Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1872-12-24

Eva Mills, soprano; Mrs. II. @. Sherman, alto;
Mr.. Widney, bass; and IL is expected that Mr..
pear in the choir to- morrow.
At the Church of the Immaculate Conception,
stA and streets, the iii 81 ms will take pl ace
at 7, AND at 10 there win be another high mass.
Father Mccarthy, the pastor, will preach At
both and 10 O'Clock. The choir viii sing Lee
iesis mass at O'Clock and Mozart II at the
At St. Matthews the first mass will be at
O'Clock, followed by low masses until IL O'Clock,
when solemn high mass will be celebrated,
and the choir, under the direction of Prof.
Cannon, will sing Haydn's Mass No. 0. There
will be vespers at the usual hour in the after
noon.
At st. Dominick's Church, South Washing
ton, the masses will be at the usual hours, COM
menciDg at 8 O'Clock, which will be n high mass;
high mass will be celebrated. Mozsrts 18th
parts being sustained by Mrs; M. Z; Brown,
Mas s. M snS ply Mss r. Cary Mr. John
AT st. Josephs lGerman) church, Capitol
Hill, Rev: Father Wiget pastor, Mozart's 18th
mass will be sung. The choir is composed of
Miss Biekoff, alto; Mr.. Rupert and Mr.. Bauer,
tenors; Mr.. Geier and Mr.. Missbach, bass.
At ST. Msry's (Germsn) church, on 5th street,
near III street, Rev. Father Alg pastor, the
services will take place as usual on Christm as,
and an interesting sermonin German will be de-
At st. Martins (colored) church. on Is h
street, the first mass will be at five O'Clock. fol-
lowed by a low mass, and at eleven o clock there
will be another high mass, when the choir will
sing Haydn No. 2, with orchestral accompani-
ment, the singers being: soprano, Mrs. John
Smallwood and Mics Dena Miller; alto, Miss VI.
A. Coakley; tenor, Mr.. SOevyn; bass, Messrs.
Williams and Benjamin.
METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
At the Metropolitan church, Rev. DR.. Tiff
fanny, pastor, morning services will be held at
$50 and at II O'Clock. A. the latter service the
pastor will preach from the text, Matthew, 22-
% Where is he that is born king of the Jews?"
AtGrsce church, CORNER of 9th and streets,)
the only services will be the old-fashioned day
break prayer meeting, conducted by the pastor,
Rev. N. +. b. Rice.
At Foundry church, 18th and G streets, the
regular Christmas prayer meeting will take
A. Wilson, the pastor The Sunday school
Christmas festival will take place on Friday
evening in the lecture-room OF the church,
when a number Of presents will be distributed
to the children.
Services will be held in the Mount Vernon
church south, corner Of Mount Vernon Place
and 9th street, at 10 a. M, and Rev. Mr.. RoZ-
sell, the pastor, who Is at present somewhat in
disposed, will preach a sermon appropriate TO
the occasion, his health permitting. Should
his indisposition continue his assistant will Of
fciate.
PRESBYTERIAN.
At the 9Th street Presbyterian Church, Rev.
j. q. Smith pastor, the services will be at IL
O'Clock, when Rev. Mason Noble, Of the Sixth
Presbyterian Church, will preach. After the
sermon several infants will be baptized, and az
the close there will be a session for the admis-
sion of new members. The choir, under the
direction OF Mr.. John b. Steamer, with Mr..
Kelley at the organ, will render appropriate
music.
There will be no special services at the New
York avenue Presbyterian Church tomorrow.
A festival of the Sunday school attached to the
church will be held this evening-Christmas
Eve-when there will be singing by the pupils,
under the direction of Mr.. s. G. Young, and
various other interesting exercises. There will
fectionery, which, with other presents, will be
distributed to the little ones. The congregation
will be ont generally, and pleasant social re-
union will take place
at st. Paul's Church, corner 11th and II
streets, Rev. DIR. Butler, the pastor, will preach
sermon appropriate TO the day. The choir
organist) will sing "The Shepherds" "Hark
the Herald Angel" and Mr.. j. ). Powell will
sing "Incline thine ear" The children's fessi-
val will take place at Memorial Chapel on Fri
day evening. No services will be held in the
Calvary Baptist Church, but on the next Mon
day night a festival will be held for the Sunday
school children, and great preparations are in
progress to make ii most interesting occasion.
Festivals will be held at the several missions OF
this church for the benefit of the Sabbath
schools: the Third Calvary mission, corner of II
ana lst streets; Kendall Chapel Mission, corner
of ID and l3h streets, South Washington; CAL
vary Mission Chapel, corner of 5th and P
streets. A festival will be held at the f street
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Sunday school children, when presents will be
distributed. Various exercises, including some
tine music, will be introduced for the amuse-
ment and instruction of the children.
No Christmas services win be held in the 18th
street Baptist church to- morrow, but on Sun
day next the pastor, Rev. j. H. Cuthbert, will
preach sermon appropriate to the anniversary
of the birth of the Saviour. On Friday evening
the children of the Sunday school will hold
festival, at which there will be singing, &c.
A festival will be held at the Congregational
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day school, at which a series of exercises such
as speaking, recitation, and singing by the chill
dren and teachers will be the programme. No
services will be held in the church tomorrow.
The Sunday. school children OF the 9Th Bap-
list church, on Virginia avenue, between AZ
and 9Th streets, South Washington, are making
extensive preparations for q grand concert and
exhibition on Friday evening of this week.
The East Washington Methodist EPISCOPAL
Sunday school will have their Christmas festival
tonight, and at O'Clock tomorrow morning a
prayer meeting will be held.
AT the North Presbyterian church the Christ
mas festival at the school will be held to- morrow
night.
AN EXCELLENT IDRA.-In this unitarian age
every ne seeks, or should seek, in making holi-
day presents. to give something useful. Surely
nothing coulo prove more 30 than a deposit
book Of the Germs American Savings Bank,
v it'll handsome de,sn sit credited to wife, child
or friend, drawing per cent. interest. The
bank is located at No. SIS ?th street, opposite
the Post Office department.
WILL BE RAFFLRD as soon as the req aisiiS
chances are taken, solid silver tea service, the
property Of the widow Of one OF our first Amer
lean jurists. Messrs. Latimer 81 Cleary, whs
have the matter In charge, will be pleased TO
give any information desired. The original cost
was al 600; 1t will be ratified for 100 chances at
s. each.
THE COURTS
CIRCUIT COURT. Jssge tartter:-Yestera ",