The Dallas weekly herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1885, 1882-05-25

The anniversary of the ascension OF
Christ into heaven and the closing thereby
of his mission upon earth, is day veneer
ated by all people Of the Christian faitll
throughout the world and in the Roman
Greek and Anglican (EpiscopaD branches
orthe Christian church it is observed as q
high festival with imposing religious ser
vices, and it is also observed with peculiar
reverence by the Knights Templar, the
order being founded upon the Christian
faith, and being originally purely rel!-
giOus organization.
Yesterday the festival was celebrated in
this city by most elaborate and imposing
service at ST. Matthew's Cathedral, the
church being crowded to its full capacity.
Besides those who attended from purely
religious motives there were doubt
less many lovers of music
who were attracted by the well
established reputation of st. Matthew's
for its high order OF music, ana II there
were such they were not disappointed. On
this occasion, in addition to the grand or
gan. the choir was sustained by an orches-
ira consisting of violin, cornet and clarl-
onet, each piece being handled by master
of the art. AT the opening OF the services
the surpiced choir of twenty-four men ana
BOYS followed by the clergy, the Rev.
Stephen II. Greene, dean of the cathedral,
and the Rev. Messrs. Hamilton, Portmess,
Sartwelle and Wickens, slowly marched III
from the choir room singing the process
sional hymn, the clergy filing into the
chancel, the choir proceeding down the
center aisle to the yestibule entrance, where
meeting theDallas Commandery OF Knights
Templar in full dress uniform, they coun
termarched 10 the choir stalls Within the
chancel, the Sir knights following in be-
hind them and marching to the seats re-
served for them in the front of the church.
Then followed the usual morning services
of the church, with an impressive sermon
from the dean, who is also knight-Ien-
plar.
The choir was assisted by the
voices of Mrs Locke (ccntralto), Mrs. Can
well and Miss Tulle Murphy (soprano).
The following is the programme OF the mu-
sic with the exception of the hymns
Venite Exultimus, by Flaglee-qualtette,
chorus, organ and orchestra. Solo, by Mr..
Bdsey. Te Deum Laudamus, by Lloyd;
quarteJte, chorus, organ and orchestra.
Solo, by Miss Murphy. Jubilate Dec, by
Buck-quartette, chorus, organ and orcLes-
ira; solos, by Mrs. Capwell and Mrs. DIR.
Locke. Otfertory, trio, with violin, clarionet
and organ.
The music was all Of the highest order,
and rendered in style that would have
done credit to any church in Boston or New
York. Indeed it was remarked by many
after the services that they had attended
Ascension day services in the principal
cities of the north, and that they had never
heard any that surpassed IN beauty and I'M
pressiveness the services that they had heard
Ia this new little CITY in the west. A stranger
from the eastern states dropping into ST.
Matthew's on yesterday would doubtless
have experienced change in his ideas OF
the civilization of Texas. We are informed
by Mr. Capwell, the accomplished organist
of ST. Matthews, that the music OF yester-
day will BE repeated at the morning services
next Sunday,