Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1914-04-15
EASTER SEASON is
flTTINGLY OBSERVED
PROGRAMS OF SACRED MUSIC
"A GIVEN BY CHURCH cHoIRs 4
AND soLoIsTs. s3sf
CHURCHES. FILLED TO 10. OVERfLOWlNl
Large Crowds Attend Programs Civ
en- by the Scholars Of Sum
ts& day Schools. .3

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Ethe city last Sunday. Large crowds
thronged the various places Of wor.
ship at the different services. 4
lhe Sacred Concert and Cantata
held in the Methodist church Sunday
evening as the closing Easter service,
Was well received and the church
was crowded, in, fact, the aisles were
crowded with people standing and a
good many people were unable to get
into the church at ALL
The concert and cantata were un-
der the direction Of Mrs. H. T..
Ports, leader of the choir. Miss Flor
ence B. Lally OF Dubuque was at
the organ. Miss Lally accompani-
ments were exceptionally we'll rend-
cred and she gave very valuable sup
port to the singers. The sOloists In
the first rart Of the program gave
universal satisfaction, and Showed thu
training and work which had been put
forth to make this a concert OF the
highest standard. 81
81 Mr.. Lew Smiths rendition Of t..An
Even Song" assisted by the choir,
was. very well received and Mrs. w.
r. Grossman was at her best IN
Bucks Fear Ye Not o Israel. sAbt's
Ave Maria, !" given by Mrs. Ports,
and the ladies' choir were sexcep-
tionally well received. ''The Heav-
enlys Gate, !" by. Mr.. Alfred Gildner ant
;Ss.' .'Tarry with Me, I" by Miss MIDI Teton.
and Mr.. Rae Durham, and 81 The Eyes
OF the World, Z by the male quartet
were all Of the usual high standard Of
these soloists. 81. Jerusalem Awaken \
By Mr.. Cal Martin, was one Of the
best songs Of the evening. Miss Ruth
Pate sang beautifully Bartlett's
4 Come See the Place Where Jesus
Lay. !f i.5 /s$ RI ss5 ,3s
The second part Of the program
consisted Of a cantata The Risen
King This was d very fitting climax
and the crowning part OF the whole
program. The cantata was not only
well rendered, showing the amount Of
practice that the party In charge had
given to it, but enunciation OF The
singers and choir was SO clear that
the beautiful story running through
the cantata could be followed by lis
teners. A 81 81. 4. gi KEN
At the morning service al. the
Congregational church the members
OF Nazareth Comm cry. X. IT, at at
tended In. q body. Nearly every seat
in the Arge audi itorium was occupied
when the service commemced. The
chorus choir. assisted BY Mrs. p. W
Williams 4, |. al.d the
Misses Lucille and Marjorie Arnold
and Amy Ram, rendered "a program
of sacred music which added much
to the helpfulness of the morning ser
vice. jsi MI, 4 G3E y
At four O'Clock in the afternoon
~. ffnn o1i
church was again packed to the,J
doors, in fact many being unable to
even find standing room. The occa-
sion which attracted this immense
crowd was the rendition of a careful
ly selected and well prepared Easter}
program which was given by the
members Of the Sunday school The
scholars who took part on the pro-
gram showed careful training and
each performed his or. her part In q
on themselves and their instructors.
The Sunday school orch estra gave ma
terial aid in the successful rendering
of the interesting program.
Easter services were we'll attended
at the Baptist church on Sunday. At
the morning service Mrs. w. G. Ans
uell, w. SbAAN ALL
Cal Martin rendered musical num-
bers which were much appreciated
by the audience and merited the
praise given. The pastor spoke on
the "Resurrection'' insisting on Just
what the word I'm cans not only in
the dictionary but in the Bible
Jesus Christ's real, substantial bodt-
ly resurrectioB and our resurrection
to be just lika His.
The services at St. Mary's church
on Sunday morning were largely at
tended. High mass was celebrated,
followed by. benediction. Special mu-
sic was furnished and the church was
beautifully decorated with flowers.
A Sunrise prayer meeting held at
the Presbyterian church on Sunday
morning opened the days services
at the Presbyterian church. The
usual services of the day were held.
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