The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-12-24
CHRISTMAS SUNDAY.
opoeIaI Services at All the Churches
Yesterday.
Ths Ministers and the Children all
Teok Fart In the Sermons, Etc.

pass at any OF the city churches Without
I special services appropriate to the season,
vhish Will end With the festivals OF this
evening aud tcn0rrev. Before the gift
giving ana mssrynsking OF the holiday
fteelf, the children were all tsld the les
ssns Of ChSistnas and had its significance
explained TO them.
The children OF the five Unitarian Sun
day schools held union service yesterday
afternsen ~ DIR. Lords church, corner OF
Benefit and Benevolent streets. In the
pulpit with DR.. Lssd were Rev. Mr..
Nett Of the Westminster church,
Bsv. Nr. Ysrman of the Olney
J street church, Raw Mr.. Hoagland OF
ths Feurth UnitarLan Society, Mrs. Anna
+ Garlin Spencer Of Bell street Chapel and
( Rev. Edvspd A. Hsrtsn OF Boston. Each
one Of the prssshsrs led sens part OF the
exercises ssa ths Christnss address was
delivered ~ Mr.. Rertsn. His theme was
the development Of Christ aas, ~ holi-
day in New nHglapS,. iyen the time OF
the arrival Of the ksyasver to the present
day.
The evening services at the Broadway
Methodist Church were principally for
the children, and the Nom bers Of the sun
day schssi prsssntsd q most excellent
program Of ssngs snd readings under tho
( direction Of Superintendent Finold. The
prayer was ofsrsd BY the pastor OF the
church, Rev. j. y. Cooper. Mr.. b. w.
Doug hty and Mr.. w. n. Kye efneiated as
ehoirnastsr ana orgsnist, and the soloists
we're Miss Littlo Markham and Miss
Celia Booth.
At the Chestnut Street Methodist
Church, after a short address by the
pastor, the services were given up almost
wholly TO music and the elaborate pro-
gram was admirably rendered by Miss
Matte Stevens, the organist; Miss Ella
Spencer, soprano; Mrs. Annie Telneld,
oontralto; Herbert Webster, tenor, and
George II. Kcttlsty, bass.
Rev. Edwin Bromley preached an in
teresting Christmss sermon last evening
20 q congregation 80 large that 10 could
hardly ~ asss snueaatsd at the Stewart
Street Baptist Ohsrsk. Previous to the
address there was singing BY the ehsrus
ohoir Of the carols and anthems OF the
Christnas cslsbrstisn.
The subjsst shsssa By Esv. William II.
Palmer Of the JsGsrssn Street Church for
Ms fereneoa sGr1sa was "Christ bern to
che wcril 10 Save sinnsss.n II was sn in
tcrosting dSseuxss On the deep end re-
11gious siguiaessss sf tho Christmas OBJ
osrvsnee, nsv - general in all civilized
oountriss. IA the evening there was the
regular esnlsy sskssl cssesrt at which
o0drpsBss vsre delivered by the psBtsr
end Hos. 2. ". Hskneil.
A Chris fnss service entitled, While
0hepAsrds Watched" was held by the
0Aildrsn Of the Hirst Presbyterian Church
ID CIlGsrl street last night. II was given
6nde1 the direction Of Superintendent U.
-.
Mr. Bragg. The address by the pastor,
Rev. j. n. McBain, was on Jesus Invita-.
Non to the Weary and Heavy Laden"
In the forenoon at the Olney Street
\ Church Rev. Mr.. Farman prssehed from
tho text "My Soul doth magnify the
Lord and my spirit hath rejoieed in God,
2ny Saviour" and his subject was "Christ-
( nos joy The program Of Christmas mu-
\ Cfc was:
\ Voluntary, "Narch, Aux Flambeau,"
|Ccotson Clafk; anthem, awake, Put
; % Thy Strength" w. c. williams;
= Glorla," )" Bsycs; sRsrtsry, Light from
Heaven," oounsd, soprano selo by Mrs.
Carrie Briggs, with visiin ebligato by Mr..
\ &1.De0erdy ;snthsn, "Brig htest and Best"
". "A. eshnesker; psstiuds, "ORsrtorium,"
\ 0ounod. CHER, Mrs. Carrie Briggs,
ECCprano; Miss r. Clark, alto; Mr.. Samuel
4 EEroWthsx, teHsr; Mr.. Samuel Baker, basso
EoQd director; Mr.. Nyron c. Ballsu,
Eofganist.
AZ the evening exercises In the Friend
AChip Street Baptist Church, the following
zopprspriats csnssft pregrsn was given:
B EVoluntsry; chcrus, "hsDpy Christnas to
All" hynn, sssnS OF tks Angels," quar-
$1Ct, sBistA Of CHsist;" sherus, "Caroi,
Chx0l CAristnay;" Scripture lessen by
zDhs pastsr, ksv. Bdvsrl Hslysks;
<ohcrus, "BNa Of Maiden 1air;"
prayer by Superintendent Thomas w.
Waterman; double quartet, 80 Night
iof Eights;' reading frsn "Bsn Hur;"
ohorus, "Brightsst ana Dsss;" hymn,
s'6tar Of Bethlehem" sole and chsrus,
fS6leep, Ny Child" chsrus, Christmas
Again." reeding, from Dickens "Chrst-
mas Carroll" chorus, ICED Rest Ye;n
chorus, nChant- of -Rretsn- -Peasants;, =,
ehorus, ''silvsr Chimes" reading, from
p1cken's "Christmas Tree" chorus, "The
Glad Bells All Fay" followed by the
oonediction by the pastor.
e Exceptionally good music was in order
or the evening Christmas service at the
Douth Baptist Church. The soloists were
iss Minnie II. Vaughan and Miss G. NJ.
)oarns. The quartet was Miss Provan,
hs CongdoD, Mr.. Whiting and Mr..
\ 'Waterhouse. They were assisted by a
ohorus of forty voices.
M The evening concert at the Academy
Avenue Congregational Church was by
y be children of the Sunday school and
. 0ns called "rhe Day Star" There was
\ ooodipg from the Scripture relative to the
o1th and life OF Christ, by the different
>1osses, recitations and anthems. The
5hurch was profusely decorated and an
nmenss gilt star was placed over the
Mar.
A. the Church OF the New Jerusalem
Jnefe were special services beth morning
nd aftsrreon and an interesting Christ
oes addrsss was delivered by tho pastor,
Gev. n. Q. Hay.
+ xhe Dusisal services az the First Univer-
, oltst Chseh, Green street, were under tho
4 lirection Of Mr.. Jules > dan.
rs1sted by Organist Hamiltsn. The
luaTtet consisted OF Miss Clara
1eeise Hicks, soprano; Miss Marion
Angusta Brown, costralto; Mr.. Abram