The morning call., 1894-12-22
FOR CHRISTMAS.
Services for the Joyful
Festival.
Special Order of Exercises Arranged
by Various Churches-Choral
Music.

There will be special celebration of the
festival OF Christmas this We ar at the city
churches. While the day itself-Tuesday
next-will be held in honor special Christ
mas services will be given tomorrow at
many of the sacred ediices.
Among the services on Christmas day
will be some particularly choice music at
St Roses Church on Brannan street.
Mass will begin at o'clock and there will
be mass every hour until 10: 80, which will
be solemn high mass. Generals beaut-
full mass in G will be rendered by a largo
and select choir under the direction of
Mrs. T. j. Moynihan, who will preside at
the organ for the occasion. AT the offer
tory Lambillotte's ''Noe," with solo and
chorus, will be sung At the O'Clock
mass the juvenile choir of the parish will
sing Rosewig's mass and the "Adeste
deleS." The following ladies and gen.
tlemen compose the choir: The Misses
Nugent. Kilgariff. Koran, Grant, Welsh,
Duffy aud others; Mesdames Coret. Will
helmy and Treacey; Messrs. Lane, DonO-
van and others.
The music on Christmas day at the
Church of the Advent (EpscopaD. on
Gi6tSulu duO hhIhol StE66tS, Will De dS
follows: Prelude, Nazareth" Gounod :;
professional hymn, "Hark. the Herald
Angels Sing; kyrie, Whtney's mass in
c; Gloria Tfbi. Gounod; Credo, Merbeck;
hymn, "Adeste Fideles"; ascriptloE. SIM
per: anthem. Praise the Lord" Ra n
begger; offeri0ry, For unto US a child is
born," Messiah; Sursum Corda, Sanctus,
Benedictus, Agnus Del Maunder's mass
in D; eucharistic hymns, 22S and Sc;
Gloria. IN Excelsis," Tours; ''Nunc Dr.
mittis," Tones Regius; recessional, 1T
came upon the midnight clear; v0lun-
tary, Fugue in c minor. Bach. Cyril
DadsweU is orgsnist and choirmaSter.
Rev. D. y. A. Henry, pastor of First Bap-
fist CburcD, will preach a special Christ
mas sermon on THE Preparation for the
Prince of Peace" The Sunday school Will
hold their Christmas exercises 90 Thurs
day evening. December q, at O'Clock.
The programme will consist of Christ
las tree, recltations. songs, etc, 1t is ex-
pec,ed that Santa Claus will be present.
Tom orrOw there will be special Christ
mas services at the First Presbyterian
Church, corner Van Ness avenue and Sac
ramento street., both morning and evening.
Otto Fleissner is Organist and director, and
the choir consists Of Miss Edna Groves.
Mrs. j. ID. Mckee, j. IL. Desmond and
j. e. Hughes. The morning services will
include: Organ prelude, christmas Pas
toraP (MerkeD; doxology; invocation :;
,.
Scripture reading hymn pa, SOY to the
World, the Lord Is Come; solo, "How
Brightly Dawns" Shelley, Mrs. Mckee
hymn 292, "Harkl the Herald Angels
Sing; offertory, "Eark! through the
Silent Nigh" %; Fleissner). Mr.. Hughes;
anthem. Hail the King" (BartletD: bene-
dictian; organ pOstlude, halleIujah chorus
from the messiah" (Fleissner- Handel.
In the evening there will be rendered:
Organ prelude, Pastoral Symphony"
(Messiah), Handel; hymn No. 357. "Hark
Ten Thousand Harps ana Voices"
prayer; anthem, There Were Shep-
herds Holden; scripture reading; solo,
"Noel" (Adams), Mr.. Desmond; hymn No.
$780, "All Hail the Power OF Jesus
Name; o&fertory. SHOW Me Thy Ways,
o Lord" (Torrente), Miss Groves; address.
Came Upon the Midnight Clear" Shelley
benediction; organ postlude, christmas
March," Wely.
Tomorrow evening at Howard street
NJ. E. Church, Howard street, between
Second and Third, Christmas praise SER
vice will be rendered, Martin Schultz
being organst and choirmaster. The
order of service will include: "Organ
voluntary. march of the Magi Kings"
Dubois. Opening anthem, "Sng, o
Heavens" (Simper) Hymn No. 1S3 Re-
citative and air from the ''MeSsiah"-(a),
for behold, darkness snail cover the
earth; (0 The people that walked in
darkness. Anthem. with organ and harp
accompaniment, sweet Babe of Bethle-
hem" George w. Warren). Recitative
and air from the "Messiah"-(a) Behold.
a virgin shall conceive; (b) . tnou that
tellest good tidlngs to Zion Harp solo,
Nearer, my COD, to Thee" Ryder).
Hymn No. 100; Noel" (Adams); an
them, with organ and harp aec0mpani-
ment, christians Awake" George w.
Warren; organ pOstlude, "Festal March,"
Scotson Clark; Miss Mary l.. Kimba ii.
harpist.
Christmas services will be held in the
First NJ. Z. Church, corner of Powell and
Washington streets. on Sunday morning
and evening. At II A. NJ the pastor, Rev.
Thomas Filben, Will preach tho Christmas
sermon; subject, The Eoly One of
Israel" In the evening the choir will
give praise service. with the following
programme: Trio, Hear Us. O Father;
trio. Father in Heaven" (NoeD; 80 Night
Divine. The choir will consist of Mrs.
Robert Hancock and Miss Rose Bro0erlck,
sonraDos; Mrs. G. E. Burgess, alto; Mr..
Winter. sienor; r. j. Hancock and Fred
Fish, bassoS; Miss Hattie Fish. orgapist.