Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-23

masses at 6. 2, Q, $50, and 1890 o'clock: Az
the early and late services the High Mass
will be celebrated, during which carers
Festival Mass will be sung py tne cno.,,
~. Patrick's Mass in b fiat; Corillas
"Veni Creator" and Neuvello's arrange
ment of "Adesta Fidels." The choir Is
composed of the following ladies and gen.
tlemen: Mrs. Talley. Mrs. G. OBJ: Cowar-
din, and Misses Kirk, Brannon. L. Philips
Z. Phillips. Evans. Rich, and Brazerai' SO,
pranos Mrs. Leonard. Miss Randolph. ana
Miss Murphy. altos; Mcssrs. Ordsley anu
Powers. tenors: AIessrs. Finnegan. Hol-
loran, Peacock, and Morrisey. bassos.
sAcRED-HEART CHURCH.
At the Sacred-Heart church service VIII
be held at 8. 1880, 9, and 1870 O'Clock
Christmas morning. The "Kyrie" and
"Gloria." Mozart's Twelfth. Sanctus'
Benedictus,n and "Agnus Del" by
Lejeal. and the Adeste Fidelis viii be
sung. The choir is composed OF the fol-
lowing ladies and gentlemen: Soprani-
Misses +. Finnegan, Y. Kelly, A. Ferrlter,
A. Black, and n and NJ. Powell Att
Mrs. 5. Woolls. Miss II. Zetelle, and Mrs.
Butt; Bassi-J. 7. Gallagher and John }:
Finnegan; Tenorl-M. j. Cullinane and
w. +. Reddy. The Rev. Father j.. b:
O'Reilly will probably preach ut the .
O'Clock service. and Rev. Father W. Is.
Hanly will deliver tho sermon at the 1890
mass. The early and the late masses Will
be High Masses.
There will be Christmas-tree for the
Sunday school scholars on Saturday the
goth, and an attractive entertainment, en-
bracing singing, recitatlons, &c.
ST. MARY's.
The following Will be the observance at
st. Marys church on Christmas day.
Solemn High Mass at ) o'clock A. VI.
Children's mass at 9 O'clock.
Second Solemn High Mass at 1880,
Solemn Nespers at Z. NJ.
At the chidren's mass the boys and girls
of the Parochial schools will sing Latin,
German, and English hymns, accompanied
by claironet. violin. and organ.
At the first High Mass the choir will sing
Leieal's Mass In d. at the OhertOry Lac
tentur Cell,n by WIgand: before the SER
mon, "Veni Creator by William U.
Eiske.
At the second High Mass Schweitzer's
"Missa in Honorem Angelorum will be
sung for the first time in Richmond. The
full choir of fifteen voices Will be accom-
panied 10y the organ.
At the Nespers also new selections Will
be rendered.
The principal members Of the choir are
Misses l.. Hickey. VI. Sledd, a. Nolte, Tn.
[ II, a.
pranos. Misses NJ Wlttkamp and A.
kemke, altos: Messrs. Charles Messmer,
Charles Gardcwin, and J. Stumpt. tenors /;
| Messrs. j. McEyov and A. Fischer, bassos {;
musical director and organlst, Charles Fr.
Mutter.
Methodist
Park-Place church offers an attractive
| musical feast on ChristmaS-day. rs well as
interesting exercises. The following IS the
musical programme: Voluntary, choir,
Jublate Danksl. Hymn No. 81. PRAYER.
Sentence, choir. Psalter. Apostles Creed.
| GLORIA. choir Hymn 80, Joy to. the
| World" Sullivan. Ofertory, choir,
| Gloria, Twelfth Mass (Mozartl. Ser
mon. PRAYER. Nunc DimittIs. Second Pa
risian Tone" (Stalner). Hymn 63, Herald
| Angels lMendelsshon). Doxology. Bene,,
| dIction. PostluIe, organ. The music Will
| be under tho direction of Professor D..
| Emory Shaw, assisted by the following
| choir: First and Second Sopranos Mrs.
| ". IA. Bache. Misses Kate Whitaker, Car
RE Tmberlake, Maggie Curley. Hattie
! Hudglns. aud Nellie Elliott; IeuOrs -
| Messrs. II. W. Iupman. X. G. Iupman.
and Wilbur Montgomery; Bassos- MeSsrs.
| W. S. Tupman. ". II. Bennett, and f. l..
Diggs.
OTHER METHODIST CHURCHES
Services will be held ut Broad-Street
| church Christmas morning at O'Clock,
| when there will be a prayer-meetlng and
| sermon. At o'clock IN the evening pub
| lie Christian testimony meeting VIII lie
| held.
| A committee will receive contributions
| for the poor 81 Par lace churchto-nlght
| Tomorrow evening q company OF ladies'
| and gentlemen will distribute the dona-
| tions thus received.
| Rev y. n. LaughCu, pastor OF Denny
! Street church, Will hold services Christmas
| morning ut IL o'clock.
| A poui d-party will be held at C.ay-Streot
| church Christmas morning at II O'Clock
and a committee will receive contributions
| for the poor.
| There will be services at Bethlehem
| Evangelical Lutheran church Christmas
| morning at II O'clock and at o'clock al
night, at which the pastor, Rev. G. j.
| Oehlschlaeger, will oflicIate. Owing e
| the illness of several members OF the
| choir the usual excellent musical pro-
gramme had TO be dispensed with, though
some special selections Will be rendered
at the services. The Sunday-schoo
Christmas festival will take place at the
| church Sunday night.
| There will be services and good music al
the other Lutheran churches.
The Baptist>.
The First Baptist church has long beer
noted for its excellent choir. There will
be no services at this house of worship on
Christmas-day, but on the sunday follow
ing the cbservances will be beautiful and
elaborate. The following IL the musical
programme: 20, Zion. That Tellest Good
Tdings" Buck. "Ade5te Tedeles' (ar-
ranged by Novello). Festival Gloria u
(Schilhng). "Te Deum" (Warren).
The following IS the CHOIR; sopranos
Mrs. w. p. Knowles and Mrs. jessie Har-
yey Magruder; Coutraltos-Mrs. J. L.
Rowe and Miss Emma Staude; Tenors-
+. w. Cunningham and Ii. {. Nagruder
Bassos-H. T. CardoZo and Nj. L. Ramos
w. X. Mathews, organlst.
CLAr-srREEr CHURCH.
| At the Clay-Street Baptist church or
| Christmas. day there will be species and
resolutions by the Sunday school scholar
appropriate to the occasion, and specla
music by the following choir: sopranos
Miss SallIe Gwathmey. Katie Campbell
Mary Ferguson, Rosa Ragland, Emma
Pemberton. and Mrs. Robert Allen; Altos
Miss Bette Ragland. Jennie Ferguson, anc
Mrs Perkins: 1enors-W j. James, K. )
Monds. and T.. Z. Walthall; Bassos--G. NJ
Rawson. Robert Powers, Is. +. Cosby, W
A. Twyman, and Charles Frank. Specla
collection for Sunday School and Bibl'
Board.
GROYE-AvENUR.
At Grove-Avenue Baptist church there
will be impressive services on Friday
morning. The music will be only ordi
nary, there being no regularly-OrganlZeC
choir. Mr.. J. A. Morris Is muslca. dlrecto
Of this church.
Grace-street Presbyterian.
There will be no services at the Grace
Street Presbyterian church on Christmas
dav. but the following musical programme
is announced By the choir for the following
Sabbath: Morning servlce--Orgau volun
tary. March (WIdor), Christmas anthem
Praise the Lord" Porter. Hymn "a
"Hark. What Means Those Holy Voices
Dykes). Ofertory, " Memories Of Beth