The Easter Decorations at the Cathedral are singularly tasteful and elaborate, The altar is draped in white satin; the vases on the super-altar being filled with scarlet geraniums arranged in the form of crosses and affording welcome points of colour. In the apse, two large banners adorned with sacred monograms are suspended and form a novel and effective feature. The Chancel rails are covered with festoons of most; anda bed of moss, starred with pansies, violets and tulips, is piled up on the marble ledge beneath. The Ohoir stalls have two texts, "The Lord is risen" and "Alleluia." The Pulpit is exquisitely adorned with moss and flowery monograms, with the text in silver, "Jesus met them, complete piece of floral church decoration saying, all hall." But perhaga the most over seen in Shanghai is the. Font, which is adorned with the most perfect taste, It rises from a carpet of moss forming an emerald background to the appro: priate text, "Suffer little children to come unto Me." The font is surrounded with the text, "One Lord, one Faith, one Baptism," also in silver letters, and the leafage which is wreathed about the work, is arranged with an artistic senso of the effectiveness of the delicate contrast of various shades of greens. Camellias, violets, and pansies are the favorite flowers employed. The ladies of the congregation who have worked at the decoration this year with such kind aasiduity, deserve great praise and the thanks of the community. The services were choral both in the morning and evening. In the morning the Zo Deum, by Tours, which has we believe never been given here before, was beautifully sung. The anthem in the morning was by Sir John Goss, ' Christ ourPassover;" and thatin the evening by V. Novello, "The Lord is my strength." "The myers were intoned by the Rev. H.
one, Olerk in Orders, and Dean Butcher preached, taking his text in the morning from Matthew, 28 ch. 6 v., "Come and see the place where the Lord lay," and in the evening from I Corinthians, '15 ch. 14 v., And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain."—There were two celebrations of the Holy Eucharist, and over fifty persons com-
At the Church of Our Saviour, Hongkew, there was no special decoration; but special Confirmation and Communion services were held, in addition to the ordinary service of the day, conducted by Bishop Schereschowsky and the Rev. Dr, Nelson, pastor of the Church. The Anthem and "Hymns for Easter-Day and a Confirmation Hymn were sung with spirit by the choir and congregation, The Bishop preached from Corinthians, 15 ch. 14 v, Five young persons were "presented for confirmation, and admitted to the Church, in the presence sothngbt gpeataotes" 8° ereings of a large congregation." In th i
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