New-York tribune., 1900-04-16
EASTER IN THE CHURCHES.
CATHEDRAL AND CALVARY BAP-
TIST CHURCH.

The Easter Sunday celebration at Old Trinity
Church began at 1920 6. m, and long before the
appointed hour the building crowded to the
doors. Every cable car that came down Broadway
brought It's load to the church At 10 o'clock it
impossible get into the building. and about five
hundred persons pushed and crowded into the
vestibule. Gowns were torn and many went away
because they could not get in. For half hour
before the beginning OF the church service Albert
Meislahn gave a number OF selections on the
chimes. His programme included Jesus Christ is
Risen To-day The Strife is Ger and Welcome.
Happy Morn The service opened with process
sional hymn. and the music furnished by full
choir OF forty male voices The Rev. DR.. Morgan
Dix delivered a brief the reality OF the
Resurrection. He spoke entirely along spiritual
lines. drawing many lessons from the Resurrection
Of Christ. The afternoon service began at $3.50
o'clock, and the church was crowded.
Calvary Baptist Church was artisticaly deco
rated. The pulpit covered with Easter lilies
and roses, and the altar and baptistry were COW
cred with carnations, chrysanthemums, golden rod
and fern. The sermon was preached by the pastor.
the Rev Dr. r. s. Macarthur, from the text:
Blessed be the God and Father of Lord Jesus
Christ which, according to His abundant mercy
and by His resurrection from the dead, hath
deemed mel Peter /. 3.
At 800 o'clock about eighty persons were bap-
tzed being the largest number in the history Of the
church TO DE baptized on one occasion. All the
members of the infant and primary classes OF the
nies followed by forty young girls robed in white
ana the women and boys in SOmbre black,
who 10 be baptized, all singing the baptsmal
chant, The Holy Trinity and the Jordan. which
written for the occasion by the organst, Miss
Chittenden
In the evening no sermon was preached. hut the
pastor delivered short address, and extended the
hand of Fellowship to those VINO were baptized in
the afternoon
solemn Pontihcal mass was celebrated at Il
o'clock yesterday at St PatriCks Cathedral AS
early o'clock people, with and without tickets,
commenced assemble the doors. Fifteen
OF Acting Captain Lantry, Of the East Fifty-tirst-
station stationed around the entrances
As the entrance only by invitation the most Of
the crowd compelled wait until - o'clock.
when they were allowed TO enter.
Archbishop Corrgan ofticated. He assisted
BY the Rev. Drs. Joseph McMahon and Thomas
Murphy deacons OF honor the Rev. Mr.. Cum
mings deacon and the Rev. Mf. Farrell sub
deacon. They from the Seminary OF St.
seph, Dunwoodie. The sanctuary occupied by
fifty students from ST. Joseph's Seminary. under
charge the Rev. Father Dyer
Father W. OBJ Pardow preached the sermon.
took his subject The Christianity of Christ
Father Pardow referred TO the teachings OF Christ
and His life. He also opposed and condemned the
proposed change of creed in Protestant faiths
and mentioned especially the proposed change OF
creed III the Presbyterian Church.
Miss Clary. contraito; Mr.. Kaiser, tenor and Mr..
Steinbuch. basso. The solemn pOntthcal vespsrs
held at p