New-York tribune., 1911-04-17
EASTER Church CROWDS
Filled PeWS Show Enormous In
crease in Attendance.
DR.. JoWETT ON GODS LOVE
Pontifical Mass in st. Patrick S
Cathedral Draws 5000
Persons.

=, ove-,, mart OF the city and IN churches
=, everv denomination the filed pews
showed the enormous increase in church
attendance yesterday 4 new record In
numbers was made by the hundreds who
occupied the auditorium of the Fifth Ave
nue PRESBYTERIAN Church. The Rev DIT.
J ". Jowett the new pastor. II was an
nounced. would preach the sermon. and
the church was flled 10 the doors. Hun
dreds were turned away because of lack OF
room before the service began
Or Jowe,t preached from Romans "
and s: "For scarcely for righteous man
will one die: yet peradventure for good
man some would dare 20 die. But Goa
commendeth his love toward us. In that
wLuo We were Vet sinners Christ died tor
US
IN his sermon Dr. Jowctt compared vari-
ous kinds Of love. 1T requires fine ioVe
20 minister To dirty men or TO nurse dirty
babies" said DR.. Jowett. but the most re-
.,otlant Of al is woman with the stencil
Of incessant drinking. II indeed requires
chivalrous love 10 minister 10 those IN
uoisomo vice II you ever remember THIS
dav Won will remember that man who
calls himself a minister Of Christ stood in
this nulpn and said. Cod loves you. Cod
loves you.
The number who attended mass IN S.
Patrick's Cathedral rivaled that Of pr
Jowett's congregation in size. The feature
of the dav was the Qontifcal mass. at il
o'clock. which attracted crowd OF about
six thousand. but only two-tnirds OF the
number could gain odmtancc. A large
number remained outside the church kneeI-
Ing on the lawns. despite the cAilhng "lnoS'
ana following the service. which lasted near
~ three hours. Archbishop Farley was the
Ce'e brant Of the mass, assisted by MonS1gnor
NJ J. LaNoIe. pastor Of the cathedral ana
eight other r1ousienors and priests. Ihe
Rev. John Cnidwick, pastor Of -. Joseph
Seminary. Workers. preached the sermon.
Speaking Of Easter. Father Chdwick said:
Al o,n. modern civilization has come
from this day. Therefore let as rejoice IN
This day 10 is the day Il light and glory
Life is sweet. hut be not blinded 10y this
H. I'M and part not from he light that this
ua1 an give us."
&n orchestra Of sixN-hvc pieces aug
nnentcd the Cathedral choir and there was
a chorus ~ two hundred boys in the
cbanCel
Elaborate ec~vices we're reld in old Trim
itv in the morning sud attended 10y II large
CONGREGATION. Trc Rev. Dr ". Y. Manning
the rector. delivered "a brief sermon, taking
81 his tex. Behold my hands and my
feet. that IL Sc oC -nyeelf. Handle me and
s.a. for spir., hath come out of fcsh and
bone
The Christian church has not lost
mower" said IN Manning. but what We
need Is more real personal thought 10 the
meaning and history " Christianity. Christ
-- alive and among US to-day. The fact
,rat Christ is living makes il certain that
..,. are 60 know tDe JOY II reunion after
death"
si-nop Lloyd preached the Easter ser
mon i'm the calvary Protestant Episcopal
church. Fourth avenue and Nst street. He
$50 read letter Of gree tng from the R"V.
Theodore SeCcwlck. of st Paul. who viii
ia. installed rs rector Of the church on
April g.
Mental Peace" was thc subject Of the
serruor 1v Monsignor Henry \. Brann in
&c. Asnes's Roman Catholic Church, IN
last scG sJreet. near lexington avenue
s'r-rer Braun said tie lesson IF the Res
,.,ree1ou was peace for all Christians. and
thai their belief brought trem happiness
.rSnovn 10 those who were doubtful or
-,no hsd failed 10 accept the lesson.
Faster eud Icaoe. he said, were synony-
nous
.r Teliy Adler addressed the members
~ the Ethical culture Society IN the so
ei.t,'- tcIdiuc. al trth street and Central
Tark Wa,t. taking as hs topic The
Growth of Ideas Is the Realization Of
life" ~. compared the aims Of the Eth'-
q. couture Society 10 those of the Saviour
eay.uS. IL part.
A Saviour j. one who shows you how
10 i've and WHO helps you 20 live right
TIE ethical culture Society was formed to
...; each other Each ana every man has
# H.. .ImseI, 10 make himself as he should
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