Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1877-04-06


by Father Fitzsimmons.
The music for the service was rendered
in a most eXcellant manner by the new
choir now in existence for six months; the
combined energy of its members and or
ganist have made this organization ore of
sivsly, how much can be accomplished in
comparatively short time with devotion
and harmonious action. The different
parts of the mass were taken from vari-
Gus authors as best suited to the require
ments of the festive occasion, and the
choir: The programme was as follows:
Mass in G Major. Von Weber
Mass in G Major. .Beethoue,,
Mass IN f Major. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Werner
Et lncarnatuS est. FtOtOlU
Offertory ':Regina Coeli". ..... Donizettj
There was a trio for soprano, alto and
bass by Mrs Mcmahon, Miss Ella McCar-
thy and Prof Walter: 'Benedictus,'' a
duett for soprano and alto by Mrs. McMa-
hon and Miss Mccarthy "Agnus Del, "a
duett for alto and baritone by Miss Ella
Mccarthy and Prof. Walter; "Veni Crea-
tor" preceding the sermon, baritone, So
10 and quartet by MIR. Byrnes Of Rich
mond. Prof. Walter and Mrs. Mcmahon
and Miss. Mccarthy. The choruses " ere
rendered by 10 soprano, alto, 4 tenor and
bass voices.
AT Trinity church, on Good Friday
there was service at II A. M. On Sunday
morning the church was crowded to it's ut
most capacity. Rev. w. @. Hullihen, the
rector. preached. The following was the
choral programme of the morning:
Christ our Passover" ...... Chapple
Gloria Patri .:............;:. =. Wilco1
Te Deum in E fiat. Dudley B. ok
Jubilate Deo... ...................W eels
and the hymns "Christ the Lord is risen
today and ''He is risen" The choil
was composed Of Mrs. R. H. Catlett. Mrs.
Frank Berkeley, Miss Florence Turner,
Miss Mag. sheffey, Mr. G. L. Cooke and Mr..
Hugh L. Powell. The programme is in
terspersed with solos, duets and choruses
which were admirably rendered. The or
dinance of baptism was administ cred to
| two adults. The Easter offering at this
church amounted to 1929, Of which S14'
was contributed by the Sabbath School
The total collection for all purposes was
| 1852. There Was no service at night.
| AT the Lutheran church, Sunday, the
| communion was administered by Rev. NJ
r. Minnich, the pastor. There were 81
additions to the church--S by baptism, II
by confirmation, and by certificate. The
| Easter music sung at this church, included
an Easter anthem. composed by Prof. E. l..
Ide, and a re Deun, by Thomas. The
/ choir consisted Of Mrs. G. P. Baker, Mrs
E. l.. Ide, Mr.. G.. P. Baker, Mr.. David
| Drake and Mr.. Henry Brown. During tn
| service handsome contribution was made
| for Synodical purposes and the Richmond
mission. There Was no service at night.
| At the First Presbyterian church Rev
| VIM. E. Baker, the pastor, officiated. II
| the afternoon there was another service.
at which s children were baptized. one oi
them being named after Wade Hampton
and the very pretty custom of giving bioles
to those children Of the congregation, VIII,
have attained the age of seven years, was
gone through with 26 little ones.
The children to whom the bibles were
given were Ella hudson Paris. Edwi'
| Merriken, Frank M. Merriken, w. Bald
win Wayt, Estelle Asst, Mary W. McCue
Robert E. Rodes Nelson, Leila A. Powers
! Martha Grattan, Lena May Echard, Ar
| McGill Fauutleroy. r. Y. Conrad Faun
| tleroy, Powell Fauntleroy, Virgie Hoge,
| Libbe Abby, S. Clifford Baker, Margaret
Lewis Cochran, Charles P. Hanger, Eddi
j. Hanger, Willie Cline, Lucy w. Bell
| james L. Bumgardner, J. Freddie Davis
| and Jennie Pointz.
The Second Presbyterian congregation.
Rev. McDuff Simpson, pastor, had service
| morning and night.
AT the Baptist church, Rev. d.. Manly.
the pastor, preached morning and night
In the morning the right hand of fellow
ship was given to twelve new members
Among whom were Misses Sue Sanders
Sarah Costello, Ida Hiner, Josephine
Scruggs, Julia Goad, deaf mutes, who were
baptized last Sunday night.
There was no service at the Methodist
church, in consequence of the sickness of
the pastor.
One Of the First M arches Of Augusta Troops
The following is copy of a letter which
was written by Gen. Samuel Lewis to Gen.
VIM. Campbell in the revolutionary war.
The s'tour' means the regular call for ser
vice on the county of which many had
been made before. 1t is a reprint of the
punctuation. spelling and capital letters