The record-union., 1895-04-13
THE CHRISTIANS DAY OF REJOICING


When Easter Anthems Will be Sung
Everywhere.
: How the Savior's Rise From the Tomb
VIII be Commemarated In
Local Churches.
1t is hopeful sign for Christianity that
as the years come and go the interest in
the more important religious festivals
increases. This is shown by the extra
efforts put forth on such occasions by
The various denominations-which differ
merely in the matter of form of worship.
all acknowledging the Creator and the
divinity of Christie make their places
of worship attractive and their services
specially appropriate to the particular
occasion at hand.
Christmas and Easter-the one the
birthday of Christ and the other the an
mics by his mysterious rise from the
tomb and ascension to Heaven-at no
time in the history of Christianity were
celebrated with more enthusiasm than
they are to-day.
Tomorrow will be Easter, and all over
the civilized world glad anthems will be
sung, typical of the joy that thrilled the
Christian heart on the day the tomb of
the Savior was found empty and deserted.
In this city, as elsewhere, elaborate prep
arations for the event have been made,
and in all churches the services will be OF
an unusually interesting character.
ST. PAUL's EPISCOPAL.
At st. fauPs Church there will be holy
communion at 7:30 a. NJ, and at II o'clock
morning prayer and communion, with
sermon by the rector, Rev. @. A, Ott-
mann. The church will be appropriately
decorated. The music will be as fol-
lows:
Proeessiona PPessoiTe T S9n Sgcllla a. GTism n
Cnflst, Our PASSOVER Williams
GIorla Patrla Pease
re DeuIl Shelley
JuDllate" ...., P1nkham
hymn IO1.... Roper
.A hyIie Tours
SIorIa Ilpi', Hodges
hyiLln NO. SS.. w organ
Resurrection" Shelley
"Gioria in E%cejsis Old SPnOt
"FesiaI March '............ ... Calkins
The following will compose the choir:
Sopranos-Mrs. Moynihan, Misses Nc
Causland, Burgess, Lawton and Schu-
bert. Altos-Misses Wheat, Winn and
Mrs. Carter. Tenors-M essrs. Ashworth,
Townsend, Elkus, Barrett and McGowan.
Bassos-Messrs. Reynolds, Week, Ham
lltoD and Sgr. Tomasso. Organist, Mrs.
a. L. Pinkham; violin, Charles Heisen,
Jr.
The evening service will be of special
character Tor Sacramento Commandery,
No 2 Knights Templar, for which a fine
musical programme has been arranged.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
The masses will be as usual at the
Cathedral-at 6:30, and 1880 A. NJ. The
latter will be high mass, with a sermon
by Father Grace. The altars will be
beautifully decorated by the ladies, and
the sanctuary made to display TO great
advantage the rich frescoing lately done
The sexton, Charles KEEPER, has made
necessary arrangements for the ringing
OF the new chimes on Easter morning for
the high mass.
The bells will be tolled at 10 A. NJ. and
10:l5 A. NJ. to music written by Schoen-
stein, the San Francisco organist At
1880 A. NJ. all the bells will be rung at
the same time.
The oOdality mass will be at $3.50 A. NJ.
All the members are requested to attend
in a body.
The choir will repeat parts of the beau
tiful music rendered at the Christmas
season. The '''Giorza Gloria" will include
Two tenor numbers, a bass solo with
chorus accompaniment, two elaborate
duets-the one tor soprano and contralto,
the other for soprano and bass-and a
number of fine choruses.
The "Credo," from the Grand italian
Mass, commences with a short, sharp
and decisive chorus, announcing "Credo
in unum Deum." Scarcely are it's tones
hushed when is heard bass voice in
measured accents proclaiming "Et in
unum Dominum Jesum Christum tilium
Del" Then the chorus proclaims again
and again, "Credo in unum Deum." The
tenor and contralto now in a beautiful
duet sing of "Deum de Deo lumen de
lumine." After a brief interval, how
ever, their voices are blended in the full
chorus as 1t continues in the words "Oui
propter nos homines 81 propter nostraln
salutem descendit de coelis." A moment
ary hush, and the organ in solo, sof: and
thrilling, prepares for the most solemn.
z" Et in carnatus est de Spiritue Sancto ex
Maria Nlrglne ct Homo factus est,"
which soon reaches the ear in LIQUID So
prano, with quartet accompaniment. The
measure changes-organ, strings and
chorus, with one impulse, unite in the
rejoicing strain, ''Et resurrexit Lertia die
secundem Scriptures" Hardly subdued
- hNO AOA LiSoll1lO VI LlIB passage, WDGD, IN
loud voice, the tenors announce the
theme OF the tugue, "Et vitam ventura
saeculi, amen," which is instantly taken
up by the altos. The basses and sopranos
join, and for a brief interval are heard
The voices twining one about the other,
ere uniting, as at first. in that terse and
emphatic declaration, "Credo in unum
Deum."
The 'Benedictus" is a duet for tenor
and bass, while the ''Agnus Dei' is ar
ranged for contralto with chorus. The
'Ot1ertory," by Verdi, will be rendered
by j. q. Genshlea. Mrs. CoppersmIth
win sing 'Veni Creator" At the close of
the service iHaec Dies'' will be sung by
the full choir, which will be as follows:
Mrs. j. h. COppersmith, Miss Rosa
Heisch, sopranos; Miss Leda Peltier,
Mrs. J. q. Genshlea, Mrs. Robt. Hawley,
altos; w. Longbottom, Giuseppe Ciolfii,
tenors; j. q. Genshlea, C. NJ. Phinney,
bassos. The organist, Miss Lizzie NJ.
Griffin, will be assisted by the following
1nstrumentalists: e. A. Neale, flute; Geo.
b. Franz and II. Vanderhoof, first vio-
Inns; Mr.. King, second violin; Otto Noack
viola; K. Jay Lewis, cello.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
Special preparations have been made
for elaborate services morning and even
ing at the First Baptist Church. At II
n. VI. the following Easter programme
will be rendered by choir of sixteen
voices, with flute accompaniment:
Hymn, Christ. the Lord, Is Risen
To-Day"
Anthem, "Christ, Our Passover"
Hymn, "He Lives' when Jesus arose..
Double male quartet, so, Glorious