The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-12-24


quite extensive, and, after the usual solemnities
in the Churches those in pursuit of pleasure nave
long and varied prog anime from which to
select. The Churches announce fairs and festivals
innumerable: the Sunday ay-schools offer all manner
of enticing entertainments; and the theaters are
all coming out in dazzling blaze of glory. Then
join in the general good cheer, everybody; but
amid all your merrymakings remember ye the
poor and remember them practically and sub
tantially:
At the Churches.
A festival will be held at the church at Bond
Hill Thursday evening.
The McKendree Sabbath school scholars will
also enjoy Christmas night entertainment
Pilgrim Mission School, Fifth and Lock Streets
will receive presents at 10 O'Clock tomorrow.
The Mclean M. E. Church Sabbath school will
give an entertainment and receive presents this
evening.
The First and Third Baptist Sabbath schools
hold social gatherings on Thursday evening of
this week.
At Trinity Mission and Elm-street Mission en-
tertainments will be held and presents distributed
on Friday evening.
The Reformed Presbyterian Church Sabbath
school on Plum street will give an entertainment
on Thursday evening
Emmanuel Reformed Episcopal sunday-school
Thursday evening next
A fair and bazar for the benefit of st. Patrick
Church, in Cumminsvile. will begin in the base
ment OF the editice this evening
The Vine-street Congregational Sabbath school
give an entertainment Friday evening, after which
candy and nuts will be distributed.
AT the Sixth Presbyterian Church, First Ward, a
Christmas festival will be given to make glad the
hearts of the Sabbath-scno oof scholars.
The Christmas exercises at Christie Chapel on
Court street take place this evening" to be followed
by the distribution of candy and nuts.
About $500 worth of presents will be distributed
a. the Lincoln Park Sabbath-school, New Years
Eve, as rewards for faithful attendance.
The forty hou s. devotion will begin at ST. Fran
els Catholic Churh on Christmas morning. In.
structions will be given morning and evening.
The Wesley Chapel, Trinity M. E. and Central
Presbyterian Sabbath-schoolS give entertainments
this evening consisting of recitations, singing &c
The Fifth Presbyterian Sabbath-school and the
Mission School on David street will hold festival
and give an entertainment at the Fifth Church
this evening
The Sabbath-school connected with the Central
Christian Church will give an entertainment, to
be followed by the distribution of presents, on
Thursday evening.
At st. Pauls M. E. Church the sabbath-school
viii give an entertainment and receive presents
this afternoon, and this evening exercises will be
held more adapted to old people.
At the Ninth-street Baptist Church an entertain
ment will be given on New Years Eve, consisting
of music and literary exercises, in which large
number OF the pupils will participate.
At St. Johns P. E. Church the Sabbath school
will give an entertainment and receive presents at
4:3O O'Clock this afternoon. Services will be held
in the church at IL O'Clock tomorrow.
The Wright Chapel sunday-school will give
their annual Christmas festival at the Church this
Christmas eve, supplemented by musical and
literary entertainment by the scholars.
The Sabbath school connected with the Church
of the Advent, Walnut Hills, will give an enter
tainment and have Christmas treat this evening,
and at IL o'clock tomorrow there will be services
at the church.
The managers of the Union Bethel will give a
dinner at the Merchants Exchange, as custom
ary. Over three thousand six hundred children
Of both sexes will be feasted from contributions
sent to the managers
Christmas celebration will take place to.mor.
row night at st. Johns Church. corner of Twelfth
and Elm streets, under the direction of Rev. G.
Scholz, another one in St. Paul's Church, corner
of Fifteenth and Race streets.
The sunday-school festival at Trinity NJ E
Church will be held this evening. number of
novel features will be introduced into the pro.
gramme, which will utilize the best talent of the
old and young members of the school.
At st. Paul's M. Z. Church an "Allegory of
Life" will be presented, under the management of
is a literary and musical composition, in which
infancy, boyhood, youth, manhood and old age
with all the vices and virtues, are introduced
Christmas entertainment of the Presbyterian
Sunday school will be given on Chr stmas night,
mnsville. small admission fee will be charged
those not members OF the school The entertain
ment will consist o! drama, literary and musical
exercises and tableaux. ..
The music at the Cathedral tomorrow will be
unusually good; AT High Mass at s o'clock a M
Mozart's First Mass will be rendered, and at
1890 Beethlven's Mass in c." The choir com
prses thifleen sopranos, seven altos seven bassos
and five tenors Services will also be held at the
same hours at all the Catholic Churches, and neat
crypts representing the birth of Christ exhibited
The Sabbath-school of Christ Church, Epscopa).
on Fourth street. near Broadway, hold Christ.
mas festival Friday afternoon. The little ones are
practicing Christmas music, and large Christmas
trees bearing beautiful presents will add to the
interest OF the occasion Christ Church has one of
the largest and best managed Sabbath schools in
the city. Over six hundred child en- participated
in the Christmas festivities last year,
There will be special services held at st. Pat !
ricK's Church, Cumminsvlle, tomorrow morning |
Three masses will be celebrated-at half-past 5,
mass Miss Lane. of Clifton, one of the pupils Of
Otto Singer, will sing the save Marie'f from
Gounod, and the music for the occasion will be of
the most classic character. The church will be
CuIutSu iOT Vic uAy. Inc first and |
second masses will be sung by Father Crowley.
anc the third by Father Donahue, and at the last
mass Father Crowley will deliver a sermon upon
he "Feast of the Nativity"
The Christmas services at st. Edwards Church
will begin with Pontifcal High Mass at o'clock
IN the morning. on which occasion the choir will
ender Van Brees Mass (male voices), and there
will be mass every hour from that on until 10
''clock q. m, when the second High Mass will
Begin. The renowned choir will render at the late
Mass Beethoven's Mass in C, with full mixed cho-