New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-12-26
GIVING THANKS IN CHURCHES.
AN ABUNDANCE OF CHRISTMAS MUSIC!
FINE PROGRAMMES IN MANY PLACES OF woR

\ at the churches, and the people VINO at1ehoeu '"'
places of worship where special services were heu "c
doubtless impressed with the music ana
alone. The music at the Episcopal ana Cathoh'
hrcbes ,vas Of n high order, the decorations were
oenerav simple but yet toned to the spirit OF tlc
occasion. Evergreens and holly were trained arouno
the columns along the galleries and ABOUT inc PuP'
lectern chancel etc. The soft light stealing ttonsn
the stained windows of the Episcopal ana "e'N'"'
churches made beautiful effect. .,u
The programmes given at Old Trinity, 3D. Thomas
Trinity Chapel. Grace St. Bartholomew, the Church
NJ the Heavenly Rest St. Paricks Cathedral ST. Leo
and MANY other churches furnished In Inc lr1D
me ON Tuesday and yesterday. 1t Is sumceho 10 say
that they were all rendered well, and heiu Dy 10"
congregation of people. Some programmes,
were reserved for to-day. musical service "hon
gave great pleasure to all who heard 1t was that sung
e. :, Ceorce,s At that church there was COM
munion service with carols at a. M, when cons's'eu
~ professional CAROL Stars All Bright Are Beanihg
carol Carol. sweetly Carol"; carol, Sing ie .ho
SONGS of Praise; occasional, hymn NO. 10 TN' ~ ~
a. m the following programme was given w q 10" 20,
vested choir and chorus Of mixed VOICES u,iuVi wv
direction of william S. Chester, ProcessIohai ny
No IL Hank the Herald Angels singl' MendeiSsonh
g Vonite Main song: psalter, Psalms XIX, XIV
,vxxv. TIE Deum Laudamus," in minor, puuieS
Rpck. aJubilate Deo," in fiat, BUCK ah.hen'
Cantique de Noel, Adam; hymn NO. ~ l" oo"S
Upon the Midnight Clear" Hardy Norsc"on' ~ LIZ
No. o. Shout the Glad Tidings'; ohertory an'non
Barnby; ascriptlon, Old Hundred sanctus "e'Ty
communion hymn No. 2O7, Hodges; Gloria IN EN-
celss,n "Nunc Dimitis,' occasional, hyhin w. 40
"Come All We Faithful; organ postlude'
There was beautiful children's festival celeprateo
at the First Presbyterian Church. after which presents
were distributed The following were sung ny NM
% While shepherds Watched Their Flocks by NghU
HYMN. "s See Amid the Winters Snow; hymn, -
Came Upon the Midnight Clear; hymn, " Like oh'or
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Good services were also held in Dr. ParkhurstS
church Dr. van Dykes Second Collegiate Reformed
Eighteenth Street Methodist and many Others though
in some cases therewere special attempts to nrnSh
an elaborate musical programme. A nuinDer vi
churches held their celebrations on Sunday. several
will commemorate the day on next sunday AIMING
the latter is the Church of the Divine Paternity where
an excellent morning and evening service Will be
given under the direction Of George F. Bristow.
In all the Roman Catholics churches the services, as
Is customary, on an elaborate SCALE III d. T""
ric,,s Cathedral there were In all nineteen masses
the first beginning at hafpast O'Clock In the morn
ing and solemn ponfcal high mass, which was the
last at halfpayT TO- At the FIRST early mass, the
rector of the Cathedral the Rev. NJ J. Lavelle ohic
ated assisted by two young men from the Roman
Catholic seminary at Troy who are studying for the
priesthood. At the solemn high mass ArchDiShop
Corrgan was the ceebrant assisted by the Rev. Fat
rick DAILY and the Rev. Joseph Mcmahon as deacons OF
honor the Rev. Father William DAILY, assistant priest;
the Rev Dr. Charles E. Mcdonnell and the Rev. j. W.
Kelly masters of ceremonies, and the Rev. Mr..
spellman and the Rev. Mr.. Goggn, of st. Josephs
seminary Troy. The big building was handsomely
decorated with evergreens, while In the space withua
the sanctuary there carefully displayed handsome
devices and pyramids and stars and palms and cut
flowers A select musical programme was gwen, Will
lam F. Pecher presiding at the organ, and the Rev.
Father Kellner taking charge of the chancel choir
IT Mccarthy of the College of ST. Francis Xavier, and
when mass was over the Archbishop pronounced the
Papal benedction
The big Church Of the Paulist Fathers, at Fifty
ninth-st and Nlnthave, was none too large TO hold
the congregations that attended the different masses
Each member Of the community celebrated three
masses. the first being high mass, at O'Clock in the
morning. and during every half hour thereafter there
was mass until half-past 10 O'Clock, when solemn
high mass was offered up by the Rev. Thomas j.
Cullen, assisted by the Rev. w. D. b. hughes as
deacon and the Rev. A. NJ. Clarke, suD-deacon. Inc
sermon was preached by the Rev. Michael Z. smith,
The volunteer choir, composed of members OF the
church, all men-it being rule OF the community tha'
there should be no women-were seated within the
sanctuary the gospel and episte SIDES Oh INC a'ar
and gave a special programme
The Dominican Church Of ST. Vincent Ferrer Sixty
sixthst. and Lexington ave. was beautiful 10 seo'
Within the sanctuary railing there was blaze OF wax
LIGHTS and a wealth of evergreen decorations. From
O'Clock there was a mass every half hour until ii
o'clock when the Rev. j. p. Turner celebrated high
mass assisted by the Rev. VI. d. Lilly, rector oil the
church. as deacon and the Rev. NJ. H. Sheehan as SUD-
deacon. The preacher was the Rev. F. W. Lenehan.
The most cosey Of all the Roman Catholic churcnSS
in the city, st. Agnes Forty thirdst. and Thlrd-aVe
had among its decorations beautiful crib rePresent-
ing the birth Of our Lord. 1t was admired by every
BODY Masses were celebrated every hour from nan
past until IL O'Clock, when the Rev. joseph H.
Bigey celebrated high mass in presence OF congre-
cation that filed the building. He was assisted py
the Rev. E. F. Somers as deacon, and the Rev. Johh
O'shaughnessy as subdeacon. Father Wyman, OF
the Paulist Community, preached. In st. Teresas
Church the IL O'Clock mass celebrated by the
rector the Rev. NJ. c. O'Farrel; assisted by the Rev.
Francis p Moore as deacon; the Rev. Thomas O'Keefe
subdeacon, and the Rev. Thomas T. Cusack master
Of ceremonies. The Rev. william Healy preached.
This was the musical programmed Professional
March,, schubert Kyrie" and Gloria" Mercadante;
Credo" Meuers; "Adeste Fidelesn; Sanctus," Dan
forth; Postlude,o Weber The music at vespers in
cluded organ selections, Passine; " Dixt Domnus,'
Bolllni Magnificent" Mercadante; hymn, Alma &c
demptoris' Tantum Ergo" Rossi; Postude," stra-
della.
In All Saints Roman Catholic Church, at One hun
dred and twenty ninthst. and Madison ave. the music
at the high mass which celebrated by the rector,
the Rev. J. W. Power, was as follows Strand
March" by orchestra and organ; prelude, "Adeste
FdeeS," Novello; Grand Mass Anton Andre; soil
Chorus by orchestra and organ, and the professional
" Priests March, by Mendessohn.
In ST. stephens Church, the Church of st. Francis
Xavier in West Sixteenthst, 81 Leos, OF which Mon.
signor Ducey isspastor and st. AIMS, in charge OF
Monsgnor Preston there were also elaborate decora-
n