The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1947-12-18
HandeIs Messiah" Will Be Presented
Sunday Al Caldwell Methodist Church

Eighty voices from the ByeSville
choral society and the Caldwell
combined choirs will present the
Messiah by George Frederick Han
del, Sunday afternoon, Dec. 81, at
$3.50 p. m, in the First Methodist
church, Caldwell.
The Messiah is under the direction
of Kathryn Lieser with Grace Eg-
ger, of Byesville, and James Nc
Gregor, of CALDWELL at the piano
and organ console.
This will be the second per-
formance as the same group pre-
sented The Messiah Sunday even
ing at the Main street Methodist
church in Byesville.
The Messiah is in three parts, de-
picting in song the coming of the
Messiah, the crucifixion and the re-
surrection. Most of the music to be
sung in the two presentations is
from part l. 1t will be special ar
by Ira B. Wilson.
The soloists and the story Of The
Messiah in song is as follows:
Recitative (tenor) Comfort Ye,
My People, Doran Carey; chorus
"And the Glory of the Lord; recita-
tive (bass) ''Thus Saith The Lord"
Albert Ryan; air (bass) But Who
May Abide The Day of His Com
ing?" Albert Ryan; recitative (alto)
Behold the Glory of the Lord is
Risen Upon Thee" Miss Esther
Cain; chorus-"O Thou That TelleSt
Good Tidings;" recitative (bass)
"For Behold Darkness Shall Cover
the Earth" Charles o. Lieser; air
(soprano) "How Beautiful" Mrs.
Susabelle McVay; chorus For
Unto You Child is Born; pastoral
symphony (offering) recitative (so-
prano) There Were Shepherds
Abiding" Miss Wilma Williams;
chorus-"Glory to God in the High
est; air (soprano) Rejoice Great
ly", Miss Wilma Williams; recitative
(alto) 1.-THE Eyes of the Blind Shall
Be Opened" Mrs. Glen NJ Warner;
air [alto) "He Shall Feed His
Flock" Mrs. Glen M. Warner; air
[alto) "He was Despised and Re-
Thou Art Come Up On High" Mr..
Fred Shiltz; air Glasses in Unison)
"Why Do The Nations Rage?";; air
(soprano) II Know That My Re-
deemer Liveth," Mrs. Susabelle
McVay; duet (alto and tenor) Mr.
and Mrs. F. A. Shiltz; chorus-''The
Hallelujah Chorus; benediction-
Rev. Thomas McFadden and Rev.
George Wilson.
Members of the chorus include:
Sopranos - John Ackley, Frances
Berkhouse, Mary Jane Clayton, Ad-
ah Conner, Nancy Conroy, Joan
Davis, Yvonne David, Bonnie Dolli-
son, Roxie Dollison, Mary Jane Far
ley, Thelma Gollop, Connie Lee
Grandy, Charlene Harris, Elsie
Kirchner, Evelyn Lake, Fontilla
Linn, Julia McGregor, Grace Nc
Kee, SusabeIIe McVay, Helen Nor
gareidge, Ethel Moore, Clyta Mus
ser, Janice Moffat, Beulah Rogers,
Lois Roberts, Esther Ridgley, Nancy
Secrest, Agnes Tarleton, Lille Ira
herne, Jean Turner, Shirley Turner,
Marjorie Tulip, Gerry Wade, Mar
lene Wells, Wilma Williams, jan
nette Wiley and Mary Wheeler.
Altos-Esther Cain, Marlene Dav-
is, Ann Fehrman, Joyce Frame,
Alice Cutler, Eliza Grandy, Graz
Henderson, Henrietta Korte, Mary
Secrest, Gladys Steiner, Laura
Selders, Emily Shiltz, Katie Tilton,
Elaine Thor1a, Bertha Ullman, Cor
inne Warner, Louise Woodford and
Frederick Wiley.
Tenors - James Black, William
Conroy, Doran Carey, Floyd Hen
derson, Richard Jackson, Charles E.
Lieser and David Linn.
. Basses-Delmer r. Cain, Harris
Frame, Harry A. Green, Rodney
House, Herschel Jordan, John
Kirchner, Fred D. Kraft, Charles o.
Lieser, Jr, Lawrence Nichols, AL
bert Ryan, Elmer Soldiers, Fred
ShiItz, Dean ThorIa, Jerry Weekley
and Robert Wiley.