The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1888-12-25
HOW THE DAY WILL BE KEPT.
The Services at the Churches-Merry
Christmas Chimes,

Christmas Chimes.
Savannahians keep Christmas as they do
Thanksgiving-differ from most PEG
pie. The day being legal holiday, the
banks and exchanges, the United States
state aud city offices will be closed and
business on the Bay will be suspended The
post office will keep Sunday hours. The
retail stores will be open until noon, when
they will be closed and the afternoon given
up TO Christmas turkey.
There i'll be the usual Christmas services
in the churches.
Christmas is especially observed in the
Roman Catholic, Episcopalian and Luth-
eran churches and in these the services will
be more elaborate than in the other
churches.
AT ST. JOHNS CHURCH.
At st. Johns church tn re will be the
regular morning service and preaching by
Rev. c. II. Strong, after which the holy
communion will be celebrated. The follow
ing music will be rendered:
Organ voluntary .......................B atiste
Hymn. .......... zee. Shout the Glad Tidings"
Fehlte ..-..-......... .Gunter
tilorla. .Danks
Chorus.
Quartette and chorus.
BeneQCUuS. .SIlllter
Quartette and chorus.
Hymn. angels from the Realms of Glory
Mrs. Wells and chorus.
Gloria Tibi. Hodges
Hymn, "Hark, the Herald Angels Sing
choir 'Mendeissohn
A feature of the service will be the
music, under the direction of Mrs. NJ A.
Burke. The chorus choir is one Of the best
in the city.
The decorations at st. Johns are appro
pirate and admirably arranged.
AT CHRIST CHURCH.
The services at Christ Church commence
at II O'Clock. Right Rev. Bishop Beck with
and Rev. E Huntingdon Coley will officiate.
The musical prog ramme is an elaborate
one and is as follows:
Professional. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Hymn 25
Nente ...''......'.'..'..... ..Flagler
GLORIA Tours
lie Deum .....................-... Holden
Jubilate Dec. .......................B Buck
Hymn 90. Observation-Disclosures. Beethoven
Christmas Anthem. .................Bar Bartlett
Ohertory Trio. Nicoloa
The choir consists of the following voices:
Mrs. Postell, soprano; Mrs. w. Hunter.
alto; Mr.. George Mackenzie, tenor; Mr..
Julian Walker, basso; Prof. Steward or
ganist and director. The altar and chancel
are prettily decorated with evergrsens and
flowers. The chandeliers are trimmed with
evergreens.
AT THE LUTHERAN CHURCH
The Christmas services at the Evangelical
Lutheran church are always full of inter-
est. The morning services will be held at
ii o'clock, when Rev. w. S. Bowman will
preach a Christmas sermon. The music
will be as follows
Organ voluntary .Lefebvre Wely.
And there were Shepherds. ....... Willard
BY the Choir.
Ofertory: Behold l bring you glad It'd
Soprano Solo and Choir. '''' Da"NS
Christmas anthem: "Hark what Mean those
Choir
And regular Sunday service.
The choir is as follows: Mrs. Ida F. Out
ten, soprano; Miss NJ. Muslin. alto; Mr.. H.
w. Readick, tenor; and Mr.. E. T. Harden,
basso. Charles Ratz, organist.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
At the Cathedral of ST. John the Baptist,
Bishop Becker will celebrate pontfcal high
mass at 80 o'clock. Rev Fathers Cafferty,
Colbert. Bazin, Quinlon and Melchior will
celebrate the other masses. The order of SER
vices at the cathedral will be high mass at
o'clock celebrated by Father Caffertv
Masses at $50 and o'clock celebrated bv
Father Colbert. There will also be masses
at $50 and O'Clock followed by the ponti-
fical service by the bishop. The music at
the o'clock mass will be as follows:
Adeste flueies ....,....'..-.. Ar Novello
kyrie. .-............-........De Provost
Glorla. lie Provost
GRECO. .............. ROsewig
Ofertory, Adeste Fideles. ...........Ar. Novello
Benedictus, organ solo, Adaj!o, Sonata Mozart
Agnus Del. ............. ..............La Hache
Recessional.
At the Pontifical mass the following
music will be rendered:
AdeSte tlueles. LAR. NOvello
Kyrie. ............. ...................Ge nerali
blOFld.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Generalt
Nenl CreatOT...... ..................W elgand
Credo ............. ........... Genefal
Ofertory, Adeste Fideles .........Ar. Novello
Beuedictus, organ solo, Adajlo, Sonata,
................... go, BeetnOven
AKnus DEL ............ ................. weber
- Salutarls. ...''................b lie freVoSt
1anluin Ergo ...s.s..... .... 1870. murphy
Laudate Dominum.. .......... Gregorian chant
Recessiona
drand March. .....,...... ....... Dudley Buck
The choir is under the direction of Mr. Ii.
j. Winkers with Prof. Leo w. Mohrtens or
ganist and choir master, and is composed Of
che following voices: Sopranos, Mrs. Ty-
nan, Mrs. Adams and Miss Nolan; altos,
Mrs. Goethe, Miss Coustautine; tenors,
MasQrc prca aud Nolan. haeaoa Maeare