Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1892-04-15
Notes about Churches and Pastors.

THE EASTER MUSIC. AT CHRIST CHURCH
The choir OF Christ Lutheran church Il
preparing for its Easter music. The chou
will contain two new soprano voices, MISS
Bessie Summers of N. c., and Miss Lei;
Sturgis of Va, who, with Mrs. ). j
Prufer mezzo soprano, Miss Charlotte
Jaffe alto, Frank Bear tenor, and ALFRED
Jaffe basso, will give the Easter music, witt
Prof. Eisenberg at the organ. The absence
of Mrs. E. w. Hamer who has been SICK
for some weeks is to be regretted. The
Easter music Of the Sabbath School Of this
church will be given at 4:3O P. M. Easter
Sunday under the direction OF Miss Jose
phine Ryan of Clarke county, a graduate
of the Won Bora College at Luray. with
Mr.. E. M. Spharr at the organ. Misses
Sturgis and Summers are pupils at the
Staunton Female Seminary, and have spec
tally studied the Easter music service. The
following is the programme
1. Opening Anthem, "The day of Resur-
rectiOn," by...................Ma Max Vogricf
| 9. Gloria Patri Mendelsohr
| 3. Gloria in eXcelsiS. A. Schneider
| 4. Anthem, "Our Lord is risen from the
deas," arranged for voices by.......
?. A. Schneider
5. Offertory, "Fear not, 0 We Israeli
| solo for Baritone, by....... Dudley Buck
Two large Presbyterian congregations
gathered in Stanton Sunday. One Of them
met in the First church to hear Rev. A. L.
Cooke the pastor Of the Waynesboro
church, who preached two excellent ser
mons.
The Second church was also full. the oc-
casion being the reception of new members
following the ten days protracted services
conducted by Rev. VIM. Cumming the pas
tor. Those services were closed last
Thursday on account Of the sickness of TIE
pastor. Eighteen young persons were re-
ceived upon examination on this occasion,
which was one Of peculiar interest to the
congregation.
Last Friday night while the Epworth
League was giving hearty welcome at
Odd Fellows Hall to their pastor, Rev. j.
7. Williams, on the occasion of his return
by Conference, a pound party was i'll pro-
gress elsewhere, and the pastor was supris-
ed to find On his return home thata boun-
tiful supply OF the good things of this
world had been sent to his house.
Rev. Professor Beatty Of the Theological
Seminary at Columbia, S. g., will arrive
here in the latter part Of May to preach
during the summer months for the congre-
cation of the First Presbyterian church.
He will carry his family to Canada for the
summer and return here and remain during
his vacation.
This is Holy week in the Roman Catholic
and Protestant Episcopal churches. At
st. Francis church Sunday morning the
palms were distributed. There has been
service every day at Trinity church.
Rev. Jno. E. Bushnell, formerly of
Staunton, and later pastor of the Lutheran
church at Roanoke, has esigned tn pa, O.
rate and accep cd the position of financial
agent and lecturer of the Hagerstown, Md,
Female Seminary.
The Feast of the Passover began On Mon
day evening last and continues seven days.
MI. IsidOre Cohen has sent the VINDICATOR
some of the unleaven cakes used during the
feast.
Rev. W. s. Plumer Bryan of Ashevllle,
assumes his new charge at Cincinnati
May 1.
Rev. DR.. Stitt of N ew Y DIRK, will preach
at the First Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning and evening".
Rev. DR.. Charles FL. Shield, has returned
from visit to Marietta, Ga.
The members of the Mossey Greek con-
gregation will be pleased to read the follow
ing about their former pastor, which we
find in a history Of the Tabb-street Presby
terrain church at Petersburg in the Index
Appeal of that city: ~,
In January, 1885, Rev. J. w. Rosebro, D.
D., the present pastor, was installed, and I'M
der his ministry the church has rapidly in
creased in membership and has never been
known to be in a more prosperous condition,
spiritually and otherwise. DR.. Rosebro is
greatly beloved by his congregation. and is
very popular in the community among all de-
nominations.