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EASTER’S GAY THRONGS.
SWEET FLOWERS AND JOYOUS
MUSIC IN THE CHURCHES.
The Streets Filled With Gayly Dressed
People—The Entree Time of Spring
Fashions in Bonnets and Dresses—
How the Passing Regiment Looked—
The Services at the Churches—A Day
of Sunday School Festivals and An
niversaries.
Easter’s dawn was never more glorious
than yesterday. What the weather prom
ised to be, it was. There were few early
services in the churches, but they were well
attended by the devout. The great throng
of people waited though, until the later ser
vices and then it turned out en masse,
marched to church and marched home
again.
It was the advent time of spring fashions,
and beautiful women wore beautiful bon
nets and dresses. The fashionable parade
began early and lasted until late. There
was a lull during the hours of service, but
when the congregations were dismissed the
sidewalks wore filled with people—it was a
passing regiment of spring costumo-s and
Easter flowers.
It was a glorious Easter in the churches.
At the Roman Catholic Cathedral and St.
Patrick’s church, at St. John's and Christ
Episcopal churches, and at the Lutheran
church the Easter decorations were more
elaborate and the services more impressive
than they were elsewhere, though in nearly
all of the churches in the city there was
some recognition of the great festival day.
THE DECORATIONS AT ST. JOHN’S.
At St. John’s and Christ and at the Lu
theran church the decorations were superb.
At St. John’s the beautiful dosel above
the altar formed a fitting background for
the decorations that, filled the chancel. Upon
the altar was a lofty cross of white azalea--,
and upon either side of the altar were tall
easter lilies and waving pot toil plants. Tho
chancel rail was twined witli flowers.
The front of the pulpit and lecturn were
covered with roses, and beneath them the
delicate wisteria. The font was beautifully
decorated with roses and japonicas, and was
almost hidden from sight by the rnassos of
flowers that covered it. Above all waved
the beautiful and flagrant Easter lilies.
The white vestments of the church were set
off by nature’s richest offerings. The ser
vices were very impressive.
AN IMMENSE CONGREGATION.
The immense congregation filled every
pew, and even the aisles were crowded.
The rector, Rev. Charles H. Strong,
preached an eloquent sermon upon
the “Victory over Death and the Grave.”
The music, with organ and violin accom
paniment, was finely rendered by the St.
John’s chorus choir under the direction of
Mrs. E B. Burke and was a feature of the
Service. The solos were by Misses Jones
and Rutzler, the latter of whom sang the
offertory. The Easter offerings to the
church were large, and in addition the rector
was presented with a check for several hun
dred dollars as an Easter gift from his con
gregation.
ST. JOHN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL.
St. John’s church has seldom held such a
throng of people as it did last night. The
Easter and Christmas festivals at St. John’s
always attract crowds of people, but last
bight it was more than a crowd.
An hour before the time for
the festival exercises to begin,
and before the church doors were opened,
people were waiting on the sidewalks, and
naif an hour before the festival there was
hot a vacant pew in the church except
those reserved for the school, and people
were standing in the aisles. The gmlerv
was overflowing and the vestibule was
almost blocked. Hundreds were unable
to get inside and went away to
other churches. Many though stood on the
tidewaiks and listened to tho singing
through the open windows. The chancel
Becorations were the same as at the morn
ing service.
WITH WAVING BANNERS.
The Sunday school assembled in the Par
Ish Hall, where it. was joinpd bv the new
Ichool from the Episcopal Free church, ant}
the two marched in with banners waving
fcnd singing.
Brightly gleams our banner,
• Pointing to the sky,
Waving on Christ's soldiers
To their homes on high:
After the Lord’s Prayer and the collects'
tor the day wore said the carol “Hail, all
bail 1” was sung. Then came a responsive
reading led by the rector, and after it the
Infant class sweetly caroled;
We are little yet we sing
Praises unto Christ our King.
Sweetly on this Easter day, •
Singing out a merry lay.
This was followed by another carol,
“Birds are Singing,” and then eamo the
presentation of the class banners and offer
ings for the year. This was one of the most
beautiful features of tho festival. The
nfferings were largo, anil later on the rector
announced that they amounted to $7Ol 04.
UNVEILING THE MEMORIAL WINDOW.
The unveiling of the Sunday school
memorial window, in memory of the thirty
tight little ones who have died in the past
ten yeai-s during the rectorship of Rev.
Charles 11. Strong, came next and was the
leading feature of the festival. The window
Is on the north side of tho church near the
<*oir gallery and is similar to the memo
rial windows that were put in two
years ago by members of the congrega
tion. Tlie subject is the raising of Jairus’
daughter. The memorial inscription is:
‘ The gift of St. John's Sunday school in
tnemory of the children who have gone before.”
The scriptural inscription is: “And He
said unto her, Talitha Cumi, which is.Dam
lel, 1 say unto thee, arise. ’—St. Mark v.,41.
THIRTY EIGHT LITTER ONES.
The little ones to whose memory tho win
dow has been placed in the church and the
dates of their deaths are as follows:
John Wheaton Palmer, April 28, '77; Fanny S.
Bryan, Aug 10, '7B; Meta VanHoru, Sept. Sio,
78; Stella Lee Hull, April I*l, '7ft; Emily Oar
many. May 27, '79; Edward Munnerlyn, Nov. 10,
*79; Edith L. Stults, Aug. 13, 80; Etta V. Kinsey,
Aug. 15, '80; farlotta B. Stults, Aug. 20, '80;
Frank W. Kinsey, Ante. 24, '80: Kosa B. Falli
pmt, July 27, 'B2; Julian B. Tlireodeaft, Aug. 20,
82; Edna Heitze. Nov. 8. ‘B2; tlodin Ouerani
Carter, July 9,’83; Daisy Shivers, Nov. 12, 83;
Alice Park. Nov. 23, 'B3; Nellie KstiU, Dec. 8, "83;
b.Horace Remahart. March 7,'H4; Amy E.Stults,
April 20, 'B4: Edith M. Threadorait, May 27, 'B4;
Catharine llichardson. Auk. 20, St); Not man
l>“lgh. s<-pt. 7, '80; George H. Wheaton, Oct. 14,
*80; Jennie Payne, Nov. 19, ’); Mary Everett
Oct. 20, '81; Fred F. Moffett, Dec. 22, '81; Mary
tl. Girard, March 9, 'B2; Leo Wilson, July 4, 82;
Minnie Mayer, July 10. 82; Susan A. Roberta.
Oct. 20, 'B4; Frank Ives, Dec. 20, ,84 Ford Mini
Oerlyn, March 27,'85; Emma E. Sheldon, Auk.
16, 'BS: Eocene Schley, March 19, "86; John
Lamar, Feb 21, 'B7; Josephine Jones, March 9,
’B7; Chase Sullivan, Oct. 12, 87; Sophie McLeod
Dct. 27, 'B7.
The unveiling took place during the sing
ing of the memorial hymn, “O, Paradise;
O, Paradise!” A powerful electric light
tvas placed outside of tho window and
during the singing of the hymn the light
in the church were lowered and the veil
was removed. Every detail of the window
was clearly brought out in tho powerful
light.
At the conclusion of the hymn, the rector
delivered a short address on the subject of
the window, and after the carol, "Hail!
Christ, Exalted,” the chimes in the tower
pealed forth joyfully. The Apostles’ Creed
Wa- said, ami then catne the concluding
Lvmn, which was sung kneeling, and the
benediction. During ttio singing of the re
cessional, the lights were again lowered to
allow the congregation as it passed out to
tee the window.
AT CHRIST CHURCH.
The services at Christ church were at
tends 1 by an unusually large congregation.
The decorations were not elaborate. The
font, ledum and chancel railing were
decked with evergreens and Cherokee roses.
A beautiful floral harp was the o.ily other
•
conspicuous design and it was a memorial
of Alice Gordon, daughter of Capt. \Y . W.
Gordon. Tho services were largely musical
and choral. The processional “Gloria,” l.y
Farmer, was rendered by the
and choir. The noticeable nrasical
selections were: “Christ our Passover,” by
Pound, the “Gloria in Excaisis,” by Mozart,
the “Te Deum,” by Lloyd, the “Jubilate
Deo,” by Garrish. The leading parts were
sustained by Mrs. Post ell, Miss C. Baccus,
T. Hunter and Julian Walker. There are
several very' promising voices in this choir,
notably the basso of .Mr. J. Walker. The
chorus singers, too, sang with unvarying
certainty, and most of the voices are fresh
and true. The offertory. "I Know that
My Redeemer Liveth,” by H/mdel, was
sung by Mrs. Post'd) with irresistible
charm and finish Though her voice
was a little weak at first
it soon vibrate'? in sympathy with this
religiously hopeful theme, so full of the
bright light of redemption which seems
figuratively to beam in every note of the
famous aria. Its depth and meaning were
evidently within the singer’s gnisf, and
altogether showed her voice to be one of the
sweetest and most suitable ever heard in
the rendition of church music in Savannah.
The choir was under tho direction of Prof.
M. Steward, who is also organist.
THE RECTOR’S SERMON.
The Rev. Thomas Boone preached a ser
mon from Romans i., 4: “Jesus Christ our
Lord, which was modo of the seed of David
according to the flesh and declared to be
the Son of God according to tho Spirit of
Holiness by the resurrection from the dead.”
Joy to the world, the preacher said, the
Son of God is this day proclaimed not as
the incarnate babe as at Christmas, but as
man tho victor, the conqueror of
death and boll. He is thus become
the inspired of faith. No wonder
that Easter is the queen of festivals
for its celebration is the proclamation of
victory. Thirty-three years of earthly life,
of labor and toil, lav yet before the Savior
at Christmas, but on Easter the battle had
been fought, and the great fact stands be
fore the world to-day that the son of David
is now the son of God with power and the
chief source of every joy. Before the
resurrection everything in tho world
seemed to be going wrong. Traitors
were in the camp and friends had
not always proved faithful. Right
had not always seenieed to prevail.
Tho truth was, the world needed anew
life. It was jUecped in sin and it neodedan
infusion of nWv blood, of new power and
life.
DARKNESS DISPELLED I!Y LIGHT.
Darkness and doubt bad covered the
earth, and gross darkness the people, when
lolon Easter morning a light, shone through
the gloom, dispelling tho mists of doubt
and despair. A now truth was made known
to the world. A key was given to unlock
tho difficult problems of human affairs.
That, light, that key, was Christ, the
Eternal Son of God, who by the power
of his resurrection from tho dead, showed
himself to bo tho Son of God with power.
He was indeed the high ami lofty one who
inhabited eternity, who rose as on this day,
and ha rose of himself. Ho was raised by
God, and therefore he raised himself, for ho
was God. In the light of tho resurrection,
the death of Christ assumed a different
aspect to his disciples than before.
It showed them more clearly who and
what he was. It also proved that
his death was voluntary; no one could have
forced him to die. Ho died for the sake of
others. He rose again that, men might par
take of tho p over of his resurrection and
so rise, as he did. in newness of life, at the
groat day. How sweet is dying, tho speaker
said, since death hath lost its sting. Death
is no longer an enemy to lie feared. To be
lieve in the power of Christ’s resurrection
is to triumph over death, for God who
raised him from the dead will surely raise
us up also. Thanks then, unspeakable
thanks, be unto God for his FJaster gift to
the world. The communion service fol
lowed the sermon.
CHRIST CHURCH SUNDAY SCHOAI.
The Easter Sunday school celebration at
Christ church in the afternoon was one of
the most pleasing events in the history of
the parish. Standing in the chancel, the
rector was almost hidden by the profusion
of silken banners and floral offerings which
had been brought by the classes composing
the school. Fronting the altar a banner
overhead had the motto of the Easter time:
“I am the Resurrection and the Life ” The
decorations were made up of trailing vines
and flowers.
Tho church was crowded with the chil
dren of the Sunday school, parishioners and
strangers attracted by tho exercises, Tho
singing, in which children and congrega
tion joined, Was excellent, and the sweet
songs of the little members of the Infant
Class was one of the happiest features of
the festival. They marched into the church
singing, “We Are Soldiers of the Cross.”
The address by the rector, Rev. Thomas
Boone, was most instructive. It elaborated
two ideas. One, that it is best to do right,
and tho other that selfishness should be
banished from the heart, and that we should
share with each other the gifts that God
has given u-. not grudgingly, hut freely.
In addressing himself to the first thought
t lie .sneaker point'd to Christ as nil example
for the children to emulate. While there
were incidents in his life on earth when it
might seem that it was not best to do right,
yet results showed that it was. The ad
dress was fatherly, earnost, and made a
deep impression upon the children of the
Sunday school. At the conclusion of the
rector’s talk to the children the offerings be
gun, and were as follows:
Infant class- Name, Bishop Hcber: teacher.
Miss Callie Ellis. In six divisions: First, Miss
Clarke; second, Miss liver; third, Mrs Finney.
Motto: “Seekers After Eight.” Fourth, Miss
Johnson; fifth, Miss Simmons: Sixth, Miss Clara
Ellis. The other classes, fifteen in number,
came forward with their offerings in the follow
ing order:
No. 1, Bishop Robert Elliott; teacher, Miss
Janie Gai-many. Motto: “Followers of
Christ."
No. 2, Bishop Field; teacher, Mr. John Morris.
Motto: "Bear ye one anotliers’ burdens.”
No. 3, Bishop Haunington; teacher, Mrs. <lo
gorza. Emblem—A crown. Motto: “Be ye
faithful unto death and 1 will give thee a crown
of life.”
No. 4, Bishop (tray; teacher. Miss Viola Ken
nedy. Emblem Anchor. Name—Lily of the
Valley. Motto: “I am the lily of the valley.”
No. f>. The Henry Martyn class; teacher, Mrs.
Uufus M. White. Emblem Cross and crown.
Motto: Ekfo yiilelis. "Be thou faithful unto
deutli and I will give thee a crown of life.”
No. 6, Bishop Selwyn; teacher, Miss 8. J.
Owens.
No. 7, Bishop Randall; teacher, Miss l.lly
Ellis. Motto: Followers of the Cross. “Follow
thou me.”
No. 8, Bishop Boone; teacher. Miss Maggie
Owens. Motto; Children of Faith. Emblem—A
cross. “If any man will come after me. let him
deny himself ami take up his cross and follow
me.
No. 9, Bishop Broughton; teacher. Miss Mnry
Sagai-N. The Little Gleaners Motto; “Work
while it is day; the night eoineth when no man
can work.”
No. 14. Bishop Beckwith; teacher, Miss Fanny
Henderson Emblem—A crons Motto: “Simply
to th.v Cross I Cling " *
No. 11, Bishop Otey; teacher. Miss Lizzie
Henderson. Emblem A Crown; motto: “Hove
faithful mil" death and I will give tlioo a crown
of life."
N ' 12, Bishop Tuttle; teacher, Miss Annie
Wdlmk. So n< The Morning Star; motto: “1
am the bright and morning star.”
No 13, Bishop Williams (of Japan); teacher,
Miss Guile I .aw ton.
No. It, Bishop Pattesou; teacher. Miss Janie
Kolloch. Motto: "The Noble Army of Martyrs
Braise tlie O God."
No. Jo. Bishop Stephen Elliott; teacher. Mrs.
Chai r-o Milts Motto: "If unv man will come
after me. ioi lit n deny himself and take up his
cross daily and follow me.” Luke ix . 23.
After the benediction had been pro
nounced tlie classes countermarched out of
the church bv tho northern and southern
aisles, the choir and school singing “Blos
soms of Spring.” Tho collections of toe
afternoon readied s.*’►()() to la* equally divided
liete eeu the Episco: al Orphans’ Homo and
the Episcopal mission.
AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH.
The services in the Evangelical but'ca i
church of the Ascnsio ; ii th • uio id g
were very impressive aid nt r -sting. Th ee
candidates Id' baptism, one lady u and two
gent ieineii, recoi ve<t tho baptismal ordinance
at tho ha ids of tho pastor, Rev. Dr. IV. 8.
THE MORNING NEWS: MONDAY, APRIL 2. 1888.
Bowman. This was followed by the con
firmation of a class of eighteen young ladies
dressed in white and thirteen young gentle
men. At the close of the confirmation ex
ercises the minister gave them the right
hand of fellowship, dismissing them with
“Go in peace, and maj' the God of love and
peace be with you evermore. Arnen.”
The sermon was tiy Rev. Dr. J. B. Fox, of
Newberry, S. C\, and was appropriate to
the Easter Festival, “Now, if Christ be risen
from the Dead, etc.” The apostle the preach
er said, laid the foundation of the Christian
religion by pointing to Christ’s resurrec
tion. It was the underlying system of
Christianity, for if Christ had not risen he
was not Me-siah, but an impostor. If the
resurrection was untrue, the religion was
false. He drew a dark picture of what
the world would be if it were not
true, but he thankoi God that Christ
bad risen, and evidenced it by a long line
of sacred and profane authorities. To deny
the resurrection is to abandon Christianity
outright. Christianity does not want a Christ
that could lie down and die only, but one that
could rise again. Such a Christ as could
not rise again is not the Christ of Christen
dom. But he had risen, and as Christ is
born in us we cannot die, but pass from
death unto life. The speaker closed w ith
an eloquent allusion to Hope, the sheet
anchor of tho Christian’s faith. After sing
ing the closing hymn the sacrament of the
Lord’s supper was administered to the
communicants of the church. The collec
tions of the morning for the church fund
amounted to $153 25.
THE LUTHERAN SUNDAY SCHOOL.
There was not standing room, even,in the
Lutheran Church of the Ascension last
night to witness the Easter tSunday School
exercises. The aisles were crowded, as were
all the approaches to the doors in front and
rear, many reluctantly turning back. There
was almost enough of an overflow to make
a congregation for another Lutheran
Church.
The teachers and scholars marched in
singing “Tho lloyui Road.” After singing
“l’raiso and Magnify Our King,” responsive
reading and singing “In the Happy Eden,”
Rev. Dr. W. S. Bowman offered a fervent
prayer. The school sang “Tidings of Joy,”
and, after which, Superintendent of the
Sabbath School, Mr. W. S. King, read the
following annual report:
To the Church Council of the Evangelical
Lutheran church of Savaunah, I submit to you
this my report of the work performed in and by
your Sabbath School for the year ending March
8, 1888:
The official record of the school shows its to
tal membership to be 18 officers; 30 teachers:
369 scholars, making a total of 412. The average
attendance throughout the year was 228. The
largest attendance was on Sunday Dec. 4,1887 on
which day there wereSOl present. The total
membership of the school for the year ending
MarchS, 1887, was 397. At that, time about 40
children from the Savannah Female Orphan
Asylum were attending our school. They are
no longer with us. Deducting this transient
body of scholars leaves the membership of 1887
357 against 412 for 1888, an mceaso of 55 in the
total membership of the school.
The average collection for each Sunday during
the past year amounts to $9 52, or 4 1 be. for
each attendant. Our receipts have been from
all sources as follows:
Balance March, 1887 $ 45 26
Collections 495 .15
From other sources 245 82
Total $786 53
Our disbursements for the year have been
$679 89, leaving a cash balance on hana of
$ll4 72. To this amount add $35 due us on the
sale of old pews, and we have a balance to our
credit of $ll9 72.
The banner of the main school is a warded to
the class of Miss Maggie Kpaun, they having
male tho largest contribution of any one class:
$47 14.
The girls of the infant department contribu
ted $4O 14, and are therefore entitled to the
banner of t heir department.
It is gratifying to know that these results
have been attained w ithout any extraordinary
efforts having beet? made. The brightness of
this happy and prosperous year has been ob
scured by the cloud of affliction. Death, tho
Grim Reaper, has thrust in his sickle and
gathered to himself one of our teachers, Miss
Nellie Stone. She had not been long with us,
yet her high Christian character and amiability
of disposition made her very dear unto us and
we truly morn her loss.
In closing this my report, I desire to return to
the officers and teachers of the school my sin
cere thanks fur their active and kindly support,
and to the scholars my thanks are also due for
their general good conduct.
“What Must It Be” was then sung, after
which came the collection and voluntary.
The collections for the evening amounted
to $3O 61, which added to the afternoon col
lection aggregated $ll5 91 for the Sabbath
school fund.
After the (fbject lesson, “Try to be Like
Jesus,” and the singing of "Tidings of
Grace” the Rev. Dr. J. It. Fox, Professor of
Mathematics at Newberry, S. C.. delivered
a very eloquent and instructive lecture on
“The Cross.” The exercises closed by sing
ing “Jovful Tidings,” after wdiich came tho
Lord’s Prayer and benediction.
THE DECORATIONS.
The chancel was tho very acme of artis
tic decoration. In the back ground was an
Arctic view, tlie shadows of the glaciers
falling upon a rock of ages iu the shape of
a cross thrust up from the sea on a base of
rock. In front was an evergreen arch
with a golden crown for a keystone. Tho
arch was spangled with flowers and dejiend
ing from its center was a cornucopia of
flowers, The columns upon which the
arch rested had spiral entwiniugs of flow
ers. Pendent from the chandeliers
on either side of the chancel were baskets of
flowers. At each corner of the chancel rail
ing was a massive Parian vase of flowers.
The railing was festooned with evergreen,
caught up by white roses. A triple circlet,
of ivy ran round the pedestal, the vase was"
circled with floral designs, at the base of
which a white dove poised its wings, and
the whole was surmounted by a floral cross
over which hovered a white dove. Tho
baptismal font was wreathed with bridal
roses.
The Iceberg and the Rock of Ages typi
fied true and false principles.
The chancel decorations were designed by
Mr. G. B. Clarke, and the magnificent
painting was also by him. The work was
by E. J. Grady, tlie contractor, assisted bv
W. B. Spann and John J. Stevens, the coni
micteo from th" Sunday school.
Mrs Mary F. Kolb deserves to l>o especially
mentioned for the floral work, and the
chairman of the Board of Trustees of the
church, \V. S. King, complimented her last
night by the following resolution, which
was ad pted:
In behalf of the officers of the Evangelical
Lutheran church "f the Ascension, the congre
gat ion ami Sunbat h school, ilo we tend *r to Mrs.
Mary F. Kolb, our sincere and hearty thanks fur
the many decorations wh eh she, by her skill
and means this day ns well as in the past, Ims
placed In and about our church altar, and whose
beauty of design and artistic finish, can only lie
emialeil by the high purposes of the noble heart
which prompted her in this good work.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
The services at the Cathedral of St.
John, the Baptist, were unusually impres
sive. Th" early masses were well attended.
At 10:30 o’clock Bishop Beck r, assisted by
Rev. Fat hers Cafferty, O’Brien and Colbert,
celebrated Idgli mass, and the Cathedral
was thronged. The bishop preached an in
teresting an instructive sermon.
Generali’s mass was sung by the Cathe
dral choir of sixteen voices, among which
are some of the fino-t in the city, Tho
solo mrts were rendered with telling effect
by Mix. J. W. Tynan, Mrs. J. J. tlaudry,
Miss Nolan and Mrs. Adams, a id Messrs.
O’Connor, Kennedy and Rafael Salas.
The "Vuni Creator” by Verdi was
especially well sung by Mi's. Tynan, an 1
Weber’s *O, Salutaris" was sung at the
bemslictiou by Mr. J. Kennedy, who his
an excellent bism voice. "Qul Cum Patre.”
a duet in the “Credo,” was most taste
fully sung by Mrs, Adams and Mr. Silas,
Tlie solos in the “Agnus Dei” were most
creditably rendered uy Mrs. J. J. Gaudry
and Miss Nolan.
At the afternoon service Rosewig’s Musi
cal Vespers wore sung. This work has sl
- las'll heard in Savannah, and it wis
rendered ill good style by Mrs. J. W.
Tynan, llrs. .1. ,1. Gaudry, and Messrs.
K nm 'lv and Salas. One" of Wiogamt’s
“O. Sd itaris” was well given at tho Ixjne
illctn n 1 y Mrs. J. W. Tynan and Mr. Salas.
At Lie close of the Vespers, Bcrge’s “Tan
turu Er.co” was given by the entire choir.
Prof. Leo W. Mehrtens presided at the organ
with his well-known ability, and tho choir
was under the direction of Mr. H. J. Wink
ers. The altar decorations, though not
elaborate, were rich. The flowers were
lilies of the valley and tulips.
at st. Patrick’s church.
At St. Patrick's, early masses were said,
and at 9:30 o'clock high mass was celebrated
by Rev. Father Sweeney, of Brooklyn, N.
Y. Rev. Father Bazin preached the ser
mon. The musical feature of tho service
was the rendering of “Dachauer’s” mass by
the choir. The most effective efforts were
the “Gloria” and “Credo” in both of which
all the p irts were well sustained.
The solos by Miss Teresa Savarese and
Mr. F. E. Rebarer were exceedingly well
rendered. The nffertary “Jesu Dei Vivi,”
from Verdi, was sung bv Miss O’Byrne and
Messrs. O’Donovan and Dumas.
The excellent singing of Rosewig’s “Ave
Verum” in the benedictus by Mr. M. A.
O Byrne wax .of a quality and kind rarely
equalled in this church and was listened to
with much interest. Vesper services were
at 3:30 o'clock. Father Bazin officiated.
The music was by t. e same choir. Peelier’s
“O Salutaris” was sung by Miss Marie
O’Byrne, tho leading soprano.
AT WESLEY MONUMENTAL CHURCH.
Rev. A. M. Wynn preached to a large
congregation yesterday morning at the
Wesley Monumental church. His subject
was the Resurrection. The church was very
prettily decorated, tho decorations consist
ing of vases filled with roses, verbenas and
lilies. On either side of the pulpit was a
large vase filled with Easter flowers. Yes
terday was also Sacrament day at this
church.
ST. STEPHEN’S SUNDAY SCHOOL.
The annual Easter festival of St. Stephen’s
Sunday school (colored) took place
last night at 7 o’clock at
St. Stephen’s church. The dec
orations were very pretty. In front of the
chancel were vases filled with pretty roses.
The font was covered with moss, with a
cluster of roses on top. A banner, bearing
tho inscription. “He has risen, hallelujah!”
covered tiie window in the rear of theeban
cel. The feature of the exercises was the ob
ject lesson: Christian symbols. One member
of each class carried a banner with an ap
propriate inscription, which was hung upon
a triangle within a circle in front of the
chancel. The school entered the church
singing “Hosanna in the highest,” which
was also the recessional hymn The morn
ing services were largely attended and the
rector. Rev. J. J. Andrew, preached from
Romans xiv,, 9: “For to this end Christ
both died and rose, and revived, that he
might be Lord, both of the dead and liv
ing.”
AT ST. rttILLIP’S CHURCH.
St. Phillip’s A. M.E. church,on New street,
was handsomely decorated with Easter
flowers for the Sabbath school festival last
night. Moss and evergreens huqg in fes
toons on every wall. The pulpit was cov
ered with moss and roses. Everything wore
an air of pleasantness. The building of
the missionary ship by sixteen children was
the feature of the evening. Each of the
sixteen recited a verse and placed on a table
some portion of a ship. When the struc
ture was completed it bore the inscription.
“The Word of God,” and was a very correct
model of a ship. The pastor, Rev. S. H.
Robertson, delivered a lecture on missionary
work. The programme throughout was ex
ceedingly interesting.
THE PASSOVER SEASON.
The Closing Exercises at the Mickva
Israel Synagogue.
At the Mickva Israel synagogue services
were held at 6 o’clock p. rn. Mr. I. P. Men
des officiated. The congregation was un
usually largo, many strangers being pres
ent. The choir rendered the following
programme:
English Hymn, “Miriam's Song of
Triumph” Merz
Mah Toboo Shuey
Borechoo . Steward
Shemang Steward
Mi Kamocho Steward
"May the Words of My Mouth” Baumbach
Va-ah nach-noo Sudds
Y igdal Baumbach
In the last selection, “Yigdal,” tho best
efforts of the choir and organist were called
forth, and they acquitted themselves bril
liantly. The following compose the choir:
Miss Lazaron. soprano; Mrs. W. Hunter,
alto; Mr. F. E. Itebarer, tenor, and Julian
Walker, ba-so; Prof. M. Steward, organist
and director. At 9:30 o’clock this m ruing
tho following programme of music will be
rendered in connection with the closing
services of the Passover season:
Mah Toboo Shuey
Borechoo Steward
Sbemang Steward
Mt Kamocho Steward
Kedoosha Steward
H alel Rosenhaupc
Ohno Adotiol Rosenhaupi
S'u Sheorim ... Kaiser
Shemang. Kaiser
Echod w .. Kaiser
Lecho Adotiio Kaiser
Mizmor Williams
Hahshehayoo LaHaohe
Hymn Trio Nicolas
Kedoosha Steward
En Kelohenoo Donizetti
Va-an-nach noo Sudds
Adun Olam Williams
CHRISTIANITY IN CUBA.
Rev. A. J. Diaz’s Missionary Lecture at
the Baptist Church.
An intelligent audience assembled at the
First Baptist church, Chippewa square, last
night to hear the lecture of the Rev. A. J.
Diaz, a native Cuban missionary, and those
who heard it will always remember it
pleasurably. The speaker was introduced
by the pastor, Rev. J. E. L. Holmes.
Mr. Diaz speaks the English language
imperfectly, but he told the story of his
conversion in such an earnest and artless
way that his imperfections of speech were
lost sight of in the interest which bis narra
tive kindled. He told how he had been
taken sick in New York city, among
strangers, and how a noble hearted Chris
tian woman visited him daily, not only
ministering to his physical ills, but reading
to hint from the Bible and expounding it. He
recovered from his illness, and with a copy
of the New Testament she had given him,
he begun to translate it. When, despairing
of success with the tine print of t o lady’s
gift, he sallied out to buy a “big print
Bible,” Directed to tho American Bible
Society, he was rejoiced to find the New
Testament in Ins own language, and then
he began a study of the Ixiok.
His description of tlm conversi u of his
mother, who was the first convert that he
baptized in Cuba, was very pathetic and
brought tears to many eves, He described
at length, too, the persecutions of the
Protestants on tho island and how himself
and Ins missi niorv colleague, Rev. Mr.
Wood were harried by the constabulary of
the Cuban towns when administering the
rile of baptism, sometimes going five
miles away tj> haptiz the converts in
the sea. Finally the jxsliee had sur
rounded the church to prevent them
from going with the candidates to any
pla eof baptism, but they now had a bap
tismal font in their chu oh, and were not in
terfered with. Ho himself had baptized
900 sou’s on the island of Cuba, of w hom
81 had died, rio fit and the tact that Chris
tian bun i! bad lien denie 1 tho laxly of t’.o
first couvort wh > Imd di"l, and that it was
buried outside of the cemetery ground,
lie had visited tho grave tho n xt day and
planted flowers upon it. Returning home,
iie and his wife had knelt in
prayer, mid particularly prayed that in
some way the infant congregation might bo
aid. and in obtaining a burying ground of its
own. Too prayer had been answered that
vi i v day, lor shortly after a gentleman
called on him and said ho bad Ixeu tliiiiUinjf
tht n tract ot ground ought to be pu: chus si
lit which the Baptist dead could have Chris
tian bu' 11 1, aid minded him a uraft tor
$2 HI. 1$ is fund had been increased to SSOO
and a suitable butyl ig ground had been
provided. The lecturer gave u review of
tho growth of the Baptist church on the
island and the mis iouory needs of the
church there. He Is a very pleHsaut talker
and very earnest in his work.
TWO BROTHERS DROWNED
CHARLES AND WALTFR McGUIRE
UPSET FROM A SAILBOAT.
Sad Ending of a Sunday Afternoon
Sail on Thunderbolt River—The Boat
Capsized and Two of its Occupants
go Down Locked in 1 ach Other’s Em
. brace—Finding the Bodies—An Easter
I Tjirned to Sadness. ,
Shortly after 1 o’clock yesterday evening
Walter and Charles McGuire, two
brothers, accompanied by Johnnie
McQuade and Joseph Kiliorin, left
the city on the afternoon train
for Thunderbolt. After their arrival there
they hired a boat from Conductor Barbee,
of the Coast Lino railway, for a sail on the
river in front of the bluff. The boat was a
small flat bottom batteau carrying one
sail. Joseph Killorirt did the steering.
The boys had been sailing about an hour
when the boat was capsized just opposite
Capt. M. J, Doyle’s bath house. A sudden
gust of wind struck the sail, causing it to
swing round to the northward, and the boat
being a light one it careened, the gunwale
submerging, the boat began to fill with
water, and the McGuire boys both tumbled
head long into the river.
STRUGGLING IN THE WATER,
They struggled a few minutes. Walter
could swim a little and he tried to assist his
brother, who could not swim at all. Char
lev held on to his brother with a deathlike
grip, and being unable to help himself they
both sank within about six yards of the
shore, it being low tide at the time. 'The
only witnesses on shore of the drowning
were two little negro boys, although there
were 500 people scattered along the bluff,
and among them were a number of relatives
of the two drowned lads.
MeQuado and Kiliorin pluckily held on
to the gunwhale of the submerged boat
which drifted with the tide until someone
came out in a boat and rescued thsee boys
and took them ashore.
FINDING THE BODIES.
About twenty minutes after the accident
Mr Charles Baker succeeded in grappling
the body of Charles, the younger brother,
and hauled it ashore. Dr. Dunn, who hap
pened to be near by, was called and he used
every means possible to resuscitate the
drowned lad, but all to no purpose.
About half an hour after the body of the
younger boy was taken out of the water,
John Rivers, a colored man, found the body
of Walter a few yards away from where
the other body lay, and securing it, brought
it to the shore.
Coroner Dixon was notified, but he held
no inquest and gave permission for the re
moval of the bodies.
BROUGHT BACK TO THEIR HOME.
Undertaker Joseph Goette took charge of
the remains and had them transferred to the
residence of their father, Mr. John Mc-
Guire, on New Houston street, second door
west of Abercor, where they were prepared
for burial. Walter was the eldest of the lads
in the boat, being about 17
years of age. He had served
about a year of his apprenticeship with Mr.
P. H. Kiernan at the plumbing trade.
Charles was barely 13 years of age and was
a pupil at the Cathedral school. It was a
very sad scene last night at the home of
their heartbroken parents when the bodies
of their two boys were received and a
joyous Easter evening turned into a day of
sorrow in that little household. The funeral
of the two brothers will take place this
afternoon at 4 o’clock from the family resi
dence.
MAJ. L. C. BRYAN DEAD.
Tho Veteran Editor Called to His
Final Reward.
Maj. L. C. Bryan died at his residence, at
Barnard and Hull streets, at 6 o’clock yes
terday morning after a short illness from
pneumonia.
Maj. Bryan was born in Thomasville, Ga.,
Aug. 15, 1832. He was editor and proprie
tor of the Thomasville Watchman , and
afterward of the Thomasville Enterprise.
In 1878, in addition to editing the Enter
prise, he was editor of the Southern Farm
er's Monthh.i, an agricultural magazine
issued from the Morning News office, and
continued as such np to the time it was
merged with the Southern Cultivator.
Maj. Bryan removed to Savannah in 1881,
and was for some time on the editorial staff
of tho Morning News as agricultural edi
tor. Since leaving the Morning News he
has written for a number of publications.
He was a practical farmer aa well as editor,
and much of the prosperity which has since
been developed in Southern Georgia is
owing to his efforts with his pen. lie was
a | modest gentleman, of quie‘ and unas
suming manners, but he bad 4 great deal of
determination and character. w
Maj. Bryan entered the Confederate army
as Captain of Company A, Fifty-seventh
Regiment of Georgia Volunteers, And after
ward became Major of the regiment. He
was a good officer, careful of his men and
always with his command. It was'said of
him that lie was as cool and quiet on tho
field during the fight as he.was in civil life
afterward.
Maj. Bryan leaves a wife and five chil
dren, two sons and three daughters. His
funeral will take placet from the family
residence at 3:30 o’clock this afternoon.
Rev. Charles H Strong will officiate and the
interment will bo at Laurel Grove.
ALL POOLS DAY.
Accidental Variation of Easter Sunday
—Where it Came Prom—What it is.
Why the Ist of April should be called All
Fool’s Day is not particularly clear,
although the Oriental scholars have been
trying to elucidate the point for many
years.
It is a day, for one obvious reason, on
which there is very little us- philosophizing.
They say that originally it came from Hin
dustan, where it was called the Huli feast,
and so a great many grown people behaved
then very much as they do now, deceiving
their friends, relatives and acquaintances in
all the ways that are too familiar to need
mention. It is said again, that the innocent
dove which Noah sent out of the Ark was
the first April fool, but it is begging the
quest ion to say that the dove went forth on
April 1.
The fenst of fools is also found in the clas
sics. In Franco the fellow fooled is called
nil “April fisn,” and in Scotia and he is called
a “gawk.” Plain “April fool” is much
more expressive. Qualified by the word
April the term fool is often used as a term
of endearment. It is oulv an abbreviated
form of the Hindu word “damphool," which
is considered objectionable in casts where
there is any truth in its application.
The Dickens Carnival.
The Dickens Carnival to bo given at the
Guards Armory next week, Wednesday
and Thursday evenings, under the auspices
of the St. John's Rectory Society, promises
to be one of the most delightful entertain
ments of the season. Its novelty will bo
one of its striking features. The pople
who will participate have made a special
study of Dickens, and an effort will be made
to I,live the scenes and characters which
will be represented as true as possible to the
Dickens’ ideal. A full rehearsal will lie
held nt Ist. J din's Parish Hall to-night, and
all who are expected to take part in the
carnival are requested to tie present.
The laxly is more susceptible to benefit
from Hood’s Sarsaparilla now than at any
other season. Therefore, take It now.
The popular Hotel with tourists who visit
Savannah, Ga., is the Harnett House,
which shows a larger list of daily arrivals
than any other hotel in that pleasant city,
—Chicago Sationcd Hotel Reporter.
THROUGH THE CITY.
Items Gathered Here and There by the
News Reporters.
DeKalb Lodge No. 9, I. O. O. F., meet
this evening.
On and after to-day the city hanks will
open at 9 o’clock a. in. and close at 1:30 p.
m. instead of opening at 9 and closing at 2
o’clock.
The annual meeting of the stockholders
of the Title, Guarantee and Loan Company
of Savannah will he held at Metropolitan
Hall, at 7:30 o’clock to-night.
There were 230 failures in the United
States reported to Brad street's last week,
against 197 in the preceding week, and 227,
200, 212 and 162 in the corresponding weeks
of 1887, 1886, 1885 and 1884 respectively.
The M. B. Social Club will give its Easter
hop to-night, at Armory Half. The M. B.
hops are very popular with 1 hose who attend
and the committee lias arranged to make the
present one especially attractive. The com
mittee consists of J. \V. Davis, chairman;
E. S. Everitt, D. Daly, L. R. Register, M.
McCarthy, P. J. Connors,E. R. Hernandez,
J. P. Eagan.
There were four arrests for the twenty
four hours ending at 1 o’clock this niorn
ing, all for the complaining evil, drunken
ness. Among the number was adeaf mute,
whose legs were so completely powerless
that, it required. two policemen t > keep him
on his feet until he could be lodged in the
barracks. This arrest was made at Drayton
and Broughton street, and the arrested
party was a very humiliating spectacle to
tho crowds of Easter church goers.
Tho city water supply will bo shut off at
9 o’clock this morning in the district
bounded on the north by Bay street, on the
south by Hull street, on tho east bv East
Broad street, and on the west bv Aborcorn
street, for the purpose of moving fire hy
drants on Broughton street, and will be off
for several hours. To-morrow morning at
9 o’clock it will be shut off in the district
bounded on the north by Waldburg street,
on south by Anderson street, on the east by
Price street and on the west by Whitaker
street, for the purpose of moving fire hy
drants on Abercorn street.
AT THE Y. M. C. A.
Dr. E. H. McGehee’s Address—Dr.
Brandt’s Medical Talk on April 10.
The class in vocal music will meet this
evening at 8 o’clock. All desiring to enter
the class should come in at once.
There is still a large number of members
w 7 ho have not called for their membership
tickets at the association office.
Dr. C. N. Brandt has kindly consented to
give the “plain talk” to young men 011 April
10, which was postponed from Jan. 31.
Rev. E. H. McGehee gave a very interest
ing talk at the young men’s meeting yester
day afternoon on “Earnestness in Christian
work.”
The regular quarterly meeting of the
association will be held to-morrow evening
at 8 o’clock. After the regular busine s
is transacted a musical programme will be
given-, All interested in work for young
men are cordially invited to be present.
SAVED BY A HORSE.
Three Men Narrowly Escape Being
Killed at the White Bluff Crossing.
Mr. M. S. Gardner reports a miraculons
escape from being instantly killed by a
train on the Savannah, Florida and West
ern railway yesterday afternoon. Mr.
Gardner, in company with two other men,
was in a wagon going out to his father’s
slaughter house, about five milas from the
city. As they were going over the Savan
nah, Florida and Western crossing at the
White Bluff road an engine came dasning
down the track at the rate of thirty or
forty miles an hour. It was upon them be
fore they hud time to think of anything,
and had it not been that the horse which
they were driving instfiictively
sprang forward, barely clearing
the track with the wagon they would no
doubt have met with instant death. The
road leading to the track has a fence on
either side, and an engine approaching,
Mr. Gardner said, cannot be seen, and for
this reason there is a notice to all trains to
stop at that point. Mr. Gardner said that
the engine did not stop, nor was there any
signal of its approach.
At Estill’s.
Savannah Daily Morning News,
The Sporting South, vol. 1, No. 5, Century
for April, The Princess for May, New York
Weekly, Saturday Night, New York
Ledger, Fireside Companion, Family
Story Paper, Boys of New York, Yonng
Men of. America, Golden Hours, Tid-bits,
American Field, New York Herald,
World, Morning Journal, Sun, Star,
Times, Tribune, Boston Herald, Boston
Globe, Baltimore Sun, Baltimore Ameri
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Gazette, Philadelphia Press, Philadelphia
Times, New Oritans Times-Democrat, At
lanta Constitution, Macon Telegraph, Au
gusta Chronicle, Charleston News and Cou
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Union, Jacksonville News-Heraid, St. Au
gustine News.
Easter Matrimonially Considered.
The license clerk is interested. Tho minis
ters are brightly expectant. Numerous
young gentlemen are nervous. Sundry
young ladies are in a flutter. Generous
friends asks themselves “what shall I give
them!” Wehavi been through the whole
subject time and again. We tender some
“pointers” gratis.
Our warerooms are chock full of valuable
articles just the very ideas for Wedding
Presents. Almost anything you can think
of, at almost any price you want to pay.
One thing we must emphasize, however,
whatever we soli you may be relied on to be
just exactly as we say. Perhaps we can as
sist you in in selecting an appropriate pre
sent. We will gladly do so, and do it dis
interestedly, too. We name a few articles:
Solid or Plated Silver Setts, for table,
toilet or other uses; handsome Clocks,
Bronzes, Plaques, Vases and Opera Glasses.
Diamonds are one of our specialties, and wo
always carry the largest and finest selection
in the State; Gold and Silver Jewelry,
Watches, Chains, Charms, etc. Don’t send
abroad for anything in our line, we can do
as well for you, or better, than you can do
in any other market. We can duplicate
anybody’s prices, in New York or else
where, quality and work being .even.
The after Easter harvest of weddings
promises to bo large. Let the good work
go on, and always remember that we are
furnishing articles designed for just such
occasions day after day, and consequently
advise you well and wisely. Always glud
to show any article in stock whether you
want to buy or not.
M. Sternberg,
157 Brought oi street.
Easter Present for Boys.
We have a large dry goods box full of
marbles of all colors and sizes, enough to
gladden tho heart of overy boy in Suvun
nah. Every boy coming by himself or with
his parents and making a purchase at “The
Famous,” no matter’ how largo or how
small amount is spent, he will be allowed to
dive into our box of marbles an 1 tuko a
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a Spring Suit or a Straw Hat and carry off
our marbles. There is no more reliable
house in the United States than The Famous,
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A FIRST PRIZE MEDAL awarded at the Great
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Whilst respectfully directing the attention of
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Speaking Tubes, Etc.
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