National Republican., 1877-12-24
CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
HOW oHRIsrIASs WILL CELEBRATE
THE DAE

Services Of Song In the Churches Ts-Morrow
Music and Masses-C Christmas Sermons
and Anthems.
The preparations for Christmas have been
visible In the churches Of the city for the past week
Dainty hands have been arranging gariands chap
lets and festoons ofevergreen about the affairs and
the chois have been practicing carols and anthems
until the vaultcd chambers have been filled with
melody.
Christmas sermons were preached In many Of the
Protestant churches yesterday. There will be
nothing special. except In the Episcopal and Cath.
ollie churches, TO mark the services tomorrow. In
some OF the churches Christmas sermons will be
preached aud anthems sung. In the Protestant
Episcopal and Catholic churches there viii be, In
most every instance, special services, made unusu-
ally Interesting by the service OF song Programmes
Of music appropriate to the occasion have been ar.
ranged, and some OF the choicest Of sacred music
will be rendered by the fine choirs ofthc city.
ST. MARy's (oERMAN cATHoLIc)-HIaH MASS
at seven. Al eight o'clock there will be a second
mass. At eleven O'Clock high mass will be cele-
bra,ed and sermon preached by the pastor, Rev.
Redeenier Of the World" The choir, which Is o
good one, will sing some very appropriate music.
ST. DoMISIc's, (cATnoLIc)
Solemn high mass will be celebrated at nyvp m,
Father Fortune celebrant; deacon, Father Riville,
will ofciate at FIVE o'clock and Father Sheridan at
haltpast ten; Vespers, will be held at the usual
hour. The church will be handsomely decorated.
ST. ALoYsrUs, (cATHoLIc.I -
A. six O'clock a m; high mass win be celeomS:
choir, consisting OF Miss Eva Mills, Miss h. Eichorn,
MIS- MIS- b: Elliott soprsni; Mn. sherman. Miss y.
man, tenori; Mr.. L. e. Cannon, Mr.. Thomas Reilly,
Mr. Hlekox, bassl. and Mr.. II. C. Sherman, organ.
ist aud director viii sing some very fne selections,
mon, "Adeste Fideles," Norello; at the oifertory
III Natalie by dounod, baritone solo by Mt. Gam
non nom at % communion u sE,ant Pastors" sy dudley
EPIPHANY, (EPrscorAL.)
A Cnas,mas service will be held at eleven o'clock
tomorrow morning The following programme Of
music has been arranged: "venite Frey Gloria"
hymns-"Angeis from the Realm of Glory" Henry
Smart; "Hark What Mean Those Holy Voices"
sehumann; oifertory. Behold. I Bring You Good
Tidings," Barnby.
ST. MATTHEW
Grand high mass will be celebrated al Ave q. h.
The choir will render "IIayden's No. 4 Mass md
othermusic Services will be held at eleven o'clock
M and there VIII be y at lnn, four Gss ~
Father white, he will be unable to preach. Father
Dewolf has been selected To fll the pulpit
st. PATRICK's, (cATHoLIc.)
The services at 81. Patricks Church, on @ street,
between Ninth and Tenth streets northwest will be
OF an interesting character At early mass FIVE a.
m, Generalis' mass In a will be rendered. The
choir, under the direction Of Prof Carl Richter, or.
soprani, Misses Golden Burrows Miller, Burns,
and McGiH; alt Misses Lucas, Newton. Carr. and
Jefferson, and schwab; bsssi, Mcssrs. Miller Ny.
man, and Keeno. The eleven o'clock service Will
open with the shepherds Anthem" followed by q
| taris."
CHURCH OF THE INCARNATION, (EpIscorAI,J
Twelfth aud N streets northwest; Rev. J. l.. Town.
Mn,c o abH ast services syriS SS and
Mcleod; sveniie," Mora; SGioria" GrestorsI
troit, Adeste Fidsles" BarnAby; "Gioria fibi,'
Awake" Fyerra; "sanctus," Eivy; "dloria in ET.
IMMACULATE coNcEPcIoS, (cArHoLIc)
High mass will be celebrated at Ave a. m, wher
Hayden's First Mass will be sung by choir com
posed OF the following:
soprani Mra. Koehler. Mrs. LAmerr. and Mis-
Grimm; alh, Misses Stein and Kern; tenori, Messrs
Forsyth and Kreidler; bsss hessrs. Grant, Ruttei
Services will be held at seven, nine, and slevel
given.
i ST. JOHNS, (sPIscoPAL.)
Mr. Iheo, I. King viii preside a the organ. an'
the following proeramme will be followed
anthem snd TRsrs %ssRs' We're shspSefas
Kimball; hymn, shout the Glad Hiding,
PsSsnROTt ,,o NSsns nSsn Creed Scss "o,CI.
Messrs. Burnett and Hill. first tenorr; Messrs. Pal
terson and Pearson. second tenoIs; Msssrs. John
son and Thompson, first bass Messrs. Dawson
Hancock, and Yeatman second bass.
ST. MARY's, (coLoRED EPIscoPAL.)
Rev. Alexander Crummelllwlll preach fat sleve
a. m, Under tho direction OF Mr.. Charles A. Fleet
SoSd the iollSwing music will be rendered me, Ne,
"Te Deum Laudanus," In G, Meinete
i ST. STEPHENS, icArHoLIc.)
will beS, dered Hoe noclo cum natus nal est jnsus.
trio by Cagliero; 'venl." Dietschs; "Magniicat,
EneTis; 20 salutaI,s," bass solo. win be sung :
choir is iod by Hr. F.A. ROcEar.
ST. PAUL's, (EPIsooPAL.)
Tho choir at this church Is an exceptionally goo
one, and the music will be Of the best. A sho
programme will be rendered at midnight Chris
Will be gone through with, including the "Glor
Frey Ryss sorn EG'SG %:, aSn MSns
hurst will preside at the organ as usual The choi
Parkhurst
ST. AUaUsrINE's, (coLoRED oATHoLIo.)
. eleven a. m; Jeorga's mass and Halleras Christm
I Prof Charles Thierbach orssnist.
. CHURCH OF THE HOLY CROSS, (EPIscoPAI
Rev. J. A. Harold, tho pastor, will preach
. eleven a. m, and an appropriate musical pr
4 grammo will bo offered.
E Trinity EPISCOPAL.
+ The morning sermon will be preached by Bisht
I Pinknsy at eleven O'Clock. The choir win rsnd
elegant musS ThS
|, herds" by Buck; "Venite" Millard; GLORIA Patrla
, Mosenthal; .Te Deum," festival, Buck; "Jubilste
' Williams; offertory, II Trust In Thee" Lohengri
I Wagner The choir Is composed Of MIS- Moyo
/ orgapist, and Miss Mygatt, soprano, Messrs. INC
4 SELL tenor and Middleton. bass.
III Georgetown.