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and closing with the II o',loek mass as usual on
Christmas bay.
yriscorAt rrrfcB.
Thc Rev. John Vaughn Lewis, rector, will Of.

and closing with the II o'clock mass as usual On
Christmas bay.
yrisoorAt csufcp.
Thc Rev. John Vaughn Lewis, rector, will Of.
At an JoHs's cuuNcH.
a. y o'cio.k, end a. ihls setyiee the choir will
"sdlory 70 goi II 'th ths HlgSsst,s MerSaJsntei
Nsnite, rnthcm, rfeyi Te 6enm, anthem, KolI-
ifuii, "a Lori. our ei,i ac,eiinor,% Remit Kyrie
sbsor sson; Tails; Gloria Ie rlsy'ir hymn,
silh; Gloria ' IL ESseisi. s 80 ucunSd, tSi.sss Dc
nrIheonistesl The choir Is male ?ctctte, con
sssrss s whisscr % rn,srs r.IsS ssm9u NIisa Isa
cock and Dawson; Mr.. King crpanist. They wiz
~ .s M,s,ed @ on this 9ecsslcn ty Ne'srs' Burnett
AT eRAcE cHrRcu
Servlses will be held At II o'clgch, and q sermon
wiz be preached BY the rector, Rey. ~ lsGlm' ~
ss.sa 9, S .eIes az G hs oss.OD i m
sas Rn,ss@ ey B MINE ne
"daslss No sh ,irfa over psalm No Nan, cs;
anthem, BY l., Marshall
AT rHR AsS rNIox tHvtoB,
Rev. John II. Elliott, n,slciato rector, viii oth.
ente ~ II o'clock o. H. During the services the
PsSssna PlSshs %S'Ii 'FsS%S FsSs SsrnS angels ns
Miilar, ;iubllaie, - hymn, "Adeste Fidslesi'
,aiI,r sermon @ NC a. W. Waiter; oiIeriofy, q. ",
Walter; Sanetus, ,Dr. Camidvc; .Comnunion
chant, closing Voluntary, For unto ", Ianasi's
Messiah The following nemhtrs have kindly
e'nscntcd to iorm sregial choir lvf the day
isbor " u Z" HII, Ga,.o fSr Wy w. II. Shn.ieT % II.
Music under The direction OF G,o. W. Waiter. or.
ganitt Of the church.
Ar TRiSiry curpcn,
Rev. Mr.. Addison. rector, services will be held
at a. o'clock. The FOLLOW Ing musical programme
has been arranged for thu occasion: Opening an
them, There were shepherds" in g, Buck; We.
minor, imes; juhitatc, Lloyd, hymn, "iarki
what mean those Holy Voices" Buck; Oncrtory,
Sorrs OF Praise, Llcydi Gloria Tibi, Moxen; Glad
he choir, which consists oi Mrs, Morrel. soprano;
Mis-. MiliarJ, alto; Mr. Harry Purvon, tenor; W.
W. Middleton, jr, oassi Miss MoSen, organist.
At rus cHApri or rur uoly coxNuNuoS,
northwest corner Of Nineteenth street and Penn.
sylynnia avenue, there will be a choral eelehra.
!lon otthc Blessed Sacrament ut II a. IN. falhtr
Mos9ie ,as sivsn ,hs entire cha,re Of the shc!r
melt u Is raridly improving.
At ST. JOINS cHvnou,
Georgetown. the usual Christmas services viii he
held; The church is very beautifully dccorh ted
will render some unusuaiiy nne masie, selected
for the occasion. 1.. 80
Attn CHURCH or rHH isoApSArIoS,
the choir, under the dircution Of Mr. Robert Ball,
will execute the following programme during tho
Praise, white, vsnite, Fairlanb; GLORIA IN Ex.
eclsis, Beethoven; TIE Deum, r. :. Lloyd; JubI.
lowing are the members Of tho choir Robt. Bali,
leader; hrst coprano, Misses sall,e flinu and
Clara Bali sceoId soprano, Misses Jennie Bryant
and Mr. zcvely; bass, Messrs {, A. Bail and
Robert Ball; organist, &. W. ChapmHn.
Their, will be service at II O'Clock
AT CHRIST CHURCH, ssonsttows,
the rector, Rcv. W, W. Williams afteIatinE. Tho
nuelc will be as follows; Opening Christmas an
thew, with selo for soprano, Llusdi solo by Mrs,
II. o, Barrett; Christmas Cant'-sr chorus, War;
Soprano Farmer solos by ~. a. Sehgson and
Mrs Barrett; Tc Dcum, vhcTis, Kotschluar; Ju-
MTs Barrett @ and Mi:. IsSsis s IbSSti; % oasTsory @
Anthcm, with bass and sto toios, Dgnksj soios,
Mr.. WIN. h. ormes sud bliss Jennie Dodson;
u inns, chorus, Warren and Mozart. Tho choir
consisis Of an octettc, ol which Mrs. Barrett and
nolson and Messrs. sciiysou and OrIne are tho
rrincilni soloists; The oryanlst Is Mics Nimino,
~ n'rimcIe, and the musical director, Col. ii, \.
Seligson.
soox!oRkEH cnuRoH,
near the Soldiers Home, has been beautifully
decorated, and the scrytccs commenced yesterday
anetnuon, at 400 o'clock, when the Sundayschaoi
numbering eighty srholars, assembled, and a
vices were conducted by the reeior, Rsv. y. a.
buck. and the children then sung appropriate
GS.sS No. shn ~ ssrs " ;fS h.SPS
handsomely decorated. and was lighted b.
appearance. At u O'Clock a. m. to day the usual
t'hrtstmRs service viii tnkc place, Hucr Witch
Msss RSy WIZ W so,I plney ssiAns M eSnSp Of tnc
buck WIN conduct services At The Soldiers Home,
and deliver an appropriate sermon.
OTHER CHURCHES.
In most OF tho Methodist Episcopal churches
tho usuni early morning prayer or praise ncut-
ius,s will he held at ociDcs.
AT Mt. vcrnan tM. ~ church South the Sab.
bath school viii have Christmas festival this
evening.
~ Grace IN. E. church. corner Of Ninth and
y streets, there VIII be y Christmas iestly al at
night for the school children.
The laa!es of tho Fourth Presbyterian church
mas % tree. loaded With saa tSnr as nI sarpri.c lss
70 the sunday school children tonight, At the
Al Ryiapd IN. FL eharei @ festival will be
given 70 the children tonight. Great prcpara.
lions have been made to make the occasion an en-.
AT the Metropolitan IN. e. church Professor
Hayden Will give lecture on the Yellowstone,
At Wesley Chapel NJ. 4, there will lie carly
prayer meeting, eo'cloek TO T. Christmas morn
There will no areunlon Of the teachers and schoL
ars OF the Sunday school on Friday evening, Q to
1o'sioek: Eaisrtainmsnt from 70 $, combating
Williams and Roso Roscnba auartette by
choir, under lsadeIship of Mr.. L. Rosenbaum;
ville distribution Of presents to scholars, The
room will be trimmed with evergreen and mot
toes. In addition to the entertainment, the sehoi-
art and members o. the congregation have been
Invited 10 send In donations 0ffood, fuel clothing,
toys, candies and other articles as would he good
% ssS Pa AMI an saturday y ,
Will be sent out to give these articles judicious
At the Presbyterian Mission Chapel. on Market
street, Georgetown there will be a christmas fos-
tval this evening for the children, with n
handsome tree. also singing and speaking
CHILDREN's FESTIVAL.
When tho congregation Of the Fourth Pesby.
work, stone Is mover leit unturned that 1s o,
any material aid 10 success, and their beautiful
christmas ,ree lat nigh. was certainly . specI;
eyi,lently been eourtod by old and young mill |
there seemed to DO no measure to his pleasing
grated, and tho tree was a model Of taste and |
beauty built by the busy fingers Of those who |
love to gladden. tho human heart,
New YORK avenue church IN the visit Of santa |
yian., which WA great amusement 70 all. lfany
aoaS'Sa ssc me as,aa sssenes 81 ths psrsonsge
Santa Claus appeared. dressed In his grotcsque
costume, richly ladened with rometh hing for every
Tho exercises were opened BY singing a beaatifai
Christmas caroi;. after which, poem written by
Mr.. A, &. Bradley, supsrintendent OF the school,
Each scholar received. lots oT sweetmeats from
the Jolly old man, and nothing could have been
Sef sssn this visit
ANHIE AND WILLLE's PRAYER.
The following poem, written by Mrs. sophia p. |
Snow is ono OF tho most exluisitely touching and
beautiful that We have ever read. II cannot fail
10 reach the hearts of ALI WIN peruse N he.Id..