New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-12-27
INCIDENTS IN HARLEM.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC AND FESIIvTTIEs-SoClAL
ENTERTAINMENTS

| CHRISTMAS MUSIC AND FESIIVIIlEc-SoClAL
ENTERTAINMENTS
| All the churches In Harlem which heio services on
Christmas day were well attended Al b. hnure" >
Church. One hundred and twenty anu MAIL
son.ave Christmas ushered In by caro's anu
holy communion At clock Christmas morning
services were held without music. and at III O'CLOCK
the regular morning service was held. with sermon
| nv the Rev George r. Van De Water, ana q iuii
choral service with n choir OF forty men anu oo,''
under the direction of Mr. Randall Ioday pe''s 'no
day Of St. John the Evangelist speeiai prVsran"o
of music will be given at the morning service, as
follows: Tie Deum, James Knox Juba'e peo'
v,u,ers Stanford: hymn Gloria Tibl". King Hall !;
| anthem "Arse Shine, for Thy Light Is Come, f.
C. Maker At O'Clock this afternoon there VIII DC
chdren's festival service. Gifts VIII be ds'r'puou
10 the children In several OF the institutions Vi ~
city large manger will be placed In the cha"'c,
OF the church. and during the singing Oh the c'lioi
the children OF the Sunday school VIII form III hic
and pass the manager and deposit there whatever giS
thew may select from their own stock OF ChrstihaS
presents whether It be money, toys DOCKS Ut pro'
visions As there over a thousand chiiureh III
the Sunday school, rich harvest OF eifts Ior 'no
poor is expected. The full choir OF the church VIII
be present at this festival
At the Church Of the Holy Trinity three services
were held Christmas Day, all OF them being well
attended short children's service was hold ut
80 O'Clock in the morning which was Ioilo"eu W
a communion service at O'Clock Inc regular inori
ing service and communion was held Mt ii ocioch
the Rev. DR.. Bridgman preaching the sermon. no
was assisted by the Rev. q. A. Carsenson. Ihefe
was special programme Of music, under the direc"oh
of Frank T. Southwick Professional hymn' HAIR
the Herald Angels Sing; TIE Deum, and Benedlctus'
stainer in A; 1.-THE OF God that Brngeth eaVa'
tion, Barnby; Gloria Tib In ID, Gounod' oher'ory
anthem The Word is Flesh Become" from uouhou
Redemp tion - and communion CAROL Virgin Ever
Virgin BEST Southwick: and posuude' 'hiiS'"''
March, Merkel.
Special services also were held in the Roman Catonc
churches The interior Of All Saints Church, one
hundred twenty nintst. and Madisonave not ye'
being finished, services were held In inc Dasemnn@
High mass was celebrated at III O'CLOCK, ~ which
tho Rev. Thomas L. Kinkead was the celebrant the
Rev. j. W. Power, deacon, and the Rev. j. A. Mchehha'
subdeacon assisting. High mass was celebrated at 81.
Cecilas Church in East one-hundred and sAth's'. a
a 40 n M Solemn high mass also was celebrated al
| IL O'Clock, when Haydn's Mass No = and Ahliaru
new mass in fat were given. Inc Rev. 'oni o..
McEvoy of Troy Seminary, was the ceebrant. a's'en
| by the Rev. c. b. OReiuy and the Kew. Ihoin'S
Wallace. The soloss in the musical service were MISS
| Anne c. Thornton. Miss Emma A. Rice Joseph l.
| Muldoon and Agon Eisenhauer. The large chor was
| under the direction Of Charles F. Cahill
MANY churches which did not hold services Christmas
Day have prepared special programmes Tor to-daS
At the Pilgrim Congregational Church. one-huhored-
andtwenty rst-st and Madson-ave an elaborate musi'
cal service both for the morning and evening" mas Deeh
prepared by Minor Baldwin. which will be given DIV
chorus OF thirty voices. The quartet Is composed OF
Miss Viola Ounlan Mrs. T. F. Green, T. Il. Ritter and
Carl Berringer At the Lexington Avenue Bapts'
Church. Lexington-ave and One-hundredandeieVeh.h-
ST. services will be held with special music NJ III oo
a. m The Rev. J. L. Campbell Will preach on ihe
Birth of Christi Baptism Will follow the close %
the morning service. At Z 80 p. IN there VIII NC
| special Sunday school service
Christmas services will be held throughout the any
at st. James's Methodist Episcopal Church. Madlson-ave
and One hundred and twenty The PASTOR the
Rev. DR.. Price. Will preach on The Star In the East
or the Wise Men at the Cradle Of the King The even
ing music "Christmas Morn,n will be furnished by the
choir and choral union. The Sunday school celebra
ton will take place at 80 p when the Rev. Ezra
S. Triple of St. Luke's Methodist Episcopal Church.
will make address. Special Christmas services Will
be held at the Lenox Avenue Union Church OF the
Disciples, LenOx-ave. and One-hundred and-twenv
seventhst. There will be musical programme by
quartet and a large chorus Christmas exercises OF
the Sunday school will be held from to p. m Az
7:45 p. m the choir will give the sacred cantata
"Rebekah.' At Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church in
One hundred andeigteenthst near Secondave Bishop
Andrews will preach at the morning service and at tho
Presbyterian Church Of the Purtans, One-hundredapd
thirtiethst. Fifth-ave, the Rev. Dr. Charles a.
Briggs will deliver lecture on " The Bible and the
Reason" at rs p. m
Preparations are being made at Calvary Methodist
Episcopal Church, Seventhave and One-hundredan
twenty ninth for novel programme Of cradle songs
cantaas and collection Of gifts for the children OF the
poor. The celebration. which is known as the Christ
jubilee. will take place tomorrow and Tuesday
evenings. Tomorrow evening the canata, Crown OF
the Year, by Carl Florro, will be sung by choir OF
$50 voices. c. b. Benjamin will lead the choir.
The primary department will have entire charge Of the
programme on Tuesday evening, which will consist Of
songs and Rotations. A feature OF the programme
will DO cradle songs of all nations sung by thirteen
little girls each dressed in the costume of the country
her song represents. Judson Fitzpatrick drum and
fife corps will be present the guests OF the primary
department. At both nights OF the jubilee children
will bring gifts which they Will give for the children OF
the poor.
Christmas festivities have caused lul in the round
OF social entertainments. The Hawthorne Literary
Society helds it's regular monthly meeting Monday
evening at the home Of Carrot r. Byrn, IT, No. 2,2a9
Seventh-ave., and large number Of the members
were present. An informal programme of vocal and
instrumental music given by the members OF tho
club. The society will hold its next "dancc' on
January 49, while tho annual reception will probably
held at the Lenox Lyceum some time in March, before
Lent Among those present on Monday night were
Miss Grace Hand Miss Edsall, Miss Iilan Anderson.
Miss Eva Rabaud, Miss Adelaide Anderson Miss Flor
ence Mason, Miss Augusta Lawrence, Miss Edna L.
Benedict Miss Gabrielle Rabaud Miss Annie f. Byrnes.
Miss Edith Wilson, Benjamin Torrens William G.
Yorke IT,, william Torrens Carrot 7. Byrne IT.,
walter H. smith, Joseph Drumming. Charles Moss. n.
Richard Mamlok, Edward Schultz and Sidney I. Ham
lton. =
The BARNARD School Dramatic Club gave an enter
tanment on Tuesday evening for the purpose OF rails
ing money for the athletic association Of the school
About $50 was netted. 1t the first annual per.
formance given by this club and large audience of
members and friends Of the school attended The en-
tertanment consisted Of mixture Of drama and
music the latter being furnished by a banjo quartet
and nv Miss S. Judd and f. b. Kinney, ir. John X.
Gore gave some Rotations The officers Of the