The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-12-23

sung by the Rev. John A, Stafford, John J.
Donncllan, NJ. 4. McGinnis and Thomas A.
Cantlin.
The entertainment closed with the over
tuTe seooibye for a Fortnight" and with a
deal of hmldshaking and many ''goodbyes"
the students separated TO prepare for their
honteward trips.
The Christmas vacation lasts ten days.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
Once more the beautiful words and music
Of the "Adeste Fedeiis'' viii ring i'll our ears.
Masters may write music till the end of
time, talented singers may give voice TO
scholarly written hymns, but never VIII n
hymn touch the human heart rs does tie
".AdeSte trdslis.r
ST. MARY's.
The music prepared for tho masses on
Christmas day this year lis far above the
average. The choir of St. Mary's has re-
heaIshed the Christmas music for weeks
past, so that the congregation will have a
rare treat on Christmas day.
ST. ~BRlpGET's.
The musical programme for Christmas
will be a very elaborate and carefully Sc
leeted one. The morning service will COM
mence with a high mass at AS A. NJ, and
will end with q high mass at 1890, over
seven hours of spiritual exercises. The must
cal programme, TO add to the impressiveness
vi IlIt uDONGs VIII pS COlhlutNC1 ny LIS al
E. Powers, a very young lady for such an
undertaking. Her talents, however, are OF a
very high order, and she viii prove equal to
the task, heavy and trying though it is.
The musical programme Tor the 4:45 and
1890 O'Clock mass is as follows
Adeste Fedeiis. Chancei Choir .-.-............
Kyrie. Grand Choir Haydn
Gloria, Grand Choir Haydn
Rass solo, Alr. j. A. Sheridan ......-......
ereoo, .Gulimant
Sanctus. Grand Choir. .Grilmant
Angus Del, Grand Choir .Guilmant
Hallelujah Chorus, Choir ................ Handel
The programme for vespers at four o'clock
is as follows:--
20 Salutaris.'' Mr.. J.. A.. Sheridan.
Ianthm EFgo,.
The soloists are;- Miss Bradley, soprano;
Miss Mccormack. contraito; Mr.. ]. ?. Moran,
Danor; Mr.. J. A Sheridan, bass. There is a
ST. PETERS.
At st. Peters Church the music for the
high mass at 1880 is as follows:-
Overture. shepherds Morning Song" :. Suppe
Professional, Nazareth" .-...-........G ounod
Kyrie, Coronation Mass."... ........ Cherubini
Cleric ProInds SACRED IS s Heart OF Jesus w.. Gounod
..veni Creator tenor solo and chorus. :. . Rauch
Credo, Third Mass. .............. ..Brosig
offertorium. "Ade.te Fidelis, ..NoveIioo
Sanctns, Third Mass, ...... Haydn
Benedictus, Third Mass, HAYDN
Agnus Del, Coronation Mass, "....... Cneruoioi
PROFESSIONAL March......... ............Mozar
Vespers will be at 80. The choir will be
assisted by a select orchestra under the
direction of j. B. Ferry, organist of the
church.
ST. JosEPH's.
At st. Joseph's Church, Baldwin avenue,
the musical programme for Christmas will
be as follows
Five A. M.-The Setonian Fife and Drum
Corps, Prot. Anon, director, wearing
punches of American holly in the button
hole, will play selections in the vestibule of
the church before services begin, and after
wards q Christmas carol before the Crib,
and give a military roll at the Elevation.
The Junior Choir, Miss Eva Devanny, di-
rectress, with thirty-six voices, will sing
"Battman's Mass in CT
Professional Hymn, 20 Night Divine"
u Saiutaris" .Wiegand
Soloists-Miss Fanny Dooley, soprano, and
Miss Sarah Willis, alto.
Nine A. NJ, children's mass. Congre-
gational singing by all the school children.
"Adeste Fidelis," English Christmas hymns,
so Salutaris" and ''Tantum Ergo after the
elevation and during communion. Miss Eva
Deyanny, organist.
voices. Prof. Philip Anon, organist. The
senior choir will sing Peters Jubilee Mass.
Soloists:-Messrs J. II. Leonard, B. A. Casso
and j. Kunz, tenor; Miss Maggie Gillig,
alto. and the Misses Josephine Cosgrove and
Annie Mannion, sopranos.
1t will be the most varied and the grandest
series of musical services of any church in
Jersey City and will attract many outsiders,
as is always the case in st. Joseph's where
the sermons and the music are such great at
fractions.
ST NICHOLAS.
The music at st. Nicholas Church will be
of a high order. The programme for the
two solemn high masses, at five o'clock and
at half-past ten are as follows
AT five o'clock the music will be st. Louis
mass by Hamma:-