Los Angeles herald., 1891-12-26

Large congregations attended all of the
services held at the different churches
| yesterday, in commemoration OF Christ
mas. All of the masses at the cathedral
were largely attended, especially the
pontifical masses at and 10 O'Clock.
The cathedral was tastefully decorated
with evergreen and smilax, and near
the altar in white immortelles on back
ground of green smilax we're inscribed
the words "Gloria In Excelsis Del"
The music was beautiful.
The services at st. Paul's church were
of an impressive character, and the
church was effectively decorated with
flowers, evergreens and smiIax, and the
musical programme was an especially
6ne one.
st. Johns Episcopal church never
looked more beautiful than it did yes.
terday morning, decorated as it was for
the Christmas festival. A revedos of
green boughs and palm branches ran
the width of the chancel. forming
most effective background to the hand
some altar and altar ornaments. The
side windows were covered with palm
leaves, and reduced the light of the in
terror to a queter tone. The singing
was good and effective. The rector,
Rev. Mr.. Taylor, preached from the
text, God Was Manifest in the Flesh,
and was closely listened to, as he out
lined and gave reasons for the doctrine
of the incarnation, and why the creed
contained the statement that Christ was
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Virgin Mary, and was made man. To-
day, being St. Stephens day, there will
be service at 10 o'clock.
At st. Paul's Episcopal church, at the
different Lutheran churches, the Meth
odst. Presbyterian and Baptist
churches, as well as the edifices of other
denominations, special Christmas SER
vices were held, and all were largely at.
tended.
The little urchins at the Newsboys'
home yesterday INDUCED in a bountiful
Christmas dinner, provided by the lib
erality of the friends of this deserving
institution. The boys had a feast of
roast turkery, with all the trimmings,
and then reveled in eumptuous spread
of fruit, nuts and candies. Matron
Hilbish reports that the Christmas
gifts began to come in ten days ago.
The first received was cash donation
from Mr.. w. w. Lapham. Two new
and beautiful comforts, sheets and
pillows were received from the
Kings Daughters of Tropico and
Glendale, and packages of clothing from
Pomona, Santa Monica, Pasadena, and
also from Mrs. E. A. Mckee, Mrs. Con-
way and Mrs. Talbot. The following
additional donations were received:
Box OF oranges, Mrs. Thomas Mckee
Brady; package of sugar, George Tobes-
ley twenty pounds of dried fruit, Mrs.
Laura Carter; ten pounds of beans, Mrs.
May F. Brown; box of notions and
magazines from unknown friends on
Boyle Heights; turkey, Mrs. Flint
Bosbyshell, and Mrs. Finney; canned
fruit from Mrs. Prof. Ludlam, Mrs.
Threchheld, Mrs. Wildrick, and the
chamber of commerce. Mr.. Ed Ger
main sent two boxes of apples, fifteen
pounds of peanuts, one bucket OF jelly,
twenty pounds of raisns, elk quarts OF
cranberries, and bunch of bananas.
Mr.. Ben F. Ward cent twenty-five sacks
of peanuts, and large box of candies,
and generous donation was received
from friends in the Trinity M. Il.
church.
AT st. Vincent's church the services
commenced with glorious blaze OF
lights, wealth of evergreen and pro
fusion OF flowers upon the high altai.
Everywhere the bright array tended to
impress the honor and glory OF God
peace on earth, to men good will
And lowly there amid all, the crib q
Bethlehem, showing the infant Savior
the Holy Babe coming in utmost love,
emiling, to the sacrifice for our redemp-
! ton.
The organ and orchestra grandly in
| toned the opening notes of the Kyrie o
| HAYDEN, ard the choir, trained to it
perfect rendering, afterwards burst fortf
| in the grandest of all compositions, the
| Gloria, from Mozart's Mass next came
the Invocation of the Holy Spirit, very
sweetlv sung by Mrs. Kannon, which
preceded sermon on Peace, in which
| the "peace which passeth all under
| standing" was earnestly invoked for the
congregation as the one object worthy
of all lives.
In the Credo the Et Incarnatus Eel
by Mr.. Walton was rendered with great
expression and religious feeling.
The old, yet ever newly welcomed
Adeste Fidelis, the customary hymn o
Christmas tide, was beautifully rem
dered for the otfertory, the variations
in each verse ever uniting in a burst @
melody in the Venite Adolamus
Come Let Us Adore. Too much prais'
cannot be given to the sslutaris of Signo
Romandy, dedicaled to Mr.. and Mrs
Schallert, to whose kind and untirin;
efforts is due the present excellence o
this delightful choir. The compositiol
was perfect. and the rendition by Mis
Kimball and Mrs. Schallert equally sc
But it was in the Agnus Del of Rossin
that all melody seemed united in tn
lovely voice of Mrs. Schallert, who san
the solo, The Prayer, in all it's plaintiv
sweetness, sustained by the perfec
chorus and accompaniment, implorin
in the Donna Nobis Pacem, the peace Q
heaven to fill all hearts. And with tn