National Republican., 1879-12-24
CHRISTMAS ANTHEMS.
How the Festival viii be Celebrated
in the Churches.
Tho Programme of Music In the Catholic and
Episcopal Churchos-Cnrois, Chants
and Anthems-Uigh and Low
Church Early Masses aud
Midnight Soryices-List
of Choristers. &c.


| In all the churches preparations have been made
| for celebrating the festival of Christmas with I'M
sermons appropriate to-day will be preached In the
morning. In the Protestant Episcopal and Roman
| Catholic churches tho music will be the special
| feature Of the days ceremonies.
EPISCOPAL CHURCHES
| Special programmes of music have been ar
ranged in nearly all OF the Protestant Episcopal
st. Marks Church Rev, A. Florldus steele, Rec.
tor.-Openng anthem, Hail Christmas Morn
thcr; GLORIA Patfi," Mozart; GLORIA in Excesis,"
| wilson, Festival Te Deum. In fat, Dudley Buck;
Jubilatc, ia G, M!llard; hymn, "Hark the Herald
Tidlng," old tune; oiIertofy anthem. ''Thore were
shepherds" Dudley Buck; "Trsagon aud Sane
The music for this occasion will be under the di.
rection Of Dr. G.. L. Johnston who will he assisted
by, Mrs. Dayton $. Ward, Soprano Mrs; $: II. Bod
ston. organst Professor Frank, the organls of tho
church, being engaged elsewhere for this day.
| Trinity Church-1he day will be appropriately
celebrated by tho sngingo OF choice selections by
the large and efficient choir McSSrs. Frank Der
nurd and ID. W. Middleton will sing duet Tho
opening hymn will be sung by Mr.. Keyser. The
best compositions OF Lloyd Buck and Millard viii
be rendered on the occasion. All under the able
dictatorship OF Miss MoNon.
| St. Johns Church-The chior, under the direc.
tion of Mr. II. H. Bradley. will present the follow
ing music an especial feature of which will be the
voices in unison. Tho "Venite and GLORIA Patri"
Of Kimball will follow, to bo succeeded by "Te
| Deum ny BrlStOw ana 'JuDilntc, also Dv himDnll,
An anthem, There Shall be u Star from Jacob"
from Mendelssohns "Chrstus," will be sung. kim.
balls sentences for the offertory and tho "Aguus
| Der OF Gounod will complete the programme.
The choir Is composed Of male voices as follows
First tenor-A. +. Childs, II. C. Pearson and ]. ;.
Smith; second tenor-H s. simons and W. T. At.
kinson; irst bass-J. lic:!y Kaiser and J. Wilson:
second basS-E. NJ. Pearson, James 5. FagGu and
Frank Clifford. Professor L. s Kimball organist.
Assenso1 @ o GhHrchEvSnssG% hymn S219 S2
| temus. in Antiphon, William IL Walter Mus. Doc;
Gloria Patri uJ from the "Jubilatc' in Eb, samuel
ley Buck Gloria Patri (3) in E6 from the II Bcne.
dlctus. Dudley Buck Op. 25 Te Dcum Laudamus,
in c, No. , frederick Krocl Jubilate Dco in c,
Joseph Mosentha Introt, "Adestcs Fde,Gs," John
Reading 1902; Gloria tb Domino, George W.
Waiter Anthem, from Titus H., IL, THE grace Of
mcn," !" Joseph Bsn,by; odertoTy, Hall Christmas
Morn," Charles Gounod: Sanctus :. Ambroslus;
GGmmniSn 6ns a. hynp 5GS Hy@nG gey' r. hawei'
Christ Church (NGvy-Yard)-The musical service
will commence with the anthem, Hark the
| Herald Angels Sing" by Lawrence. The 'Ncnite"
Gloria Patrl" and "Glorla IN Excelsis' are by
Dudley Buck, tho "Te Deum" by George 4. Bris-
tow, the "jubilate" by Buck and the Christmas
anthem which follows these, There were Shep-
hymns wifi be Nos. 2l and %, Christians Awake"
choir consists OF Mr.. samuel Cross, bass deaderj;
Mr. william Hoekc, tenor; Mrs. Andrews nee
Flynn, soprano; Miss Morse, alto, and Miss Emma
| Williams, Organisi.
Church OF tho Incarnation-The "venitc" by
Mallard, will be sung. The ''Te Dcum" will be
Thomas In l. fiat; the jubllatc. 20 be Joyful" by
Ford. and the oflertory, And Oh, there were
Shepherds" by Miard. The choir will consist OF
Mrs; F. T. Myers, soprano, Mrs D. c, Morrison,
Lewis, basso aud director Professor $. p. T..
Lang win preside at the organ.
Epiphany Church-,rhs Che: VII be directed by
Ms. @ A. Pearson, orgGnist and leader. The
choral exercises will embrace, in addition to
hymns from ,hn the hy%nal plain chant a a. the
and "Jubilate" by Reay, and for the oilertory,
,slng, o Heavens" by B, Tours. The choir mum.
l. Camp. soprano; Mrs. Root contraIto: Mr. Snoop.
tenor, and Mr.. Read basso. The rector Rev Dir.
Paret will oiIciate assisted by Rev. Mr.. Mead.
st. Paul's Church-Choral services professional
hymn, "Adeste Fideles COld tune) Venite In d, Fair
lamb ,psater for Christmas day plain chants '1e
J. $. Hodges introit anthem, For Unto Us Child
Is Born" In c. Thomas Smith hymn. IIark the
Herald Angels Sing" in e, Mendelssohn; ohertory
Chappeio Holy communion, Kyns Eeisons,,"
! Tours; Gloria Tibi,' short !" sanGIus" Camldge;
"Agnus Del" Gognod. Midnight service same as
above, except oifertory hymn SOLO silent Night
Holy Night
81. LuEes Church-Te Deum b fiat j. R. Thomas;
Messiah is King" (Warren). Mr.. c. Fleetwood,
director; G. c. Mckinney IT, organist. Regular
Episcopal service, Rev, DR.. Alexander Cruminell,
st. Paurs Church-Midnight celebration of holy
communion. with full choir and music offerings,
to be for the poor Christmas day-Morning ser.
vice, sermon and holy communion at II O'clock.
All the service will be choral The altar will be
brilliantly Illuminated Gs usual, and the church
will be decorated with eyergrecns and flowers.
Professional hymn, "Adestc Fldeles;" recessonal,
"The Snow Lay on the Ground;" hymn at com.
munion, " Hark the Herald Angels Sing"
THE CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
As usual at the Christmas time the services In the
Catholic churches will be Oh grand and impress
svo scale in honor Of tho great feast of the nativity
GRt seSy Rs Ts % hg sU OF the
81. Patricks, G street, between Ninth and Tenth
streets Rev, Jacob Walter pastOr-Flrst high mass
dered by the following choir Miss Loolr Boone,
organist; sopranos, Misses Katie BorrOws, Carter,
Johnson Richey, Miller MagIll and Bohn altos,
and Clark baSsos Messrs karney, Bliss and
puhamel, The "Adeste Fideles y win be sung be-
fore mass and Shepherds were Watching In the
Field" will be sung at the ofertory. Goebs Tan
, tum Ergo" and Abts" o sautaris" Will be sung
during the benedictiOn Of the blessed sacrament,
which win be given after the II o'clock mass
81. Stephen's-First mass at o'clock. At II
! o'clock Won Weber In will be given by the reg
ular choir, consisting of soprano, Miss Mole
BEne Mrs, Wetle Mrs. Carey Mrs. Gibbons aud
= Mcleod; alto, Misses serrin, Mcleod aud Mrs.
4. Roc6sr with MI. j. C. Focftsch, as, as orsaHist
LOrtzug's Neni will be sung Mt the Oiertory.
Wobor's 80 salutaris"' and RossInis "Tantuhl
Ergo Will be sung al tho Yespers.
=. Aloysius-Frst mass at o'clock Mlllard'
new mass in p Hat will be sung by soprano, Miss
Sallic Danniel; alto, Miss Nellie ElchOrn tenor
John Pugh bRsso, William Il. Pru MI William
WadCCker will lend the choir and preside at the
v organ. MOHarts 'Ncnl creator VIII De sung M
the beginning Of mass. and Dudley Bucks "ThGrc
> Were shepherds Watching Will be given at the
onerory Miss Eva Mills will probably be In the
choir aud favor the congregation with solo.
4 At the Church OF the Immaculate Conception
mass will DO sung at D, and 10 O'Clock q, m, nnd
Z y. m. Huydu's No. B. Imperial Mas will be sung
The members OF the choir are sOprani, Misses G.
i " n. Burchel, l.die Drew, George Evans, Susie
Hanson Flora ReiChenbaCh Mrs. Helen s. smith
Misses Maggie V, smith, Juliet Solger, Carrie j.
Stevens Bessie Ward; alti, Misses Lansdale, Laura
" Murdoch, Annie r. Sang5tOn Nellie II. smith
teuOri, Messrs Charles A. Brown, Edwin b. Hay
- w, Hamilton Smith bassi, Messrs. Howard Ed
mOud', Charles U. Kennedy, j. g. s. Richardson
4, choir, Mr.. George W. Walter draughhman, Ny
II Stephen Raymond.
Y Immaculate Conception Church - First high
y mass AT O'Clock haydns mo Imperial Mass
Will be finely rendered by o large choir, consisuu,
Of: SOprani, Mrs. King, Mrs KOchlor, Isse
Griffin, McCloskoy and KeamOn; alti, Mrs. Glllen
Misses Kearn NOOnan and MaheT tenOri, Jnme
II. Forsyth and Charles Conuell blssi. Mcssrs
Henry Boswell, Martin Grant Alexander King ant
A. Dclelnique. Mr.. Charles COuuell Will lead anC
Miss NJ. NJ, Meecher will preside at the organ
,, Novelties "Adeste Fideles' will be given at III,
OtlertOry by the full choir.
Trinity Church, Georgetown 80 Haydn's Six
eenth mass will be sung Mt O'Clock by the well
trained and unusually fine choir Of this church
with the following solOsts Soprano, Mrs. F W
, Jones' W. d, Allen and Miss Virginia johnson
alto Miss c. o. Donohue: tenor, Mrisfs. Jones an,
y | MpssIg Murray Riply