New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-26
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES.
ELABORATE DECORATIONS AND MUSICAL PRO
GRAMMES MARKED THE DAY.


ELABORATE DECORATIONS AND MUSICAL PRO
GRAMMES MARKED THE DAY.
Large congregations attended the churches of THIS
CITY Yesterday in which Christmas services were held
The Episcopal and Catholic churches observed the day
with special musical services. which were of the nSna
high order There were other Protestant churches
besides Episcopal which presented good musical pro
crammes. The decorations We're. as rule. pleasing
and simple consisting Of cvcrgreenS and holly. The
Tribune has already printed many of the principal
musical programmes hut "A few were saved for today
There was fine musical service nj II.
Georges Church. StuyvcSant square, winch was
A. follows: At a m. professional carol, ""ior
on, Birthday Of our LORD" carol. The snow: carol
"Hing out the Bells for Christmas; occasional.
Hymn No ~ Angels From the Realms of Glory.
Al II a. m. these numbers were given Professional.
HYMN NO. IL Hank, the Herald Angel, sing
Ncndclssohn; "Ncuitc' plain soaG' lie Dcnm
Iaudamus" in E-haj. Dudley Buck; "!ublate Deo IN
C. Dudley Buck: anthem ." Cantquc de Noel Adam
Hymn No. -. 1T Came Upon the Midnight Clear
Hardy NorSemcn; Hymn 40. 10. go, come All /"
Faithful" :ohcrtory anthem, "O sing 10 cod G"unod
ascrlption. ~Old Hundred" sanctus. Wesley; com
munion Hymn 40. 307. Hodges; " Gloria in ENcel>ie'
old chant: "Nunc Dmittis.' Tonn~ Eec'u~' !"
cc,,ioual. Hymn 80 -, ANGELS From the Realms
Of Glory: organ poslludc. The music V1N rendered
bv large choir and four solo singers under the dirv
ton Of William :. chester
Professional Hymn 40 10. Adeste FidoleS' Reading
Veuite7 Crotch: "Tc Deum Laudamus' In Btlht.
Calkin: .Jubilate,7 chant. Arnold; introh, There
We're shepherds Abiding in the Field Vincent :
~Nendcls,ohn7 Mendcl>sohn; sanctus, in F. Tours
occasional Hymn No. ~. Regent square, smart.
An excellent programme afo givc1 at tho
Church Of II Mary the Virgin, the music being fur
niscd by the volunteer choir 81 forty voices several
soloists and an orchestra Of fifteen pieces Tho pro
gramne included Prelude; professional. HYMN No.
CO. introit. "shout the Chad Tdings'; a Christmas
mass aud other numbers. by Ncmkon7n recession ~
Hymn No. SO. YesIer services were also held.
Thomas Prentice conducted and DR.. George Prentice
presided at the organ.
There wa a large congregation at 0h Trinity. where
q fine programme was given ~ large choir under
the direction Of Dr. A. II. Mc-sitcr. The programme
in full has already been published. II includes an
anthem by Oliver King. While all Kings were III
Quiet silence which heard :or the first time
there II !, beautiful work. The 80 d"ste
Fdccs7 is worked into the composition IN pleasing
manner
Among the numbers presented at St Vincent FcTrcr's
Church. sixty -sxthst ard Lcxington-ave.. We're
'Prelude,' Bach professional. - dcste Fideles. y
NOvelo: Mass no. 12,,' Mozart Ofcrtory. Noel
Gounod; poslude Hallelulah Chorus from ~1hc
Messiah Handel. 4: per- these numbers were
given: Senate POntilcaL7 Cemmens; Domino and
Dlxit b. D0minus, >. Wilcox; Jcsu, !Rcdemptor7
Mozart Magnhcat.n Mozart; Alma Redcmpt0rs,"
Won We'@r: "Tantum Ergo slas; pOatlude.
Baus.. Hiss Ella Kidney the Orgaust and d.
rector
\ Christmas service Of an interesting character
was held at the Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church. al
Fifth-avc. and Twenty nnth-t The service which
va, conducted by the Rev. Dr. Talbot W. Chambers
Of the Middle Church. assisted by the Res. Dr. I'd
ward T. Coo and BY the Rev. Dr. Joachim Elmcn-
dOrf, consisted Of appropriate rcadns,. PRAYER and
singing by a choir Of twenty-five voiccs .ccctd from tho
clor5 Of the Reformed churches thro1shOu. the cry.
i chorus Of over 200 children from tn sunday
schools Of the various Reformed churches pHtici pacd
Dr. Henry G.. Ilanchett directed the choir and p!aycd
the organ. Louis {. Jacoby Wa, In charge Oi tho
childrcn's singing.
The scene in 81 Patricks Cathedral was brIllian,
and the congregations AT the varDsi, ma,ar, wcIo
large Within the sanctuary railing the high altar
almost hidden from view by the fern. AID pottcd
plants. Hundred, Of lights wee abllzc during
the several MASSES, which were Offered up from an
early hour; while on the side altar, and along
the aislc> and pillar, ii The body Of the church
prOfuse decorations Of evergreen which added greatly
to the general effect Of the whole. The nr-t mas
began at 30 a. and celebrated by he Rev.
NJ. j. Lavellc. rector Of the cathedral. Ma,-c,
rld each hour after that until II d. m, when high
mass was offered up lS Archbishop Conigan. The
assistant priest wa, the Rev Father Daily while tho
dctcons Of honor who attended upon the Archbishop
the Rev. Father Mcmahon and Conway; tho
Rev. Father Patrick Daily the sub deacon and tho
masters Of ceremonies were the Archb,hop secretary,
the Rev Dr. Charles f.. Mcdonnell, and he Row i. ".
Kelly. The sermon was preached by the Rev. Father
Ryan, jesuit from Loyola College, baltimore, Nd.
ST. Agnes Church, IN East Forty third t., 10 which
he Rev. Or. Henry \. BITnn Ia, been appointed
recently - rector, WIS prcll! a, "a picture
Yesterday Dr. lrann !, following IN inc stop
Of his predecessor the Rev. Henry {. McDp"aIl.
who made It Asncs Church known throughout the
city for the higI-cla> music ~ @cI a. ior The
care and attention to detail which characterize the
m.
bratcd at II O'Clock by the Rev. Dr. william Deg
nan. assisted by the Rev. Henry Ntwcy IA dcar0n,
tc .Iiev Joseph Sheehan, sub Deacon ana the I;cv.
william Canfvay, master ol ceremonies. n ScIF'
musical programme prepared for the Jubilee
ly The Organli SignOr tiiOT,a. Max ITcumdnn
bao, Sgnor SpilarOli, tenor Mrs b"yin con ratio.
Mi, DrcmdesS, soprano, There were a,o chorus 81
sermon was prcacncd by the Rev. Dr. Icnry A. BTinn.
~ the Church of II. Francis Navier, OF which the
Rev. David A. Mcrrick + pastor, aud winch l. IN
charge OF the Jcsus. large congregation wa, gath
cred 4 blaze Of wax lights. large display Of
flowers and tall Icc, Of palm on either SIDE Of the
altar and in front Of the SIDE altar
The proccs siOual Novelties Adese Fidcles,7 aud
me mas, t,ounOd's " Mcs,c TIOi,icmc' which was
sung by choir of hfty men aud boys, under the
dire. Ion OF the Rev. j. u. Young =. j.
special services also held and select musical
Programmes rendered In ~. AIMS Church. In East
rwelfth-s Of which MOnslgnDr Preston, The vlcarPcn
r. J. Dnccy preached. The mass here inclnded
Iaydn,s mass Imperial 40. iG for solo chorus. organ
and orchestra and "Tantam Ergo" Al thu Church Of
ST Paul the Apostle, Fifty ninth-st and Ninth
afternoon Christmas carols were sung. Father Cotton
oficitfcdan Il. stephens Church Father McGNnn'~ old
charge. where the decorations, floral and otherwise,
were elaborate scale
At 4 a. M. the chime Of bells In the tower Of
the Church Of ST. john tn, Baptist in West Threti-
ST. was rung under direction Of the members Of the
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