Despisers.
ii. w. Parker; Sanctus. Haydns I'd
Mass: Bcnedictus, Haydn's I'd Mass;
- - 10. -.
Excelsis, Haydn's I'd Mass; q Salutaris,
Coombs; professional. oh. the GoldoN,
Glowing Morning! lie Jeune. Even
song, 1880 p. m.-Processional. Hail!
Festal Day! William A. Potter: Psal-
ter, Psalms 1l3, ia. lis; Magnihcat, G..
Lee Williams: Nunc Dimittis. G. Lee
Williams; anthem. The Trumpet Shall
offertory, Hosanna, GranieT; process
sional, oh! the Golden Glowing Morn
ing! LIE Jeune. William II. Arnold,
organist.
GRACE CHURCH.
Services were held at 6, 9:15 and 10:45
a. m. and were largely attended. par
ticularly the Holy Commun-
ion service at t0:45. The carol service
was held at $3.50 u. m, and the evening
service at 7:30 AT the 10:45 a. m. SER
vice the memorial tablet in honor of the
late Rev. Jacob Andreasen Eckstorm
ps.,,. .,ara ,ao,or 80 ,ha ch,rch
.n',.a saa,,,,s,,,, 80 -. ,.ta assistant
Tpv Te,,in t,.,h,,sa :, ,ha stsrIIng ouaiitias
which the Rev. Mr.. Eckstorm pos
sessed, both as servant of God and as
a citizen.
The tablet Is OF polished brass with
a bronze frame OF passion flowers in
- cha .,,,a, -, ,,,arh,a - on antIoua
araar hue ssrsatss u,,th white THE
sss,.,a,. ,,art - ~ rra,,a ,s over,aid v.th
,,aI,,, ,oT hra,,c,'.. =, hrnr,n s r, haars ,ha
insrr,,,tion. ~ -
ITO the Glory OF God in Loving Men,
jacob Andreasen Eckstorm, Assistant
Minister OF tn.s a farish'
fisss-iess'
Rorn Sepfember % 1867 Entered into
life December "a 1899. Faithful
Sarvant ~ Jesus Christ
The church was profuseIy decorated
with. flowers. and the altar was one
mass OF bluorn. The musical programs
we're as folIows. 1-s--
,Morninr prayer q a. M. HYMN III:
anthem Christ o,,r Passover Berthold
Tours. Gloria patr, Anglican: TIE De-
nm T,sudamus R-mator III CIough-
Ieiphter. Jubilate Deo' R-maior Dud-
lev Rucks Hvmn 12t: anthem Horatio
Parker HOLY Commun,on. 9:l5 a. m.
SERMON and Holy Communion. 10:45 a.
m; Hymn liz; kyrie. Battison-
HYMN ia: Offertory anthem. DR..
Charles Vincent: ascription. Praise God
from Whom All BLESSINGS Flow: Sane
tus ,Rattison' Havnes. Hvmn 100: GIo-
ria IN Excelsls Old chant. Carol SER
vice of the SUNDAY school of the parish
a, o. a0 n n, Evenine nraver and SER
r,o, a., - an n M = nrocess onai. psalm
1is. Magriacat,' Nurc Dimittis. Offer
tory anthem He is Risen. Hvmn 121
ST. JOHNS CHURCH.
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.SV' iU,Io"eu vy TOY .o,,l',uiI , % on a.
s:So. Inc oiso service cai,eu OUT an
immense cpnsresa,ion, az olu .ne eve,
ning service. Ihe norai 1eeora,lohs o,
the church were very elaborate anu
the musical programs Were:
morning prayer, f.@-hymn; Nenite'
chant: Te Deum Bened.cite Eccles; Ju-
ION Gao. ia: :l5-Kyrie Eleison; HYMN
ZIG; anthem. Come Gracious Spirit,
NaiUa f'0rdat Gloria