Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-05-03
VICTORY LOAN SERMONS BY CITY paste
C.. E. CHORAL UNION TO
GIVE "CREATION' NEXT WEEK
Famous Oratoro to Be Prese nted in the Technical High
School auditorium


music has given the Harrisburg
Christian Endeavor Choral Union
reputation that is known through
cut the State.
Much good has been accomplished
by the loyal Endeavors who sing at
hospitals. jails. churches and upon
many special occasions. Music low
ing people will again have the op-
portunity to hear new oratorlo,
entitled, Creation" to be rendered
on next Thursday evening. in the
Technical High School auditorium.
Professor Frank \. McCarrel, OF
this city. will direct the large chorus,
composed of LEGAL talent.
The oratorio has an interesting
his storical sketch as follows: In 1i9o,
Franz Joseph Haydn. the noted
Austrian composer, then almost SIN
" years old. made his first visit to
England. He had a desire to write
an oratorio after the English style.
In 1894 he was given a text by the
great violinist. Salomon, which orig
iually was prepared by Mr.. Lidiey
for Handel but it had evidently not
taken the fancy of the great Saxon
writer. 1t was a description of the
creation drawn from the scripture
as recorded in Genesis and from
Milton's Paradise Lost" He began
the work late in 1875 and took more
than two years to complete it. Upon
being teased by his friends whether
he would ever get it finished. he re-
piled, Il spend much time on 1t oe-
cause | intend it to last long time.
The writer was pious man, ana
confessed later to having prayed
daily to God that he would grant
him strength to complete the work
and to praise Him worthily.'
1t was first presented in Vienna
in lT9S. directed by Haydn himself,
in the presence of the notables in
music and literary achievements.
Creation" begins with an orches-
trail description of chaos when dark
ness prevailed. Soon the tempera-
ment of the chorus changes to a
soft representation of dawn when
suddenly the light bursts forth in
to day.
Thus the events of the succeeding
days are vividly pictured in story
and song. until the climax is reached
in the chorus. The Heavens are
telling the glory of God
Part two dwells on the creation
of living creatures, and reaches its
climax in the great work which has
been achieved. and gives proper
credit TO the Creator in a majestic
triumphal chorus.
The chorus is composed of the
following persons:
Sopranos-Mrs. L. \. Boehringer,
Beatrice Bogar. Mrs. T. NJ. Clark.
Mrs. Mary Deal, Mrs. George Deeter,
Mrs. Harry Deikert. Mrs. Mabel
Drawbaugh. Wilhelmina X. Dress,
Helen Forsythe, Alfredo Foster, Ev-
elyn CARRIER, Katherine Germer,
Martha Graham. Mrs. Sylvia Gra-
ham. Pearl Hoffmeister, Mrs. Chas.
Hoke. Edna Hoover, Mae Hoover,
Mrs. W. &. Hoover. Carrie knabc,
Nerna Lenker, Grace Long, Mrs.
George MadduX, Dorothy MadduX.
Anna March, Ruth Martin, Grace
McKelvey, Mrs. Robert Miller,
Christine Miller Reba Miller, Mrs.
j. Frank Palmer, Elda Pannebaker.
Maud Parker, Mrs. J. S. Reel, Susan
Rhoads, Mrs. Anna Romberger, Mrs.
Forest E. Schwartz. Elizabeth
Settlers, Esther Smith, Pearl Snyder,
Ida NJ. Sewers, Myrtle Sewers, Mrs.
Theodore Stouffer, Mrs. Ida Thum-
ma, Cora Weirick and Mrs. Fred
Weaver.
Altos-Helen Carson. Mrs. Jonas
Cassel. Anna Dim. Freda Dim, Mil
dred Dunkle, Myrta Elmer, Mrs
d. c. Hawley, Ruth Hoover, Mar
garet Knaub. Ida Long. Mrs. Frank
Manley, Bessie March, Anna Nc
Kelvey, Helen McKelvey. Stella Metz
ger. Ethel Miller, Mrs. Ida Rapp,
Susan Reigle, Mrs. E. S. Schilling,
Alice Settlers. Edith Singer and Mrs.
II. S. Williams.
Tenors-Boyd Grouse, George w.
arby, Emory B. Dunkle, the Rev P.
r. koontz. Lewis p. Markley. Edgar
Mccoy. J. Frank Palmer. Glen Rhea,
Ralph Steever. Paul Stauffer, Theo-
dore Stouffer and r. Elan Zug.
Basses-W. c. Bell, 5. X. Bell, r.
a. Boehringer. John Crider, Harry
Grouse. Walter w. Dunn. Robert
Heiges, Charles Hoke, Earl Miller,
Fred Reen. Forest f. Schwartz,
Wilmot Troup and Frank Warren.
CHRISTIAN ENDEAVOR NOTES