New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-12-26

the chancel The Rev. Dr. Tying preached in the
ing on the evangelical aspects Of the Incarnation The
Rev DR. wyatt orouped The pulpit at the Church OF the
Incarnation The church sparngly decorated. and
the leading feature o. the service WAS the music which
was rendered by "a double quartette and chorus Of
The Rev. c. r. Duiie ofRciated at the Church of ST.
John the Baptist and the Rev. Dr. Fagg at st. Marks
Church The decorations in these churches were
fined fostoons IN the chance and to heavy wreaths
| wound about the pillars. The Rev. S. H. Tying, ir..
preached morning and evening in the Church of the
Holy Trinity The peculiar architecture Of this church
afforded every aClty Tor OrnameDtatOn, and advantage
was taken Of every angle and niche. Light wreaths Of
directions and the chanccI was thcky strcwn with
| flowers ana eVergreens. Above the chanccl was an
which Is quite similar IN architecture, also eial-
| orateiy decorated In st. Bartholomew Church The
substitution OF quarette choir in place of the boy choir
attracted the attention of the congregation.
81 Pau's Church looked moro venerable than ever, In
contrast with the freshness Of the laurel and evergreens
Win which tie interior tastefuy adorned. The
chanccl was half concealed 10y tbs Ornamenta0n, and
tDe galleries and columns were heavily iestooned Ca
vary Church aud the Church Of tho Holy Savior were
simply but effectively decorated .,..-
All the Episcopal churches the west side were taste
fully aud IN some instances very deliberately decorated
with evergreen feto0hs, wreaths and notices
selected from The Scriptures St Lakes ST. J0hns ana
the Church OF the Holy Light in particular, had ttstciu
devices The choirs IN many OF these churches yester
day. were augmented to swell the anthems, which were
rendered with impressive effect. The attendance was
unusually large
| ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
| The services attendant upon the celebration
| of Christmas Day in the Roman Catholic churches
brought into full play all the magnificent ceremonial pc
cusr TO that religious body, in which the blended haI
monies Of color and music bear important part The
ob~eryance in tho various churches throughout the city
were accompanied generally with be1utlfu DECORATIONS
and unusually largo choirs and orchestras. In al Tie
y Is me custom COLLECTION was t 3alSh u Or
| STEPHENS CHURCH.
At church In the city the services finer than
at ST. SfCphcne East Twenty -eghth-St. Beyond the
twinng OF few evergreens around the pillars no at
| tempt had been made at decoration. Nor was much
decoration requscd, for the grandeur Of the interior
cOuld have been heightened 10y any arrangement OF
ornaments typical of the occasion. The ataro were al
uuadorned, only few evergrcens and flowers hay
| Al 1880 the church brilliantly illuminated by
Gao o 9l' The enrr6 Long before the hour Of service
church packed from the altar 20 the doors; the
galleries ovcrOwed, and tardy people found themselves
! In the passaecways and on the Sidewalk without the
| hope OF getting glimpse OF the mieIlor ,,,,,,.
The service: began at $50 a. M Win soemn iigh Mass
the music being rendered by the hundayschooi choir
and continuous masses without music were celebrated
High Mass OF the day celebrated 10y the Rev Dr.
McGynn The sermon was delivered by the Rev lathcr
The choir arranged for the perfect execution Of
MOZarts Twelfth Mass, selected Chorus ANA fu or
having been engaged fOi IT, The Mass pre-
coded by tie overture TO "OberOn rendered 10y the or
chestrs followed by the "Adcste Fdce,." by orchestra
organ aud chorus The Kyrie Elrson, by the orchestra
aud quartetto with chorus, succeeded GLORIA N
Excelsis." "QuOuam tn Sails, and "Couuquc de Nocl
finely rendered At the close OF the Mass The over
ture to La Izza Ladra" was executed b. tAe oches
ira. The choir included: Prima donna Miss jennie
BuSk; soprano. Mime. de Lus>an alto Miss Jacobs b-
MauchiIl;
Bairows; Orgdnist, IA. Il. DaDOrthj conductor carr
ST. PATHCKs CATHEDRAL.
,hs Church, Solemn II Oh Mass celebrated from
o. H. until IOi a. IN, which time Archbishop McClo,
Key celebrated Pont6ca High Mass, assisted by Vicar
General StOrrs, and Drs. insolvency aud McGeon rs
and subdcacon, and the Rev FATHERS McNeirney
ana ke@rncy a. matters G6 cSffb sd y,ed t6
Sermon on the "Nltiviy OF the Lord" THE music con
sisted OF Nondanice Mass in Major. by quartet and
IS
OTHER CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
In st. Josephs Church. OF sixthave. and West
WasbngtOn-place, Naaluccs Grand Mass was sung Icy
a choir of about 20 voices, under the direction Of A. e.
Martinez. organist Of the church. The "Laudamus"
was rendered 10y Madame Martinez. soprano Other
solos sung by Mrs Kennedy, contrdtO Mr. Hammer
bass, and Mr.. Hubner tenor Ia the morning before the
Grand Mass Low Mass was celebrated, the children Oi
the cOncregaton singing
siXth-aye Mozarts Twelfth Mass was rendered under
the direction Of Dr.. william Bergc, oreaLis OF the
church. by chorus of 40 voices and Ebens orchestra OF
p peees Inc solos were sung ny Miss l. Neiheke' So
pran9; Mis-, NJ Werneke, alto sig 5aInaro tenor .no
Berce, own composition, and in 1t appears soprano
solo obligatO with quartet OF string instruments. The
fourth verse pitched fifth higher than the proceed
ing parts and II Is the only piece OF music Thus written
The afternoon services consisted Of Christmas oraoro
by LambillOte, opening win Ptstores Grant Ihe
- Alma redemptPli3 and tSe magnificent No Tert o ny
tenor. The regular Christmas "Tantum ergo" hy Lam
preached by Father Hamol Father Beaudevin aud two
assistants saying Mass
a
Generals Mass for four voices was sung 10y duaIielte
choir cons sting OF hiss NJ ONel soprano; Miss smith
direction Of Mr. Carazzi, Organist
ST. Mercadantes First Mass voices rendered
under the direction Of C. Bcrse, Organs by choir con
Zludr. tenor and G. j. Werneke, bass The sermon
preached by Father LGrkin 80.
the Church Of St. John the Baptist connected with
the Monastery Of the Capuehn Order in West Ihret-
St. Farmers Leyitical High Mass sung al O'Clock
voices was rendered O'Clock ~ volunteer choir of
II members OF the congregation, accompanied by an
F4s The solos were sung by the Misses schneider and
and MeSss. Brdm and Iragescr bass The sermon was
preached 10y Father Caetan amt the Mass was said by
Father BOnaventura superior Of the Monastery assisted
by Fathers Dominic Csjetan and Iaxaeher AT o'clock
Leyitcal VespeTs by EST sung the closing Tan
tUm ergo" being by Mercadante
Al the Church Of the holy Cross in West Fory--econd
ST., Webbs High Mass In G was rendered by a chorus
iEt Father Mccarthy preached sermon appropriate TO
AT the Church Of st. Paul the Apostle IN West Fifty
ninth-st, Father Hecker preached The ChristChllds
- ~ SCd 1nara Honse last evfnno bV lie SaaaIi9
IT. Paus Church, the Rev. j. T. BOdsh, director ac-
copand by an orchestra Of 80 pieces from Phlhar
monic society Ernest Eberhsrd conductor
At ~. Peters Church, in Barcayst, High Mass was
pranO, and Mr. Liant, bass Father Quinn, the pastor,
The services at St. Annes were on o limited scale
compared with previous years. The church being IN
,rausitory state and the large having been re-
Twefht smaller one was substituted with the usual
choir. The altar lsvishly ornamented with ever
green's
CASTE,
large congregation attended the Christmas services
at the New England Congregational Church. wreath
OF evergreens encrcled the organ and the pulpit and
side stands were beautifully decorated with flowers
The services opened with the anthem, "Hark! the
herald angels sing" After the usual devotional cxcr
clses the pastor tho Rev Mere Richardson pr ached
a Christmas sermon from Luke Ii. 10: Behold bring
you glad tdings Of great JOY, which shall be to all
people"
When Christ was born, said ne, even among the Jews
the idea prevailed that God loved Phar5ee and hated
a ssmaritan-that he favored one people and opposed
another Hence the deepse8ed prejudice of caste
throughout the ESst, and Christianity was for "a
time perverted the idea OF such Partially the part
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