The San Francisco call., 1910-03-26
CHURCHES TO SING
OF CHRIST RISEN
Easter Sunday Will Be Observed
With Special Music, Solo=
lists and Sermons

OAhbAiND, Observation-Disclosures Sulludy
services in Oakland's churches will be
conducted on an elaborate scale. Music
will. be given a special place. The an
nouncements follow:
The choir of the First CONGREGATIONAL
church. Alexander r. Stewart director,
has selected Rossinis ''Stabat Mater,
sung to the English text "Tribulation.
for the Easter oratorio service Sunday
evening at 1880 o'clock. The famous
Rossini work will be sung by the full
choir of nearly 20 voices, and the fol-
lowing soloiSts:
Mrs Grace Davis Northrups soprano; Mrs.
Carroll Nicholson, contralto; II. D. Mustard,
barytone; Miss verginie de Fremery. organist.
AT the morning service the pastor,
Rev. Charles r. Brown, will preach an
Easter sermon, and the choir will sing
the following selections:
Organ prelude, offertory for Easter day lBa-
sohnl: Behold Ye Despisers'' (Horatio Parker.
barytone solo and chorus; "Is Sought the Lord
tet; Praise the Lord, o Jerusalem" (Fredesick
Steyenson). soprano and tenor solos and chorus
organ postlude, march from third symphony
(Widor).
Pilgrim Congregational church,
Eighth avenue near East Fifteenth
street:
Morning service Prelude; @March for Church
Happs Mrs
We Would Seen See Jesas @ Y lAlIins,, hHgs a~ake
direction" "a. ]. Holden. Miss Jessie Murray;
professional, Christ the Lord Is Risen.'; post
lude, march tfIenry SMART. Mrs. Proctor
Evening service Prelude. sSanctus lGounod),
Mrs. Proctor; professional FIESTA Dies; solo,
The Resurrection fH. r., Shelley. Miss Edith
Se6neckerJ: professional Easter , hymn; hymn postlude,
March of the Priests (Mendelsohnl, Mrs.
Proctor.
ELABORATE MUSICAL PROGRAM
High mass will be celebrated Easter
Sunday morning at Sacred Heart
church, Grove and Fortieth streets,
Rev. Father l.. Serda, pastor, at 1880
o'clock a. m. Rev. Father S. Long will
act as celebrant and will be assisted by
Rev. Father Serda as deacon and Rev.
Father N. Palosi as subdeacon.
An elaborate musical program will
be presented by the choir which is
composed of some of Oakland's most
prominent singers. Under the lead
ership of Prof s. Arrillaga the choir
will render some of the most beauti
full selections from the works of Haydn,
Gounod and Giorza. The soprano solos
will be sung by Miss Lucy Speetzer,
who is said to possess voice of great
beauty and much culture, while the
solo tenor parts have been entrusted
TO Prof. ]. w. Mckenzie, who has been
especially engaged for this occasion.
The violin ohligato will be played by
John S. Drew. Prominent among the
members of the choir are:
Sopranos. Miss Lucy Speetzer and Miss A.
Williams; altos. Mrs. S. Arrillaga, Miss b.
Maher and Miss Y. Gregory; tenors. Prof. J. w.
Mckenzie and F. King: bassos. Luis Algeria and
j. S. Drew; organist, Mrs. L. Algeria VioIinist,
John Drew; choir director. Prof $. Arrillaga.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH
AT the First Presbyterian church,
Fourteenth and Franklin streets, Rev.
Frank L. Goodspeed. the pastor, will
preach an Easter morning sermon and
the choir will render Easter music as
follows:
Chorus God Hath Appointed Day tTours);
tenor solo. The Resurrection Harry Rowe
Shelley); chorus and barytone solo. .'As 1t Be
Prince of Peace Is King" (HammereD; chorus,
"Haielujah" (HaudeI.
In the evening the sermon will be
delivered by Rev Clarence A Barbour,
d. D., of the International committee
of the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton, who has an international reputa-
tion as a brilliant speaker. Men are
especially invited to this service The
Easter music for the evening viii be:
Barytone solo and chorus. ..Hosanna', (Gra-
nier); contralto solo, HE Is Risen tStewart):
tenor and barytone solos and chorus king AL
Glorious (Barnby)-
PIEDMONT CHURCH SERVICE
The organization service of Piedmont
church Observation-Disclosures Mowbray
hall. Vista avenue near Vernal avenue,
Piedmont, will be held at IL o'clock
Easter Sunday by Rev. John E. Stuchell,
pastor. Special music will be given
under the direction of d. p. Hughes.
The choir:
Sopranos Mrs. ". W. Briggs. Mrs. Lewellyn
uttf~h and Vii, ~
Mrs. D. p. Hughes. Mrs. L. A. Conkln and Miss
r. K. Miller; tenors, .. P. Hughes and Robert
Lynas: bassos, Robert NJ Hughes and Kari IL
Nickel
The music is as follows:
Christ the Lord Is Risen,'' set to Praise Ye
the Father lGounod); "Agnus Del" response;
,,Hosanna" Jules Grenier); offertory, Mrs W.
herd Is'' tShelley); violin solo Largo Men
delsohn) Miss Devebdorf. Miss Lillian Deven-N
dorf, violinist; Miss Ruth Sharon, organist.
Exercises in Berkeley
BERKELEY. March 25.-Services for
Easter Sunday at the College Avenue
Methodist Episcopal church will be
elaborate. The Sunday school exercises
will be held in the morning at .9:45
o'clock. Following will be the church
service at IL o'clock, with special music,
and sermon on the resurrection by
Rev. John c. Gillette, the pastor.
Berkeley commandery No. AZ, knights
Templar, will attend the evening sery-
ices in full uniform. The impressive
Templar ritual will be observed, inter-
spersed with an elaborate musical pro-
gram by the church choir, directed by
F. +. Wright. The pastor will preach
Celebration i'm Alameda
ALAMEDA March 25.-The First
Baptist church. Rev. L. p Russell. min
lister, Santa Clara avenue near Benton
street, will have the following services
Easter Sunday:
Morning worship at II oclock-Sonata, Opus
26 aBeethoyenl, organ; '.Allelula! The Lord Liv-.
eth tCuthbert- Harris), quartet; tenor. solo, Sc
lected, g.. A. Nissen: French horn solo, selected,
Aiphonse Matthew; ofertory, organ. Alteration, =
8. 2. Atherton; soprano solo. .'Salyation.'' Mrs.
William BENJAMIN Powell: sermon, Faster and
Its Teaching Believers in Baptism; The Strife
Is Ger tMendelssohn), quartet; ordinance of
believers baptism; hymn; postlude, Fanfare"
Evening worship 7:30 ocIock--The passion of
Christ In story song and picture; lantern slides
from the celebrated German artist. Hofmann. in
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