South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-04-03
Services Mark
Easter in City Churches

Services elaborate and attractive
viii marx Easter Sunday in me
churches OF South Bend.
They viii be continuous practically
from $50 o'clock in the morning.
when one or two o. the churches will
hold sunrise prayer meetings, until
evening when many musical services
will take place.
In the majority OF the churches
there Will be a special musical service
aside from the formal celebration of
Easter and these programs offer a
great diversity of the best in sacred
music. Several choirs will present
cantatas and the choirs of the First
NJ. +. church and OF st. PauIS NJ. E.,
Grace Nj. T.. and First Presbyterian
have prepared especially heavy pro-
grams TO be presented, the former at
Z o'clock in the evening and the lat
ter at o'clock in the afternoon.
Under the direction Of L. d. Lloyd
the choir Of the First Methodist
church will render among other num-
bers, MendelssOhn's "As the Heart
Pants" a, masterpiece as difficult as it
is beautiful. The quartet choir of st.
PauFs, known also as the Thalian
quartet, VIII render a characteristic
ally excellent program in the after
noon under the direction OF Max Mi
randa. Organist.
The choir of the First Baptist
church, a double quartet, directed by
Miss Carolen Walbridge, has prepared
a beautiful cantata, "Alleluia! Hail
with Gladness, by Galbraith, which
will be rendered in the evening at 1880
o'clock The regular quartet choir
, OF the church will be assisted by Miss
Zolah Montgomery. Miss Camilla But
terwOrth. James Cover and Gerald
Hunt. with Miss Vida Shonts as vio-
linist.
In Catholic Churches.
Easter services in the Catholic
churches are always among the most
elaborate of the church year, Easter
being the oldest feast celebrated by
the Roman Catholic church. II will
be fittingly observed at St. Patrick s
church with masses at the usual
hours, 7:30, and solemn high mass
1880 O'Clock. The Rev julius Nieuw-
land g. 5 g.. Ph. D., will act as cele-
brant assisted by Rev. James j.
O'Brien. c. S. c., as deacon. and Rev.
Father Dominic. .. p, as sub-deacon.
The pastor Rev. John +. DeGrOote.
Will direct the services and preach
the sermon. The following young
men will assist in the sanctuary: VIII
liam ButterwOrth, cross bearer;
George Mccarthy, censor bearer;
George Blubaugh, Harrison Crockett,
John Woodwork and Carl Schubert.
Francis Butler will be assistant mas
ter Of ceremonies.
The services at 1880 will begin with
a procession Of the altar boys. sane
tuary choir and clergy passing through
the main entrance, up the center aisle
singing the Easter hymn. The solo
lists for the day will be soprano, Stel-
la Vanderhoof and Agnes Murphy: al
tOs, Hazel Davis and Helen Lower;
tenor, Messrs. Haerens, Erhardt. Wen
del and Sullivan: bass, Messrs.
Bueche, Drury, Zeiger and Senrich ;
organist. Miss Sarah O'Neill. There
will be solemn vespers at 3 o'clock
sung by Rev. John r. DeGroOte, as
sisted by Rev. Julius Nieuwland and
Rev. J. J. O'Brien.
Masses at St. Joseph.
Masses viii be held at the same
hours NJ st. Joseph's church. At the
7:S0 o'clock mass 200 members OF
the Altar society will receive holy
communion. At the 9 O'Clock mass
the school children will render a spe-
cial program OF Easter music and at
the 1890 mass the male choir will
render Loesch's mass in r and the
surphced choir will sing the process
sional.
The celebrant AT the high mass viii
be Rev. p. J. Carroll assisted by Rev.
Ernest Davis. G. :. c.. and Rev. r.
Gassensmith. G.. s G. Father Davis
Will preach the Easter sermon.