The San Francisco call., 1905-06-11
GREAT FESTIVAL
OF WH|TSUNT|DE
Choice Musical Selections
to Be Given by Trained
Choirs at Many Churches
VACATIONS FOR SINGERS
Volunteers to Take Places
During Summer of Those
Who Lead Song Services

Whitsunday will be observed to-day
in all the Roman Catholic and Epis-
copal churches with the distinction
which marks this important feast.
which ranks in the ecclesiastical cal
endar below Easter only. by sermons
from appropriate texts and by magnift-
cent and carefully rehearsed musical
selections The festival is an ancient
one, and the obligations to its observ-
ance upon all members OF the church
are very stringent.
Whitsunday comes fifty days after
Easter, and is generally considered as
beginning the annual vacations of
choirs. The regular organist retires
for a period, and tho hard worked sing
ers are permitted relaxation. From to-
day In most OF the churches. volunteers
viii axe the places of the regular
singers until the autumn brings back
the clergy and layinen to their duties.
NO church viii be crossed during the
summer. and the regular services will
be maintained st eli of them.
Musical programmes of some OF the
churches which have made special prep
arations for the festival are as follows:
Church of the Advent. Market and
Eleventh streets, i a. m.-Solemu high
mass with procession. Music will be
rendered by male voices. including Il
double quartet consisting of Charles
Henley and a. :. Lawrence. first tenors;
]. Hague and Da.id Shanks, second
tenors; J. II. Rooster and H. II. Will
liams, first bassos; w. K. Keniss and
Charles L. Ker. bassos. Professional,
hymn 1888; Kyrie Eleison in G, Walter
\. Sabin; Sequence hymn, 2S9; Gloria
Tibi in c, 3. Tours; Credo
in C. B. Tours; ofertory an
Solemnis: Sanctus. B. Tours: Benedic-
tus in G.. T. Tours; Sevenfold Amen, ].
Stainer; Agnus Del, B. Tours; Pater-
noster, chant; Gloria in Excelsis. B.
Tours; Psalm III, with aptiphone. Gre
Sorian.
A solemn festival evensong will be
rendered at o'clock with following
musical selections: Professional hymn,
1876; Proper Psalms, antiphona1; Mag
nidcat in L, j. e. West; Nunc Dimittis
in r, j. z. West; anthem, solemn pro-
cessional, hymn 1873: Te Deum, B.
Tours; O Salutarius Hosti;i, c. Gounod;
double quartet; Tantum Ergo, hymn SO;
Psalm III; benediction of the Holy
Sacrament. John de P. Teller, choir
master and organist
The organist of Trinity Church has
been accorded a vacation by the ap-
preciative .vestry and will be absent
Iof the neA seven weeks. The regular
choir of the church will be released un-
til the return of the organist The pro-
gramme which has been prepared for
to-day is as follows:
Morning-Procession hymn 4oS;
Te Deum, SulIivans grand festival; ben
edictas, chant; offertory, Bow Down
Thine Ear" (Atwood), Miss Mile
Flynn and chorus: communion service
in B fiat (Stainerl; recessional, hymn
49, Evening-Procession hymn S1l;
Nunc Dinittis. B fiat tStanford): an
them, Martins harmonious setting of
'Holiest Breath an Evening Blessing
solos and chorus; recessional, hymn
374; Louis e. Eaton, organist: Rev
Frederick w. Clampett. rector
st. Peters Church. Stockton and Fill
bert streets, Rev. William NJ Bours,
rector. will observe a thanksgiving fes-
tival on its release from debt. The
music will be a feature
AT st. Lukes, Rev. B. NJ. Wreden, REG
tor. special features will be added to
the usual ornate character of the SER
vices, under the direction of Walter B.
Sabin, organist. The early celebration
will take place at 1880 a. m. At the
II o'clock services the feature will be
the grand Te Deum by Calkin, with
jubilate by the same composer; ante
communion service by Eyre in B fiat:
anthem, How Lovely Appears" from
GounOd'S OratOriO of the Redeu7otion