Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1892-12-26
FAIR HAVEN NEWS.

All About Christmas - The Special
Services in the Churches - Special
Sermons, Fine Music aud Handsome
Decorations - Delayed Christmas
Packages.
Yesterday was an old fashioned Christ |
mas, go far as weather was concerned. 1t |
was veritable white Christmas, and |
brought unusual cheer to tho young peo-
pie. Although the weather was rather
rough for moving about out of doors, there
were large attendances at the churches, e.
pecially in the morning.
There were seven masses at st. Francis
Catholic church yesterday morning, and
they were all largely attended. The $50
and 1890 were high masses, three of the
priests officiating. At the 1890 mass st.
Glars mass was rendered by the chorus
choir, led by W. ]. Rohan with Mrs. Wohl
maker and Miss Maloney as soloists. A
vesper service was conducted at 1880 p. m.
Christmas eve services were held in
Grace Episcopal church for children of the
Sunday school. The church was hand
somely decorated In and around the chan
i
| were festoonings of evergreen, crosses,
harps, etc. The decorations, which were
very prettily arranged. were prepared by
members Of the Brotherhood of St. An
drew. The services were preceded with
Shelly's "Christmas" offertory song, by
Frank Edgar. The carols were: sWhen
Shepherds Watched" 80 Come All Ye
Faithful" "Midnight Clear" and ttHoly
Night" A pleasant address to the chill
dren was made by the rector, Rev. A.
Douglass Miller. Gifts were then distrib-
uted to the children. The rector preached
Ia Christmas sermon yesterday morn
sic adapted to the day. The choir con-
sisted of Mr.. Nettleton, base; Miss Porter,
soprano; Miss Goodsell, alto, and Mr..
Sheehan, tenor.
There was large attendance at the ser.
vices in st. James Episcopal church yes
terdsy morning. The church was prettily
decorated. There was Christmas sermon
by the rector and fine music by the quar-
tet choir.
Rev. DR.. Sage, at Grand Avenue Baptis
church, preached to large congregation
yesterday morning from the text: ''Nov
all this was done that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken of the Lord by tn
, prophet" The choir sang Christmas
music, introduced by the anthem, clark
Hark, my Soul" In the evening tn
Christmas concert consisted of recitation
and singing by the members of the Sunds,
school. This evening the regular Christ
. mas service for the Sunday school will b
, | held. There will be music by the choir
| Rotations and dialogues and distribution
!, of gifts by Santa Claus.
,, At the Grand Avenue Congregations
1 church Rev. J. Lee Mitchell preached
: sermon from the topic: 'Four Visions o
4 Mary's, from Fact to Larger Fact" Tn
> quartet choir sang special music. TIL
1 Christmas service for the Sunday schoc
will be held in the chapel tomorrow even
ing, when a Christmas cantata will b
given.
Rev. D. NJ. James at the Second Congre
y gational church preached Christmas sel
= mon In the morning and the choir rer
dered special musical program. In th
o | evening there was given q service of scriI
> ture and song, entitled "Christmas." ]
was iuterspersed with prayer and a shol
address by the pastor and was a very IL
). terssting service.
:, The Christmas praise service at tt
q Grand Avenue Congregational church laI
evening was given according to the pr
} gram already published in this paper. Th
ID service was principally by the quart,
il choir, with a soprano solo, "The Midnigl
4 Song" by Mrs. Jennie Fields Douglass
Rev. J.. Fl. Hand, pastor of the Ea
70 Pearl street M. E. church, preached
|, Christmas sermon yesterday morning I'll
:, | program for the praise service last evenir
Is was as follows: Organ prelude; s'Sho'
r the Glad Tidings," choir; hymn 10
If Pealms; Bethlehem" choir; hymn 10
prayer and response by choir; offerir
9 followed by soprano solo; remarks by Il
n pastor; "Sing o Heavens" choir; hyn
II 1885, The decorations were very prett
N and consisted in lavish use of evergret
10 festoonings ground the platform, org
re and choir gallery. The Christmas exc
8, cises for the children of the Sunday soho
n will be in the church this evening. The
re will be an interesting program of exercis
o. with the distribution of gifts.
?. The Ladies' Aid society, at the rece
yule-tide festival, cleared the sum of sos
which will be devoted to improving al
refurnishing the parsonage.
ia On Thursday from 9 to 8 p. m. t
a Epworth league of the East Pearl sire
~ N. e. church will entertain the membe
of the Methodist Social union. There "
rs be supper furnished by the ladies, a.
10 at 8 O'Clock there will be music and q
= dresses.
~ The expressmen were 80 loaded do1
Id with Christmas packages on Saturd
ly night that twas necessary to complete t
q. delivery yesterday morning.