The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1892-12-26

Christmas that used to be. The churches
were well attended.
The downtown saloons and resorts, as
usual, made preparations for q holiday
business, and great bowls of egg-nog sat
upon the bars end were drawn from freely
by the crowds OF restless spirits who
couldn't find il in themselves to remain in
doors. On the levee the sports" epeIG tho
day III making merry and drowning their
sorrows IN the lowing bowl Most all the
downtown saloons did q good Chrletmas
business via the front doors. The patrons
generally, however, stayed within doors
when they arrived at their favorite
rendezvous, and there was an absence of
| hilarious celebrants on the streets.
Catholic Services.
Yesterday was q festival of sons at st.
Johns Church. as with all the other Cath
olic churches of the city. High masses
were celebrated, with sermons, at 4 and
1890 o'clock A. NJ. The 1879 mass (pontif-
icap was one of beauty. celebrated by the
Rt Rev. Bishop Chatard. assisted by the
Rev. f. H. Gavisk. The Bishop also de-
livered o sermon. The choir rendered
"Adeste Fideles," lave Maria and "VenI
Creator" The church was superbly dec
grated with holly. The crib erected
in one of the south a~lcoves, representing
an incident of Christ's birth was very
beautiful and Impressive. The crib con.
tanned images OF the infant Christ, the
three wise men kneeling with OFFERINGS. the
three shepherds. ST. Joseph. the Virgin. o
cow and an ass. Straw hung from the
matched roof of the stable and lay upon
the floor, while through the rear window
the City OF Bethlehem appeared in the dis
tance. As q piece of sacred pantomime
production the scene has perhaps never
been surpassed In this city. The morn
ing organ voluntary was rendered by H.. j.
Schumacher at S.. Peter and PauPs. The
auditorium was beautiful without Christ
Iuas characterization. The choir sang Mer-
candapte's mass In b fiat, ''Veni Creator"
"Ecce Panisn was rendered by Miss Mary
Bedel and Mr.. G. A. OConnor. In the
evening Mr.. C. A. O'Connor sang ''Tantum
Ergo" ST. Mary's Church was. all day
and until after the TIE Deum last night, a
fountain of music. The rendition of "Puer
| Eatus in Bethlehem was by the male quar-
tet. At 10 o'clock the Rev. w. +. Seibertz
and Very Rev. A. Scheideler delivered the
| sermon.
Under the direction of Miss Anna Regain.
Sc. Patrick's choir sang Mozart's Twelfth
Mass" "Veni Creator bass solo) by X. I.
Jerusalem. 'Pastores" !offertoryl solos by
in chorus. The church was thron ged with
the devout all day, and especially at
vespers. when Alma Redemptoris." sung
by the choir, filled every heart with Joy.
The. mass sung by the choir was it's first
At st. Joseph's high mass at 10 o'clock
A. NJ. and low mas at 6 to s were sung. and
yespers at ESQ. The choir. directed by
Prof. =; H; Ginnzs. sung Alma Redemp;;
I Deum." By Novello. The place of Mrs.
Andrew Smith was filled by Miss Matilda
Jeup. The church was green with holly, and
madc beautiful with service.
Sister Athanasia, In charge of 81.
| Rrii GETS rhcir anno & md 10 nfcIOck maaaaa
| yesterday Gr0dwelPs mass in q, "Jesu
Redemptor' offertory, with an A fiat bass
and. soprano dues by MIR. Will kreber and
| Miss Nellia OMAHA. Fiske's vespers In L
were sung In the evening at vespers. The
| congregation was large.
AT the little Sacred Heart Church masses
were at 8. 7:30 and 10 o'clock. An army of
| joyous children wero at the vespers. G.. f.
| Stehle sang the oifertory "Tui STUNT C9li."
Among Protestant Churches.
The celebrat ton Of Christmas yesterday
morning in many of the homes had o
marked effect on the congregations at some
of the churches. While at others there
were so many that extra seats were brought
In. At the churches where special festival
music had been prepared and advertised,
there were large and appreciative audi
ences. Nearly every church was decorated
VIVA eC.E &AS .
| Laurel ropes framed the windows, and
Christmas notices made of green and holly
berries covered she walls. The responsive
readings and Scripture lessons all included
the story of the birth of the King OF
Kings. and the addresses by the pastors
were in harmony with the day.
! The programme of Christmas music was
unusually elaborate. At Moridian-streer
Church the choir was assisted by Giuseppe
Marone. harpist, OF the morning service.
and by Miss Margaret Lock wood, violinist,
at the evening service. The following
numbers were sung: In the morning Miss
Walker sang THE Strain Upraise" Dud-
ley Buck and Star of Bethlehem"
tsehneckerl. and the quartet "Christmas"
shelly, with harp accompaniment by
Giuseppe Marone. Mr.. Mar0ne also played
q harp solo. At night" birthday of q King"
NeidlinRer) and "Hark, Hark, My Soup
tShelley) were sung. and Miss Lockwood
Al the First Baptist Church the evening
programme was listened to by hundreds.
The choir was assisted by the Schliewen
Quartet and Miss Emma SchelIschmidt.
harpist. and included: Anthem, behold.
! Bring You Good Tidings," Crament. Mrs.
Brown and choir; tenor solo, 1T Came
Upon the Midnight Clear" Goodrich. Mr..
Charles Ebert. with piano, organ and harp
Marshall. Miss Kate Resn-r, with violin
obligato by Mr.. Schliewen; alto solo. Nor
tails. Awake" Shelly. Miss Emma Parr;
anthem. Sing, o Heavens" Tours. Mrs.
Brown and chorus; alto solo, GLORY to
God, "Rotoli, Miss Leila Parr; baritone solo,
Noel" Gonnod, Mr.. Edward Nell; sopraaO
solo, "A Dream of Bethlehem" Rodney,
Mrs. Brown. with violin obligato by Mr..
Schliewen; duet, sweet Be Thy Rest"
Schnecker-Mascsgni. Misses Emma end
Leila Pnrr, with violin, organ and harp ac-
compartments: anthem, The HalloweG Day
Hath Shined Upon Us.n Stainer, Mr.. L. s..
Swift and choir. The duet. with violin.
harp and organ accompaniment. was one
of the fnest INC richest numbers of
them all.
AT the First Presbyterian Church green's
and flowers were happily blended, and the
music was attractive. During the morning
service Miss May Johnson sang GLORY to
Heavens Eternal King" by Meyer-Hel-
mund. An anthem. How Blessed Was the
Day" composed by the director of the
choir. Mr.. Belcher. was one of the features
of the musical selections.
At the Second Presby terrain Church the
choir sans bethlehem" by Bartlett. aud
the Christina service WAS given by the
Sunday-schooI. The Christmas story was
given by the primary class, and songs and
r~ecitations by the school. Mr.. Milburn
made q brief address.
The choir of Mayflower Church, under
the direction of Mr. Frank b. Fowler. gave
q Christmas song service in tho evening
and the coy little ediiee was filled with
members and friends. Mr.. William Mann
field. violinist. assistcd. The quartet num-
beers were: There Were Shepherds
fBuckl. Songs of Praise the Angels Sang"