The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1900-04-16
OBSERVANCE
OF EASTER.
Crowds Fill the Churches
to Hear Sermons and
joyful Music.

After weeks of penitent living ms prep.
aratlon for the celobra ion for the feast of
the Resurrection of the Savior the Peep
thronged to the churches yesterday to hear
tho inspiring story from eloquent diviues
listen to tho beautiful hymns of re-
| joicing. Without regard to custom every
| church was crowded. Choir5 We'd with
each other In furnishing musical pro-
grammes. The churches were tastsfullv
decorated and some Of the decoration were
| truly artistic in floral art.
Rev. William +. Lewis in Rodn ey
Street Presbyterian church took the fol-
| lowing text: III Christ DO not raised,
your faith is vain"
| Archdeacon Hall in st. Johns Oh urch,
/ delivered one of his eloquent liscourscs to
an extremely large congregation.
In tne afternoon the Easter carols by
the Sunday school were sung.
1t was special day at ST. PauPs Nj. f.
Church and the sermon by Rev. ". l. 5.
| Murray was listened to with marked at
tention. Tho text was Acts II: IS, Jesus
and the Resurrection
The Sunday school missionary and
, Easter anniversary, which filed the large
| schoolroom was an occasion of joy. The
primary department has grown in one
year from 100 to 100. their part in tho
program was most thoroughly appreci-
ated. The attendance for the day was 81
In the morning school, 90 In the primary
department, and In the afternoon Sunday
school 30l. Total for the day, 46S The
thorough organization, tho musical equip
ment, the faithful officers and teachers
and the liberality of the whole school,
contributing almost $1,000 for tho year,
makes st. Pauls school one of the most
attractive and successful of tho city
| A largo congregation that filled the ed-
fee greeted the Rev, W. W. King at
Grace Methodist Episcopal Church yestor-
day morning. DR.. King preached an able
sermon, appropriate to the day, and the
musical programme by the luartet:e of
the church. was the finest given in sever
al years. The members Of the quartotte
are Miss LIlu V, Elliott Miss Katherine
Garrett, Howard II. Carver and Frank II.
Mason. Geore n. Maris Is organist. The
reuditions by the quartette were great
appreciated by tho congregation. DR..
King chose his toxt from Job IA, IA; IF
man die shul he live AGAIN."
st. Andrew Church looked very beau.
ti!ul with its decorations OF Easter lilies
and other flowers. Tho augnen ed cb Dir,
under the leadership of John Craig, gave
II fine musical programme at :ho morning
service. Rev. ". j. b jackson preached
from tho tex, Acts s5 10; zone Jesus,
which was dead, whom Paul affirmed to
he alive Again at tho evening service
Mr.. jackson preached on tho theme of the
resurrection, uruinp its iu,poytanoe in the
faith held by the Church,
At the Easter Festival and Seyrnty-
second Anniversary Celebr,tion of III,
Sunday School of ST, Andrew,s church the
following progrnn was rendered
Sinuin0 "Irn from the SenIed Tomb"
Re.nongivs Reading sixteenth Selection
psnIm 10 Singing. "Benedic Apima Men
(,reed. Sinvin1, "I,ur.tin 4 from lhs (;n,cs
on High" Annual R,uort: singing
'isll q Tall the Blessed SIory:r Address:
singing "R.hnId the HnlIowed plnrn.t
OfTertorv. Singing. Let tho song Ina Re-
gun. Rsnedirtion
Ibn oltnrs in the Roman Cntyo,ic
Churches we're scenes OF beauty with lilies
AMI nnIted nlnnts
Al II Pnulg church the ce,ebrant n,
mas was The Rev, Father VinGan S =,
of Baltimore, with the Row. i. Fullnrton
| q q as d.acfn and thu Rev. l. Mrken,
mn assault urn.nn. TIA sermon was nrenCh.
cd hv Enthar FulI.rton who snoto ala
nuertlv nf lila fnct Of ths rcsurrrrIinn and
drducrd from it's mnny rseful and nrarti-
cal loSsons A snecirI frnture nj ne cuia-
hrnttnn wns th, ,nusic. ina choir heinz nc-
COMMANDED bv the pnilhnrmonIc Orche In,
The rburch wns orowdei with its nam.
hers and tLo,e of ther rongregotjona
Soiamn hiph mass wac ceI.hrateI "t -
pnter's Pro-i,n,hrIrul Mt 10, M a m MA
:er,non was nrenched Inv tina Vary Raw I.
A I,unns r. n vnrv iaros cooar.a.,ion
whic6 rrowlea thn'nuditorinm and aniI.r.
lea Of the fullest extent The im,,s,s mn.