Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-12-25
IN THE CITY CHURCHES.
Churches Handsomely Decorated and
Awaiting Crowds of WOrshipers.

Churches Handsomely Decorated and
Awaiting Crowds of worshipers.
Nearly all of the city churches of the Prot.
estant Episcopal and Roman Catholic faiths
are providing for their congregations very ex.
cellent programmes Of festival music. In
Trinity P. E. Church an elaborate musical
service will be given. The decorations of the
Watson-Sproul nuptials remain in the chancel,
and the body of the church has been festooned.
Ad Mendorf and the members of the Juch
Opera Company will attend the service by inYi-
tation.
At st. Peters P. E. Church the decorations
are superb, the well-knowu energies of the
ladies of the congregation having been for
three days directed to that end. At St An
dreW's. St. Marks (Southside) and Emmanuel
Church, Allegheny, special efforts have been
put forth. Calvary Church, in the East End,
has its interior nearly concealed by floral deco
rations. ST. Johns P. E. Church, of Lawrence
vile, has unusually handsome decorations. The
theme of every discourse will be the peace on
Earth, Good Will to Man." familiar by the as
sociations of centuries
AT the Cathedral on Fifth avenue a verv
magnificent mass service Will be sung, as well
as at the Pro-Cathedral in Allegheny. The
most elaborate service of the Roman Catholic
churches of the city will be at st. Philomena's
in Lawrenceville, where chorus of so voices
and an orchestra of 80 performers will assist
At the newly dedicated St Agnes, of Soho, a
strong service will be rendered. The quality
of music at all the churches opening their
doors is far in advance of the past Christmas
observances.
A large number of the city church pro-
grammes have been already published in THE
DISPATCH. Some supplemental programmes
are given as follows:
Church Of The Epiphdny-Bel
Rev. G. A. NJ Dyess, Rector.
Service Christmas morning at l0:30 o'clock.
The music will be:
venue .Grifhth
JuDlate.. .Millard
Hymn 2, 1T Came Upon the Midnight,
Clear" Hymn 25, Come Hither, Ye Faith
full"
The chiIdren's "treatn will take place at
o'clock Christmas evening.
Sc Johns Episcopal Church corner Main
and Butler Streets Rev. w. N. Webbe, rector.
Order Of services and music for Christmas.
Christmas Day, l0:45 An.
Processional-Hymn g.
Venite and Glorias-Chant.
Te Deum ........................... Woodward
Jubilate-Chant
1ntroit-Anthem. Best
offeTtory-@Be6oid kT Bring Yoa Good Tours
Trisagion.
Hymn. ........:-........ "Adeste Fidslis"
OlOIla In fSAcelslS. Plan
Vested choir, assisted by female voices.
81 PGtrfcss Roman Catholic, $50 M.
Mass No. l2.............. u Mnzart
Adeste Fidelis Novello
organist and director Miss NJ A. Affelbe;
Miss Lille Reddick, soprano; Miss Mary
Affelbe, contralto; Mr.. Frank Meidon. tenor:
Mr.. Edward Young, basso A chorus of
twenty voices.
81. Peters r. c. Chapel Butler, Pa.
First Mass. 6 o'clock.
"Haydn's Mass No.
For Unto Us child is Born Handel
"Adeste Fidelis' Arranged by NovelIo
Second Mass. 10 o'clock.
Haydn's Mass No. 80 Imperial
''Hallelujah Chorus. us"......,,,...Ha Handel
Aoeste Fiueis ...........................
2:50P. NJ.
Benediction service No. 2..... BY R. j. Lamb