The San Francisco call., 1905-04-23
ALL CHURCHES
PREPARE MUSIC
Elaborate Programmes for
Easter Worshipers in
Sacred Songs of Praise
CHOIRS ARE AUGMENTED
Three Oratorios by Famous
Composers Will Be Sung
at the Evening Services

OAKLAND, April 22.-Special music
. by well-known soloists and augmented
choirs will be feature of the Easter
services in the Oakland churches to-
morrow, and in the evening three ora
torios by famous composers will be
rendered-at the First Congregational.
The First Presbyterian and st. PauPs
Episcopal churches, respectively.
These oratorios will be ''rhe Daughter
of Jarius," by Stainer: THE Holy
City" by Gaul. and The Prince of
Peace" by Gaul. The latter is new,
and will be presented on the Pacific
Coast for the first time tomorrow
evening.
AT all the other churches special
Easter programmes have been ar
very high order. The order of Easter
services will be practically the same
at all the Catholic churches, with sol
emn high mass and musical service In
the morning and benediction of the
blessed sacrament and sermons by the
pastors in the evening. Elaborate pro-
grammes have also been arranged for
the services in the Episcopal churches.
Following is the order of services in
the local places of worship:
First Congregational Church-Regu-
lar service in the morning. and the
singing of Stainer's oratorio, THE
Daughter of Jarius," in the evening.
First Presbyterian Church-In the
morning, selections from The Re
demption"; in the evening Gauls new
oratorio, The Prince of Peace" by the
regular solcists and full chorus choir
ST. PauPs Episcopal Church = Holy
communion, prayer and sermon by the
rector in the morning and Gauls ora
torio. The Holy City," in the evening.
First Baptist Church-Choral pro-
gramme and selections from THE Re-
nemption" in the morning and several
compositions by Stainer and a selec-
ton from The Crucif1xion" in the
evening.
First Methodist Church-Special pro-
gramme of music IN the morning and
Easter night choral service, including
20 Divine Redeemer" and THE Resur-
rection'' in the evening.
Trinity Episcopal Church-Special
musical programme morning and even
ing.
First Unitarian Church-Solos and
chorus music by Mendelssohn Barth
oldy.
Union street Presbyterian Church
Chorus, Christ Being Raised From
The Dead" in the morning, and Easter
anthem, "The Strife Is Ger by Men
delssofln, in the evening.
Tenth-ayenue Baptist Church-Spe-
cia1 Easter service from E. l.. Ash
ford's cantata, Gross and Crown"
Seventeen numbers will be sung.
Brooklyn Presbyterian Church =
Morning. anthem. LAS 1t Began to
Dawn; evening, anthem, Awake, My
Glory with solos and choral service
by full choir.
Second congregational Church =
Easter evening musical service and ad-
dress by the pastor.
Pilgrim Congregational Church
Special musical programme morning
and evening.
st. Andrews Episcopal Church-Spe-
cial music morning and evening.
St. Marys Church of the Immacu-
late Conception-Sclemn high mass
and special musical service in the morn
ing and q benediction of the blessed
sacrament in the evening.
The Seamens Rest will conduct SER
vices on the ship Pinmore at Long
Wharf tomorrow morning at 10:30
o'clock, and the First Presbyterian
Church will give an Easter service and
supper at the Seamen's Rest at 4:30.
ALAMEDA, April 22.-Easter Sun
day will be observed in most of the
local churches with special services
1 l.
Joseph's Church, beginning at Ills a.
M, $3.50 a. m. and 1880 a. m. The last
will be solemn high mass.
Christ Episcopal Church will hold a
communion service at 7:50 a. m. and
morning prayer, communion and ser
mon at HE a. M. There will be
childrens festival in the evening,
commencing at 7:30 o'clock.
Rev. Frank S. Brush will preach at
the morning services in the First Pres
byterian Church on THE Risen Life. .
In the evening Oakland Commandery,
knights Templar. will attend the SER
vices in a body to hear a sermon on
Modern Chivalry.'
Easter services will be held at the
German Lutheran Christ Church at
10.45 a. m. In the evening a praise
service will be conducted by the Sun
day School children.
An augmented choir will sing at the
services to be held in the First M. E.
Church at IL q. m. and IN the evening
at 7:30.
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