New-York tribune., 1906-04-16
CHURCHES FULL rs USUAL
Storms Effect Small-Large Col
lectiOns Taken Up.

| The heavy storm of yesterday morning did not
make any serious difference In the attendance at
! the city churches. In nearly every instance the
morning services were attended by large crowds,
/ IN a number of many persons standing
/ throughout the service The Easter offerings were
as large as in former years and in many instances,
( 1t said, larger. AS a general rule. how
ever the wealthy members Of congregations did
not attend the morning services and their offer
| ings expected during the week
/ Two of the largest congrega tiOns that ever at
tended Ponthca Mass and vespers at st. Patrick's
Cathedral those of yesterday 1t esti-
mated that fully twelve thousand people attended
| the two services.
Pontifcal Mass celebrated in the morning
by Archbishop Farley. Monsignor Lavele. vicar
general, acted assistant priest. During the ser
at the cathedral young woman worshipper
screamed and considerably startled those about
her. 1t learned that she suffering from
tai, and said she lived in Hobolen. The Offering
at this service was for the benefit of the CaJnedral
9e9I 46 q from n ss50 9S 10 s2s S6o and If
nounced that several thousand dollars were COL
lected yesterday to further reduce the debt.
ha e d6os ms ePs
at the evening song service while in the morning
The Rev DR.. William r. Huntington preached at
b93 bea1y total of s @ oe Tcee9 TSs IS
said to be the largest collection in years received
by the church. it being used for the needs Of the
The Rsy; Dr. Charles Psrkhurst preached at
probably the last year that Easter service will
IN 'He ea G the s It na5
the new edihce across 24th street The decorations
this church were OF an unusually elaborate char
acter.
cia collection yesterday, but nearly S'09 was re
ceived. Special musical services were given both
The effort of the congregation of the First Pres
byterian Church 10 obtain an endowment that
street was somewhat handicapped by the storm
The congregation was not so large as was expected
afternoon
church was crowded A large collection was
to 5of Obtain the endowment Sie'' was '''''
At St. Georges Protestant Episcopal Church
there was large attendance. both in the morning
and a he saG e b The 2rgs in I " b both
The Offering at the Calvary Baptist Church was
Fifth Avenue PEsYsbyterian Church the offering
compared ieT0Ta6S II was said with previous
exact amount. At ST. Barthelomcw' Protest r9
ahd the church Of the Divine Patere2 e aSa tb
Broadway Tabernacle. large offerings were re-
One Of the @os' .nn @tsrGstns S4:n services
at 1Sth street near Amsterdam avenue. Dear
mutess arrived from from Bayonne t Newark; and. i'm a
Rochester. There was was neither singing. music nor
women and a sermon by the pastor. the Rev John
The Rev, Henry Marsh Warren. chapIa,u Of ,h.
New York Ciy hotels held services in the FftS fts
Avenue Hotel Many OF the women at the evenio !,
service wore evening dress ana there was a eo19
At the Tombs prison Easter was celehroto, -.
giving to the prisoners extra dinners ami sor; Dy
eggs each at breakfast. Both Roman CathOlic ana
Protestant services were conducted anu
The beautiful weather of the afierrocr c,us.s
thousands to so TO Central Park ana on tba io
lake many boats were in use Several tho,,oeed !
annual sPrIng 2rId flower show began yesterday '"e
Coney island, which usually has a large crowd
Easter suffered exceedingly nv she otorH
There were ahout hfty thousand people there TN
smallest crowd In years. The Easier ne rad i tne
the toarawalk from Manhattan Beach 10 RrisbIngS
Beach cld not take place until the late afternoon
The Bowery al Coney Island nroner ytee i !.
open. prepared for a large crowd In fa,t "ide rue
parts OF the island were open excent 80 an
and Dreamland The police record ~ ~ ,1'iia IA ta K
q clean one. there being arrests nr StE was
called. '''''"uceS