Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1879-04-18
Easter at the Churches.

6aSter az the CnuTCueS'
| The Lutheran, Catholic and Episcopa
churches were filled on Easter Sunday
! there being services at these churches es
| pecially appropriate to the day. In al
three also the singing was expected to be
universally fine, and those who went te
hear it were not disappointed.
| At the Lutheran church, of which Rev
| J. B. Haskell, is pastor, the decorations
were novel and of great beauty. From
every point of the church ran heavy fes-
! ICONS of evergreens secured to ring il
the ceiling and pendant from the centre
attached to a cord of evergreen was has
ket of flowers. The festoons, the basket
the evergreen Wreaths, anchors, harps and
crosses on the wall, the festoons of the
chancel rails, and indeed wherever ever
green appeared it was yelled with grey
moss gotten from the swamps of South
Carolina. This moss, much OF it several
feet in length, added great beauty to the
scene. AT the portal of the church stood
a large cross on a little hillock OF natural
rocks and into the holes pierced in the
frame were inserted tiny bouquets of
spring flowers brought by the congregation.
The pulpit was beautifully decorated and
across an arch over it ran the words in
white which sparkled in the light, "He is
risen" White vases filled with beautiful
flowers stood on either side OF the pulpit.
There was no sermon in the morning, but
communion was administered and two per-
sons admitted to membership: The sing
ing by the choir was very good. and the
new s'Te deum'' by Prof. J. Auguste Ide
of Winchester, which contains many
passages Of beauty, was well rendered.
Besides the chorus singing there was a
duet between soprano and alto by Misses
Lush baugh and Piper, a tenor solo by Mr..
E. L. Ide, bass solo by Mr.. G. V. Ruhle,
! duet by Mrs. Ide and Miss Wright and d
trio py Mrs. d. B. Engleman, soprano and
Mrs. E. L. Ide and Miss Piper altos.
I At night the church was literally packed
the beauty of the decorations having
| drawn thither large numbers of other con-
gregations. On Tuesday last MI. D. B
Engleman, photographer, took a picture
of the interior of the church as ornamen-
| ted.
At st. Francis church where Prof. F.
W. Walter is organist and musical direc-
tor, the musical preparation for Easter
Sunday was of the most complete charac-
ter. Among the residents who par
ticipated were. DR.. Randolph tenor, of
Charlottesville, Mr.. F. Lentz of Char
| lottesville, tenor, and Mr.. Anthony Safer.
of Me- York. The two first named gen
tlemen have voices of very sweet tone and
the last sings a superb bass. Mr.. Geo. V.
Ruhle of Stanton, a promising baritone.
Miss Loise Schlacter and Mrs. Julia Nc
Mahon, were also added to the choir by ill.,
vitation. AT High Mass in the morning
in the KYrie arranged from Wagner 8
s'Tannhauser" the Kyrie Eleison by Mr..
Safer and Christie Eleison by Miss Ella
Mccarthy, were very iinely given. In the
Gloria the soprano solos were sung Ly
Mrs. Julia Mcmahon and the tenor solos
by Messrs. Randolph aud Lentz. la the
Credo EFT in carnatus est'' was sung by
Mrs. Lena Devine with quartette accom-
paniment, and MI. Safer sang ''Et in Spiri-
tus Sanctum." AT the afternoon service
the solo and duettln . Salutaris, were sung
by Miss Ella Mccarthy and DIR. Randolph
and the solo and duett with chorus in the
Tantum Ergo, were sung by Mrs. Mcmahon
and Mr.. Safer. In the Magnificent, the
bass solo was sung by Mr.. Safer and the
soprano and alto duett by Miss Regina
Kelly AMI Miss Mccarthy.
The excellence of this choir which has
been brought to such q degree of peFfec-
ton under Prof Walter, attracted much
favorable comment which must have been
pleasant to both the indefatigable director
and the members.
At Trinity church the Easter music
consisted Of the opening piece ''Praise the
Lord, in which a solo occurs which was
beautifully sung by Mrs. W. l.. Bumgard-
ner. This Was followed by the Easter an
them 'Chrlst our passover" which was
sung instead Of the "Venite'; Gloria in
Excelsis by Dudly Buck; the Festival TIE
deum by the same author, and Millard's
"Jubilate." To the regular choir was
added Mr.. A. B. Guigon, who has a fine
baritone voice, but who on this occasion
sang two tenor solos. The music was all
excently sung, Prof. F. W. Hamer. the
music director, presiding at the organ.