The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-04-19
CHURCH OF ROME.
Services at the Cathedral and Else
where Very Impressive.

where Very Impressive.
Impressive and beautiful were the
| Easter services at the cathedral. Mel
! dermeyer'S complete mass was sung
and the DAM orchestra played the in
strumental score. The work, which has
been given in st. Paul for the first
time, is an inspiring composition, re-
plete with rich harmonies and sweet
melodies. The Kyrie, Benedictus and
AgnuS Del are especially beautiful
The soloists were Mrs. S. " Harris,
soprano; Miss Millie Pottgieser, con-
tralto; A. P. Quesnel, tenor and J. F.
Gehan, baritone; organist Mrs. f. L.
Hoffman
Archbishop Ireland celebrated the
pontifical high mass. with Rev. j. j.
Woods and William Colbert as deacons
of honor, and Rev. DR.. Schaeffer as
master of ceremonies. Students from
the st. Paul seminary officiated as dea-
cons of the mass.
Rev. J. J. LAWYER, the pastor preach
ed the sermon. The divinity of Christ
as demonstrated by the browning mir
acle Of His resurrection was the CEN
trail theme of Father LAWYERS dis
! course. Another great and inspiring
proof of Christ's divinity, a quality
| that distinguished and elevated Him
far above the mightiest Of human lead
ers, was this: His soldiers fought for
Him after His visible presence no long
er remained on earth to urge them on.
When Napoleon died, his soldiers lost
| their zeal in his cause. Not so with
Christ
The cathedral was crowded to the
| doors.
At ST. Mary's the choir was enlarged to
! thirty-fve voices, and under Miss Shave s
| direction rendered Beethoven's magnificent
mass in G, with the full number from the
| Kyrfe to the Agnus Del At the offertory a
| tenor solo was sung, Dana's Ave Maria
At st. James Rev. R. Cahill, of St. Thorn
| as, celebrated the mass, and the choir, di-
! Misses Melvin, Thornton, De Mers and Mr..
| Delaney. Miss MeGrade at the organ,
| and string quartette was directed by George
! Seibert. Among the musical numbers were
| Lambillotte's Paschal mass in D, Christus
Resurrexit, Lefebvre-Wely and Gounod's Lau-
| date Dominum.
! solos, the offertory by Miss Stella Parone, of
! Chicago, who sang "Resurrexit," by Tosti;
| the solo in Gloria (Milliardl, by Miss
| Matte Wheeler and in the "Credo" (GiIsini).
| Miss Marian Franklin Ke.lar. Mrs. REM
! sang a SOLO in the '-Sanctus." Sopranos, Mes
danes Rogers, Logue, Misses Wheeler Kell-
! er, Mumm, Baron, Swain; altos, Mesdames
| REM, Faber, Foley, Robertson; tenors, Messrs.
| La Pine, White, Morrill,, Schaub. Burke;
| BASES, Messrs. Burke, Greazan, Harris,
! Mumm, Johnson, LOgue, Bracket. Murphy;
Ernest Burke, director; Miss Gertrude Sans
| Souci organist.
| st. John's-Under the direction of Prof
! Rihm the choir sang Peters ''Vidi Aquam"
and Werner's Regina Coeli'' with the reg
ular numbers from the mass by Millard
! Miss Lillian Mcmahon and Mrs. o. Nc
| Mahon sang the solos.
At ST. Joseph's church a new mass was
| sung for the first time in st. Paul, a very
! brilliant work by st. Glare. Miss Macauley
was director. Mrs. George O'Reilly sang the
| Vent Creator, La Hache, and NJ. Emile
| Onet the offertory, and Miss Georgine Mac
| auley the solo in Bizet's Agnus Del; the
choir concluded with Lambilotte's Regina
| Coeli.
Rev. DR.. Moynihan preached the Easter ser
mon in the morning in st. Patriek's church.
when solemn high mass was celebrated by
Rev. ], F. Dolphin, assisted by Revs. II.
! Moynihan and p. r. Cunningham and the
! choir rendered the following programme:
Nldi Aquam .--. ......... .Gounod
! Kyrie 49,. go. -. 80. ............M illard
! Gloria ......................Mi Willard
Sseuo -. 49, Millard
/ Miss Mutually, Messrs. Klnkerfues and stoIl.
Sanctus '...... 80. .-.....-,...-.......-We Weber
I BeneOlcIuS o....-..s....-. W eber
! Easter Anthem ...... ...........E. Nicol
| Solemn high mass was celebrated at St.
| Peter Claver's church by Rev. Father John
/ Andrews, celebrant; sermon by Rev. Father
! John Walsh. The music for the service was
prepared with great pains and care. and in
solemnity and beauty was not surpassed by
1 any in St. Paul. The choir consisted of
/ twenty artists. all Afro-Americans assisted
I by a full orchestra under the direction of
/
! Soloist. Mrs. julius Pitts-Chorus LombIott
Nldi Aquam :......:..:.-.:::::...- Peache
! Kyrie solo, Bass G. M. Miller
........................... Chorus ST. Clair
I Gloria, Soeist, Miss Eva Jackson
veni Creator, Bass Solo and ouaPtette- oiAi'
H. Willard.
Credo
Soloists Miss Jackson, Joseph
| Harris .................... Chorus st. Clair
Cantati Domino Quintette,
ri
Sanctus Observation-Disclosures. Chorus St. Clair
| Benedictus,
! Agnus Del,
Bass Solo, Allen French Jr.Chorus St. Clair
Sopranos-Miss Mamnie Dover, Mesdames
| T. ]. Irwin, ]. Godfrey, Fred Toby.
| Aito-Mrs. W. T. Francis.
| Tenors-Messrs. w. t. Francis. jackson.
| Basses-Messrs. French, Harris and MIL
| Ter.
| Organist-Afiss Emma Porter
Director-Mr. Jackson.
| After DfuuNr CYmara