The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-05
THRONGS attend
EASTER SERVICES
Spring Weather Enables the
Churches to Have Attend
ances Nearing Records.
MASS AT ST. PATRICK'S
Old St. Johns Church Has Fashion.
able Congregations at
Services.

neSuiiection, WIN us pfeamDIe OF the
tragedy Of the Cross. attracted thousands
to the edifices of worship in the National
Capital. The throngs of churchgoers
verSed on record numbers at both morn
ing and evening services.
The weather was sprinGlike and the
church seemed to cast aside all tokens
of morning and sadness and give itsel
to joy. The day. holy with its associa
ton with the Resurrection. seemed a day
of exultation and new life, and the thou
sands who left the churches carried the
spirit of Easter to the streets with them
Affairs Banked with Flowers.
Flowers. which sold at low prices Sat
urday, were seen in plenteous profusion
and the affairs were banked high with
the sweet-scented blossoms. which sent
delicate doors throughout the churches
and enhanced the spirit of spring and
religious joyousness.
Easter. next to Christmas. is the mos
important day of the canonical year ir
the Catholic Church. The celebrants OF
masses wore white vestments. candle.
sang Of happiness. The gospel of the
day comprised the accounts of the appa.
ritions and the story of how Mary Mag,
dalen and the other woman, rising al
dawn. journeyed to Calvary.
High mass was celebrated at ST. Pat.
rick's Catholic Church. where the serv.
ice was sung by Rev. NJ. P. J. Egan, as
sisted by priests from Holy Cross Col.
lege. THE Resurrection" was the sub
ject of the sermon. preached by Rev
James A. Smyth. Rev. Thomas E. Nc.
Guigan was master Of ceremonies. Mgr
William T. Russell officiated at the even
in Arx-ioa nd lalf
ThronGs Attend St. Johns.
Old st. Johns Episcopal Church. for
scores CO years the mecca for Washing
ton society on Easter, was thronged with
fashionables at the holy communion AT
o'clock in the morning. Rev. DR.. Ro-
land Cotton Smith preached at the II
O'Clock service. A festival and Easter
carol attracted many to the church at
40 In the afternoon.
A choir of 100 voices sang at services
at the Church of the Covenant The
music was under direction of Sidney
Lloyd Wrightson. A double quartet sang
anthems at the service at $50 O'Clock in
the afternoon and in the evening. Ser
mons at both services were preached
by Rev. Charles Wood
Holy communion was celebrated at II
o'clr,k services at the Cathedral, Mount
St Alhan. Right Rev. Alfred Harding
Bishop of Washington. oficiated and de-
liversd the sermon. Canon De Vries
delivered a sermon after evensong at 4
O'Clock in the afternoon. Rev. DR.. RAN
dolph McKim officiated at the services
at the Church of the Epiphany in the
afternoon and evening
Special music by large choir at
tracted many to Calvary Baptist Church
Rev. DR.. Samuel II. Greene preached the
morning sermon. Rev. A. F. Anderson
gave the evening sermon
An Easter sunrise service was held at
SO O'Clock in the morning at Trinity
NJ. f. Church. under direction of the
Epworth League. Mcthodists through
out the city were represented
At Petworth NJ. f. Church. Easter
services were begun at $50 O'Clock i'm the
morning with exercises by the primary
department under the direction of Joseph
F. Atkinson. superintendent Rev. Will
lam A. Haggerty. pastor, preached
sermon on Glad TidinSs From a Gar
den" at the II o'clock service. and
Thomas Mcars sang a solo. The Sunday
school class. aided by the church choir
gave an Easter cantata at the evening
service at 80 o'clock. Miss Florence
Winkler sang a solo and F. NJ. Holmes
and Otto Pekau gave duet.
Prisoner. Have Services.
Easter services were conducted for
prisoners of the District Jail yesterday
afternoon by RS. Louis +. Zinkhan. wife
of the superinte ndent. The inmates of
the prison assembled in the big rotunda,
which was decorated with lilies and other
flowers of the season. a special program,
in which the prisoners took part, was
given.
The feature of the program was the