The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-09-06
In THE ORGAN LOFT.
Jersey City's Choirs Will
Lift Up Their Refresh
ed Voices Today.
SOME NOTABLE CHANGES.
Entirely New Array Of Talent at
st. Mays Tabernacle
Music.

Church choirs will appear at their best
today, nearly all the members Of them
having returned from their summer va
cation. Although the changes for the
year take place the first OF May, new
voices are added to many OF them during
the summer, aud today strange. as well
as familiar faces. will be seen in the
. various choirs.
Not much is done in the musical line
until the reopening of churches in Sep
TENDER. Some OF them intend making
music a special feature this season, and
have already arranged their plans.
St. Mary's Roman Catholic Church
stands foremost in possessing an excel
lent choir. The music Is under the direc-
tien Of Miss Kate Ashurst- AtHigh Mass
a programme will be rendered by the
quartette choir, and Vespers are to be
sung at half past three by fourteen hun
dred children A boy choir of thirty
voices will sing the vespsrs at half past
seven.
EARLY in june choir of fourteen girls
aud ten boys was organized in Grace
Protestant Episcopal Church. They have
been rehearsng all summer, and under
Professor Hasking they have made rapid
progress, and will sing for the first
time today A boy choir of thirty voices
will during the winter. furnish music for
the choral celebrations. They will not
be vested. however, which to many de-
tracts somewhat from the general appear
ance Of a choir. They are thoroughly
trained and have very fine voices.
The Second Presbyterian Church has a
quartetIe choir. Professor E. L. Cranmer
has been in charge Of it for nearly two
years, and under his careful direction it
is now one OF the leading ones Ia the
city.
Vespers are to be sung every Sunday in
the Church OF the Holy Rosary by choir
zaitta, The rector OF the church, has had
their voices carefully cultivated. and they
now sing exceedingly well.
The Lafayette Methodist Episcopal
Church has a chorus choir of sixteen
voices. Mr.. Booth Is the musical direc-
tor, and his good work is seen In the
progress the choir has made.
st. Bridgets Roman Catholic Church
has a choir of which it may we'll be
proud. 1t numbers seventy. five voices.
1t is under the direction of Professor
Dessert, of st. Stevens r. g. Church, of
New York. He has had the boys in train
ing over year, and they sing so sweetly
at the masses that many people are at
tracted there especially to hear them.
AT ST. MAfY'S PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
A church to bring out an entirely new
choir this morning is st. Mary's Protes-
tant Episcopal It is composed OF both
boys and girls, and snumber twenty In
all. they viii all be vested In handsome
robes purchased for them In August. The
Rev. DR. Warren has done efficient work
as their director, and the finished man
ner in which they sing the responses is
indeed creditable to him. In honor of
the choir the Rev. DR.. Warren will have
<fr.S Trrff at f4nIf apcf rrarrn
O'Clock, called an introductory" Il
will consist of eyen-song and special
music.
Inc music ia st. Peters Roman Catho-
lie Church has always been excellent, but
this year it will be exceptionally good
All summer eighty boys aud girls of the
parieh have been rehearsipg preparatory
10 singing the yespers today at half past
four o'clock. Il Is the intention OF the
rector. the Rev. Father Cassidy, 70 have
the children of the parochial school
trained, aud as they advance in music
add them TO the choir until it numbers
four hundred voices. AT the high masses
thirty-five naked voices, college boys and
men. will sing under the direction OF
Prof. Ferry.
st. Johns Free Church will not have a
full choir until next Sunday. Owing to
the fact that the rector, the Rev. DR..
Stoddord has not returned from his yaca-
ton, the re-opening really will not be un-
til then. 1t is choir Of thirty-two voices.
which will always sing at the service OF
Even Song which Is at half rast seven.
MUSIC AT THE TABERNACLE.
The Tabernacle choir, always good. has
been somewhat enlarged. Under the
leadership OF Mr. Victor Baier the music
is so attractive that many people who do
not attend church regularly are ured out
of their retirement 10 attend service, For
the first time, this morning the Young
Mems Singing Glass will unite with the
Choral Union Society, and every seat in
the great gallery will be filled. The or
cnestra. too, will render some beautiful
selections.
The members of the Lafayette Re-
formed Church have called the Rev. T. j.
Kommers for their new pastor. This
morning he will begin his pastorate. He
will preach an introductory sermon rela-
tive to the work Of the church he is abe ut
to undertake, his subject being Gospel
Mnistering" Tonight his discourse will
be on the subject. working Together
for Christi Rev. Mr.. Kommers is an
eloquent speaker. He is tall and COM
manding in appearance. Although still
a young man he has been pastor of sew
eral prominent churches. Previous to ac-
cepting this call he had most successful
Acareer as clergyman of the Reformed
Church at Linden. N. ].