Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-04

were beautiful and the music of high order.
The special offertory amounted to S3,0lo.4o
Among the distinguished persons present
were Sir Mortimer Durand. the British
ambassador, and his family. There were
three celebrations of holy communion at
this church during the day. The sermon
in the morning was preached by the rector'
Rev. DR.. c. Ernest Smith.
The sermon at st. Johns was preached
yesterday morning by Rev. Or; Roia no
Cotton Smith, who also CONQUERED the i'oo
o m communion service. The attendance
at this church was also very large ana
many were turned away. A feature OF tne
days celebration was choral service Ior
children in the afternoon.
Three holy communion services were neio
at St Andrews Church In the morning
by the rector. Rev. George Calvert Carter.
A select musical program was rendered ny
a quartet and choir, and the services were
very impressive
Bishop Henry Y. Satterlee preached a,
the morning service in the Pro-Catheorai
Church of the Ascension on Easter anu i.s
Significance. The bishop also assisteo III ING
administration of the holy communion he
aeain smoke at the Pro-Cathedral In the al
ternoon when a children's meeting was
held Excellent music was part OF zig
nrorram of all the services in this church
The annual Easter celebration at Grace
Church. 9th and d streets southwest
took place in the afternoon, when an I'm
pressiye musical service was hello. Inc
floral display was unusually Deautl1uI.
notable feature was the presence OF
large number Of children.
In other Churches.
Appropriate services were held in all
other churches yesterday. The Easter
service of the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church was marked by the recep-
ton into the church OF thirty-three new
members
At the Metropolitan Presbyterian
Church a select musical program was
rendered at both the morning and even
irnder the direction of Mr.. Jasper Dean
Neral. A feature Of the morning was a
baptismal service for infants:
The New York Avenue Presbyterian
proprfate musical and preaching services
both morning and evening.
Interesting and attractive musical serv-
ices were held yesterday In the morning
and evening at the Fourth Presbyterian
Church
mortal Presbyterian Church were quite
largely attended. The service was largely
musical, sung by large choir under Mr..
Thomas B. Easily, and included preiudea
by Batiste, founded on ancient Christian
hymns; anthem, Christ. Our Passover.
Howard; Kyries by Holden and II. c.
MetcaIf; offertory, Christ is Risen, Maun-
der; Festival TIE Deum, Dudley Buck; an
thems, Break Forth Into Joy. Hurst; Mes
Siah VICTORIOUS, hammond. anu angus
Del, GounOd.,
Special services were held in all the
Methodist Episcopal Churches. notably in
the Metropolitan Memorial, Wesley.
Waugh and others.
Calvary Baptist and the First Baptist
churches, as well as others of this de-
nomination, held musical services in cele-
bration of Easter.
Many of the coIored churches Of all de-
nominations observed the day, notably
the Metropolitan A. M. E. Zion Church.
where an elaborate program OF music
was given.
In almost every house of religious wor-
ship the decorations of flowers surpassed
anything of the kind that has been seen in
Washington in many years. In some OF
the churches birds In cages were suspend
ed at intervals, and their music lent a
springiike note to the services. The theme
but Was treated in a different light as the
creed Of the minister dictated or his fancy
led him.
Observance by Sunday Schools.
The celebrations by the Sunday schools
were as elaborate as in the churches. In
many Of the Sunday schools it was chill
dren's day. and the reports Of the year
were read On this date the classes take
more prominent part in the general OBJ
seryance, and the children as individuals
make up almost the entire program Of ex-
ercises.
In some of the churches plants were
brought in by the members to be given to
thu sick and afflicted The Easter Offer
in,xs most of which will go to foreign mis-
sioils, were very large this year.
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Death of Mrs. Wolfley.