The Portland daily press., 1894-12-24
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.
They Began in Various Churches in
This Vicinity Yesterday.

Programmes of Some of the Concerts
Catholics Will Observe Christmas Day
With Services.
The beginning of Christmas exercises was
on Sunday in the various churches. Sunday
school concerts were frequent forlns of
| celebrating tho approach OF the greatest
| day of the year. Following are the order Of
| the exercises in several churches. The
Catholics observe Christmas day more par
| ticularly than the Sunday before.
wILLlsToN CHURCH.
At Williston church the childrens exer-
cises in the evening began with an organ
voluntary followed by the invocation, and
anthem by the choir. Then came the re-
sponsive reading of verses relating to the
advent, followed by prayer by Rev. MI.
| Pratt, and song Merry Christmas by the
school. The following programme was then
given under the direction of Mr.. P. c..
Malone, superintendent:
| Welcome Christmas, Viva Peters
Christmas Thoughts, Marion jewell
The Child Wonderful,
Marion Pratt, Edith Nash, Marie Larrab bee.
Emily Smith, Edith Burrowes, Nellie
Prime. Marion Smith, Helen Cressey..
His Name, infant Glass
Shepherd Boys Carol, Walter Edison
The Angels Song, No. 4. School
Christmas Joy Bells, Eddie Deane
Away in a Manager.
Florence Burrowes' Bertha Loring' Maoei
Merrily Through the Frosty Air.
: ....Willard Gooding
Christmas Thought, Margaret BqT ~ 1;n
Selection from Ben-aur, Miss Soldiers
Song-Christmas Bells are Ginning, No. 9,
School
Address. Pastor
Congregational Hymn. y. ITO Hymn
Benedction.
Postlude.
NEW JERUSALEM.
At the morning service a sne musical
programme was given by the choir assisted
by Edgar H. Paine, organist as follows:
Aria-Arise. Shine. the Glory of the Lord is
risen
solo-The Stars Are Shining Brightly.
Chant-The Incarnation of the Lord,
Solo and Quartette-Shout the the Glad
Tidings, Exultingly Sing, Jerusalem
Triumphs Messiah is King.
The Sunday school also took part in the
service. The children from one of the
younger classes recited responsive piece
entitled: What and How and there were
recitations by Misses SWEET and Morrill,,
David Perkins and Henry and Mabel Finch.
The scholars sang. "Oh How shall Keep
my Christmas;'' While Shepherds Watched
Their Elocks by Night children Can You
Truly Tell Why the Angels Sang for Joy
on the Christmas Morning. 'Three Kings
of Orient;'' Never Shone Light SO Fair
The exercises were conducted by W. H.
Greenhalge, superintendent.
Rev. J. B. Spiers spoke to the children
about the names by which God is known,
''The Lord" being the one mostly used:
when we follow the truth We follow the
star the same as the wise men of old. and
offer gifts to the Lord of God, Love,
Frankenoense, Faith and Myrtle, Obedi-
ence.'
CATHEDRAL OF THE IMMACULATE
CONCEPTION.
The Christmas day services at the Cattle
draI of the Immaculate Conception were:
High mass at a. M, mass at :, children's
mass at g. and solemn high mass at 1890 a.
m.
Prelude. Lachner
Kyrie-Missa Angel Custodes, Gounod
Gloria, Gounod
Cred0, Gounod
Offertory, I,ambillotte
SauctuS. Gounod
Benedictus, Gounod
Agnus Del, Gounod
Alleste Fideles, Novello
Postlude, Schubert !
Solemn vespers and benedictlon of the
Blessed Sacrament at 5 p. N.
Overture, Rossii
Dixit Dominus. Gregorian
Con dor Tibi, G1egorian
Beatus Vir, GTegorian
Laudate Pueri, Gregorian
In Exitu Israel, Gregorian
Cnistmas Lyman (Bass Solo, Mozart
Mangificat, Mozart
Alma Redemptoris, Whiting
O Salutaris, Whit ing
Noel, Adolphe Adam
Tantum Ergo, Lambillotte
Landate Dominum, Gregorian
March, Beethoven
Organist ard director George A. Quimby.
ALL SOULS CHURCH.
The programme for the Christmas and
Forefathers' day service at All Souls
church, Dee1ing:
Organ Voluntary, Battman