The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-11-14
FORMER PASTOR
I LAUDS ORGANISE
DR.. Bischof's Work and Life
Reviewed at Congregational
Semi-ceptennial.
WOMEN. REVIEW WORK
Missionary Pageant Conducted Under
| Direction of Miss Elsie Hand.
Its Author. - e..
WOMEN. REVIEW WORK

Services at the First Congregational
Church last night in connection with the
fftieth anniversary celebration took the
form of a tribute to DR.. Bischoff. the
blind rorganist. who for thirty-hve years
was its organist.
Several Of his songs were rendered by
the church quartet. composed Of Mrs. b.
II. Smart, Marian Larner. George CAL
.ye-t Bowie. and j. Walter Humphrey.
and Rev. DIR. S. n. Newman, former
fpastor of the. church. who is now, presi-
dent of Howard Universityr.read paper
OF his life and work.
Sympathies Aided Music.
DIR. Bischoff never mistook the place
of church music and choir in the church
service" said Dr. Newman. He was
constantly trying to plan how he could
helm secure, by music, the spiritual aim
OF worship. His wonderful playing Of
church music came to be unfailing be-
cause all his sympathies as a man re-en-
fqrred. his great genius as musician
People from all over the country came to
the church to- hear this unrivAlled inter-
prefer of divine. thoughts upon the organ,
and to listen to the choir which he had
created by his ceaseless skill in direct
ing il.
BY his work with the choir and by his
control Of numerous singers whom he was
ltrafning, he was enabled to institute and
icatry out for many years an annual
series of concerts which became marked
musical privileges for the people of this
fcity. He showed great executive ability
in planning and carrying out these sue
rcessful concerts.
Il As musician and man he is worthy
of definite remembrance in this semi
centennial, and it would be a fitting
| recognition Of him If a tablet to his
memory could be placed somewhere upon
the wall of the auditorium"
! The service last night opened with an
organ recital by william Stansfield.
h Mrs. W. c. Barnes. president of the
Ladies Aid-Scciety- Of the church, pre-
sided at a meeting for women yesterday
afternoon.
Women Recall Work Performed.
After prayer by Mrs Mary E Catln
and a solo by Mrs Lydia Hughes Browne
members of the several women's orGani-
cations gave "reminiscences of the work
accomplished years ago. Mrs. Alice H.
! Clark was in charge of this part of the
service. Those who spoke were Mrs.
j Walter Cliff, Mrs. Martha Miles. Mrs.
4. S. Perham and Mrs. W. c. Barnes.
of the Ladies' Aid Society; Mrs. Mary
| Catlin. Mrs J. B. johnson, Mrs. NJ. H.
| SAWYER Mrs Mary A. Story, and Mrs.
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Missionary Society: Miss Emily Cook,
Miss Lydia Holbrook Miss Martha Hoop
er, and Mrs. G. W. Stone, of the mission
club
The. Vision" a missionary pageant
COMPOSED and conducted, by Miss Elsie
Hand of Philadelphia, was presented by
a company of seventy women of the
church The vision expressed in the
pageant was that which God gave to
St John and which st. John gave to
the people through the Book of Revela-
tions. Forty-siX young men, CARRIED in
white, carrying palms. and singing
''Hallelujah." marched down two isles
from the back of the church to the
choir loft. After quotations from
scripture. the entire company sang
They Are Coming Lord to Thee" and
and a procession of thirteen women.
dressed to represent the various coun-
tries of the world and led by a little
Fchild. then appeared. The singers then
D.! formed huge white cross, concluding
the pageant.
Those who took part were the Mes
DANES GriEgs, Grizzly, Browne. Cooper,
Homer-Smith, Lindsey. Price. Ham
mersley. Hamilton. Ellis. Ball. Gould.
Sabin. Diller. Adoms. Washburn. and
Powlin. and the Misses Brainard. Lar
ner, Bradbury. Claflin. Woodrow. John
son. Law. Hinton. Peabody. Mason.
Wills, Gibbs. Youngs. Waterman, Fish
back. Myers. Green, Sammons, Hardy,
Tucker. Gray. Humphrey. McGowen,
Pond, Farr, Dunnells. Moherly, Jack
son. Newton. Blanchard, Skinner. Soule
Weed. Williams. Wilson. Hughes, Ben
nett, Hunt, Brodie, Butler Earring
ton. Vincent. and Tingley.