The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1900-12-26
"rHE PROPHET OF NAZARETH.
A Beautiful Christmas Cantata
Given at the First M. E. Church.

The Sunday school of the First
Methodist Episcopal church held It's
Christmas jubilation last evening 1T
partook Of the nature of cantata by
Gabriel. Gifts We're exchanged be-
tween pupils and teachers. The enter
tainment was given in the church au-
ditorium which was decorated artis-
tically by long streamers of evergreen
around the walls and lattice work OF
ground pine around the platform oc-
cupied by the chorus. Over the heads
of the singers was one of the most
unique designs ever seen here. 1t was
a large staff of music. comprising u
complete measure. with words and
music, with the treble cleft, 2 flats. five
lines and rests. full, quarter, eighth
and sixteenth notes. and the words,
GLORY, glory, glory in the highest!
This design was seven feet high ana
the five lines were made of evergreen.
The audience was large and enthusi-
satic over the rendition of the music.
Tho chorus was composed of thirty
siv voices and this was aided by
twenty VOICES in the choir. The entire
production was under the direction of
w. u. Evans. the talented tenor and
chorister of the church. The pro-
gramme in full follows .
PART FIRST.
l. Introduc ticn--S sunday school orchestra.
. 80 Give Thanks Orchestra and school, with
contrato solo by Miss Mary Helms. soprano
ohliuato solo by Miss Bronson. and accom-
panied hv Miss May Fitzpatrick, soprano; Miss
Ncttic Bailey, alto; B. Din, tenor; Homer
Smith. basso.
g. az Have Redeemed Tlcc'--With bass solo by
Claude Oliver, duet by II. F. Clark, baritone
and Miss Jennie Bntcr, contralto: and bass
solo by Dr. A. D. Preston.
L. "1hy God Rcigneth' with solo by
Miss Ol'i Stephens. contralto; soprano ob'i-
cato solo by Miss NJ. O. Abbey, and quartcttc
composed of Miss May Fitzpatrick Miss Jennie
Butler. b. Dix and ". II. Moon.
s. Re Not Disnaycd" Ladies' Octetc Misses
Fitzpatrick Miss Clara Bronson, first sopranos:
Mrs. Abbey. Mss Stanicn, second sopranos;
Miss May Helms Miss Foster, first altos; Miss
Ncttic Bailey and Miss Jennie Butler second
altos.
O. .'Shout for .oy''-Malc Septcttc. W. y. Evans
first tenor: Ii. F. Clark, r. Dix. second tenors;
W. II. Moon. Claude Diver, FIRST bass; d.
Preston and Homer Smith, lower bass. Chorus
repeated by ladies octottc and male scptcttc
= ''Thc Morning OF Iii, Brth'-Bass solo l,y
Mr. Lovcland
g Tell of Ills Wonderful Lovc"-Schoo and
chorus
o. shepherds Of Bcthlehem''-Malo chorus
10. "Glory IN tho iighcst'-Concealcd ladies'
chorus: replied to by school; obigato solo by
Miss Bronson, soprano; quartcttc as before.
PART II.
II. 'lIail the Great Rcdccmer'-Schoo accom-
panied by adult chorus.
70. "Ies,ls Is Born Today'-Soprano solo by Miss
Isabella Stanton; responses by mixed quar-
tcttc.
IS. ''Scepng in B2hlchcm" -Conralto solo by
Miss Ncttic Bailey; quartcttc and chorus. con-
ccalcd.
II. ''Sog Of the Wise Mcn'-Alalc trio. W. d.
Evans, first tenor; II. +. Clark, second tenor;
Homer Smith basso.
Is. "The Savior Found''-Full chorus by school
6."Christmas Farics"-Eight little girls, in
costume.
Ii. "Ilail All IIail!"School and chorus
Is. ~ viii EXtol Thrc''-t'horus and soprano
solo sung by Misss May Fitzpatrick.