Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1871-12-23
BIRTH OF THE REDEEMER
CHRIsTMAs IN OUR CHURCHES.
Religious Observance OF the Great
Holiday Of the Christian World.

The festival of Christmas following the Sab
bath day SO closely no special religious services
in celebration of the holiday will be held in some
Of the Protestant churches, sermons appro
pirate to the season being preached tomorrow.
In the Catholic and Protestant Episcopal
churches only will the festival be strictly OBJ
served as it always Is. The pastors of the severa
churches will impress the instructive lesson
upon their congreg cations suggested by the al
vent OF Christ, and the choirs. as Is custom iry
will perform music suitable 10 the joyous oe
casIon. In many of the churches selections from
"Tl Messiah" VIII be sung. As majority
the church choirs are incomplete in number
the music will necessarily be simple in charac-
ter. The usual early morning mass will be eel
ebrated on Christmas day in All of the Catholic
churches, and mass also at eleven O'Clock.
CATHOLIC.
At st. Aloysius' church, at the early mass the
Rev, Father McGuire will preach; Rev Father
Rochefort celebrant. In the late m ass the choir
under charge of Mr.. Harry c. Sherman will
sing MoZart's 18th Mass. Mrs. Elliot, OF New
York. will assist and sing the solos (soprano) in
A Widney, the basso; and Mrs. H. e. Sherman
coutralto, Will also be present. Sanctus and
Benedictus from weber's Mass at offetory.
AT St Stephens Church, Pennsylvania ave-
nue., near 26th street, the sermon at eleven
o'clock mass will be preached by Reverend
Father Young, OF Georgetown College, and
formerly OF California. Haydn's Mass No. 3
will be sung; Offetory, in hac nocte by Dabell
veni sanctu, Deitz. The pastor of the church l.
the Rev. Father McNaliy; the organist is Mr.,
klei; soprano, Miss Coolidge; att. Miss Lucas
tenor. MIR. Sam Noyes; bass, Mr.. Rockar. This
choir is well in training, having sung together
for more than year, and the music on this oc
casiOn will he unusually fine.
st. Mary's Catholic Church. on Jth street, viii
be open for early mass at O'Clock; also, ut 10
O'Clock. Farmers Mass will be sung at O'Clock
and in the later service MoZart's 18th mass, and
the pastor, Rev; Father Alig, will preach from
the text: And they saw an angel standing
among them" The GaHdeamus by Bellini will
then lie sung by the choir. The organist is Mr.
Emil F. Schwakopf sOprani, Misses Anna
Geer. Barbara RUPERT and Lizzie Berging:
aiti, Misses Catharine Bishop and VI. Walter;
tenOri, Sebastin Bauer and Anthony Ruppart
bassi, George Misbach and \. Geier. This choir
have been preparing their Christmas music with
great care, and their rendition of the different
selections will undoubtedly be fine.
- At st. Peters church, Capitol Hill, the Rev.
Father F. +. Boyle will Oficiate during the SER
vices of the day. The members of the choir are
| SOpran, Misses Bright and McDermott; alto,
Miss Evans; tenor, Mr.. King; basso, Mr.. Eber
bach; organist, Mrs. Newton. The Organst OF:
this church is a skillful musician and exercises
great care in the training of her choir hence for
the Christmas music great treat may be ex-
pected.
At st. JOsephs church, corner ID and streets
east, the Rev. Father Wiget will oificiate. There
will be early mass, and service and mass at Il
O'Clock. The choir here is Quartette volunteer
and is composed of young people from the con-
gregatiOn. The fact that they are amateurs
does not detract from their reputation as an
high order. Their christmas music will be Sc
lected from the works of the best music writer's
AT st. Dominick's Church (Catholc) solemn
high mass will he sung at O'Clock a. m, ard
Father p. G. Call, assisted by the Revs. T. s.
Power and y. Ii. Fortune as deacons. The
choir will sing MOZarts Twelfth Mass at the
early service. The usual appropriate floral and
evergreen decorations have been displayed on
the walls and about the chancel and altar.
At Trinity Church, Georgetown, at D O'Clock
/ n Ia nr tary Mo-
lOus Works. for otlertory, Trovello's arrange
mcnt of % Adeste Fidelis." At II O'Clock, Mo
Fart No. - This choir is under the able
Rev. Father Stonestreet, the pastor. will Off
ciate. The pupils OF Trinity Church Sunday
School will give an exhibition, consisting OF
plays and tableaux, on Thursday and Friday
evenings, December 2Sth and 29th, at Trinity
| School House. The tabieaux, II in number
will be Illustrative of the history OF Joseph and
At St. Patrick Church high mass will be eel
ebIated at o'clock a. M, at which Mozart's 18th
| mass will I've sung by the choir. The III hi Oh
| mass will be sung. Prof Richter will preside
| at the organ. and the principal parts will be
sung by the following: Mrs. Shea, Miss Barry.
Miss Clare, and Mrs. Elliott. altos; Messrs. gan
and Williams, tenorS, and Messrs. kechlinp
| Shea. and Mast, bass.
the first service will be at 5 O'Clock, when lie
| Jeal's mass in ID will be sung with Messrs. White
| soprano, Mrs. McLeran and Mrs. Schmidt altos
l Messrs. j. ii. Forsyth and McLeran tenors and
| Mr.. Grant bass. The I'd high mass will be al
1890. Father Mccarthy, the pastor OF the
| church, will offciate at both.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL.
The morning services at Grace Church on
| Christmas day will be conducted by the rector
Rev. A. Holmead. This church has been hand
somely decorated with evergreens: An ever
green arch has been raised above the chancel,
| from the center of which is suspended cross
The font is neatly trimmed with white flowers
| intertwined with green foliage. A continuous
| line OF evergreen wreaLhs is extended all the
way around the interior, lOOped above each
| window, and in front of the gallery are placed
circular wreaths. On the first of January the
pews Of this church Will be open to ALL this has
| be decided upon by the vestry, and by the
almost unanimous consent of the membership
St. Paul's Church episcopal ritualistic), on
sd street, near the Circle, Will be open on Sun
day night, and at five minutes past midnight the
celebration of the Holy Eucharist will take
place. At ii O'Clock "a. IN. on Christmas day the
| principal service VIII take place. when Rev. .
/ jackson, the rector. will preach. The music
/ Lere will be under the charge Of the organlst
| Mr.. John 7. Franklin The choir is composed
OF twenty-five boys, who have been educated
after the English cathedral style. The music at
| the service will be as follows: Professional
/ "Adeste hdeles;" Nenite Stone Gregorian
| Psalter Anglican Chants; Te Deum Steggatt !:
| Jubilate Gregorian; Nicene Greed, HOPKINS
Anthem, by Cutter; Christmas Hymn, Mcndel-
| sObn; Professional, Carol by Warren The dec
orations at the church are very elaborate and
Il
| At Ascension Church. the observance of tbe
| festival of Christmas will be worthy of the oc-
| casion. The Right Rev. VIM. Pinknev, assist
ant bishop of the diocese of MARYLAND Is ex-
| pected to be present. The decorations. which
! have been in preparation for over a week mast
are expected to be unusually fine. The musical
| portion Of the services, rendered by the yoiun-
| teer choir of the church, will be OF the usual
| elaborate character, in consonance with the
| festivities of the day, and will be conducted by
MIR. George w. Walter, organist and choir mas
| ter. The following Is the programme Process
sional Hymn 45, Haydn; Venite, Turtle; Gloria
Patri, Walter; TIE Deum Landamus in Bb Geo
W. Walter, solo, Mr.. Geo. W. Walter; Jubilate.
| Buck; Kyrie Eleison, Cutler; Gloria Tibi Dom,
inc, Walter; Anthem. After sermon-Gloria
Patri; Sanctus, plain song; Communion, hymn
90, tune Christmas; Gloria In Excelis old chant:
Concluding Voluntary, "For unto us a child is
born" Handel's /" Messiah"
At Trinity church, corner Sd and C streets.
Rev. Thomas Addison, rector, there will be SER
vice Christmas morning at II O'Clock. Anthem,
| ..There were Shepherds abiding in the field. y
| Gould; Venite; Gloria Patrf, Spohr; TIE Deum.
NO: in CO. Wilson; Jubilate, Mozart; Glori
Tibi, Wilson; Psalm; Offertory, "The Christ
Child" fsCprano solo, Warren; HYMN 2t3
clark, what mean those holy voices, !" Werren:
Communion Hymn, Cermandie. The following
compose the choir: Miss Nettie w lemon
Afra n h.