The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-04-15
EASTER SERVICES
Beautiful Floral Decorations at All the
Churches


Churches
PASADENA, April 1.-THE morning
was fine after the refreshing shower of
last night, and in consequence the large
attendance always assured for Easter SER
vices was much larger than usual, all the
churches being we'll filled, some to the
very doors, for people who go to church
but seldom, generally manage to get out
on Easter Sunday at all events.
The programme of music rendered at
the Universalist church was as follows:
MORNING SERVICE. IN
Organ prelude, communion.
Festival TIE Deum-Dudley Buck.
The Palms, Faure.
l Know That My Redeemer Liveth, from
Messiah-Miss Crafts.
organ postlude, Hallelujah Chorus, from
Messiah.
EAENING SERVICE.
= Organ prelude, Pastorelle. Merbel.
- Hymn 252, Holy! Holy! Holy.
Scripture.
Prayer
Chorus. Les Rameaux. Faure.
Tenor, The Holy City, Adams.
Chorus, sing Unto God, Rossini:
Organ, March of the Magi Kings, Dubois.
(This composition represents the wise men
coming to the birthplace of Jesus. The sus-
tanned note is symbolical of the star in the
east which guided the menu
Soprano. Easter Shadows, Gounod.
Chorus, Festival re Deum, Buck.
)HertOry, Fantasia, LemmenS.
Chorus, Triumphal March, Cesta-Naaman
Hymn 1913, Easter.
Organ postiude, La Rena de Saba, Gounod
There was a chorus of some fifteen or
twenty voices and the solo parts were
taken by Miss Craft and Miss Stanton
I burgh and Mr.. Charles l.. King. The
church was very tastefully decorated with
banks of snow-white lilies, while green
boughs and flowers of all kinds hung
from every available place.
The evening service was especially given
over to music.
3 At the Presbyterian Church the pastor
preached both morning and evening and
the music was unusually good at both
services. The church was beautifully de-
corateu. lilies forming the main feature,
while t1eur-de-lis were used quite prom
!. inently with, Iine effect. The programme
of music was as follows
y MORNING SERVICE.
y Organ prelude.
Opening anthem, Now Christ is Risen-West
y Offertory, solo. Hozanna-Granier.
Anthem, As 1t Began to Dawn-Vincent.
Postlude, grand chorus-Guilmant
EVENING SERVICE.
y Organ prelude, Largo-Handel.
Anthem, Awake up my Glory-Barnby.
%. Offertory, He Is Rsen-schilling
r Anthem, They Have Taken Away My Lord
Siainer.
4 organ postlude.
At the Methodist Tabernacle, the pastor,
Rev Clark Crawford preached in the morn
ing. and the evening service was devoted
to an Easter concert, the chorus choir being
assisted by solosts in rendering the fol-
lowing programme:
MORNING SERVICE.
y Know That My Redeemer Liveth, Handel.
Helelujah, Messiah.
y. On the First Day of the Week, Lott.
- EVENING SERVICE.
And the Glory OF the Lord, Handers Mes
eiah
ii With All Your Hearts, Mendelssohn's
Elijah.
Gloria, Mozart's twelfth mass.
n Lift Your Glad Voices, Haesche
Hark! the Herald Angels Sins, Mendeissohn.
The services at the First Congregational
church were especially well conducted
this morning, there being good musical
program, and the church nicely decorated.
Banks of lilies abounded, and snow white
doves were numerous, contrasting with
the green of pepper boughs and other
foliage.
There was good large attendance at
the Christian church, and the programme
Of music was unusually attractive.
] The other churches report an unusually
good attendance,