The San Francisco call., 1896-04-06
EASTER IN BERKELEY,
Elaborate and Extended Pro-
grammes Rendered at the
Various Churches.
A New Vested Choir of Forty.Six Men
and Eoys Make Their Appear.
ance at st. Marks.

BERKELEY, CAL, April 5.-All of the
churches in Berkeley celebrated Easter to-
day with special services. The exercises
of st. Marks Episcopal Church, of the
First Presbyterian and the North Berke-
ley Congregational were perhaps of
more imposing nature than those of the
other churches. The one thing which par
ticularly distinguished the exercises at st.
Marks was the Inauguration of the new
vested choir of forty-six men and BOYS.
The choir has been training under the
direction of Rev. Mr.. Swan for the past
four months, and its initial appearance
was welcomed with much interest by the
parishioners and visitors. The singers
were attired in vestments and occupied
the choir loft, which had been maue
especially for their accommodation. The
church was beautifully decorated, especi-
ally around the altar, for the occasion.
At 6 A. NJ holy communion was cele-
brated by Rev. George E. Swan and at 8
o'clock by Rev. DR.. McClere. The festival
morning prayer, celebration of holy COM
munion and sermon were conducted by
the rector. At both the IL o'clock morn
ing and at the 1880 o'clock evening SER
At the conclusion OF the evening service
the organist. Harvey 10y, rendered pro-
gramme OF selected organ music
Following was the elaborate musical pro-
gramme of the day:
Organ prelude, first movement, Sonata No 2
Professional hymn. "Chrst the Lord Is Risen
Again" German Chorale
Easter % festival M hymn with aiIeiuias Nadtiona
Hymn, Victory," from Palistrina. .................
"Kyre," by Gounod; .Sanctus," by Staner. ...
Anthem, why Seek Ye the Living Among the
Recessional hymn..............S Sir George Elvey
Organ postlude ..Tocata In F' Widor
EVENING SERVICE.
Organ prelude Prelude and Fugue in z Minor
Festival music, by vested choir NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..
''Tocata and Fugue in d Minor. Bach
Ofertoire (in Dec Chartasl ............... Daller
Andante, from symphonic Goshique" Op. 20
-......................... ............W Widor
"Scherzo in a Minor '.......................B Bert
The vested choir was made up of the
following men and boys:
Men-Messrs. Pennoyer, Donnell, Force, Nu-
gent, Ramsdell Roberts, Kierulff Turner, Tay-
lor, Bracken bury, Harris, Good, Cummings,
Kline, AtchesOn.
Organist = Harvey Low Instrumentalists-
Messrs. Wysham, Fife and Easton.
Boys - Robert Flemming, Roswell Wilder,
Harold PAUL., Allen Nicholas, George and STAN
ley umberpatch, Patrick and Norman AM
brose, Alfred Bailey, Dudley and Ardley Har-
vey, Elmer Nelson, Robert and Hugh McJun-
kin, Harry Goodman, Charles Taylor, Jack
Hampton, Alma Seabury. Harry Cheney, Will
liam Powell, WIZ Cavalier, Robert Parker.
Cross ss-bearer-Efington Sutton.
AT the First Presbyterian Church the
following programme was rendered:
Organ voluntary. .......................
"Gloria". Choir and congregation
Ea
Chant. "Nen .......-.....-.--- Choir
Easter hymn So Miss Edith Russell and choru.
PRAYER. Offertory
''Reioce, the Lord Is King Cecil B. Kline).
ull Cnoru9
sermon Kew. DR.. kctchum
'Ressurrection (Shelley) Miss Alice Raymond
"Shout, Shout the Glad lidings'' q. H. Brewery
r ull chorus
Hymn. Choir and congregation
benediction ...-.--.---,-.
At the North Berkeley Congregations
Church Rev. j. Clarke Robbins. the pas
tor delivered sermon on "The Triumph
ant Savior" Ar the evening service he
took for his subject, "The Stone Rolled
Away"
The musical programme was as follows:
"Easter Bells Are Ringing. g'......... Bracket
They Have Taken Away My Lord. "....... Staine
EASTER Eve, soprano solo with violin oblgato
,,
pe i1o'y wy -.-.-....-..-.....A Adams
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