The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1916-04-23
DAY WILL BE CELEBRAT-
ED IN LOCAL HOUSES
OF WORSHIP.
MUSIC PROGRAMS
TO BE ELABORATE
Miss Brown Will Sing at First
Methodist, While St. Paul's
Choir Will be Augmented.

Easter comes later than usual tnls
year, and as this fact serves to make
weather conditions more propitious
the principal churches in Columbus
have arranged for an unusually
elaborate festival.
AS is customary, music will form
a prominent feature of the Easter
services, and at several local houses
of worship the regular choirs will
be augmented by talented musicians
who have kindly consented to lend
their presence and their voices to
the effort which is being made to
make the occasion one worthy of
more than passing note. At the
First Methodist church the regular
choir will on this evening be aided
by Miss Matte Lou Brown, head of
the department of vocal music at the
Industrial Institute and College,
Miss Mary Lou Peyton, Mr.. Ira L.
CASTOR and Mr.. Legare Bailey, and
the ensemble will be heard in a
beautiful Easter cantata, "Christ.
the King" by Paul Bliss. A beautiful
program has also been arranged for
the morning services at st. PauFs
Episcopal church, on which occasion
the choir will include Misses Zaida
Musselwhite, Ellie Williams, Mar
garet Rhett, Elisabeth Roth, Bessie
Smith, Cora Cook, Elizabeth Law
less, Rosalie Rhett, Mesdames J. p.
Woodward, Bailey Hardy, J. l..
Frank, Messrs. Ira L. Castor, John
b. Sale and Percy Maer, Jr.
Within the twelve cycles of the
moon, from 1888 to 2013 inclusive,
Easter occurs only eight times as
late as it does this year, three times
in the last and three times in the
present century. In this century in
1905, 1916 and 1943. Thirty years
ago Easter was, and in 1943, will be
on the latest possible day it can
happen-April 20. While in 1918
the feast came on March %, an
event that will not occur again until
zoos A. d.
Christmas, Easter and Whitsun-
days commemorating as they do the
Incarnation and Resurrection of
our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ,
and the descent of the Holy Spirit
on the early church ten days after
His Ascension, are the great days of
obligation, and there cluster around
them minor days as lesser lights
around some great planet in order
that the faithful who could not COM
mune on the great festivals them
selves may have opportunity to "do
this in remembrance of Me, the
command of our Lord, when He in
stituted the Holy Eucharist, in the
upper room the night before He was
crucified. There will therefore be
celebration of the Holy Commun-
ion at St. Pauls church on Monday
and Tuesday of this week at 10
o'clock a. m. Litany will be said On
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
and Immediately afterwards the reg
ularm onthly meeting of the Wom-
ans Auxiliary will be held.
Today the services will be Holy
Communion 1880 a. m.; Sunday
School, $50 a. M; Morning prayer
Holy Communion and sermon, l
a. M; children's service with presen
IL lion of Lenten offering 1870 p. m
A special musical program will bt
rendered at ii a. m. and 4:30 p. m
by the Senior and Junior choirs re
spectively.
Mass and Holy Communion will
be held at 8 o'clock at the Catholic
church. High Mass will take place
at 10 o'clock and the following pro
gram will be rendered: Leonard
Mass in B flat" Prof. A. M. Jacob
orchestra. Offertory, "Haechdies
After High Mass, Benediction an,
Sacrament.
The following musical program
win be rendered at st. Paul's at tn
morning service:
Professional Hymn, "The Day o
Resurrection"
Anthem, "Christ, Our Passover.
"Te Deum," (Kotschmar.)
"Jubilate Deo," (Schnecker.)
Anthem, "Christ, the Lord, |
Risen Today"
"Gloria Tibi," (Anon.)
Sermon Hymn, "Jesus Christ
Risen Today"
Offeratory, "Hosanna," (Granier
sung by Miss Matte Lou Brown.
Communion Hymn, "Agnus Del,