The Portland daily press., 1879-12-25
Christmas.


Today is Christmas, and, in accordance with
custom, no paper will issue from this office
Friday.
The public offices and banks will be closed.
There will be the usual Christmas services at
the Episcopal and Catholic churches, at and
II a. m. at st. Lukes, II a. m. at st. Pauls,
1890 a. m. at st. Stephens, the Catholic Ca
thedral, and st. Dominics. At the latter
church there will be services also at a. m.
The following music will be given:
ST. PAUL's.
Services will commence at II a. M, con-
Quoted by Rev. Chas. j. Ketchum rector
with sermon, followed by celebration OF the
Holy Communion
'sShout the glad tidngs.'
Venitc Exultimus Domino in Do. ....: Gooid
TIE Deum Laudamus, C........ .. Mllard
2 44mn wife WfG shepherds watch
Kyrie Eleeison, A6. ROOT
Gloria Tibi, BJ Hastings
Hymn, clark the herald angels sing Warren
Offertory Hymn ....................B Bishop Lothe
Trisagion in Ed ..............-.-... ..," .MlVart
Hymn, Adeste Fideles.
Gloria in Excelss Dec. G. ...-.... Godfrey
Nunc Dimittis. LORD Morhngtoh
ST. LUKE's.
The usual music OF mass lncluulnS Doch-
with's Venite Erultinaus, Jackson's 1e DEAN
in F, Hodges Benedictus in G, Goods Kyrie
in c. Humphreys Gloria Tibi in G, Hodges
Gloria Pdtrt in G.. AT the early service at a.
NJ, the choir will not be present: The IL o.
clock service will be a full choral service.
The music will be under the direction OF Mi.
Walter Goold, the organist and choir master
of st. Lukes.
ST. STEPHENS.
10. so q. IN.
Christmas Hymn-Hark, what mean those
heavenly voices az
TIE Dunn. ...................'.' ''..'' ooolu
Miss Towle will officiate as organist at st.
Stephenss.
CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION.
Morning.
Haydn's sixteenth mass
Adeste Fideles. ................... Noyello
EUening.
Psalms-Plain chant.
Hymn-Jesu Redemption.
Magnificent. ..............-....-.;. Ennerlg
Alma Redemptoris. .Lamplilotte
Tantum Ergo. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Faure
Haydn's sixteenth mass will be sung for the
first time in this city. There will be chorus
of thirty voices. The soloists will be Mrs. q.
Dougher, soprano; Miss M. A. Tobin, alto; MI
b. Donohoe, tenor; Mr. M. McGonagle, tenor;
Mr. T. McCann bass Mr.. George j. German
organist.
ST. DOMINIC'S.
) and 1890 a. m.
Gloria.
Credo Eyrie, from Second mass. ....... Mozart
Christmas Hymn for offertory. .LamDlllotte
Sanctus, Second mass ................... Mozart
Benedictus and Hosanna Seventh mass. Mozart
Angus Deus, second mass ......"..-..... mozart
The music will be understhe direction of Mr..
Watts George A. Thomas and John Morgan
have kindly offered to assist. Miss Egan, will
preside at the organ. AT the afternoon service
it isexpected that Bishop Healy will officiate.
ADJUSTMENTS.
The Portland Light Infantry will hold
prize shooting match on the city range at Up.
m.
AT Portland Theatre Charles L. Davis will
appear in Alvin Joslin afternoon and evening.
AT City Hall in the evening the Rivals will
appear in the concluding entertainment of the
Grand Army course.
At Music Hall Prof. Harrington will give
an entertainment afternoon and evening.
MISCELLANEOUS.
At the Female Orphan Asylum there will
be a Christmas tree for the children at 3 p. m.
At Chestnut st. Church and Preble Chapel
there will be Christmas trees in the evening.
Services will be held to-day at the Gospel
Temperance Mission as follows: 1870 a. m.
love FEAST 3 p. m. prayer and praise meeting;
81 season OF song; 7 p. m. praise meeting.