Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-24
CHRISTMAS 1874.
the Day will he Observed in Our

OF the cht!rches, many of which have been
e.Aborately decorated with eyergreens ami
other aiOrnme nts beatting the joyful season Of
6hrhtmas. In the Protestant Episcopal AMI
Roman Catholic churches the celebration OF the
anniversary Will be. as usual, very impressive,
ana special feature in most OF the churches
VIA be the Tusic, programmes peculiarly
adapted 70 the occasion having been arranged.
ATT O'Clock to morrow morning Mr.. W,ddows
viii execute the following airs on the chimes of
the Metropolitan NJ. T.. Church OK
ford Chimes; Joy TO the World y" Antiocn;"
"Old English Christmas Carol" merry, Mer-
ry Christmas Carol" ''k yrIe Eieson," MOzart's
18th mar, How Beautiful are the Feet" Mes
Siab; :. Adeste Fldeles; Carol, Carol Chris
tians;" Gle shall Feed His Flock" Messiah;
While Shepherds Watched Their Fl0cks by
Night" old style; "GloTis in Exceisis,1 Chant
No. .. and ''iIome Sweet Home" AT the
ei1se of the morning service the above pro-
gramme will be repeated.
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL CHURCHES.
At the Church of the Ascension the ey John
n. lliott, sssciate rector, will oficiate at II
O'Clock a N. During the services the following
musical programme will be rendered Process
emte. Gregctian tone; lie Deum in r, Mil
isrd; Jaoilats, -; lynn, Adeste FideIes;"
Gloria Patri latter sermon -. W. Walter; Of
fertory, g.. ". Walter; Sanctus, Dr. Caindgs:
Communica Hymn, 50, Prayer Book; Gloria IN
Excelsis. old chant; closing voluntary, .For
unto US" Handel'S Messiah" The following
members have kindly consented to form a sps-
cisi choir tor the day:-SOpranO, Miss Josephine
u - IL
, baSso, Mr.. W. ". Shuster, If. Music under tbs
. church.
/ at the church of the Incarnation. the choir.
| under the direction OF Mr.. Robert Ball, will
I execute the following programme during the
I morning servtce:-Christmas anthem, "Jeho-
Yah Praise, = White; Ventte, Fairlamb; GLORIA
IN fxcel>is, Beethoven: lie I'eum, r. ). Lloyd;
.Jubliste, LOretz; DtfertOry, Mendelssohn. The
following are the members OF the choir :-Rob't
Ball. leader; first soprano, Misses SaIlie Finn
aud Cara Rail. sPeOn1
Bryant and Florence Ball; tenOrs, Mes.rs NJ.
NJ. Parker ard Mr.. Zevely; bass, Messrs. G.
\. Ban and Robert Ball; orgtnist, c. ". Chap
man.
There will be a service at II O'Clock at Christ
church, Georgetown, the rector, Rev. w. W.
Williams, officiating. The music will be as fol-
lows opening Christmas Anthem, with solo
for soprano, Lloyd solo by Mrs. II. D. Barrett;
Christmas Canticle, chorus, Warren Gloria in
Escelsis, with solos for tenor and soprano, Far
mer solos by III. A. Selgson and Mrs. Barrett
Te DeUm, chorus, Kotschmar: Jubilate with
two soprano solos, MIllard; Solos by Mrs Bar
rett and Miss Jennie AbkOtt; DtfertOry Anthem,
with bass and alto solos ,Danks; Solos, Mr.. VIM.
B.Ormes and Miss Jennie DodSon: HYMNS cho-
rIs, Warren ana Mozart. The choir consists of
an Octette, of which Mira. Barrett and Dodson
aud Messrs. SelgsOn and Orme are the princi-
pal sOlOlsts. The organist is Miss NmmO, of
Baltimore, and the Musical Director, Col. IL. a.
SeiigsOD.
The Rev. John Vaughn Lewis, rector. will
oIhciate At st. Johns church at II O'Clock, and
at this service the choir will render the follow
lhe nAtHCh4s kOHChiuEfj 'N4fIy 10 tIOu w tue
Iighest," Nercadante; Nenite, anthem. Frey;
lie Dtum, anthem, KolZschmar; .JubIate, an
them, Wood; Anthem, IEtrot, 80 Lord, our
Governor" Kent: Kyrie EleisOn, Tails; Gloria
1ibl, Pleyel; LYNN, Shout the Glad It'd
ings," Davenport: Ofertory. anthem Greene:
Sanctas, DR.. Canidge; Hymn 94th; Gloria in
tNcelsls, GOunOd, (Messe de Orpheonstes)
he Choir Is male Octette, cOnsistin g OF Messrs
Bradley. ,leader,) NOyes, Sheriff, Whitaker,
Patterson, Neatman, Hancock and Dawson
MI. King OTganiSt- They will be assisted on
this occasion by Messrs. Burnett, Lloyd, Ever
bach and Brown.
At ST Pauls ,ritualistic) church there will
be midnight celebration tonight The ma
seal programme arranged for the OCc aston Is
a. follows: Professional, "Adeste hdces;r In
t-olt, And there were shepherds" Chspple;
kyrle aud SaDctus, Tours; CredO Hopkins
Hymn, Lloyd: Benedict1s qai VENT and Agnus
lei. EaTuby; Gloria III EScesIs Deo-nunc de-
mitiiS, t'Tesorian; Tie DeuIn IN 3D." Warren:
Ee'esSOral, Christmas Carol. AT II O'Clock
on Christmas morning the second celebration
Will take place. The same music. preceded BY
fall choral mathis, will be rendered. SoloistS,
OrEaliist. j. Z. Franklin.
At Grace church the decorations are more
elaborate than on any former Christmas some
three hundred yards of laurel wreath mixed
with other evergreens having been purchased
by the rector Tor this purpose. This is suspend
ed around the walls, windows, gallery and
walHscotBg, and hangs in graceful iesto
from the apex OF the arch over the chancel.
Numerous evergreen crosses are also placed
around the chaDcel walls. Services will be held
be preached by the rector, Rev. DR.. Hol-
! mead, from Hebrews, 49,: "I.o, come
On TIE volume it i written of mel to do
sele Tor the occasion is az follows: Anthem
bY Bi,sett; "llaTk, what mean those Holy
voices, 'Christm4s Chant, from the Catholic
chant book; ''GlOrt4 Patris,n by Chopped and
Mozart, Te Deum, No. p" by La Hache; "Jn-
tiiate, No: p by Grcatover; Psalm, No. 6s;"
Gloria Tibi, No. So, Hymn, No. -; closing
anthem, by l.. Marshall.
At TRINITY church Rev Mr. Addison, rector.
services Will be held al IL O'Clock. The follow
ing musical programme has been arranged for
Shepherds in c. Buck; Yenite, Loud; Gloria
PATTI, Lloyd. re Deum, in b minor, Buck;
.,nbitGte, Lloyd; hymn, "Hark what mean
those Holy Voices, +" Buck; Offertory, Songs of
Praise, Lloyd; Gloria TIbi, Moxen; Glad Td-
ilgs, Arson. Solos will be sung by each Of the
choir, which consists OF Mrs. Morrel, Soprano
Miss Willard, alto; Mr.. Harry Purvon, tenor;
ganist.
1T the Chapel Of the Holy Com nunion, north
east corner OF 18th street and Pennsylvania
avenue, there will he a choral celebration of
the Blessed Sacrament at II Oh tonight. and
also at II a NJ. to morrow. Father Hobbie has
given the entire charge or the choir to Mr.. JOS
erh Partello, under whose management it is
rapidly improving.
AT ST. Johns Episcopal) Church, George
Town, the usual Christmas services will be held.
The church Is very beautifully decorated for
the OCCASION and the choir, led by Prof. KOhr,
VIII render some unusually tine music, selected
Rock Creek Church, in the county, near the
Soldiers Home, has been beautifully decorated,
and the services Will commence this afternoon,
at O'Clock, When the Sunday school, num-
beTIBg ~ scholars. will assemble and a Christ
mas tree Will be lighted up. Religious services
Will be Conducted by the rector, Rev. j. 4.
Buck. and the children viii sing appropriate
pieces, followed by All address by the superin-
terdent, MIR. John Sherman. The distribution
Oi presents will then take place. The church
. Is handsomely decorated, and will be lighted by
eight chandeliers and brackets presenting a inc
. appearance. At II O'Clock a. III. to- morrow the
usual Christmas service will take place, after
/ which Right Rev. Vim. Pinkney, assistant
bishoP OF the diocese, will confirm class Of Is
/ candidates. Al o'clock p. III. the rector, Rev.
I Mr. Buck VIII conduct service at the Soldiers
/ Home and deliver on appropriate sermon.
! ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
Al ST. AlOyStus Church at 5 u. m. tomorrow
3 he choir MIR. Ii. g. Sherman. organist and
/ director, Miss Eva Mills, soprano, Mrs. Sher-
I man. contTslto: Mr.. j. Pugh, tenor; Mr.. W. \.
Z Widuey, ha>So-will sing Deschaur' mass; aud
Z an oiiertory-triO for Soprano, tenor. basso,
/ arranged from lombard. At II O'Clock mass
/ The choir will sing Palo'S mass. first time in
/ Washington. At the ofleItory the choir Will
/ sing Christmas anthem ARRANGED from Haydn.
I AT St. Patrick Church at the O'Clock a. IN.
Isass Webers mass in T. Hat, will be sung. At