The San Francisco call., 1906-04-16
HOLD SERVICES
OF REJOICING
Worshipers in the City of
Churches Devote the Day
to Praises of Easter
SPECIAL PROGRAMMES
Music Appropriate Of the
Occasion Is Rendered by
Choirs and Congregations
SPECIAL PROGRAMMES


following at 4gp. m. The evening service
consisted of the Easter choral. Ihe
Daughter of Jairus,'' sung by the SOLO
lists of the church and an augmented
choir under the direction OF Alexander
Stewart. At the morning service the reg
uIar choir was assisted by the poy cnolr
of the Sunday School. The auditorium
of the church was beautifully decorated
with Easter and Gala lilies and green's
The Rev Raymond c. Brooks, pastor
of the Pilgrim Congregational Church.
took as the topic of his Easter sermon
this morning, The Life Eternal" AT the
evening service THE Easter Message,
a musical service. was rendered py the
choir of the church.
Special Easter music marked the SER
vices at the Second Congregational
Church this morning and the Easter ex-
ercises of the Sunday School were held
In the evening
Easter services at the Plymouth Con-
gregational Church were conducted by
the pastor, the Rev. Miles b. Fisher,
| with special music by the choir.
''Intimations~ of Immortality was the
| subject of an Easter sermon by the Rev.
E. E. Baker, pastor of the First Presby-
terian Church. this morning.. Special
nusicAwas rendered at the morning ser
vice and in the evening choir of sixty
| voices, assisted by special soloists. rem
4 dered. Dudley Bucks famous cantata,
'.The Story of the Cross" The auditori-
um of the church was decorated with
Easter and Gala lilies and palms.
KNIGHTS FEMPLAR ATTEND.
| At the Brooklyn Presbyterian Church
the Rev Henry K. Sanborne took as the
| topic of his morning Easter sermon
1.-THE Resurrection Body Special music
was sung by the choir. In the evening
the members of Oakland Comniandery,
knights Templar, attended the services
| in body.
The Rev. Dwight E. Potter, pastor of
the Union-street Presbyterian Church.
preached this morning on The Resurrec
tion.'' and in the sevening1'eon Easter
Thoughts Special music marked both
/ services. S ~
At the First Methodist Church the pas
] tor, Rev E. r. Ollie, preached an Easter
4 sermon this morning -on 1.-The Empty
Grave Special music was rendered at
| the morning service. In the evening the
| choir sang the oratorio, The Holy City,,
the evening sermon being de1ivered by
| Bishop ]. W. Bashford Of China. The
church was decorated with, lilies and
4 green's
I Easter music marked both morning and
| evening services at the Eighth-avenue
4 Methodist Church, the morning pro-
gramme being rendered by the choir,
| augmented for the Easter service. In the
| evening the Easter exercises of the Sun
day School were held.
AT BAPTIST CHURCHES.
| The Rev H. j. Vosburgh, pastor of the
! First Baptist Church, preached this morn
i ing on 1.-The Call of the Resurrection"
and in the evening on 1.-THE Burial of
| Jesus" Special music was rendered at
i both the morning and evening services
| by a choir of thirty-five voices
Easter was welcomed at the Tenth
| avenue Baptist Church with special mu-
sic morning and evening, the choir rem
Il dering the famous oratorio, 1.-THE Holy
| City," by Gaul, at the latter service.
4 .''Gleams of Sunshine from the Garden
sepuIcher" was the topic chosen by the
| Rev. &c. H. Hobart, pastor of Calvary
! Baptist Church, for his Easter sermon
4 this morning In the evening the Easter
/ exercises of the Sunday-schools were
i held.
Special music, under the direction of
i D. P. Hughes, marked the Easter services
n at the First Unitarian Church this morn
ing. The Rev. w. M. Jones chose as the
subject. of his Easter sermon Eternal
Life" A reception of members into fel-
lowship followed the sermon, and the
:, Easter exercises of the Sunday-school
We're held in the afternoon.
Bishop William Ford Nichols conducted
the Easter services this morning at Trim
ity Episcopal Church. A large class was
i confirmed and special music was rendered
by an augmented choir
At ST. Pauls Episcopal Church special
music was rendered at both the morning
and evening services, the Easter sermon
being preached by the Rev. Alexander
Allen, rector of the church.
Holy communion was celebrated this
morning at st. Johns Church, special
Easter music being rendered by the boy
choir.
Solemn high mass and holy communion
were celebrated this morning in all the
Catholic churches of the city
SERVICES IN BERKELEY.
BERKELEY, April Especial Easter
services. including Easter music were
provided in the principal churches of
Berkeley today. Floral decorations
made church affairs and chancels
beautiful. The vested choir at ST.
Marks Episcopal Church rendered the
following special music: Christ. Our
Passover by Shilling; 'Te Deum in F.
by Garrett; "Jubilate in F Flat" by Dud-
J ley Buck; 1.-THE Day of Resurrection" by
vogrich; Communion Service in A Flat, =
/ by j. S. Stainer.
Two special anthems were sung by the
choir of the First Congregational Church,
and tonight a musical cantata, "The Res
: direction by Manney, was rendered. AT
! st. Joseph's Church the choir sang at II
CtOch the Onnenn CeCOHu MdSS, ASSIST
ed by an orchestra. DR.. Morrison sang
: the high mass and a quartet sang the
.Graduli Giorza'' An elaborate musical
programme was carried out by the choir
I of ST. Matthew's Episcopal Church under
! the direction of Mrs. George Oxley. Al
. the Unitarian Church Miss Rogers sang
and Frederick Gutterson played cello
obligato. Miss Wellendorff presided al
the organ.
The First Presbyterian Church choir
provided special music at both morning
, and evening services, as did also the Trim
ity Methodist, the Epworth Methodist
Episcopal, South, the South Berkeley
Presbyterian, the North Berkeley Congre-
: gational, the Park Congregational, the
) First Baptist, the First Christian and the
German Evangelican Lutheran churches
ALAMEDA, April 15.-Special musical
, programmes and religious services in
7 commemoration of Easter Sunday were
/ celebrated in nearly all of the local
churches today All of the masses al
ST. Josephs Church were largely at
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