The record-union., 1895-12-24
SPECIAL SERVICES ON CHRISTMAS.
Churches That VIII Resound With
Rare Music.
St. PauI,s Episcopal, Cathedral of the
Holy sacrament, and Ger
man Lutheran.

Most of the churches held their
Christmas services last Sunday, but
there will be special services to-mor-
row at st. PauTs Episcopal Church,
also at the Catholic Cathedral and at
the German Lutheran Church.
At ST. PauPs, in addition to the regu-
sar services, including an appropriate
discourse by the rector, Rev. e. A Ott-
mann. a choice musical programme mas
been prepared under the supervision Oh
Mrs Pinkham. the choirmaster. Its
features will be:
Organ voluntary, Christmas
March Redman); professional hymn
fSmarD: "Penite'' CMendelssohn; tie
Deum' in D (Shelley); ''Jubilate.
in D Mrs. Pinkham); Hymn 59'
(Wiilis): "Kyrie" CNayloD; Gloria
Tibi'' Hodges); Hymn 5l" (Mendels-
sohn); offertory, "All Hail, the Holy
Christmas Morn (Ripley); Sanctus
(StegaID Eucharistic Hymn
lHodges); Gloria in Excelsis' (old
chanD; organ recessionar' (Spinney).
The members of the choir are: 80
pranos, Mrs. Moynihan, Misses Schu-
bert, Messrs. Willis and Jackson; altos
Misses Wheat, Smith and Winn; ten
ors, Messrs. Ashworth, Elkus, Me-
gowan, Capp and Moynihan; bassos'
Messrs. Lovdal, Week and Signor To-
masso; Mrs. A. T. Pinkham, organlst
and choirmaster.
AT THE CATHEDRAL.
The first mass at the Cathedral Will
be at a. m, and there will be masses
thereafter at short intervals till the
s o'clock mass, inclusive. At lo:3O
O'Clock there will be high mass. The
celebrant will be Father Walsh; dea-
con, Father Grace; subdeacon, Father
Mulhan. The sermon on 'The Incarna-
ton" will be delivered by Father Null
hall, a distinguished priest, who spent
many years in Australia.
The music of high mass will, as usual
on Christmas, be quite elaborate, and
this feature always attracts hundreds
of non-members of the congregation
IJshers will be on hand to provide seats
for strangers, and as the immense edl-
flee will seat nearly 1000 people there
will doubtless be ample room for all
The organist, Miss Lizzie M. Grlfhn
has arranged to have the accompanl-
ment to the voices strengthenend by
the addition of an orchestra of ten
pieces. and the music will therefore be
of a very high order.
The choir will furnish the masses of
Rossini and Giorza, which were COM
rnenced at the Eastertide, singing from
the frst-named author the ''Kyrie'' and
Gloria and from the second the
s'Credo" "Sanetus," 'Benedictus" and
"Agnus Del
The incidental solos will be by Mrs. j.
II. Coppersmith, Miss Leda Peltier and
Messrs Genshlea, Longbottom and
Blair. The "Veni Creator a beautiful
duet, will be rendered just before the
sermon by Mrs Coppersmith and Miss
Peltier. For the offertory. Nicolas fine
trio, '"Ti Prego o Padre will be sung
by Mrs Coppersmith (soprano), w.
Iongbottom Oenor) and ]. G.. Genshlea
basso). During the elevation cello
SOLO Schumann's ''Traumerei,' will be
played by Franklin a. Griffin.
At the opening and close of the serv-
ice the old Christmas anthem, ''Adeste
Fidelis." will be rendered by the full
choir. which will be as follows: Mrs. j.
H. Coppersmith, Miss NJ. Dunster, Miss
E. Felter, Miss Edna Coppersmith, So
pranos: Miss L. Peltier, Mrs. j. G.
Genshlea, Miss G.. Gerrish, Mrs. B. F.
t1OWdTU, dlLOSs AcSSlS- " 1~OhSSCN
tom, NJ Desmond, H. Blair, r. Cohn,
tenors; Messrs ]. G. Genshlea, c. M.
Phinney, w Beardsley, bassos. The
organist, Miss Griffin, will be assisted
by the following instrumentalists: G
A. Neale, flute; George B. Franz, H.
Vanderhoof, c. Kiel, violins; A. Lin
demeyer, viola; F. ]. Lewis, cello;
Charles Lewis, bass; E. Platt, from
bone; r. c. Hopkins, cornet.
GERMAN LUTHERAN.
The German Lutherans of this city
and vicinity will celebrate Christmas
according to the custom of the old
Fatherland. with a Christmas tree and
the good old Christmas hymns. There
will be special services at the German
Lutheran Church, Twelfth and K
streets. at 1890 a. m. The pastor, Rev.
Charles F. Oehler, will deliver an ap-
propriate sermon.
At 7:30 p. m. the Sundayschool and
congregation will unite in the celebra-
tion. An immense Christmas tree,
loaded with presents, and lovely can
tata, rendered by the singers of the
Sunday-school, with the assistance of
the choir, Will be the special attrac-
tion. Seats free.
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