The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-26

The music was one of the mostinterest-
ing and impressive features of the ser
vices at St. Johns church. The
professional Break Forth into Joy," by
Marston, was beautifully sung at the
opening of the services. The ofertOry
"Hallelujah, Christ is Risen, - by Morgan,
was exquisitely rendered by the choir. as
were also the other selections on the mu-
steal programme. They were Christ
Our Passover" The Glorias." "Te
Deum" and ''Jubilate Chant Che choir,
which is under the personal dictatorship
of MIR. f. E. Rebarer, is composed of:
SopranOs-Al1ss Nellie Wakeman, Mrs.
A. E. Bennett, Miss Nj. l.. Courte-
nay, Miss Irene Courtenay, Miss Aggie
Kenney
Tenors- Clarence Hatch, w. De B.
Hops, A. L. Bennett, Richard Courte-
nay
Altos-Mrs H. L. Schreiner, Miss
Rachel Chapman, Miss c. H. Dykes, Mrs
a. G. Craig.
Basses-Thomas Dykes, John Kenney,
Charlie Wakeman.
Organ ist-Mrs F. B. Burke.
MIR Rebarer deserves great ere it for
the proficiency of the choir, he having
personally superintended the practice for
the Easter service. The pastor announced
that on account of the fact that many had
been deferred from attending the services
by reason Of the inclen ent weather with
the consent of he painstaking director,
the beautiful music would be repeated
next Sunday morning. II is seldom that
high order of music is so capably rem
dered as was that by st. Johns choir.
The Easter decorations were of the
most elaborate charact5 r. Above the
altar was a beautiful prOfusion of Easter
lilies. The altar was covered with lilies
and roses, and the chancel railing was
completely hidden from view by the mass
OF white ana purple lowers with which
it was covered. The pulpit and reading
desk We're covered with wreaths aud
beautiful floral designs, aud a prOfuslon
OF flowers covered each window
sill he decorations were pronounced
among the most beautiful that have been
seen IN the city in years
Just before the sermon Rev. Mr. Strong
announced that the election for vestry-
men and warGens of the church would
take place this morning between - and :
O'Clock. He stated also that the o ertory
would be for the bishop and the cOnven-
ton of the diocese. Ee also thanked the
congregation for their Easter Offering to
himself
Rev. Mr.. Strong took his text from
Acts XVII, part OF the 18th verse: He
preached to them Jesus and the resurreC-
ton He drew a beautiful lesson from
the preaching Of Paul at Athens, which
was al that time the cCutcro intellectual
culture Of the world. While surrounded
by this world OF outward hriluance, the
Athenians he said. lived in auatluosphere
of darkness. He spoke, too. OF the fact
that Pauls sermon on Christ would
have been incomplete if he had not
preached on the resurrection, showing
Christ's triumph over death and the
grave. He said that Christians should
not look forward to the vague ana un.
known heaven beyond life, but should
ind heaven in their daily lives, IRON
which they could progress to the brigh ter
heaven beyond.
The choir at St. Paul's is rapidly gain.
ing an enviable reputation for the excel
lence of its music; ana the manner in
which IL rendered Farmers GLORY be tc
the God of Heaven and Hainer's He is
Risen, yesterday, added another Laurel
TO its crown.
Through some mischance the pro
gramme at ST. Paul was omitted in yes
terday's MORNING News, but the large
congregation enjoyed a reat, both in the
delightful music and the excellent sermon
OF the pastor, Rev Mr. Lanier. The
church was beautifully decorated with
pOtted Easter lilies, roses and ferns and
floral designs appropriate to the season
Inc following was the programme:
Glory BE to the Good Of Heaven"
80. ...-...-. ..., $4,000. + armel
Christ Our Passover ................ Dupurs
Gloria Patri" .....................R Iddo-l
rlV JSum .-'..'.......- ............ " hitter
"egli1D- t'.....'ss ss.........- ..AlQrlCl
Hymn ~.
hErle .,:: .:........................T uckermar
Hymn lls
lie Is Ai5eu" .................. Sfafnei
The choir is composed Of Misses Birch.
WILSON, Lyons, Kinsey, ana Hink s.