New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-12-26

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the herald rcans Benedictusat iAgnns b Ca KIN
slaihe, HYMN, Come let us aaoIg iiia', YsS'
Gloria Patrc S IF Hy% nnc D%itis No. io5 Rev w
eelsls, I. d. Occasional Hymn ~, 1t came upon
the midnight Of St. Patrcks in Mott and
Az .s masses were said continuously from
cInek n M until high mass, which was
Seven priests were Ssn t6e earest mass was
sa;d the building was already filled with tnronY YS
81 worshippers and as fast as one crow1 Oh Ieop,o
we ven dining the whole time The neighboring
q9narter is densey populated by BohenlanS, o he
Sns. Germans and irish to all OF whom save a rnJ
80 the Latin OF the services must nave soellieu
,oore hOne-ike than the English OF the county, IN
Where they live. The decorations were me g. rnT
rredOs Of the high altar was ~ sewers and by the
teStSors OF immOrtees which formed double arcmeS
ON either side. Beneath these were Dars o. 4d , 10
mOreles with the nScrPT penee on earth to
S GSG Of n good viii" On either side Of the
high altar Of t the c5a aGS was aderned
mrs f ne Of ground pine which followed the
wwnares and traceries of the stone work ABOVE tne
main altar was Jesus in gas letters over tne ai1 na
nn The left Maria and over the right Joannes On
both of the side affairs were wreaehs oT for the
and flowers and wax tageTf; Iqe of holly gar
gIddu of ;nmorteies and white doves placed at reg
iar intervals on the carved woodwork. Father
Roberts, OF d ahG IN tbe HsSes from st. Matthews
GospeI CHAPTER II. verse II. His sermon touched on
the manifestations of Gods attributes ms sec
ondly. he treated of the Peace that came on earth
with Jesus. ..u. looo ,,r,orors
The church is of Gothic architecture and at the
base of the two multiple unns of the ehancei are
two statues-one of the Saviour, the other OF the
virgin Around the head of each were gorles IN gas,
thaf of the Saviour being the Byzantine crucltorm
halo. that of the Virgin coronel of small MES.
The church has three shrlnes the hg Ign aa1 nd
St. Joseph's on the. right. On each SIDE OF the
central shrine pinetrees nearly forty feet hgn'
The altar itself is small. II had upon 1t two boa-
onets of Gala lilies, white roses and similaX.
Aronnd the chancel were stars of holly-eayes Win
red immortele in place of berries Hpon the y n
Gins shrine were great bouquets OF flowers, ana III
front of the altar of st. Joseph were two vases
filled with flowers. There were great tapers on az
the shrnes and small taRers upon ro 1ne two brancbed
gaseliers sprnging from the coumnsoI inc ehalcel'
Monsignor Preston preached IN ms vl9iet rooeS;
taking for his text the twenty second verse OF
cbanter XIV of ST. Pauls Epistle to the Corinthians;
"And as in Adam all died. so also in Christ all shall
be made alive He drew f ap1 tbnn
trinmphantly showed the ineffaby superior
Grandeur of the second creation, the creation OF
fhe nerfect man and perfect God, the Christ whose
visit was celebrated over the known world on that
At st. Stephens in Twenty eighth-st, the foriat;
ed capitals of the Gothic columns OF the chancel
tSs maanfcent rereGos of the high altar
star of light recalling taat OF beiGleihT Th
reredos is in white marble in the form OF Hotmc
cathedral, and all the minarets and spires were
wreathed with smilaX. On the various helgnts OF
fbe shrine were numerous-branched candlestlcks,
holding wax tapers. Behind were the SIX great
tapers wreathed with m hS ana a1d
lights and flowers. The shrine of 81. stephen had
on each side small trees of arbor vitae; hlgh mass
was SAID by Father McGlynn, and Father Cotton
,raoohad from the beCinninp of st, Johns Gospel.
He explained the Logos or Word as the supreme
wisdom of God and showed that the lncarnatlOn Oh
the Word brought all things back TO perfect unity
At st. Francis Xavier's, in Sixteenth-st., there
was hardly any decoration. Beyond the large III
trees placed around the cbancel there was nothing
unusual, there being evidently dlsincll1atlon q
hide the exquisite beauties OF the altar ana reredO
There are no other shrnes Dew we IN md
from the Catholic, standpoint tracing the Churcn
from the very birth of Christ.
High Mass was celebrated al o. ra acIock
The ceebrant of the mass was Monsignor QUINN
The Rev. Mr.. McKenna Officiated as deacon and
the Rev. Mr.. Awkward as sub-deacon Inc heV
Father Mcdonald was master OF ceremonies. Be
sides the officiating priest there were IN the sanct
uary Fathers Farley Tully and Layelle Inc ser II;
the Paulist Fathers. His subject was the near Inc
nation. The music of the mass was Haydns NO ~ T.
The prelude to the mass was by Handel ana az tne
offertory Adeste Fideles was sung All the music
was arranged for solo, chorus and orchestra.
Feseons Of and Sra bs HoT S PG y
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Forty-seventh-st. and Madison-aye. yesterday
The Services were conduc ed by the pastor, the
Rev Wilbur +. Watkins, assisted by the Reyerends
Kenneth Mckenzie, Wilbur +. Watkins, Jr., anC
the Rev. Mr.. Harris. The sermon was preached
by the rector from Isaiah tx, o: For INTO US
child is born unto us a son is given" " How beau
tiful upon the mountains" was sung rs an anthcln
At the Church of the Messiah, No. 81 East Ihirty
fourth-st. the services were conducted Dy the new
G. r. w. Gallagher, of Unity Chapel, Harlem as
sisted by the pastor, the Rev. Robert Coliyer anC
the Rev. Theodore G. Williams, OF All sous
Church The pulpit was decorated with a large
star of evergreen and holly. No special christina
services were held, the singing being congrega
tional. .,o,. -.
ST. Georges Church, No. Rutherford Place Ih'
regular Christmas celebration was gwen at clever
O'clock The interior of the Church was DECORATED
with festoons wreaths, and solid masses II Christ
mas green. Across the ceiling of the church, I4t
green wreaths. Over the stone pillars were placed
large green belfres and the chancel was dr9ped ant
decorated TO represent the stable at Bethlehem. Ii
front of the chancel was large star OF ga
iets bearing r the s mGtiiC C oneSs witt
the professional hymn, Come all ye faithful,
rendered by the entire choir. This was followed by
two Christmas carols and an anthem from the Mes
siah. The sermon was de ivered by the rector the
Rev. William s. Rainsford, from the text, Unte
TX, 81 The Communion was then celebrated, III
which fully 200 participated. The closing v0lun-
tary was performed by the organist upon the large
organ of the church.
Attic Church of the Covenant, the Brick Church
the Church of the Divine Paternity and the West
Presbyterian Church there were no services, as
these were celebrated on Sunday.
GOOD CHEER FOR THE NEEDY.
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