The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1886-12-26
THE YULE-TIDE FESTIVAL.
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take vacation until next October. There
will be no extra service held to-day. sxeept
possibly, little better music, and sermon
appropriate to tie occasion by the pastor.
The animal gathering Of the scholars of
st. Paul's NJ e. Church, Third street, was
held Christmas eve in the body of the
church There were no decorations of
any kind used. The exercises were opened
with prayer by the Rev. Mr. Lowry, Pre-
siding elder of the Jersey City District.
The pastor, Rev. DR.. Dunn, made a few
remarks, after which number of songs
appropriate to the occasion were sung.
The music was under the management of
Prof. E. t. CIanmer, who volunteered his
help for the occasion. Ella Briggs recited
beautiful poem entitled 'sThe Savior's
Birth" During the evening Miss Florence
Wagner favored the audience with fine
selection. The presents were then dis
tributed, along with the oranges and candy
which make glad the heart of the ire
pressible small boy. There will be no ex-
ira services to-day in this church.
Special musical services will be held at
the Park Reformed Church this morning,
and the chcrch will no doubt be crowded
The musical programme arranged for the
occasion will be as follows:
Organ and violin-"Pastoral Symphony" Handel
Carol-"Hark! what mean those holy .voices?'
J.w. Black
Glory be to the Father.
Hymn-"Joy to the world" >. Nc. 1O4, of Hymna1
Ofertory anthem--eNszereih" -. .(Gounod) Back
No. 1875. of Rymnal
Soprano Solo-scharity". Faure
Hymn and DoxoIogy- As with glad ne
Organ Postlude in OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES atdste
In the evening this will be the pro-
Organ and -"Trinmphal March,
Anthem-''Hail to Thee. Jesus of Nazareth"
Hymn-"Arise and shine" No. 1913 Gospel Hymns
oarol-'Harkl what means those holy voices
J.w. Black
No. 2s5 Gospel Hymns
Coatralto solo and chorus-''o thou that tellest."
Handel
Hymn-''sound the high praises
No. 20S Gospel Hymns
Organ movement. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. .Meyerbeer
The spacial music at the Second Reform
ed Church to-day will be of high order.
1t will be as follows
Festival to Deum, in fat. Dudley Buck
Kyrie EIeison Observation-Disclosures. r. II Raarsa
Gloria latter Psalms) by JOS Rosenthal
Solo-basso, Nazareth. by Chas. Gounod
Mr.. T. j. wiltshire,
Now when Jesus was born" by Louis Jacoby
~ zion that teliest" :..........by Dudley Buck
"The light has shined' by B. Silas
The Christmas festival of Sun day school
of the Second Reformed Church, of Hud-
son City, were held yesterday, and were of
a very interesting order. Special services
Will be held in the church to-day.
The children of the Sunday-school
the West Side M. E. Church celebrated
lot. EesJ
the vestry of the church.
There will also be special musical servi-
ces this morning and evening in the Lafay-
cite M. E. Church, in the morning at Grace
P. E.: Church, corner Ocean and Pealsall
avenues, and In the evening at Simpson NJ.
e. Church. on Central avenue.
st. Marks Episcopal church on Grove
street is decorated with excellent TASTE
The chancel screen III front of the altar is
festooned with eyergreens and wild flowers,
and on either side stands handsome vase
covered with beautiful flowers. In the
centre of the altar large cross made of
white flowers has been substi tuted for the
brass cross which is used on other occas-
ions. The pulpit is appropriately wreath
ed with evergreens and holly berries, and
the baptistry is literally covered with ever
green's. Seven large handsome lamps.
Stuuuou Will JoWSiSs lave UScu plAc6O
above the altar, and form half circle,
and bright red light CLEANS from each
lamp with very pleasing effect. These
lamps are in use now in many of the
churches throughout England. The decor
atoms were in charge of DR.. T.. Loomis
and Mess W. Marsh, FL. Mclean and w.
Meade.
Hedding M. E. church on Montgomery
street is deliberately decorated for the
Christmas cantata, entitled ssSanta
Claus Home given last evening
by the Sunday school connected
with the church. The altar was
boarded over, and over it was placed a
miniature house representing the home of
Santa Claus, and covered with s7hite cotton
to represent sncw. The entertainment
opened with the carol, ssLet All Be Bright
To-day" Then followed prayer carol,
Swing the Golden Censers )" recitation,
"Santa Claus and the Mouse" by Miss
Annie Hyatt; carol, "Sweetly Chime the
Bells Today; recitation, "Santa Clauss
Marriage" by Miss Nellie Appleton; carol,
g Love the Good Old Story"
The cantata was then given by the chill
dren, who acted their respective parts with
great success, and receiving much applause
from the large audience.
Those who performed parts were: John
Isenhart, Jennie Westervelt, Gussie
Churchill, Wesley Schnppan, Manning
Fisher. Geo. Schupran, Elmer Yale, Gertie
Seguine, Annie Craven, Annie CunniE g.
ham, Annie Hyatt, Minnie knight, Nellie
Appleton, Florence Couse, Harry Couse,
Willie Kirkham, Edna Hall, Geo. Ransom,
Henry Smith.
This evening, at 1850, the following SER
vices will be held: Anthem, by the choir;
hymn, "Hark, What Mean Those Holy
Voices;" prayer; carol; responsive Read
ings; solo and chorus; recitation; carol;
remarks by the pastor, Rev. James Boyd
Brady; benediction.
The decorations in Hedding Church were
in charge of Mr.. A. P. Brown, the decora-
tor, of this city.