The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1895-04-13

The voice OF man in praise to Heaven is
borne"
Tomorrow is Easter Sunday, which
Is pre-eminently the greatest of all re-
ligious festivals, the end of Lenten
gloom and sorrow sand the drear alb.
stinence Of winter 1t celebrates the
resurrection Of the Christ and 81 bolizes
the Christian belief in that life beyond
the grave, where bright and purified
existence shall glorify the faithful.
AS Is we'll known, Easter day always
comes on the first Sunday after the
full moon, which falls on or after the
2lst day of March. This date was fixed
by o council at Rome at the time Anici.
tus was pope.
This sacred day, which has been
termed the queen of festivals, will be
fttingly observed in Roanoke. Elabor.
ate musical programs have been ar
ranged and will be carried out at Sow
eral places Of worship and music suit
able for the occasion will be sung ct nll
Of the churches.
The shop keepers for the past two
weeks have been doing q thriving trade,
for what young lady would deprive her-
self OF possessing and wearing q new
bonnet and gown on Easter day. The
Roanoke storekeepers have displayed
great deal Of enterprise in exhibiting
tho many beautiful novelties so dear to
the feminine heart and some of the
show windows were real works Of art.
To-day, sweet Easter flowers will be
offered for sale at several places and
many impecnnious SWANS will cut
short his weekly allowance to send
April's fairest offerings to some loved
one.
In some Of the shops can be seen
many beautiful Easter souvenirs includ-
ing many attractive novelties and pretty
conceits. The Easter card this year is
pretty little booklet and choice gems
In the way of elegantly bound volumes
OF poetry are in demand for Easter
gifts. The old fashion custom OF maxi,
Ing children presents of colored eggs
will be as popular as ever.
In other countries some worry remark
able occurrences take place in the OBJ
servance of this day. In the northern
portion OF England the men parade the
streets on Easter Sunday and claim the
privilege OF lifting every lady they meet
from the ground three times, receiving
as reward kiss or q oliver three
pence. On Easter Mondsy the perform
ence Is reversed.
Appended are the programs which
will be rendered at some of the churches
Sunday morning.
At st. Andrews Catholic Church,
1t is expected that the music at St.
Andrews Catholic Church Will be yerv
fine indeed and will surpass anything
In that line they have had for some
time. Tho orchestra will be under the
dictatorship of Prof. j. J. Kelley, who
also prepared the orchestral arrange
ments of tho music. The choir was
trained by the organist, Mrs S. M
Brophy. There will be chorus of
fourteen voices. Theodore S. Lazell
will bs leading basso and Mrs. S. M.
Brophy leading soprano. The program
is given below:
l. Opening anthem, Regina Coeli,'
full choir and orchestra.
8. "Kyrie," "Gloria," "Credo,"
Generalli.
3. "Gandeamus," Diabelli.
4. Trio. with bass, tenor and soprano
solos, full choir and chorus.
S. Sermon, Rev. j. w. Lynch.
6. "Sanctus," Generalli.
z. "Agnus Del" Generalli.
AT the First Baptist Church.
The choir at the First Baptist Church
have been practicing all the week, and
the music at that place of worship Sun
day morning will no doubt be very fine.
The personnel of the choir Is as follows:
Sopranos, Misses Rosa Cutchin, Agnes
Stone, Annie Workman; altos, Misses
Annie Deacon, Carrie HAWKS and Mrs.
c. P. Read; tenors, Earl Brugh, W. R.
Terrill; bassos, Edgar Swartz, e. w.
Bowles and A. a Johnson; organist,
Miss Sue Read Fellows. The two
special pieces to be sung at the morning
service are. Christ Our Passover" Ii.
Millard. "Credo," mass in fat
Farmer.
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