The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-25
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them. ...:
The choir is composed OF members of the
congregation. The music to-day will be OF
that joyous character suited to the gladdest
festival ia the church calendar, and commemo.
rative Of the happiest event ofrecorded time.
Rev. Mr.. Dashiell is the faithful pastor, but
Bishop Whittle will occupy the pulpit at 12
III. to-day, and the services are sure to be in
tructiye and interesting.
MOORE MEMORIAL CHAPEL.
Rev. Robert Gibson is rector of this cha
pei, which is branch OF St. James church.
1t Is located on Laurel street between Main
aud Grove avenue. The decorations for
Christmas are plain, yet in good taste. The
rail of the chaseel, the desk, the baptismal
font, and the chandeliers are festooned with
evergreen.
ST. ANDREWS CHAPEL.
A walk to the corner of Beverly and
Laurel streets brings one to this pretty little.
chapel; Rev. Pike Powers rector. It is
branch Of St. PauPs church. Yesterday the
| ladies were busily engaged draping the walls,
cbancel, font, reading desk and the chande-
| liers.
MEADE MEMORIAL (dANCHEsTER).
This church, of which Rev. William Sans
| is pastor, is beautifully decorated. Ever.
greens, formed and fastened just above the
| tops of the windows, extend entirely around
| the audience.room, with wreath Of the same
| hung in the inches formed. Immediately
! over the entrance door is star made of ee-
dar, holly, &c. The chancel.railing Is heavily
draped in evergreen, with beautiful imita-
ton of lilies set at appropriate intervals
among the foliage. The stands containing
the Sword of Life" are also prettily draped,
| while the marble font which stands be-
tween the two has the appearance of a
basket Of flowers, with cross of evergreen
! in the centre. Over the chancel are the
words, written in evergreen. "G!ory to God
| in the highest" while just above them in
mmortelles is cross, on the right of which
is crown, and on the left an anchor.
ST. PETERS CATHEDRAL.
The ceremonies at the cathedral will be
unusually imposing. The services will be
! naueura:ed with high mass at O'Clock
A.. nj. To-day in the Catholic church each
| priest is allowed to say three masses. the
| only dav in the year on which they can Gel
! citrate that number. The first is in COM
| memoration of the eternal birth of Christ as
God from all eternity; the second the birth
of Christ as man from the Blessed Virgin in
the stable of Bethlehem; and third, the
sniritual birth of Christ in the hearts of tie
| faithful by sanctifying grace.
The 5 O'Clock mass will be followed by
low masses-one Immediately after its con.
clusion, another at seyen-and at nine
O'Clock the bishop will commence to say low
masses, followed by Pontifical high mass at
half past ten O'Clock. He will be assisted by
Father Jaussens, assistant priest; Father
Hanley, deacon; Father T. Moore, sub
deacon, and Mr.. James O'Farreli, master of
ceremonies. There will be pontitcal vespers
| at 4 o'clock.
The music at the last mass will be grand,
as HAY dn's second mass will be sung by the
choir with Kessnich's full orchestra and Or
ran accom- paniment. Mr.. Frank b. New
heiser will direct and perform on the organ.
| The members OF the choir are as follows:
Mrs. Kate Ward, Mrs. Louisa Wendlinger,
Mrs. Mary Woods, Miss Kate Toppin, So
pranos Mrs. Edelblut, Miss Nina P,zzlnI,
altos; a. T. Abernethy, Charles w. 60
| wardiD, Joseph Laube, oassos ana Messrs.
Alcini and Louis W. Pizzlnl tenors.
The Adeste Fidelis " will be sung during
the otrertory. "Veni Creator" with orches-
fra. before the sermon. and Dielman's Christ.
mas aUlUSIu, 0loiJ ~ WV 49, SAN N~AS~S
| ton is leaving the church.
The decorations, though not so extensive
as they have been in past years (being con-
ined in accordance to the rubrlcs OF the
church to the sanctuary, are very tasteful ana
reflect credit upon the ladies OF the congre-
cation. nv whose indomitaDle energies they
were brought to completion.
The dome. over the sanctuary, is beautl-
fully festooned with evergreens, SO as TO
form. as it were, semi canopy.
Over the high-altar, which is brilliantly
| liphted with vast number of lights 10 cam
delabros. artisticaly arranged with vases of
flowers and evergreenS, is the inscription
| /" Gloria in Eccelsis Deo"-git letters
on green ground. Just beneath this is
larger inscription. dark blue ground and
white letters" Venite Adorenaus Do1ni-
num- The windows in the sanctuary, as
| well as those over the slde.altars, are also
nrettily bordered around with greenery,
the whole giving fine effect to the church.
| ST. pATRIcK's CHURCH.
High mass and sermon by Rev. Father
KeIley will be at 5 O'Clock A. NJ, fol-
| lowed Immediately by second mass, and at
half.past 10 O'Clock there will be another
The music will be unusually good, the
choir having practiced for this occasion Tor
some time past. Concone's mass in "t''
will be sung at both high masses. Millard's
.Veni Creator" before the sermon, and the
ga deste Fidelis" for the otfertory.
| The choir is under the direction OF Mrs.
r.. G. Stratton. aud is composed OF the fol-
lowing members: Mrs. Frank Mahoney and
the Misses Huleron, sopranos; Miss hate
McDonouyh, alto; and Mr.. Walter Mahoney
bass.
| The decorations in this church arc not very
extensive, the walls being irescoed. The
high altar is neatly decorated win h>Wers,
evergreeus, and great number OF lights
tastefully arranged.
| ST. MARY's.
! At st. Mary's (German) Catholic churc b
the services will be the same as are usually
| solemniZad on Christmas day. High mass
will be celebrated at a. N. by Rev. Father
Benno Hegele. This will be followed by
| four other m lsses at intervals during the
early morning hours. At 1880 a. NJ. high
mass will be celebrated by Rev. Father Her.
man Wolfe, and q sermon preached by Father
Benno. In the afternoon at 3 O'Clock vespers
| will be sung, the days services concluding
With benedicton OF the Blessed Sacrament.
| The decorations about the three affairs and
the sanctuary are tasteful, though not elabo-
rate.
/ MONTE MARIA CONVENT.
At the Convent of the Visitation, Monte
| Marie, there was no midnight mass, as IN
former years. This is privilege the nuns
| of the Visitation alone enjoy, and it was no
little disappointment to them and the young
ladies of the academy, who had made great
preparations for the event, that tkey should
have had to give it up. The indIsposition
of the celebrant was the cause of this change
| in the usual order of the services.