New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-12-26


was composed Of men aud boys dressed ~ ~h' ion',
with black sashcs around their waists. The lender sn'
I'm front of tho chnnccl aud directed the choir win
baton He was dressed like the Chuli, me "t,n,,l
Ta,bcr ss r o,rs cie m ceran Father Danny
was deacon and Father Davis Hll-len'"n, Pn'i ~,
and the chorus OF boys anh men SANG t"' '''"''H
music;
Prelude from symphony 40 5''''''''''''' Aerr, wy VI"
Professional Hymn 'uarH The Herald Angela sing o,o,
pi to- ,dc,rc RIDDLE, 9 arranged by ng, , %
kyrie Eleiaon. = ,f m,2
3 enn'lna q ,' nn'1ain ,ceiss
neg. orcc,'r, " ot ., 9aG ,n'"" Verdi
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roirdc toronnlI Mnch ........ .kir''ehnf
summit hung from The ior Of Tho chanoc Of ~ souls
Church West Forty eighth ' AMI were fpi'nl ou' w
the base resemble triangle There were 40 "'n,,
Christmas decorations The chor assisted ~ W.
orchestra Of twenty pieces in which there WIZ. vrr
acd Christina. was preached by me o rev r
Ileber Newton, He was assisted X d lnc ' Tne ser.
Kramer The singing was particularly ""o' i"'
vice of music as follows
Prelude. PASTORAL SYMPHONY. Messiah --...- haii"''
process,o,,, Hymn ~ NIrse Fldclcs J. Reading
Kyie EleiSon Mass In - Nat 40. 7)........Mozan
Anthem, u,oq that telcst Me.,ah II Warren WARREN
Gaeiory Angels from the iic1uls o. Ggry,, warren
words from the 9itn Hymn. ,.uu,o,.
Anto.COnmunun Cinris Ui Shrnlctua. j iehin'"'
Orchestra and organ
f n.s.gsu. u...nac,, nosnr,
Arnns Dri ""' ' "
G,lis Natyits Hymn Beiheleni.. uonnoa
The inns, striking christmas decoration ~ - ih9uh
church lhh ptr and liiit ihiiu s. WIZ W.T., iit
,gn III, s ,e~ip 6 Ne r9b - p,antii al1r
toth ~ Whi'e spn rnho'rr,i Wh sh'i ~ 49, ~,
r,l',, ihp firt IT, William tiutrlp vas nssisi, ~
sn,,ih All ti ut fi,pps ~, i,ian itt stait gnt'
pi, isssipi in aire rhoins, sArr ne ili"Nns hn'
insessigAai fma I, ii1s ,he h''a'' H'S'' '''s
Veaile pialH sgas s'h l''erre''f;t leN .ands5,
20 uega aud ,a'is Anihs ~ ? ~ ''f IgHh 9wN "'
iMirGftie Wynn 3d. rAdese Fipi.s J. hpAdns u 'ai
RlIio hiclsoH .e,vic, IN + ... Belhod im'fs
Anthem christians Awafs W ""'''"
Assumptions "liioTy To- God ~ ' IIn'S' 4; "a ,rrcn
FOR lhs Festival .,,,n vu,,,o
Ante ommmion' Carol lag Morning s'ar' ""''''" a
LYNN 200 at "a Verso to CHRISTMAS Handel
Gloria in EIeelns ,erS ice IN conn
The Rev d. Parker Morgan preached at the Church 81
the Heavenly Rest to congregation that c9inles'y
filled the tlc church. The reading desk Was hidden II,
OF beautifully arranged eVrrge9hs ne po,,I h
marble columns OF the chancc showed ElsteninG Whto
against background OF dark green r ana laurel Ml
way between the base and summit OF the granite col
umns that supported the root sprang large branches 81
were caboraicIy decorated with fir, laurel and holly
Every seat in the church was occupied.
THE FESTIVAL II CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
At o'clock yesterday morning the Roman Catholic
Cathedral filed with worshippcrs Lights CLEANED
here and there through edice and the high altar
wos brilliant with lighted cadlcs Far in the rccesses
OF the Chapel the Blessed Virgin shonc the altar OF
the Holy Mother dimly seen between the massive pr,
Iars solemn stiffness flied the church. Then Issued
from the sacrsty white robcd priest attended hy aco
ytes. aud walking through the aises OF the chnrch ne
surpced Gloor ., door sau in Latin Inc refrain
| with 4 an
han nrss and acolyt filed into the sanctuary, the
| urht. which before had been burning low
| blaled forth with their utmost briiiancy. the
| "rran rolled forth its music. and the celebration
of me mass was begun At 1890 O'Clock the Cathedral
was again Tiled with worshppcrs, and Archbishop Cor.
rigan with renue of priests ana dearons mat MICA
thc chanccl, celebrated solemn poutiica high mass
There we're acolytcs swinging golden censcrs clouds II
incense the lights of the starry altar me deepvoced
ntonng of the priests bowling before the tabernacle
shril and sweet responses OF the acoyicN ana me mc
hi IN arches above the throng of knceng worshppcrs
The Rev. Clarence WoOiburn, of the Paust Fathers
preached the Christmas sermon
The Church of II. Francis Xavier, in West Sixteenth
ST. ws when The nrst mass of the day celebrated
The sanctuary and the affairs were decorated WIN
the scene which greeted hc eyes of the Mag and the
| shepherds that first Christmas morning when thcy
Stood in the stable nj Bethlehem. The music was beau
ilu a" ,,amt ca ,,rrl iscd hy the Jcsuts mad a p,r-
cnarv striking effect at that hour by the large
% fon"n and The christmas ob-crvanccs closed with
The yrspcrs SING o'clock n the afternoon lNt - The
last hrh of Christmas day was FADING rom me chrfth
At st. stephens Church in Ea, lwcntycishih-st. thc
three white marble altar, were bcdutIinlI decorator
with green leaves AMI white nowcr' In 'front.' ol tine
mission cross was a crib. over which was matched
roof and in which was representation OF me ChHd
Jesus star of gas jets was suspended over the hsii
altar and ON all the affairs prDfusion OF lsht'd
caudlcs Mass celebrated AZ intervals throughout
| thc morning. beginning at o'clock. 49,
Ar tho Church of the Iaulist Fathers In Ninthave.
spcca preparations were made for the Qhservhnceo the
day Three masses were celebrated In the morning an
three were solemn ycspcrs in the evening The effect or
the cowcd monks in their seats IN n chancel the ar
boy choir the congregation AMI the Impressive music
was most striking 49, ,,,
the u.al Christmas dccOrl ions, nowcrs greens ana
iights Three masses were celebrated in the morning.
In all the other Roman Catholic Churches In the city
there were elaborate ccrcmonls I'm Observance oil the
day