During the past six months the Caion Church Choir has at frequent is given special musical services on Sunday evenings, wher wame of the well-known oratories rad cantatas have been presented. Gri June 9 the climax was Coached, when, as the last special service of the season, Haydn's great Work "The Creation" was splendidly iven before a very large congrega on. Every seat in the church and 1 the large gallery was occupied, chairs were requisitioned secommodate several late-comers, The success of recent services fad Jed one to expect great Uhings but the consensus pinion seems to be that Union Choir, ably assisted ends' of the community, in hed production of a very work exceeded the most anguine expectations. To prev y interruption in the sequence cided ts Fand h the brief order worship which opened and closed the service, occupied just_an hour all 45 minttes. The service opened with the Scriptural invitations to sorship and responses, and the very appropriate hymn "Eternal Light," allowed yy a brie¢ invocation and the Lord's Prayer, a fitting prelude the great work which followed The Soloists and Chorus 'The soloists were Mes, A. Harvey (opranio), Me. D. Wheldon' (tenor, tad Me. H, Glover (bass), whose individual numbers, as well asi the several trios, showed. them assess good voices anda very. thorough understanding of the wh ork. Mrs. Harvey, though suffer: tue "feom'a heavy eld, ravels atvied through, sind her' poweetul soprano voice hid full scope in th riots numbers allotted to her Where all the members were of merit. it is alitieult suet any for "special ment voce it tw say that in the selec of soloists the conductor was tremely fortunate, OF the chorus ome cannot hisckly. Thowh numbering only Est over 0 voices, the choir wae ell balanced, and produced a surisinse volume of song, giving <vidence not only of enthusiasts ated duos work in rehearsals, but ry intensive training and capable wlership. Particularly outstand-1 were the three numbers "Axwake the Aarp,? "The Heavens ave hing" and the final elt Achieved is Mis ploriaus work." During the rendition of cue felt impelled to star the genius of the auth work and also tv the
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