The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-12-26

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ne ioax Aide. 90 ioiy s.hes q s6s church and the
prsssivs character not SION 70 be forgotten. 4ass
s. -. FsssIck's CssbsdrsI.
Yesterdays festivM OF the Church. the Nativity Of
Chrst- commcmesaied with al tho usual pomp and
soieniy Of the Rsmar Catholic Church 81 Patrlcks
cathedral rhers was very large congregation inc
hour Of hgh mass at whish the Most Rev Archb shop
Moclosksy onsoaasd csisssans There vas assmpt
made 70 oruument tho church, ID commonly the case
and only the customary number apparently Of priests
md acolyes rspssssnsed wthn the altar raa The SER
vscss wsss sewever q tne uas. impressive ehsSossr
devotion b. tbv ssesmbled congsogaton rhS nustcat
services keeping with the solsmnity Of tho
osRanist OF the cbssch, Mr. Schmin.
The ssrnon Wa presented by she Rev. Mr. Starr:
of hts discourse THE sposoc aooount ~ the
- reco0nted In the nst fourteen verses Of tho secono
portrayed the lie of Christ upon esssn HIS huIity
HIS sunerngs and His death, and concusouS called
The attention Of bis hearers 70 the oass for wnion their
said that the collections this day 70 b given the
support Of the ophans Those orphans have aca upop
yona clam upon all They are IA heriess,. motnerless,
frsudess and penniiesa They have beea deprived o.
thor and God has appointed you
about orphana with this
particular institution and they dependont in great
II know IL necessary 10 say word ia their behalf
know that will look upon Il ~ duty 70 contribute
. YOU. Il i He appeals Who has said, Come. YOU
blessed ofmy Father accept the Kingdom prepared for
you from the beginning Of Tho woTld-come, because
when was hungry you gave mo 70 oat; when was
Thirsty you gave mo TO drink when naked you
closhsdm me and when was stranger youteok mo IN.
Ths reverend aentsman's discourse was listened 70
with great attention, and when he had concluded the
MAS was proceeded with, ne Archbishop officiating a.
oslsbranG aes
81. sfepken's- sIoxart,s Twclfth Mass.
Tho Twelfth Mass or Mozart has become household
word among al those Who have the remotost or
taste FOR music. II has been translated from original
destination I'm the Catholic choir 70 the theatre the
cathedral the drawing room: its melodies hummed
vhstisd sung. played every where and The earliest
bion Of the aspiring bass singer is sing deghtfu
opening solo or the sKyrs" theme full Of sweetness
grace and simplicity We have spoken OF It frequently
bssoss and u might seem unnecessary 70 dwell on u
here Yea the superb complete maaasr In which Il
being omIttsd. made y new 20 most OF the Immense
Few Of those acquan cd merely with the
vocal and organ paris have sny idea Of tho ex,rems
beauty power and variety Of tho Orchesaon and the
q sSs Gloria TIE m,nuss q ss Bsssaiesas sas Inc
O. rsdundanI Some q no Musicians in the orchestra
faid that they have seldom played work that gave
Tue paris want only the a,s ana csons;
parts q NEE, the fol- capacity Of = grand
sschsss q hs %s i he kys
spirit Of the composer which caused him to Disregard
old tims.honored ass and TO introduce those dar.ns
those wonderful effects which sounded strange in the
oars Of his contemporaries are ~ cbarmnyIy simple
rae. d Bsri,oz school 70 be found in any
part Of the work Tbs violin pnssase~ in she Chsisie
ssIz - - sn.s 9cas ess oxsrs could
mae 81 tne 1rss sss o. crs GscvsnS" The opcning
unsos and instrumsnss u grand and ubant
thai. when years ago, under tho konhe management
tho gorgeous cathedral Of Charles X at
Paris was represented Covent Garden this music
81 ths violin passages 10 sPsx Hominibus again aess
the presence Of Mozart The entire movement u
81 "a sSeme that can BE- imagined. Then comes The
oui TOLLS" adagio IN minor, for solo voices cho
rus-ssringed instrlmens and bascoDs. II 10 solemn
grand sccles movement and contrasts pieaHngy
with the dashing Quon Ia soIs'i that foi0wS Tho
last chorus OF the 'Glora consists mainly OF fuguc.
/ with bold and grand subject worked up n such
fsrd inir cate msuner few choirs capable
Of exocune II the subject commences with the bas<
Z gp S me inc su. sqS s -
character, mscdons syncopsticn passionate eagerncss
Of sbss fugue makes faveriss With all musicians
tn, GLORIA brought 70 close amid blaze OF grand
All tie resources 81 The ohosus ana crohcstra being
umph In tho ssCrcdo," the delicious and dramatic
tenor solo, "Et Incarnatus which bfeatho3 OF path0s
4. o ns s
sBsnsdiotus' opens with TO mlnuet In Don 0cvan-
and CONTAINS rars gems q melody for every ins.ra;
| TO trying In tho sDoss Ncbis. The finale of shs