Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1905-04-24
EASTER IN THE CHURCHES
PLEASING MUSIC AND SER
MONS ARE HEARD.
End of Lent Marked BY Religious
And Worldly Beauty Sell
dom Excelled In
Annapolis.


trocks numerous. 1t was at the first
services in the churches that the many
pleasing costumes were first seen.
The Easter bonnets were for the most
part of more subdued colOrs than
have been the case for number of
years, but the originality and strik-
ing blending OF the colors used were
truly pleasing.
At the conclusion of the services and
during the afternoon the parade of
well gowned and handsome women.
(and Annapolis has many of the latter
was large and attractive. The streets
were alive with beautiful creations
In silk and lace and the Kaleidoscope
blending of the fashionable dresses
delighted the eye and seemed a well
come relief from .the rather subdued
dresses which have been worn during
the Lenten season. The services in
the churches, in commemoration of the
resurrection of Christ. were of the
most pleasing nature. The sermons
were based on the general significance
OF the day and the music was of a
particularly attractive nature.
AT churches where the congregation
al singing is feature, the music was
rendered in manner which suggested
long practice. but which was not the
case. The choir singing showed the
expenditure of great time and care
in securing a proper rendition and
expression and was the best which
had been heard for some time. At all
of the churches special music was rem
dered at every service.
ST. MARY CHURCH.
At ST. Mary's Church Easter Day
was celebrated with all the solemniiy
possible. The gorgeous vestmepts, the
pealing bells, the loud, deep tones of
the organ, the chanted hymns of trl-
umph, the faces of the congregations
as they succeeded each other at the
various services all betokened the Joy
of the Easter festival.
For six weeks all minds have been
turned solely TO the sufferings of Our
Lord and Savior, and grief for their
cause-His triumphant resurrection
has turned the grief into gladness.
Sorrow endureth for a night, but
JOY cnmeth with the morning." At
the Il o clock Mass there--was a very
large congregation, as there was also
at O'Clock. when the Very Rev Rec
tor gave one of his inimitable talks.
AT 10. 30 o clock the sermon was preach.
ed by the Deacon of the Mass, Rev.
James Barron, q. SIS. r. Won Weber s
Mass in q was sung throughout, La
Hache's Neni Creator before the SER
mon, and the Regina Coeli for the
offertory. Miss Lille Henkel, the as
sistant organist, presided at the organ.
At the evening vespers, the church
was again crowded. Professor Zim-
norman was at his best, and no one
seems so we'll acquainted with the
organ as no. Certainly he brings out
every tone there is in it. The vocal
lied vespers were selected from those
by Eft, Emerich and Mercadante. The
. Salutaris, a duet for baritone and
soprano, is a composition of Professor
Zimmerman, and does him great
credit. However, after the full chorus
of male voices singing Palustrini 'sglor-
ious strains all during the past week.
the voices Of the regular choir sounded
thin. and but for the organ accompan.
iments of Miss Henkel and Professor
Zimmerman, the music would have
been disappointment. The electrical
contrivances over the altar are very
effective and extremely beautiful.
FIRST NJ. E. CHURCH.
The Easter music at the First NJ Il.
Church yesterday morning was al
notable part of the service. The con
greagtional singing was spirited and
the chOir's was fine and appropriate.
The text of DR.. G.. w. Miller, the
pastor, was taken from the twenty
eighth chapter of Matthew: "Feal
not We, for know that We seek Jesus,
who was erucified he is not here
for He is risen, as He said, and goeti
before you into Galilee.
DIR. Miller said there were but three
conclusions that might be reached
from the Gospel narrative of tine res
urrection-frst, that the apostles
were deceived second, that they wer,
imposters; third, that they told the
truth. The deception theory could
not be sustained by a critical examina
tion of the facts of the resurrection
the apostles had no motive in impos
ing upon the public as it gave them
lives of hardship and the cause OF
Christ cost most of them their lives.
There is but one conclusion-the resur
rectiOn was a fact, and a necessar,
fact to confirm the hope of man tina
there was a resurrection of the body
By request DIR. Miller breaches OF
Sunday morning next a former ser
mon on 1.-The Reasonableness anC
Power of Prayer.
ST. ANNE'S CHURCH.
Three times yesterday was st
Anne's Church filled with large con
gregations, at and IL a. N. and 3. 3
D. III. The sermon was preached al
II a. IN. by the Rector upon the conso
lation and assurances of the resurrec
tion. The text was "Why Weepes
Thou 20 st. John, xx-l5. He sal,
there was no occasion for tears
though they are natural. if we hav
the Christian hope. and he, to whom
Jesus speaks has this hope. The
preacher then described the hope of th
resurrection of the body, the redemp
tion of our bodies" into glorified
spiritualized bodies in Jesus risel
likeness. He then set forth the denial
of Jesus resurrection and the proofs
Of it, for upon it all depends. He con
cluded by saying each had q bette