Evening journal., 1900-04-16
YESTERDAY WAS
RADIANT EASTER
Churches of All Denominations
Made Beautiful BY Great
Floral Displays.
EXCELLENT MUSIC RENDERED

BY THE VARIOUS CHOIRS, WHICH
HAD BEEN PREPARING FOR THE
OCCASION FOR wEEKs-sER-
MON ON THE EMPTY TOMB" AT
ST. JOHNS.
Casters glorious festival was cele-
brated yesterday with all the manifes-
tations of joy which mark the ami
versary of Christ's resurrection from
the dead. The day was an ideal one.
Time was when only the Episcopal
and Roman Catholics observed the day,
but new il is celebrated by churches of
all denominations and of all faiths. and
in the homes of the people as well.
Flowers. symbolizing the awakening OIL
nature from her long Winters sleep,
We're seen in profusion. not only in the
churches, but in the front windows oil
many hundred homes.
AT ST. JOHNS.
Tall, fragrant Easter lilies, graceful
lsrirea sprays, modest daisies and state
ly palms beautified ST. Johns T. T..
lChurch yesterday; and these, combined
with the fresh. sweet voices of the choir
boys. the eloquent sermon OF the rec
tor and the dim, religious light of the
beautiful church itself made up am
ideal Easter there.
Some time before the hour of service
la large congregation had gathered.
which later on earnestly took part In
the beautiful. impressive ceremony
of the church. The music was OF an
Unusually high order and showed care
ful training on the part of Francis
Morrison, the choir leader Mr.. Nor
/ rison was in yesterday, but his place at
the organ was acceptably filled by his
assistant organist. G. w. x. Bradford
Archdeacon George G. Hall. the rec
tor, based his sermon on Mary Magda-
lens visit to the empty tomb. II was
OF deep interest. and listened to with
marked attention. Dr. Hall concluded
by reciting q beautiful Easter poem.
In the afternoon, instead of the reg
/ ular service. the childrens festival was
held. The program rendered by the
choir and the Sunday school orchestra
was thoroughly enjoyed by large at
tendance Of children and adults.
At the conclusion of the morning
service bags Of Easter candy were pre-.
sented to the choir boys
ST. ANDREWS CHURCH.
With an augmented choir and beau
n tiful floral decorations ST. Andrew 's
e lChurch celebrated the glad Easter-tide
v The sermon, which was on the resur-
/. rection. was by Rev. w. J. b. Jackson
- and was from Acts XIV. 19: "One Jesus
=. which was dead whom Paul affirmed
y to be alive" In the evening the rector
: preached on the Importance of the
o. faith of the church.
s In the afternoon the seventy-secOnd
n anniversary of the Sunday school was
celebrated. Carols were sweetly suns
s by the children, and Rev. w. J. b
Jackson made an interesting address
In his report superintendent Robert
Adair said tha. the missionary ccllec.
tion Of the day and the schools mite
box collection aggregated about $50
d The total Lenten collection will be
over $780,
4 Bishop Coleman will administer IN,
y rites Of confirmation at the church
y next Sunday.
# THE DAY AT GRACE.
e Rev. W. W. King, d. d.. preached his
k second morning sermon as pastor o
81 III at W. t. 0HNlAu yesterday Ills us
course was appropriate 10 the season
IS and was heard by a large congregation
N Members OF the quartet choir, com
n posed OF Miss Katharine Garrett Mis-
Il Lulu Elliott Howard II. Carver an,
4 Frank II. Mason. gave one Of the fines
programs ever heard in the church.
Grace Sunday school held Its Easte
festival last night at 730 o'clock. TIT
s. program included addresses by Cit,
IN Solicitor Henry c. Conrad, Rev. w. w
s. King, recitation by Miss Beulah White
al man, solo by Miss Ethel Rogers an,
ll selections by the Sunday school orches
ne ira. The church quartet also assisted.
w IN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
snl Solemn high mass was celebrated a
he st. Peters Pro-Cathedral at 1890 a. NJ
re lVicar-Ceneral J. A. Lyons preached tn
at sermon to large congregation. Tn
choir. under the directiin Of Professo
German, rendered an elaborate pro
gram, with orchestra accompaniment
Bishop Monaghan celebrated gran
s pontihcal vespers at 7.30 p. m. His as
m sistants We're Very Rev. j. A. Lyon
oe and Fathers +. Fullerton, McVeigh. Nc
lA Goldrick and Dougherty. Rev. r.. Ful
~ lerton preached the sermon.
Viaban. S. S. Of Baltimore. was tn
celebrant OF the mass. Father Fuller
ton was the deacon and Father Nc
Kenna, sub-deacon. The former preach
of ed the sermon. The musical prograT
III was especially fine
y. AT EPWORTH CHURCH.
nd Crowds thronged Epworth NJ. Il
r. Church at all the services yosterda,
The pretty auditorium was eftectivel
decorated and the choir. under the d
rection of George L. King, rendered
ng program of rare excellence. The pasto
at Rev. +. B. Short, preached a powerft
in sermon from Corinthians; How Al
At the Dead Raised Up? And With Whs
ed Body DO They Gomez"
IN OTHER CHURCHES.
An immense congregation filed S
Paul's M. r. Church, both morning an
evening, and the services were of a
90 interesting character.
IS Rev. J. II. Chesley. Of Claymont, CAV
on the address at the Easter festival
D 4.