The Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1877-1885, 1883-11-07
The Lutheran Jubilee.

The celebration of the 400th anniver-
sary of Martin Luther commenced this
morning at the Jubilee hall, Augustana
college, in this city. There is an immense
attendance, and people are flocking to the
city from all directions. The exercises
this morning and afternoon were in the
Swedish language, while the concert this
evening will be in English. Tomorrow
forenoon the programme is to be carried
out in Swedish, the afternoon in English,
and the concluding evening concert in
Swedish. Some of the first Swedish
American orators in the country are here,
and are taking active part in the exercises.
An admission fee will be charged to the
jubilee concerts in the evening. The
programme for this morning and after
noon was as follows:
MORNING
Music. .......''' Augustana Band
Altar Service o.. .Reys J. P Neander, c, A. Evald
Singing, "a Mighty Fortress is our God ..........
Congregation.
Prayer. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Rev s. P A. Lindahl
SermoR-"The Jubilee Year of the Lutheran
Church" DR.. T. n. Hasselquist
Singing ---'.....'''..' 20 Congregation
Address. ..-..--f III. u. OlSsOn
Singing -. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Congregation
Altar Service go Revs. $. s. Larson and g Peters
Singing. congregation
AFTERNOON.
Music, ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .AHgustana Band
Singing .-.-.-......---.--..,., -. Congregatian
Prayer. ...............,.......R av j Withstand
Address-"Luther his Times, Rev. f.
Norelus.
Singing ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Congregation
Address Luther and the Bible Rev. E. Carlson
Address-"Christian Education, - Rev. o. j.
Siljestrom.
Prayer ................-. Rev H o. Lindeblad
Singing -.-..........--....... Congregation
Music. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, Augustana Band
The concert, this evening, will COM
mence at 80 O'Clock. The vocal music
viii be rendered by over 100 members of
the Augustana Oratorio society, aud the
instrumental music be the Augustana
cornet band Following is the jubilee
of song:
Music
Prayer
Chorus No. Is. from Haydn's Creation:
The heavens are telling the glory of
God
Selections from Handers Sacred Orato-
rio The Messiah.
PART FIRST.
Overtime
Solo-Comfort ye my people.
Chorus-Ard the glory of the Lord
shall be revealed
Solo-Thus saith the Lord.
Solo-But who may abide the day OF
his coming.
SoIo-Behold A Virgin shall con-
ceive.
Chorus-For unto us a child is born.
Pastoral Symphony
SOlo-There were shepherds abiding in
the field.
Solo-And the angels said unto them
fear not
Solo-And suddenly there was with the
angel multitude.
Chorus GLORY to God
SOlo-Then shall the eyes of the blind
be opened.
Solo-He shall feed his flock like a
shepherd
PART SECOND.
Chorus Behold the Lamb of God.
SolO-He was despised and rejected.
ChOrus-Surely he hath borne our
griefs.
Chorus (Adagio)-And the Lord hath
laid on him the iniquity of all.
Two chorals from the Passion music of
Johann Sebastian Bach.
Solo-Thy rebuke has broken his
heart
Solo-Behold and see, if there be any
sorrow.
Solo-He was cut off out of the land of
the living.
Solo-But thou didst not leave his soul
in hell
Chorus-Lift up your heads, o. ye
gates.
SolO-How beautiful are the feet
Chorus Hallelujah!
PART THIRD.
Solo-I know that my Redeemer liveth.
Quartetto-Since by man came death
Chorus--By man came also the resur
reCtion of the dead.
Quartetto-FOr as in Adam all die.
Chorus-Even so in Christ shall all be
made alive.
Solo-Behold! tell you mystery.
SOlo-The trumpet shall sound.
Chorus Worthy is the Lamb that was
slain
Chorus (Adagio) Amen.