The Washington times., 1905-04-23
FLOWERS AND SONG
FOR RESURRECTION
Special Musical Program
in All Churches.
PRAISE AND REJOICIN G
Easter Parade on Connecticut Avenue
After Religious Services
Are Over.

All Christian churches today celebrate
the most joyful feast in all the year
the feast of Easter. commemorative Of
the resurrection of Christ from the
Gead, and the fulfilment OF the promise
of redemption.
Special musical programs have been
errangod by all choirs. The day will
Ee given over to songs of praise and
rejoicing. The mantle of Lent has been
cast aside. The whole Christian world
today unites il prayer and praise
The significance of Easter is, if any
thing, greater than that of Christmas.
On the latter day Christ was born into
the world. The first hope of redemption
was given mankind. The promise of a
Savior had been consummated.
Day of Redemption
On Easter, church history relates, the
wcrld was .edeem "a rom the sin placed
lron it by our first parents when in
the Garden of Eden. For on this day
Christ rose from the dead. after having
been crucifed, for the redemption OF
the world.
Hymns of praise are the means
through which the world today cele-
the services of the church begin and
will continue through until tonight.
BY an arrangement which had very
likely not made itself known TO many
there viii hardly be an hour in the
whole day when Thanksgiving and re-
loicing is not being celebrated in some
manner.
Early Morning Services.
In the Episcopal and Catholic churches
there were early morning services. Some
services began as early as 6 o'clock and
continued through until the main service
of the day which will be at il o'clock.
In many instances the services Will last
until long past 1 O'Clock. Again. at 3
o'clock the afternoon celebrations will
begin.
At o'clock vespers will be sung in
some of the Catholic churches. At 4:30
o'clock this service will have It's be-
ginning so that 1t will keep up until Z
p. m, when the regular evening pro-
gram will begin.
II other churches the services are not
held until 7:3O and o'clock 1t will be
near on to midnight when The LIST hymn
of praise and joyful "Allelujah." will be
chanted from the choir lofts
Flowers in Profusion.
The affairs and chancels In the vari-
Gus churches are beautiful today in their
rrofusion of flowers All about the high
affairs there are palms. banked in a
solid background. while in the fore
ground there are Easter lilies, roses,
white lilac, carnations and hyacinth.
In the midst of these fragrant decora-
tions there are hundreds of burning
candles. To the side is the stately
Easter candle in its tall stand There
1t will burn through all the services
until Trinity Sunday. marking the end
OF the Easter time.
Joyous Music.
The music this year both in the
Catholic and Episcopal churches is Of
more elaborate character than for
many years. Half dozen of the most
Prominent choirs have engaged or
chestras to assist them. and nearly
every musician resident In Washington
has engaged his services for the day.
Music of a dignified though joyous
character will form the order of the
services. Beethoven and Haydn have
furnished much that will be found in
the programs With the extra singers
and musicians counted in the choir the
musical portion Of the services promises
10 be unusually beautiful
This afternoon. with the kind induI-
gence OF the Weather Man. will see {
bright array of Easter gowns One is
always interested in the after-churcf
parade on Connecticut avenue, when the
fashionable congregations of St Johns
and ST. Matthew's Churches will be sure
to take a short stroll after divine ser
vice.
1t is day of days. All the world
Tejoices.