The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-12-31
THE Old YEAR OUT.
Watch Night Services to Usher
in the New Year.
4 GENERAL HOLIDAY FoR AL.
Special Services h the Chsrehss-He-
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sore, taxes It's exit AT The zieF2dtan HNAf
this evening. Many Of the churches
have arranged 10 watch his going and
10 usher ia the New Year, 1885, by the
ringing out of wild bells and the sing
ing Of joyous songs. the initiative OF
the festivities OF the morrow. The rou-
tine of business will be taken UP today,
but tomorrow, as on Christmas day,
public places, the banks and business
houses viii close their doors, and the
festival OF New Years day win be gen.
orally observed in Seattle. Services APP
propriate TO sfae new year commencing
tonight will continue in several of the
churches for a day or two. Beginning
this evening watch night services viii
be held at the First Methodist Episco-
| pal church, ST.. Marks, FIRST Methodist
Protestant. second Presbyterian church
and Others.
AT the first Methodist Episcopal
church watch night services will begin
this evening at 10 o'clock; the features
thereof will be a brief appropriate SER
mon by the pastor, Rev. w. A. shank
lin, followed by the administration OF
the holy communion. and an oid-fash-
toned love feast, continuing for three
hours until the dawn OF the new year.
Special music for the occasion has been
arranged.
The services at the First N. p. church
will be similar and will be graced by
the presence OF the Booth party.
The watch sevice at st. Marks church
will begin at 10 O'Clock this evening.
The full choir will lead In the singing
and an appropriate sermon will be de-
livered by the rector. The services will
close Immediately after the old year
has expired and the new is rung In. The
services at the Second Presbyterian
church will be similar In outline; sing
ing. with an address by the pastor. Rev.
W. A. Major, closing with the ringing
In of the new year.
Tomorrow at the Young Mems Chris
ton Association the New Year VIII be
celebrated by a public reception in the
new building. lasting from I 10 p. N. A
reception, gymnasium exhibition and
entertainment will be included in the
programme for today. Commencing at
O'Clock the Ladies' Auxiliary will receive
and entertain the young men of the
city. Refreshments WIFI be served and
at 8 r. m. Rev. Taylor will deliver an
address. At p. NJ. the gymnasium ex-
hibition will take place. composed OF
the following: Dumb bell drill. horse,
rope skipping. club swinging. wrestling.
parallel bar, rope climbing contest.
pyramids, potato race and a game Of
basket ball OF two ten-minute halves,
Plymouth Congregational church VS..
First Methodist Episcopal church. The
entertainment will begin at O'Clock in
the evening. composed Of music and re-
citations. Everything will oe free fer
the entire day. 1t Is hoped by. the COM
mittees in charge that a large number
will be in attendance at all hours.
At Trinity Parish church. Eighth and
James, the festival OF the circumcision
will be observed at 10 O'Clock tomorrow,
January 1. by the celebration of the
holy communion. In the afternoon at 4
O'Clock. a Christmas tree service will be
conducted by the rector, Rev Geo H.
Watson at st. Marys Mission church at
Woodland park. On Wednesday evening
at 7:i5 there will be prayer in the chapel
at Trinity church. ard again on Friday
evening at 1 o'clock. The men and boys
composing the choir of Trinity church
viii give Il concert at the parish build
ing, adjoining the church, on Thursday
evening st o'clock. Tickets, % cents.
for the entertainment, can be had Of
the choir boys or at the rectory. TIE
programme Of the entertainment Is the
following:
ong...--..............-.... ..,.......M Keller
Arthur Prosch
Duo. BrfnieS Richards
Marriott Farr, Arthur Brooks
Solo Selected
Charles Ashton.
instrumental SOLO. ....s.............F. Jones
j. Hooper.
Running Home From School,
Willie Nichols. Paul Hinek. Henry
NomIneslson and chorus.
PART H.
puo-"Mer,y Ministries Are We.
Arthur BROOKS Marrio;i r Rsr Wagner
Frank Loilse. Gilbert Pauasoa. 1.s,sase
Fame,
Double a,aartette. .............. Karl Mertz
Messrw. IsoiYxe Brooks. Farr. rauIson.
| Arney. Ashton. Jones, Stocking.
Duo. Messrs Ashton ana Hooper
Sclo-- sISnllffsg song. Frank Lohse
Laughing chorus. ....-........,F. sscfaifer
The choir.
New Years day Il. IN the calendar
Of the Episcopal church. the feast of
! the circumcision. 1t win be observed at
| ST. Marks church with the celebration
of holy communion and AN address by
the rector ut 1880 In the morning.
The Brotherhood Of g. Andrew Trim
ity ChaDter1 will meet on Wednesday
evening after service az the rectory: and
| 81. Agnes Chapter on Friday afternoon
At } e'cicck.
yves. the year is growing old
And his eyes are dim ana hieared:
Death. with frosty hand ard ssofd,
Flecks the Old man by the beard
sorely, Screly."