The Columbus commercial. (Columbus, Miss.) 1893-1922, 1917-04-08
EASTER SERVICES
LOCAL CHURCHES
MUSIC TO FEATURE
ALL THE SERVICES
LOCAL HOUSES OF WOR-
SHIP WILL CELEBRATE
RESURRECTION.
Special Programs Have Been
Prepared, and Many Voices
Will Be Heard.

Forgetting for the nonce the mill
taristic spirit which pervades the
land as result of the recent decla-
ration Of war against Germany and
temporarily banishing all thought of
carnage, Christians throughout the
country viii today lay aside things
terrestrial, and, concentrating their
minds on things celestial, will unite
in celebrating Easter, the day which
marks the anniversary of the resur-
rection of Christ The churches of
Columbus will, as usual, celebrate
the anniversary in an appropriate
manner, and q special feature of the
day win be the music, elaborate pro-
grams having been prepared by all
the various choir directors.
st. Paul's Episcopal church, which
always makes its Easter music fea-
ture, will today offer the following
delightful program:
Professional, Hymn 109, "Wel-
come Happy Morning"
"Christ Our Passover" Morning
ton.
"Gloria Patri."
"Te Deum," Schneider.
"Jubilate Deo," Schilling.
Introit-"As it Began at Dawn"
Vincent.
"Gloria Tibi," Anon.
Sermon Hymn, 121, "The Strife
is Ger"
Doxology. Bonrgeeois.
Offertory Anthem, Earth, Ys
Could Not Ec,d Him." Bliss. Sung
by Miss Matte Lou Brown.
Offertory Sentence. Anon.
"Sanctus," J. F. Field.
"Agnus DEL" Gounod.
"Gloria in Excelsis," Ellwanger.
"Nunc Dimittis," Barnby.
Recessional. Hymn lis, "The Day
of Resurrection"
The choir is composed of the fol-
lowing:
Organist, Miss Rosalie M. Rhett;
crucifier, Mr.. Percy w. Maer, Jr. f;
sopranos, Miss Marie Bell, Miss
Bendley Gowdy, Miss Mildred Keith
ley, Mrs. T. Bailey Hardy, Mrs. Law
renee Frank, Mrs. Jesse P. Wood
ward, Mr.. Davis Patty; altos, Miss
Cora Cook, Mrs. A. Bradford; tenors,
Mr.. Ira L. CASTOR, Mr.. William H.
Curtis; bass, Mr.. John Sale; soloist,
Miss Matte Lou Brown.
The children's Easter service, with
presentation of their Lenten offer
ing will be held at 4:30 p. m, and
there will be no meeting of the Sun
day School, except Of the Bible Glass,
at $50 a. m. To this children's SER
vice their relatives and friends are
cordially invited. A special musical
program is being arranged.
There will be q celebration of the
Holy Communion at st. PauPs on
Easter Monday and Tuesday at 10
a. M, and meeting of the congre-
CATION for the purpose of hearing the
reports Of the vestry and the election
of wardens and vestry at 4:3o p. m.
on Easter Monday.
Mr.. H. Nj. Teasdale, director Of the
choir at the First Presbyterian, has
arranged the following programs for
the morning and evening services
Morning:
Lift Your Glad Voices--R. A.
Schneider.
Christ the Lord is Risen---Dudley
Buck.
Solo-The Conqueror-C. Whit
ney Coombs--Mrs. j. Peacher, violin
obligato, Mrs. H. Stanley.
O Day Of Christi. c. Bartlett
Night:
Come See the Place Where Jesus
Lay--H. w. Shelby.
Jesus Is Risen--P A. Schneider.
Hosanna--Jules Granier
This is the Day-A. ]. Holden.
AT the First Methodist church spe-
cial Easter music will be rendered
at the morning services, while the
evening hour will be devoted to a
concert. Miss Annie B. Nelson, the
director Of the choir, has prepared
the following programs for these two
occasions:
Organ Voluntary-Melody, by
Smart.
And When The Sabbath Was Past
r. M. Stubs.
Anthem by choir.
Invocation.
Hail to the Risen Lord-Hardine