30 Mar 1929
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Newspaper
Waterloo Evening Courier
Location
Waterloo, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1929
Page
3
A multi church Easter program features Rev. O M Yavey at First Evangelical with The Power of the Cross, plus German and English services at First Lutheran. Calvary Evangelical, Grace and St Paul churches plan sunrise, cantatas, and hymns. youth programs and baptisms noted. An 1851–66 flood era note closes.
The article profiles Miss Mary A. Lathbury 1841 1913 as a hymn writer linked to the Chautauqua movement known as the Laureate of Chautauqua She wrote Day Is Dying in the West and Break Thou the Bread of Life praised by Dr John Vincent and W Garrett Horder It notes dates and later critics and Frances Willard's praise
Fragmentary poem lines recount Mary visiting Jesus tomb at dawn see the stone rolled away and alleluias sung. The speaker proclaims death defeated by Christ the King and notes spring renewal through faith.
Trinity American Lutheran church hosts a 6 o clock Easter cantata Death Unto Life featuring parts from Christ's Passion and Resurrection. The program includes solos by Mrs F H Mochiman and Mr Thorson with contributions from Brissolo, J B Hay, J L Thorson and others. A special offertory I Am the Resurrection and the Life will be sung by a male quartet including Clark Cozad J H Ray Paul Ray and B Brock.
A twilight musicale at Grace M. E. church on Easter evening features the cantata Death and Life by Shelley. It includes organ numbers Jubilate Deo Passion Chorale and Sarabande plus violin solo Legende by Miss Lucile Cutler with Miss Dani Campbell. The cantata lists multiple chorus and solo numbers performed by a cast including Miss Dana Campbell Tom Hadsell Frances Stotts Clarence Young and others.
Linden M E Church will observe Easter with a special program Sunday morning at 16 40. Narita Tarbers will give a welcome and entries will be presented by a long list of participants including Jeanette Marie Decker Lorraine Staley Date Penn Tonald Anderson Einer Lindhorm Eva Hoffmann Eugene Wood Tee Slaughter Jola Crow Corella Robinson Imis May Porter Nadfr Evans Hetty Staley Frank Robinson Frank Penn Solas will be sung by Allee Webber and Ruby Webber. Baptismal services will be conducted by Rev Joseph Yates and a short talk by Otto Zuenske.
Cedar Heights Church will hold Easter service tomorrow at 10 AM with communion and reception of members. At 7 15 PM the school of service will convene with Rev. Clinton P F Smith of Waterloo addressing the main group on The Ministry of Healing.
New York March 30 Dr Harry Emerson Fosdick warned against religion used merely for personal comfort. He cited love of family country and friends for self benefit and urged missions as a test of sacrificial Christianity, stressing Christ’s call to costly action and ongoing Apostolic succession.
A pension fund survey shows Disciples of Christ ministers earn the same at 65 as at 27. Entry at 27 yields about 1450 a year, peaking near 47 at 2600, then declining to starting level by 64. Forty six percent earn under 2500 yearly, but this marks a 65 percent rise from a decade ago.
The Cedar Rapids Gazette presents a lyrical Lenten meditation calling for renewal and nature’s awakening. Poetic lines invoke hawthorn, equinox, rains, birds, and the rebirth of earth as a path toward Christ.
Westminster Presbyterian hosts Morning Cantata The Seven Last Words of Christ with choir and Dr W P MacCormick pastor delivering The Finished Work An afternoon Vesper communion at 430 features quartet Enderlein Donovan Miller and Dr McCormick with solos by Barttane Knapp and Wessel Dennan and a quartet piece They conclude with The Guest Chamber and They Shall Hunger No More local schedule notes and participants.
The Church of the Brethren adult Sunday school plans the pageant "At Dawning" at two Sunday services on March 31 and April 7 replacing April 1. Cast includes Matthew Charles Meyers Peter Vernon Schrark John Herre Wagoner James Bruce Lamb Andrew Edwin Schrock and many others with musical directors Grace Tisdale and Bucena Davis.
The one act play The Terrible Meek by Charles Rann Kennedy will be read by Rev. Donald B. Rheiner during a vesper service at Universalist Church on Easter Sunday at 4 45 p m. The program includes choral anthems Hallelujah Chorus Lift Up Your Heads Gladness in the Garden King All Glorious and solo performances by Mrs G L A Cobb and Miss Lucile Cutler. Baptism of infants will be held and the sermon titled Eternity. The church school holds a special Easter assembly at 10 o clock.
Multiple faith communities announce Easter services with baptisms confirmations and special music. Trinity American Lutheran Rev Mochimann preaches on Do You Believe That Jesus Christ Arose with a children's baptism and Easter pageant at First Presbyterian and First Church of Christ Scientist sharing scripture themes and hymns.
Walnut Street Baptist Church schedules three Easter services starting with a 6:30 sunrise service. Pastor Br W L Sheaves will preach The Resurrection and the Return of the Lord in the morning and Spiritualism and Other Isms in the evening when baptism will be administered. Music will be by the choir directed by Mrs H C Wilbur with Mrs N C Altland at the organ.
Easter program by First Lutheran Church Sunday School features songs recitations and dialogs. Special class members include Miss Bertroth Mrs Gabriel Mia Hue Mrs Clausen Misa Krueger Mrs Fratzke Miss Veslage Mrs Fry and Mrs Schu.
Taann Mississippi and Miss Wiegert Miss Jurgen Mrs Herman Mrs Mueller Miss Scudart Mrs Lingelbach Mrs Straka Miss Haus Miss Jensen will present Monolog recitations by Charles Formaker Maxine Pink Virginia Rohmer and Wilbur Blough. A dialog will be given by Dorothy Enita and Marie Morkal. C G C Hermann will give an address and Rev H Mueller will read scripture and offer prayer. Ruth Gabriel will play Romance and the postlude March and Chorus from Tannhauser.
Easter day choral service at Christ Episcopal Church features holy communion at 10 40 with Rev Ernest B Mounsey preaching Mrs Robert Parrott to play the prelude Resurrection Morn and Pontifical March to follow The choir includes sopranos altos tenors and basses with numerous soloists and a school Easter program at 7 30 and 9 40 A M details local to church activities and offerings.
Easter vesper service at Central Christian Church will feature the cantata Immortality and an anthem O Penrise the Lord with solo numbers by Mrs. Carl F. Meyer and Miss Harris. The program lists cantata parts and solos by W. Wardle Mrs Tucker and others, along with a women's chorus. Minnesota china inventories reveal 250,000 wares affected by public land issues and flood-prone regions.
First Baptist Church hosts Easter music featuring six numbers from The Resurrection and the Life by Ira Bishop Wilson in Sunday evening services. Performances include Earth in Darkness Lies and Lament of the Women with soloists and choruses, plus organ preludes and anthems by Janet Little and others. Rev L Kensey preaches Show Us the Father.
The Easter cantata Lord of Light and Love by Julian Edwards will be sung by the First Presbyterian church choir Sunday evening. Soloists include Martha McCormick soprano Norma Galser alto J M Church tenor and C K Tarbell bass Mrs Olver Stevenson plays piano. The program lists several numbers and solos concluding with Ring O Ring the Bells of Easter.
Graves Memorial A. B. Church presents The Dawn of Easter cantata with text by Herman von Berge and music by Ira B. Wilson at 7 30 Sunday. Lyman F. Church reads scripture interpretations. The program includes numbers like Our Transgressions The Master Is Asleep Your Have One Dreams Are Dead Tomorrow Day Is Breaking He Is Not Here Come Forth in Triumph O Ye of the Faithful He is Risen Thanks Be Unto God Awake Awake Low in the Grave with violin obligato by Maxine Kessler and violin by Vera Jensen. E W Mann Mrs C G Ellefson and choir participate.
Knights Templar commandery No. 25 holds its annual Easter service at First Congregational Church Sunday at 3 PM. Dr J Richmond Morgan will preach In This Sign Conquer with Handel Hallelujah Chorus organ prelude and Onward Christian Soldiers procession. Choir will sing Christ the Lord is Risen Today and As It Began to Dawn with Fryzinger Errahfads offertory and Pilgrims Chords organ postlude. Stand Up Stand Up for Jesus will close.
Easter music is presented at St Marys Church Sunday at 7 30 by the Hoff man directed choir with Mrs Salz organist. Sacred Heart offers 10 am mass with Leonard s Mass in B and solos by Averill Berend Glaze Bergen and Heineman. St Joseph s 10 30 am Mass in Honor of the Blessed Sacrament led by Mrs H R McDermott with Mildred Sullivan at the organ.
First Evangelical choir presents The Thorn Crowned King cantata Sunday at 7 30 directed by W C Black with Lucile Schmidt as organist. Selections include There Was No Other Way Betrayed Let Him Be Crucified and Glory in the Garden with solos by Ruth Gruener Carl Gruener and others and a Jesus Lives quartet.
The third annual community Easter sunrise service will be held at Riverview Park in Cedar Falls Sunday from 6 to 7 a.m. Dr. Herbert J. Burgstadter of Cornell College will deliver the dawn address. Buglers from Cedar Falls Boy Scout Troop 46 will open, with West Waterloo High School band and Y mens Glee Club performing.
Rev. G. Creede will preach on He Is Risen as St Mark's hosts a Sunday choral eucharist at 10 30 with processional introit gloria and benediction. A holy communion service follows at 7 30 offering prayer and reflection for the faithful.
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