Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-04-10
APPROACHOF EASTER
PREPARATIONS FOR THE GRAND FES-
TlvAl OF NEXT SUNDAY.
The Musical Programmes win Be More
Elaborate than Ever Befcre-seisc-
tIons and Choirs.

In this week comes Good Friday, on
which day the organ is silent. Easter tne
brightest, most joyous day of all, follows,
and 1t will be ushered in with song ana
praise. The churches will. rs Is the time
worn custom. nut on their festive attire,
bedeck their chancels, and entwine them
with gorgeous flowers, while IRON nliiions
of threats will be shouted the glorious
anthem. He is Risen
The erandest of all the church festivals
will be commemorated IN hchIhou'ui
churches this year in manner which VIII
excel in grandeur and beauty the o.
seryance IN all preceding years.
The music will be of a more elaborate
character than that sung III former years.
The choirs IN most of the Episcopal. Catho-
lie. and Lutheran churches have been
practicing their selections tor some time.
Some few Of the churches have not COM
pleted their musical programmes, out
from those given below an idea OF the gem
eral character of the music Will De oo-
tanned:
ST. PAUL's CHURCH.
There will be services on Easter morning
at IL o'clock at st. Psups church, ana the
selections to be rendered by the cnolr arc
classic as we'll as beautiful. The organist
and director. Professor Jacob heinharul,
has been training his singers lot some
days, and each voice Is IN excellent eonui-
ton.
The musical programme will be as fol-
lows:
Morning STRENGTHENING HYMN. No. 3,
Jesus Christ is Risen To-Day" by Cary;
Christ, Our Passover IS Sacrlhced Tor
Us,n by Mornington; lie Deum Lan,
damus.n in f, by Smart; "Jubilate Deo,"
by IhomasS S. Dupuis; HYMN 100. The Day
OF Resurrection ofertory. What Are
These in Bright Array" by Steiner; n con-
tirmation hymn. 20, Happy Lay lha'
States Ny Choice by Hatton.
Night Service-Opening nymn, Jesus
Christ is Risen To-Day: "Glorla Patria,'
by Mornington; Magnifcat," by Tours;
hume DImittis,n by Tours; hymn lOi,
Jesus Lives" by Gauntlet.
The following persons compose the choir
at st. Paul's:
Sopranos Mrs. Reinhardt, Mrs. Tabb.
Miss Maggie Moore. Miss Hattie Ross. Miss
Ellen Hobson, Miss EVE Randolph, MISS
May Baughman. Miss Adele Williams;
Miss Virgio CABOT. Miss Virgie Archer, ana
Miss Lulie Williams.
Contraltos Mrs CABOT, Miss Fannie
Ross, Miss Gulllaume, and Mrs. Meloney.
Tenors: Mr.. Barton Haxall, Mr.. Maui
rice Crenshaw, Mr.. L. l.. Diggs, and Mr.
Walter EhGham.
Bassos: Mr. William II. Grant, DR.. Da-
vid McCaw. Mr.. J. z. Roy, Mr.. lredell
jenkins. and Mr.. ID. S. Bennett.
MONUMENTAL.
At Monumental the music, under the
direction of Mr.. Philip ). Powers, Will be
as elaborate as any that has yet been rem
dered by a ehorus-choir in this city.
Among the numbers that will be sung Will
be Dudley Bucks Festival "Te Deum," in
| j. fiat: Christ Our lssover,n by II: 4.
| banks; THE Strife Il Ger" bv Men
dehlssohn, and the Gloria" from Mo-
| zart's Twelfth Mass.
Those who constitute tho choir are ;
! Miss Kate Meade. Miss Louisa Meade, Miss
Nellie Atkins. Miss Alice Burwell, Miss
! Ellie Fisher, Mise Lou Belle Jones, bliss
| Nav Newton, Miss Virginia Johnson, Miss
Belle Chamberlayne, Miss Mary Bigger,
| Miss Marian Meade, Messrs. Robert X
| Harrison, Norman Morton, Ben. Broken
| borough, William Henning, Nlrginius
| Hall. and Robert Croxston.
On Easter Sunday evening there will DC
| n Sabbath school celebration az the Monu'
mental. The programme Will be very
attractive one, embracing many new and
| beautiful HYMNS, which will be rendered
| by the children. The scholars will be-
marched into the church 10 the strains OF
| the processlona. I've Are the Soldiers OF
the Cross" 1hey will sing this as they
| enter. The floral lighthouse, which VII
! be a pvrsmid Of flowers, from the SUNNI
| OF which will CLEAN a brilliant light, VII
| then be built. 1t will be novel and beau
| tlful.
ST. MARKS CHURCH.
The services at ST. Marks. church vii
| be very interesting, and attractive musi
will be rendered. The sermon VIII be de
| livered by Rev. DIR. Dashiell, and the mu
steal programme will be ss follows open
ing Voluntary Hall Easter tG Morn d
DenmS "Jubilate." GLORIA Tibi.
{" HYMN 1881 Hymn 1C5, with an al
specially adapted, Hymn 2O5.
| The members of the choir are: SO
nranos. Mrs. wilkinson and Mrs. Quarles
| altos. Mss Tyler, Miss Weymouth. an'
Miss Beasley; bassos, NJ. Southall, Mr
| Richardson. and Mr. Lindsay tenor
Mr.. Quarles. Mrs. Bertha Voelker Richard
son is leader and organist.
MooRE-MEMoRIiL.
The following very attractive musica
programme will be rendered at Moore Me
mortal church next Sunday morning
| Opening voluntary in Is NAT. % CIV
| Thanks Unto the Lord by Watson
| Faster anthem, Christ Our Passover
in ID, by Chappell; Gloria Patrl IN Z
by banks; "Gloria Patri" IN Is fat, D.
banks: "Gloria in Excelsis" IN A fiat. b.
Hunt; "Te Deumn in Il fiat, by Lloyd
"Jubilate" in b fiat, by Thomas; oher
tory IN ID. Now IS Christ Risen" bl
Nicbol: "Gloria Tibi," from Hymnal
| HYMN Ill, "Once tho Angel starte'
| Backp: Hymn 1913, The Strife is Der
the Battle Won"
The choir consists OF quartette AM
chorus. Ouartte: Mr.. c. Z. Brown, so
prano: Miss Florence Eubank. contralto
Mr.. Conway II. Gordon, tenor; Dir. jaime
N. Harris, basso. Chorus Misses Emm
Sheppard, Emma Derbyshre, Helen Bran
| der. Josie Dean. Hattie Rust, Freddie Ny
strom. Mrs. Tuggle. SIessrs. Iuggie
| Smith, Sheppard, Wood. and Whlttei
Organist: SIR. f. ID: Redd. -, :,
This being Holy Week services VIII o
held in Moore-Memorial church Monda
evening at ) Z. NJ. tuesday and Wednes
day at s:l5 z. NJ, and Thursday Of $40 |
NJ. when Bishop Randolph will admins
ter confirmation). and Friday at ll:l5 A
NJ. and s:l5 p. III.
ST. JOHNS CHURCH.
Tho following selections will be rer
dered at 81. Johns church Easter morn
Ing; Voluntary, He Is Risen l.. \
Glare: Christ Our Passover. William Pres
ton. Gloria PATHS, Gerrish lie Deum
Andrews. Jubilate Dec. Meachem; Glorl
lib, Hutchin's Hymnal Hymns IS, iOi
and 23l; offertory, Il Am lie Ina
Lveth," c. Shipper.
The choir consists of the followin
members: Sopranos-Mrs. G. E. Fitzwi
son and Misses Alice Moore and Bel
Farrar. Altos-Mrs. John Thomas, Mrs
| Kemp. and Misses Kate Fltzwilson an
Lizzie Andrews. Tenors-Messrs. Fran
Craigle, John Sloan. Elgin Graves, an
Kemp. Bassos-Messrs. Charlie
Hendley aud James Harwood. Cornetisl
Mr.. q. Norris Shuman; organlst, Miss L
A. FitZwilson.
The Catholic Churches.
In the Catholic churches the music wi
be of equally as high a character as IN ia
Tnlscopal houses of worship. At -
Peters Cathedral the Easter ceremonle
will be exceedingly beautiful and III
pressiye. The choir at the Cathedral
one of the largest in the city, and en-
braces much of the best local talen
The selections arranged for Eastt
are both classic and beautiful
Haydn's First Mass will be sung by
chorus of twenty-five voices with orga
and full orchestral accompaniment. III
inter-mezzo from "Cayallerra Rustlcana
will be played as a professional by II
organ and orchestra. The Joyous hym
"Regina Cceli" will be sung as an ole
tory. Mr.. III. Il. Leonard will preside