The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-03-13
Finest Devotional Service Since the
Dedication Exercises Held
There Last
Night.
CHOIR AND PREACHER
soth Are Busy NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Body Of Twenty-seven and
Violin and Organ
Accompanies.

Forty-two less than the number at
tending the dedicatory services, were
present last night at the first o. a
series OF what are intended and pre-
dicted to be greatly interesting SER
vices of the First Congregational
church.
The large auditorium was filled and
the evening worship the most attrac-
tive that has yet been held there.
A choir of twenty-seven voices filled
the loft and violin accompaniment by
Prof. Albert Zoellner and John HUDSON
were among the attractive features
of the service for the unusually large
congregation.
Two of the famed works from
Haydn's Creation founded on the
first chapter Of Genesis in the gospel,
The Marvellous Work and THE
Heavens Are Telling" were rendered,
Miss Martha Baldwin singing the
solo parts.
Mrs. Arvilla Cooper at the organ
played the Slumber Song by Schu-
mann as the prelude and as stirring
spostlude. her rendition of the War
March of the Prieets from Athalie,
was inspiring.
The offertory was played by Prof
Zoellner and Master HUDSON.
For Next Sunday.
Next Sunday evening the choir will
sing, The Glory of the Lord from
Handel's Messiah" as the chorus
number and Miss Harriet Kastner will
sing the offertory.
The choir under the direction of c.
R. JOY, is probably the best protestant
church musical organization in the
city. The accomplishments of the
Congregational church choir, which
was augmented by number of lead
ing singers of the city last night
ADDED greatly to the service.
The choir OF the church is compos
ed Of
Sopranos Misses Martha Baldwin
Doris Stanwood, Caroline Baldwin
Mrs. linn, Mrs. Jas. A. Cochrane,
Misses Marian Becker, Eva HUDSON,
Mrs. F. B. Smales, Mrs. w. G. Brown,
Miss Halle Sample.
Altos-Mrs. C. r. Joy, Miss Mary
Bancroft, Miss Sarah Sample, Mrs. NJ
n Rollosson, Miss Mildred JOY, Miss
Edith Stahl.
Tenors: A. w. HUDSON. P C. Hayden
Jos Wycoff. Van Hayden.
Basses-C. T.. Mcfarland, Thos. o.
Foley, Ralph B. JOY, G. w. Dickinson,
Geo. Rolloson, Mr.. Bedinger,
c. R. Joy, director.
Rev. Geo. c. Williams.
Rev Williams OF the Congrega.
tional church is not letting his end OF
the service lag by any means. Last
night he commenced the nrst of a
series of twelve modernly treated ser
mons by preaching on What is Reli-
gion?'' The subject as handled by
him was masterful effort and those
who heard him last night We're great.
ly edited.
Slips containing the synopsis of
the sermon was handed each attend
ant of the evening service and these
will be provided all during the series
of twelve for the benefit of the audi
ences The subjects as they will be
given on the dates below given, fol
low:
March 12-What is Religion?
March 19-What is Christianity?
March 26--Are the Gospels Reli-
able?
April 1.-The Test of Christianity as
Belief.
April 9-The Test of Christianity as
Life.
April 16-The First Century View
of Jesus.
April 23-The Twentieth Century
View Of Jesus.
April 30-What is the Church?
May THE Church and the Social
Order.
May 1.-THE Church and the Broth
erhood.
May 21-The Individual and Broth
erhood.
May Is Environment and Brother
hood.
The synopsis of last nights sermon
follows:
Many definitions. The life OF God
in the soul of man. This is not all.
The desire after the hest things Helm
in choosing the best. In attaining it.
Seen in education and business. Ap-
proach from the human side. Three
books from which we learn.