The Washington times., 1911-04-16
GLORIOUS SKY AND
BALMY AIR USHER
IN PERFECT EASTER
Churches Filled With Wor.
shippers; Avenues Radiant
With Beauty.
Continued from First Pase.)

of All Souls Congregation had. Before
the altar there were red roses for the
church militant. and palms for victory,
and Easter lilies for peace and purity.
The pastor, the Rev. U. G. B. Pierce,
read parts of the fourth and fifth chap
ters of St Paul's Epistle to the Cornth-
and he afterward preached from them.
The music was sung by the regular
choir and the congregation.
Throughout 1t all there was the hum
BILE jubilancy. the d&ecorous show of
triumph. that are proper to Christian
ity's most glorious day.
Mr.. Pierce's sermon was on the theme
that the Easter hope is founded upon
mans spiritual nature. To die is as nat
ural as to be born, he said. and men
have only to consult their own instincts
to know they are inherently immortal.
1t followed, then, that there was the
spirit Of immortal hope in all men: that
that notable exceptions of men tended
to confirm. not to discredit, the instinct.
Mrs. Taft and her daughter, Miss
Helen Taft, and party OF friends at
Episcopal Church, Sixteenth and H
streets. this morning,
They arrived at the church early, and
entered by the side entrance on Six
teenth street.
The church was beautifully decorated
with flowers, the altar was covered with
Easter lilies and white roses. while
crosses and wreaths Of the same kind
of flowers were placed at different points
In the sanctuary. The reading desk and
pulpit were decorated with wreaths Of
red carnations, making pretty and
striking contrast to the white lilies and
roses.
The sermon was preached by the rec
tor, the Rev. Roland Cotton Smith. who
took for his text Faith Is the Sub
stance of Things Hoped for and the
Evidence of Things Not Seem HE
brews. eleventh chapter. first verse.
The elaborate musical program was
under the charge of the choirmaster.
Prof. II. II. Freeman.
Hundreds of persons. unable to gain
to st. Patrick's Catholic
Church, turned away disappointed be-
cause they could not get chance to
the pews. Before the hour of opening
the services, eyeryavailable foot OF
floor. space had been utilized, and the
walks were crwded from the church
hoped that eventually they would be
able to get in.
The alter from the base to its ex-
treme tip was literally covered with
Easter lilies. ferns, and palms. Hun
dreds Of candles lent beauty to the
scene. With a large choir, augmented
by an excellent orchestra. the Easter
anthems were sung impressively- The
services. which lasted for more than
two hours. were concluded by the
of the papal blessing
by Monsignor Falconia, the papal
delegate.
The beautiful Easter service that had
been arranged. and the opportunity to
greet the Right Rev. Bishop aHrding.
for years its rector, served to bring an
at ST. Paurs Episcopal
Church. Twenty-third street. near
circle, that overtaxed the
Bishop Harding assisted in
the celebration Of the midday service
and spoke words of greeting to his
The Rev Robert Talbot, rector of the
church, preached the sermon. He char
Easter s~1 the resurrection as
forming the great link between the lives
Of the disciples and the early Christians
with the lives of today. He said the
event serves more than almost any
other to join humanity to the Divine
life