The Sunday morning news. [volume] (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1886-1891, 1891-12-20
GH sPMAS ANTHEMS.
Extensive Musical Prepara-
lions for the Great
Festival.
WHAT THE CHURCHES ARE DOING.
Fair and Merry Workers Weaving
Decorations With Deft and
Busy Fingcrs-Notc
Of Interest.
What THE CHURCHES ARE DOING.

Christmastide means q great deal to
our churches nowadays. Fl means decor
atoms of Dir aud Groundpine, masses of
glossy leaved holly. studded with scarlet.
aud words Of peace aud benediction
this means also a vast amount Of plan-
mag and arranging on the part OF the
decorators, and fingers scratched BY hid
den thorns or bruised by misdirected
hammers, as the devoted church worker
HES her to the top Of a lofty ladder with
her mouth full Of tacks and Grapes the
earlands Of green
And Christmas means drilling the choir
for days and weeks beforehand. until
SOPRANO. alto, tenor and bass Know their
respective parts we'll enough to sing them
backward with perfect ease. and until the
boy who pumps the organ at rehearsais
CT there be no watef-motof), and who has
no music ia mis- soul, wishes that The
choir would slug something else Tor a
cnanaes Ana apropos OF anthems, It i
with 4 due sense Of its Importance and
with no spirit Of ifrevercnce that the writer
would commend to the attention OF
Christmas chors in general the following
Anecdote.
Said Sailor Ben to Sailor Tom, ship
mate, what's Il hanthemY" Sailor Tom
Suppose ron was to say to me.
Tom. give ME a handspike' Well. that
wouldn't be hantherns But suppose
you was to say Tom. Tom, Tom, give
give me a, give me. me han-han hand
spike, spike, give me han. a handsnike,
spike. give me a Spite. Tom, Tom. Tom.
give ME a handseike, spike, SPIKE, alb
men. spike. af-mep-nen, an-men'-fhdt
would be Il hauthsm"
MUSICAL SERVICES.
The choirs OF our city Will rem
der excellent programmes on the 27tn.
next Sunday. AT the Park Reformed
Clutch. Rev. Walter T. Griffith, pastor.
Of MIR Joseph Posnanski, will maintain
the high reputation il has always en-
joyed An elaborate programme will pc
rendered by Miss Eleanor Buchanan. Sd
primo, Miss Jessie +. Smith. alto, Mr.. l.
4. Wolfshire. bass and AIR. Henry Cas-
soprano voice viii be heard to
advantage IN several arias. At the
North Baptist Church. Jersey avenue aud
Fourth street. Mr.. William in~right,
organist and conductor. has prepared an
Interesting programme, which would in
itself be asufficient attraction without the
additional fact that In all probability.
the Hev. George w. Nicholson, the eTst-
while pastor. will leave his Saratoga pas
iorate to preach the sermon. Mr..
Taomas p Sherwood, chorister of
tile Lafayette Reformed Church, has
arrayea an excelIen service, " hich viii
be ably interpreted by Mrs. G. Howard
Slater. soprano; Mrs. j. H. BrensTnger.
coRtrailc; Mr.. w. H. Low, Mr.. Max
Fackerg and chorus choir. Mr.. Louis
Sherwood. WHO'S known as one of Jersey
City's finest orgauists, will play at both
services 0Fganist Preston OF the Bergen
Baptist Church has been practising fer
days past on the Christmas music, aud
waiting sweet strains of organ melody
down quiet Madison Avenue of after
nooos, while Deacon Charles Reed,
cborister Of the SUNDAY, school,
, over musical aud literary
programme for his young charges. And
speaking Of Sunday school entertain
Sments, that given by the Hedding NJ. e.
Church last Thursday night was well
worth seeing and reproducing. num-
Der Of young ladies in statuesque Greek
gowns, led By Miss Seguipe. executed be-
witchng poses, and broom exercise was
pretty feature. but the Growing event
WAS Live Doll Show" where seven
teen tots, dressed to represent various
dolls. were exhibited, much rs de-
scrihed In last Sundays NRws. by Miss
Ramsay. The entertainment WAS under
The charge of Miss Weieb, and MS its Oh
ject was the raising of funds wherewith
TO buy Christmas presents, its notice Is
not out Of place in This connection. Al
though the second Presbyterian Church.
Third street and Jersey avenue, last week
celebrated its fortieth anniversary, IL has
not yet outgrown its Christian CHARITY.
TIE Rev Alexander McKelvey believes
in putting futo practice the dicium 1T Is
more blessed to give than TO receive, and
SO each Christmas. instead Of receiving
presents from Christmas tree, the Sum
day school pupils each bring an Offering.
and the combined results equip several
large bnxss for the poor in the South.
The pupils of the Emory "A. u. Church
Sunday School will receive books instead
Of the customary candy and oranges, and
the Lafayette Reformed Sunday School
teachers are each given an appropriation
to purchase gifts suitable for their pupils