Los Angeles herald., 1890-04-06
EASTER SERVICES.
The Churches Decorated for
the Occasion.
Especial Programmes of Music
Arranged.
Grand Masses to be Sung at the Vari-
sOus Catholic Churches.
Many Callas and Other Flowers Called
into Requisition-The Knights to
Celebrate at Pasadena.

Easter will be observed in all the |
churches today, and in many cases |
special programmes have been arranged |
for the services. The ladies of many of |
the congregations have decorated the !
pulpits and chancels with callas and |
other flowers. Some of the interiors are
more deliberately decorated than they
were last year, when it was thought that |
an unusual amount of artistic feeling |
had been displayed.
Simpson M. Z. church has been fitted |
up with exquisite taste by the ladies of
that church, headed by Mrs. Linn,
with the rarest flowers and ever
greens. The services of the day will be
of most interesting character In the |
morning DIR. A. c. Williams, the pastor,
will preach sermon appropriate to the
occasion, while the choir, which will
be greatly enlarged, led by Miss
Brown, will render some of it's most
charming music. In the evening
Sunday-school concert will be given
by the Sabbath school, assisted by the
choir. Solos and songs will be given
both by the choir and school. During
the evening one or two echo songs will
be given, for which this great audito-
rum is peculiarly adapted.
The paschal festival will be celebrated
with more than usual splendor at ST.
Vincent's church, corner of Grand ave-
nue. and Washington street. The sane
tuary has been beautifully decorated
with callas and evergreens, and the cere-
monies at the altar will be very impress
sive. A solemn high mass will be sung,
and the choir has prepared the following
excellent programme ''Veni Creator"
solo, quartette and chorus especially
Virgo" soprano solo with chorus ac-
compartments, Hummel; "Vidi
Aquam" chorus, Mozart; 'Kyrie" and
Gloria" from Haydn's Sixth Mass;
"Credo, !" Sanctus," 'Benedictus' and
NAgnus Dei' from Haydn's Fourth
Mass, its first rendition here. At the
conclusion Of the ceremonies, "Unfold
Ye Portals Everlasting" from Gounod's
oratorio, the Redemption, will be
sung. Rev. Dockery, G. NJ, has chosen
'The Resurrection" for the subject of
his sermon. The following ladies and
gentlemen comprise the choir: So
pranos: Mrs. B. Stanberry, Miss Gertie
Reeve, Miss Grace Stanberry; altos,
Miss NJ. Rohr, Mrs. j. Alton, Mrs. j. J.
Schallert; tenors, Mr.. G. J. Ellis, Mr.. j.
E. Osgood, Mr.. c. S. Walton Mr. J. J.
Heyes; bassos, Mr.. T. Wiesendanger,
Mr.. John Alton, Mr.. J. J. Schallert;
violins, Prof. A. j. Stamm and Prof J.
H. Brenner; flute, Mr.. w. F. Mac
Quillan; organist, Prof. T. w. Wilde.
Services begin at 10 O'Clock.
A special programme has been ar
ranged for the Easter services at the
cathedral by Prof. H. G. Gardner.
Haydn's Third Mass will be given COM
plete and an orchestra will accompany the
organ and choir. Miss Louisa Marchetti
will sing before the mass, and for the
offertory in mass Regina Cach.I Miss
Jennie Winston will also sing several
solos in the mass, especially the
''Kyrie," which requires a high soprano
voice. Miss McMannis and Miss O'Kane
will also sing solos in the mass. Louis
Won Hole will sing the baritone solo,
"Qui Tolls Peccata," and Mr.. Nuelle
will sing duet with the basso, besides
the other tenor music in the score. Mrs.
b. Gardner will sing the alto solos,
"Benedictus" and "Agnus Del" Miss
Mansfield will assist in the alto portion
OF the mass. The "Vide Aquam,' y
which will be played, is composition
OF Prof. Gardner's, as also is the march
which will be played after the mass.
This afternoon Ceur de Lion Com
mandery No. 9, Knights Templar. will
go in body to Pasadena to assist in a
special Easter praise and Templar SER
vice to be held in the Universalist
church. A responsive service will pre-
cede the sermon, which will be preached
by the Rev. E. L. Conger, acting prelate
The Harmonica Quartette, consisting ot
Misses Lillus Peck, Nellie Stoutenbaugh
Messrs. L. W. Thayer and o. w. Kyle,
will render Mozart's 'Christ, the Lord
is Risen Today" and other fine musical
numbers will be given.
Special Easter services will be held al
the Central Baptist church on ThirC
spent a good share of yesterday il
floral decorations. The choir will bt
assisted by Miss Mamie Catching, Mrs
J. E. Wiseman, G. B. Smith, A. S. Falcl
and the regular church orchestra. A
sermon will be delivered by DR.. J. S
Kennard.
At the Trinity Methodist Church
South, on Broadway, between Fifth anC
Sixth streets, Rev. H. M. DuBose, pastor
the Easter services will commence at Il
am. The church has been elaborately
decorated for the occasion. Some of tn,
floral pieces are crosses on each side O
the altar, floral urn, with two baskets
OF flowers suspended from it, in front
heart and anchor, and a crown with
ladder leading up to it just back of tn,
altar. The altar and choir railing, cor
ners and walls of the church are ais,
handsomely decorated with flowers
just over the choir railing, beautiful,
worked in marguerites, are the word
'sChrist is Risen"