Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-20
EASTER DAY EXERCISES
Anthems of Joy and Gladness
in the Churches.
PRESIDENT A W0RSHlPER
Large Attendance Noted-Elaborate
Programs of Music.
BRIGHT.TINTED DECORATIONS
Sermons Appropriate to the Day by
Local Pastors-The Weather
Propitious.
|BR1GHT.T1NTED DECORATIONS

xTOp1t1OuS.
With splendor Of music and Of bright
tinted decoration. Easter was celebrated
in the many Christian churches Of Wash
ington yesterday. The services were very
largely attended. At all the churches
the members Of the congregations began
to arrive long before the time for the
beginning Of the services. and aisles were
blocked and entrances filled with people
at many edifces when the organ prelude
began
Despite the previous warning Of tho
weather bureau. the day passed without
| rain. Some threatening clouds swept
over the city just before church time.
and many ladies hesitated about wearing
the latest creation Of the milliner. But
the sun soon came out, and with 1t the
Merry Widow" hats.
President Roosevelt observed Easter by
attending service at the Grace Reformed
Church. He started out along from the
White House fifteen minutes before the
time for the service to begin. and as he
| walked past Lafayette Square large
number Of people greeted him.
| Vice President Fairbanks attended the
services at the Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church.
The decorations of many of the churches
lax and many towering plants were used
| in profusion At ST. Thomas Church
huge floral cross back of the gold cross
ON the altar formed the center of the
churches were radiant with many burn
ing candles and a large number of bios
SONS.
In the celebration Of this gladdest day
Of the church calendar choirs and soloists
played a very important part. and many
m a fArniNcea IF music an
establishment of the service. In many
churches the evening service was largely
musical. The programs. as announced In
The Star previously. were generally car
ried out.
In Catholic Churches.
At st. Patricks Church high mass was
| celebrated at IL o'clock by Rev. William
]. Carroll. with Rev. Mr.. Carrico and
Rev. Mr.. Murphy as deacon and SUBJ
deacon. The choir, with full orchestra.
sang Beethovens mass. The number of
communicates was much larger than the
capacity of the church, and a large num-
ing the entire service. Father William
r. Russell preached the sermon on the
text. He has risen as He said"
He said. in part:
To deny the resurrection we must prove
that the apostles were either deceived or
deceivers. IL we take the first suppose
ton, that they were deceived, 1t is be-
cause the facts they narrate were too
palpable to be placed in the category Of
events likely to mislead common sense
and ordinary intelligence.
I'VE cannot suppose they were deceiv-
ers unless we assert they lied to them
selves and the world. But men who
taught the highest morality, who preached
and practiced every virtue. who revealed
their own shortcomings with singular can
dor. and who would derive so little reward
from such imposition. cannot be accused
Of such deception.
would not have had the courage to do so.
Had they desired to deceive and had they
possessed the. courage necessary to carry
on SO monstrous deception. 1t would
have been impossible to do SO. because We
cannot conceive how so many persons
could band together. suffer together and
die to maintain a lie. when no earthly re-
ward could be expected from their crime"
The apostolic delegate to the United
States. Mgr. Diomede Falconio, attended
the Easter celebration at st. Aioystus
Church. Rev. H. A. Leary was the cele
brant Of the mass The feature of the
chancel choir. composed entirely Of mems
voices, under the direction of Ernest r.
Winchester. Mgr Falconio bestowed the
apostolic blessing on the new choir. In
the solemn procession before the service
were about zoo vested clergymen, altar
boys, acolytes and choristers.
At st. PauPs Catholic Church a notable
program OF music was given by choir
OF eighty five white -rObed choristers. in
GLIDING the regular chancel choir and the
seminarians from the Paulist House Of
Studies. Catholic University. Seldom has
30 large congregation been seen in the
church as that which attended the cele-
bration Of the solemn high mass at IL
o'clock yesterday morning.
The Catholic churches holding special
services yesterday included st. Patrick g,
st. Peters. st. Anthoony's. st. Martins.
st. Teresa's, Shrine of the Sacred Heart
st. Joseph's, st. Pauls, st. Johns, Forest
Glen; st. Aloysius.
Protestant Episcopal.
The celebration Of holy communion
formed a part of the several services
held during the morning in the Episcopal
churches yesterday. The attendance is re-
Ga rded 8 having been unusually large
The childrens Easter service at st.
Marks Episcopal Church WAS held yes
terday at pm. The program en-
braced professional carols and addresses
by the rector. DIR. w. l.. DeVries and by
the assistant. Rev. John III. Deis.
The Easter offerings at ST. Marks for
the day including the Sunday school was
the largest in the history of the church.
The morning collection amounted to 81. GOO
service gave nearly $500.
The St. Marks Sunday school is one
of the largest on Capitol Hill and one in
which. it Is declared, the clergy and SUI
perintendent' feel a great pride as the
annual Easter services for the little ones
indicate.
Rev. c. Ernest Smith. rector of st.
Thomas Church, preached an Easter ser
mon at the IL o'clock service in that
church and large and fashionable con-
gresation filled the edifice.
At the Church of the Ascension. Rev.
J. Henning Nelms. the rector. preached to
large congregation at the II o'clock
service from the text. Woman. Why
Weepest Thou At the vesper service
DR.. A. F. 3. Alnatt OF the Bishops
University. Quebec preached.
Special services, appropriate to Easter.
were also held in the following Episcopal
churches: Church of the Epiphany. st.
Johns Church. st. Andrews. st. Luke's.
Trinity, Church of the Advent. Church Of
the Good Shepherd. st. Johns. George
town: Grace. All Saints. Chapel Of the
Holy Comforter. st. Paul's. Rock Creek.
Epiphany Chapel. st: Marks. Christ
Church. Chapel of the Nativity. st. Paul's.
St. Michaers and All Angels. st. Alban 8.
Esther Memorial Church, Congress
Heights: Emmanuel Church. Anacostia.
Children Of the Resurrection.
DR.. Wallace Radcliffe pastor of the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
preached on Children Of the Resurrec-
ton at the morning service in that
church yesterday. He said in part: