The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-28
EASTER SERVICES THRONGBD
1T. PlTRICK'S CROWDED ar
EVERY NlSS or THE DlT.

Tue Crypt SG ~. Jeans Probably Csea for
Its last Great Gathering -Old TrlnIty
Pulled EarIy I'm the Day-IarGe Oaer-
Iaws Are Received In An Churrhes.
~ Patrick's Cathedral waa thronged
with wOrshlppers at the and O'Clock
masses there being No 10 O'Clock mas
ON Faster day. As early a. q clock the
great saructure was fairly well filed.
The CelebrNnt OF the mass at II O'Clock
was ihe Archbishop. The deAcOns %
honor we're Mgr Hayes and the Rev.
Father Hughes. At the Close OF the SER
vice the Archbishop gave the apostolic
blessing. The chAncel was filed with
priests. seminarians from DOinwOOdio
and students from the Cathedral College.
In order % accommodate the people
chsirs were placed on both sides Of the
chAncsl. some Of them almost behind the
altar
The preacher Of the morning was the
Rev John n. O'ROurke. y. J.. Who gave
the sixth In . series OF sermons during the
lent period on the general snbject cf the
doctrines Of the Catholic Church.
The rector u the Cathedral. Mgr
I4AvelIe. gave notice that the Faster
Offering was for the support Of the Cathe-
dral College. which he explained ~
preparatory school for young men who
later are In 20 To OInwOOdie Seminary
to study for the priesthood. IL has
debt Of s2sO OOO. and the tnitions received
from students are barely able Ia pay
running expenses
Early in the morning in the crypt u
the Cathedral OF St John the Divine q
wreath was laid on the marble slab which
covers the vault containing the body 81
the late Bishop Potter Both morning
and afternoon the crypt was crowded
with wOrshippers Canon NOorhis wAs
tine preacher in the morning
lt was said that Yesterdays asrvicee
will he the last Faster ones 10 be held in
the crypt. Work in the choir and cross
ing Of the Cathedral 10 progressing
They might ba used by November. bait Il
10 said IN be- likely that the opening will
be put over % December on 81 Johns
dAv The Bishops chair. q most elAb-
crate one, has just been put IN place.
The chimes OF Old trinity Church.
some OF the bells recass and all provided
with new apparatus for their ringing.
early began 20 call worshipPers. but their
services were hardly needed for that
task. As early as half past 10 O'Clock
2.01O persons were within the walls OF
this old edifice and fully a Thousand
more tried To get IN aud faIl@d. The
choir was assisted nv wood and stFinged
Instruments. the organist and choir
master. Victor Baier. being NJ the organ
and in charge The sermon was preached
by the rector. the Rev. DIR. William J.
Manning
81 bartholomew 8, In Madison avenue:
81. Nicholas. the Brick Church the
Heavenly Rest. ~. Thomas's and the
Fifth Avenue churches In Fifth avenue
were crowded in every part and thousands
OF Late corners could not get in
Faster offerings yesterday. the entire
city. all Christian churches. mounted up
into the hundreCisof thousands OF dollars
About $500. 90 vas appealed for nv
Protestant churches OF Manhattan alone,
and a. most of those heard from got ali
or more than they asked for u can he
seen What a financial factor Easter 70
in the religions world. 81. Andrews
Episcopal Church. Harlem. asked for
Is 90 reduction on the dsbt and got that
sum and s. OOO besides or about ~ OsO
IN all. Christ Episcopal Church. Broad
wsy and Seventy-hrst street received
tS, 500 and Christ Church on staten
Island $4,000. ST. hartholomsw's. ~
Thomas'a and the Brick Presbyterian
churches reported that their offerings
were probably about the same a. last
year bat that there had not up 70 late
last night been lime to count the money
- ThOmas's Offering - about $40, 0iO
and this wear 81 Bartholomew - mai
ing successful snorts for missions. about
SIS 1oO having already been gwen.
Eas'er service was n~ld Tor night
workers al st Paul's chapel. Broadway.
Fulton aud Nesey streets AZ 2.a0 A VI
Yesterday The Rev " NJ Greer
preached and William II Glenn waa the
solos; Services are held every SUNDAY
morning.