The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-04-11
Baptist.

Baptist.
A CHOIR of thirty-five voices. with
~ Mrs. Lizzie Hughes Brundage
as soloist, sang at the morning
and evening services in the Penn Ave-
nue. Baptist church the excellent pro.
grams prepared by Haydn Evans, a.
rector of music. Mr.. Evans presided at
the organ and several violin solos were
rendered by Miss Julia Clapp Allen.
At the Scranton Street Baptist
church, the choir under the direction of
Mrs. Is. q. Beddoe, organist, rendered
the Easter music. Mrs. Randolph Jones
anr Miss Vie Jones were sooists. A.
the morning service. the anthems "The
Lord is Risen," by Ashford. and go
Sacred Head" by Gabriel, were sung.
and a choir of children sang the chor-
uses Ring Out Glad Tidings" by Mosh-
cr, and Beautiful Easter by Kirkpat-
rick. At the evening service the an
them Behold the Lamb of Cod" by
Lorenz, was rendered by a female
chorus, and the anthem Christ is Ris-
en-" by the choir. Miss Vie Jones sang
Easter Morn" by Neidlinger as a con-
tralto solo.
a choir of thirty voices under the di-
rection of ChOrister Lewis Davis, car
ried out an excellent programme of
Easter music at the Jackson street Bap-
tist church at each service. Miss Mar
ion Hutchinson, Organist. was assisted
by an orchestra of eight pieces, and the
soloists were Mrs, Annie Matthias, Mrs.
William Roberts, Miss Martha Nichols
and Morris Thomas. At the morning
service, a female chorus of twenty
voices sang He Comes in Triumph"
by Gabriel, and the anthem Christ
our Passover" was sung by the choir.
Miss Martha Nichols sang Easter" by
Protheroc, as a soprano solo. The
evening service was given by the mem
bers of the Sabbath school, assisted by
the choir. Responsive readings, songs,
reCitations ard two anthems We're
given. Hail King of Kings" by Gle
bel, and Resurrection Morn" by Rod
ney, were sung by Morris Thomas, bass
soloist and r. w. Williams, tenor SOLO
list. sang Song of Spring"
In the North Main Avenue Baptist
church North Scranton, the ordinance
Of baptism was administered at the
evening service and there was an inter-
esting musical programme. In the
morning the pastor, Rev. w. C. Wat
kins, preached on The Resurrection of
Christ
The musical programme rendered in
the West Market Street Welsh Baptist
church North Scranton, was of high
order OF excellence 1t was rendered by
the church choir and the children of the
I
sided at the organ and the children's
exercises We're in charge of Thomas
Jehu the superintendent of the Sunday
school An address was delivered by
John II. Evans.
The oratorio THE Beautiful Light"
was sung at the First Welsh Baptist
church last evening instead Of the reg
ular service. A chorus of over sixty
voices was used under the direction Of
Choristcr w. w. Evans, Mrs. D. Il.
Thomas acting as aCCompanist. The
solos and recitatiVe parts We're rendered
by the Misses Marion Jones and Eliza
Lewis, and Messrs. William Hughes
T.. &. Williams, John Evans ID. J. Jones
and William Edwards.
The Sunday school of the Green
Ridge Baptist church presented the
Cantata Easter Crowns at 1870 yes
terday morning. There was a sunrise
prayer meeting at o'clock conducted
by the Young Peoples societies Of
Green Ridge. At the evening service
the pastor, Rev. w. j. Ford, preached
an Interesting and thoughtful sermon
on the topic What Has Christ's Resur-
reCtiOn to do with Our Resurrection ?"
The choir under the direction of T. II.
Watkins rendered a number of an
thems and hymns specially selected
and rehearsed for this service.
The members of the Bellevue Baptist
Mission school conducted an Easter
service at the mission yesterday after
noon under the direction of Miss Mar
ion Jones. The main feature of the
exercises was a representation of THE
Light from the Tomb" The Death,
Burial and Resurrection parts were
taken by the Misses Margaret Jones,
Esther Jones, Rachel Jones. Nerna
RidgWay and Sophie Samuel. The
Lights of Peace. Hope, Mercy and Love
were rendered by the Misses Sarah Da-
Wis, Jennie Morgans, Eva Thomas and
Agnes Thomas, respectively, The rest
Of the programme consisted of choruses,
solo by ID. ]. Jones, assisted by the
choir; reCitations by the Misses Lulu
Davis, Anna Evans. Sarah A, Evans
and Hannah Richards. The reciting of
the Apostles Greed in concert and a
song by the Juniors concluded the eX-
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