New-York tribune., 1868-12-25
CHURCH OF THE NEW JERUSALEM.

Responsive Service, No Is OF the Church Manual The
exercises will be concluded with prayer, music, and
| an address.
DIR. THOMPsON's CHURCH.
| There will be no regular service ut the Broad
way Tabernacle to-day. festival Of the Sunday-schoo
will be held in the schoolroOm at 10 o'clock At II a. H.
the two mission schools Of the church will meet at the
same place. when each pupil will be presented with
copy OF the New Testament, after which dinner VIII De
and other good things have been received by the man
| ayers for the occasion
THE UNITARIAN CHURCHES.
| Services will be conducted at the churches of
the Messiah and All Souls by their pastors the Rev.
Drs Osgood and Bellows. The music will be fine, tins
feature being one which not neglected by this denom-
| nation.
DIR. RODGERs's CHURCH.
Services will be held in the Reformed Church,
on Fifth-ave OF Twenty frstst, today at ii
o'clock The music under the direction Of the organist
Mr.. j.. j. Connolly. will include Mozarts Gloria No. /;
hymn. Hark What Means these Holy Voices y from
Schumann. arranged by L. =. Warner; Hymn, while
shepherds Watch their Focks by Night" Rossin Hymn,
brightest aud Best OF the Sons Of the Morning" Tho
| Rev. DIR. Rodgers will deliver discourse.
CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATIoN.
In the Church Of Tue Appunciation, West
Fourteenthst there will be communion service at "
o'clock a. H. and the service beginning at loi O'Clock
| A. H. the Rev. william j Seabury will preach. The music
will be given by quartet choir and number Qf boys
under the direction Of Mr. Charles Jerome Hopkins This
chance is an arch OF evcrgreens surmouned by large
on either side Of tic center arch is plain arch ,,
The walls OF the sacred edifce are ornamented WIN
sacred characters and wreaths.
ST. THOMAs's CHURCH.
The following is the programme OF exercises
at the Temporary Chapel Of St. Thomass Church, the
Rev. ". +. Morgan, ID. d.. rector, Fnh-aye and Fifty.
third-st., to-day: Opening AnthemI"Gl9ry to God'
Lloyd; re Deum in Eb-Thomas Spencer Lloyd Jubiate
in BbJ Thomas Scth selection Psalms and th yesss 1s,
Hymn (addtonalj-June. Coronation; OhertoIy-Hark,
Herald angels sns,GeS wHep vno 1.s IaSd
oraD; Gloria in Exeess-Od Chant The music un1ep Ts
Church interior 10 decorated with eyergreens and fes
tooned around altar and columns A rood screen e1
tends the chance surmounted by cross Ever
greens hang from the roof and stars and garands hans
from the walls.
sTs. PETER AND PAUL CHURCH.
In the Church of the Paulist Fathers, on
Fifty-nnthst, Ninhave. the First Mass VIII be
celebrated at o'clock a. n and before the Grand High
Mass which Ot o'clock about Is masses will be
celebrated The Grand Mass will be celebrated by rather
Hewctt, and the sermon Will be preached by Father
Young The of the occasion will be Haydens No.
q in fiat At4 o'clock solemn yespers will be celebrated
by Father Hewet ana the music will be Of une1cepon
able character
YOUNG MEMS CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION.
The Young Mems Christian Association will
open their reading room No le Ffthave., as usual.
today The western branch, No 2s5 Hudsons ST. will be
M fs and Y6%us ns e hcas
members welcome at all these roOms
IN THE INSTITUTIONS.
At the NewsbOys' Lodging House large pre-
parations have been give the infant capitalists
Jolly Christmas feast Mr. oConnor the superintendent
has received various contributions which Will without
doubt be hugely enjoyed by his little proteges.
At Randas Island the usual Christmas services VIII
be performed aud goody supply OF turkey and other
conesbles disposed or In the evening large Christ
mas tree viii be illuminated ana presents gwen " TUG
At the Lunatic Asylum the entertainment will consist
| nf
6c Psnentary Work House Tombs and other places
OF de,enton' viii also have their eeebrstons The Com
msaoners, Messrs Bowen Nicholson, Bell aud Brennan
will visit the islands, including Harts Issnd, where the
kefornatory School boys will have good time
THE ROMAN CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL.
The altar Of this church is profusely adorned
with natural flowers. costly fabrics candelabra. and
stauettes Otherwise but little ornamentaton has been
attempted The full power OF the large orgvn viii
Archbishop Mecosiey will be the ceebran
the pontinca at io:So, and the Rev Dr. Anderdon
$50 O'Clock At the 1880 mass liaydns second
In 9 and an ofiertory Quan dneesa @ oy merSa ca
Madame Chome, Mrs. Werner, III Schmtz and n s0hst;
x tns ssE s,eyn.On tSe ARIA ia At vesper the solos
will be gwen by signors Ceruti and Alma and Madame
Connor. The organ will be played by Mr. q, sehmtI'
SAINT AIMS cHuCH.
The music at st. AIMS Roman Catholich
Church, Eighthst, Is under tho direction Of the dis
mass win DO celebrated at 1890 o'clock Miss Adelaide
Philpps will sing one or two solos. and Mozarrs Twelfth
Mass Will be performed by choir of ~ voices
SAINT PETERS CHURCH
At the 10 o'clock mass Haydn's Fourth Mass
In fat with the Haalujah Chorus from the Messiah
and the Adese Fdeles Portuguese Hymn will be sung
| The Rev. Father Quinn breaches the sermon.
F. ST. MARY's CHURCH.
! A choir of 40 voices will sing at the 10 o'clock
service Cerutts Grand Mass In &C" arranged by Prof
VIM Boyrer for quartete and grand chorus Solos will
MessrA Lacey McCabe, McDermott, and Cullen, all I'M
| der the direction of Prof. Doyrer.
| ST. TEREsA's CHURCH.
The Rev. Fathers Boyce, Flaherty, and
| McCauley viii celebrate the solemn high mass at 10
| O'Clock Mr.. McGrath win conduct the music.
SAINT FRANCOIS xAvIERs CHURCH.
| The Church of the Jesuits in West Six
s undergoing repairs The altar, however Is
richly adorned and organls Max Braun, will main
tain the reputation OF the Church for nne music Father
Daly will be the ceebrant at the solemn High MASS
ST. JAMEs's On. C.) CHURCH.
At this church. in James near Chatham
sxuarc, the following music will be performed at tho
morning Mass at 1890: Generals Mass In minor, by the
choir and chorus soprano Solo, Prayer, Neye.beerl
Madame salvoth; Duett AYE Maria" by
sancias Benedietas aud Aguns Del Gordigani, Quar-
tette and Chorus. Organist Mr. e. hulviiie Cho-so'
bbi bbiSnor Thasa Basso, Mr. r. Melville.
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f. CHRIST CHURCH.
The interior decorations of Christ Church,
Dr. Canfeld rector situated the corner of Clinton and
Harrsonst surpassed by far all others In brooklyn of
ike denomination. The outer yesbule last evening, was
gracefully festooned and the words Glad Tdings" IN
Illuminated letters shone the door leading 10 the
body OF Church The antique stye OF architecture
old gothic pOs and were consulted seaa by shOse %