The Washington herald., 1913-03-02

ray at the organ. The afternoon servic,
will begin at 3:15 o'clock instead of tn,
usual hour, $50 At this service the dou
bic sextet will give the sacred cantata
The Message From the Cross" com
posed by Will C. Macfarlane, city or
ganist of Portland, Me-, who for year,
! was organist at st. Thomas Church, New
York City; This is the first time thii
work has been presented in Washington
and 1t Is said to be one OF the most beau
tiful compositions of this character writ
| ten. 1t is particularly interesting in view
OF the fact that the composer 10 ar
American The leading solo par
| throughout the entire work Is written fol
the barytone voice. which will be sus-
tained by Mr.. George H. Miller. Incl
dental solos will be sustained by Mrs
! Ethel Holtsclaw Gawler, Miss Larner
Mr.. Backing. Mr.. Bowie. and Mr.. Hum
phrey. The solo and seXtet Come Ye
Blessed" is a barytone obligato sung BY
Mr.. Miller, with six female voices sus-
tanning the other parts. This Is one oi
the gems of the work. especially as II
is rather a daring thing for any com
poser to attempt.
AT the o'clock service the evening
choir Of 100 voices will render the sacred
cantata '-rhe Crucifxion." by the late
Sir John Stainer. This work is particu.
larry interesting to Mr.. Wrightson to
conduct. as he started his musical career
as boy soprano under the tutelage OF
DR.. Stainer, who at that time was Or
ganist and choir master of st. Paul's
Cathedral. London, England. or all the
English productions OF Lenten music
THE Crucifixion" has no equal. 1t Is a
sublimely beautiful composition. replete
with tenderness and pathos. The solos
will be sustained by Mr.. Backing, who
has been specially engaged for this even.
ing: Mr. George II. Miller. and Mr.. w.
Roland Carter the regular soloists of the
choir.
The programme of both services is as
follows:
Afternoon service 3:45 o'clock. double
sextet: Mrs. Gawler. Miss Hall. Miss
Reuter-. Miss humphrey. Miss Larner.
Miss Fuller, Mr.. Bowie. Mr.. Backing,
Mr. Blanchard. Mr.. Humphrey. Mr.. Mil
ler, Mr.. Carter: organ prelude. "Eleva-
ton" Dubois; Hymn No. 2l9. Alas!
and Did the Saviour Bleed" Wilson,; f;
invocation: Scriptural reading.
The Message from the Cross cantata
by VIII c. Observation-Disclosures solo.
Now, My Soul, Thy Voice Upraising," "
Mr. Backing and chorus: chorus. "Oh.
Come and Mourn" solo. And They that
Passed by Reviled Him." Mr. Miller and
chorus: chorus Have We No Tears to
Shed for Him.
The first word-Solo. Father, Forgive
Them, for They Know Not What They
Do" Mr.. Miller: solo. Jesus. in Thy Dy-
ing Woes" Mr.. Backing.
The second word-Solo. To-day Shalt
Thou Be with Me in Paradise" Mr.. Mil
ler; chorus, Now Is the Day of Saliva
ton"
The third word-Solo. Woman. Behold
Thy Soni' Behold Thy Mother" Mr..
Humphrey: solo. AT the Cross Her Sta
ton Keeping" Mr.. Bowie and chorus:
hymn No. 2ss CThe congregation is re-
quested to join in singing.
The fourth word-Solo, My God, My
God. Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me-" Mr..
Miller.
The fifth word-Solo. II Thirst" Mr..
Miller: solo and trio, Come. Ye Blessed
of Ny Father" Mr.. Miller and women's
voices.
The sixth .xord-Solo. 1T Is Finished -
Mr.. Humphrey; chorus. "Calvary's s
Mournful Mountain Climb"
The seventh word-Solo. Father. Into
Thy Hands I Commend Ny Spirit" Mr..
Humphrey; trio. "As Christ Upon the
Cross" Miss humphrey, Mr.. Bowie, Mr..
Humphrey.
Conclusion-Solo. My Spirit on Thy
Care" Miss Larner and chorus: solo.
Sing, Ny Soul. the Saviours Battle,
Mrs. Gawler and chorus; prayer, conse-
Grafton of the offering, sermon by the
pastor, prayer, benediction. organ post
lude in A (Hollins).
Evening service. S o'clock, evening choir
of 100 voices, fifth special monthly musi-
cal service: Organ prelude. Dead
March" from Saul OHandeD: process
sional hymn, No. 2Z7, THE Seven Words"
(Sullivan); invocation. Scripture reading.
The Crucifixion,' cantata by Sir John
Stainer. Soloists, Mr.. Richard p. Back
ing, tenor; Mr.. George H. Miller. bass;
Mr.. w. Roland Carter, bass.
And They Came to a Place Named
Gethsemane." The Agony" Procession
al to Calvary" And When They. Were
Come" The Mystery of the Divine
Humiliation He Made Himself of No
Humiliation And as Moses Lifted Up
the Serpent" God So Loved the
World" 'Litany of the Passion Jesus
Said: Father Forgive Them" so Thou
Liftest Thy Divine Petition" THE Mys-
terry of Intercession," And One of the
Malefactors," THE Alteration of the
Crucified." when Jesus Therefore Saw
His Mother" is it Nothing to You?"
THE Appeal of the Crucified." And This.
Jesus knowing That All Things Were
Now Accomplished For the Love of
Jesus. prayer, HOtiCtS, uoNoiosy' SCI :
mon by the pastor, subject. The Cruel
fixion:" prayer, benediction; 'Sevenfold
Amen" (Stainer); organ postlude. "Fu-
neral March Chopin.
The musical part of the entertainment
by the Round Table Club of the Young
Women's Christian Association. at the
Raleigh Hotel last Monday evening, was
given by the Woodbridge male quartet.
Miss King. violiuist. and Miss Harding.
soprano The programme was as fol-
lows:
Woodbridge male quartet: We Meet
Again Tonight, Boys oCoe), and "A Bas-
ket of Chestnuts" Parks), c. r. Allen,
first tenor: P. d. Cook. second tenor:
c. r. Engel. first bass. T. b. Thompson,
second bass; violin solo. Romance"
(Svendsen), Miss Mary Emily King; So
prano solo, Call Me Back" Denza),
Miss Harriet E. Harding; Woodbridge
male quartet, Silent the Night (Bache),
and Jim (Parks); accompanies. Mrs.
A. D. Melvin and Miss Louie Dale Leeds.
very interesting and enjoyable dra-
matte and musical entertainment was
given by Miss Ellen Vockey SSfeirt, at
Carroll Institute, last Wednesday even
ing.
The choir of Christ's Church, Thirty
first and o Streets Northwest, under the
direction Of Miss Beatrice Seymour Good
win, will sing Maunder's Penetence,
Pardon, and Peace" on Palm Sunday.
at p. m. At the II o'clock service. on
that day Mr.. s. Percy Thompson VIII
sing THE Palms." by Faure.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidwell gave very en-
joyable musicale last friday afternoon at
the Friends School 1909 I Street. Mrs.