The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-22
CHRISTMAS DAYS CH0IRS.
ELABORATE MUSIC IN MOST OF THE
CHURCHES.

Christmas to he Marked With More
Than the Ordinary Celebrations.
Special Services in Nearly All OF
the Churches-The Programmes
That VIII he Rendered.
Christmas VIII be celebrated with rather
more than the ordinary observances this
year. Services will be held in nearly all
Of the churches and the music in most of
them will be elaborate.
The work of decorating has already be-
gun in some Of the churches and Christ
mas eve and morn will see the affairs.
chancels and pulpits decked with ever
greens.
The choirs have been rehearsing Christ
mas music for the last three weeks.
The servicesAa St. Johns. both to-day
and Christmas. will bear upon the nativi-
ty. The services to-day will be at the usual
hours Tonight Rev. Charles II. Strong
viii preach upon "A Christmas Message
to Believers and UnbelieVers Alike" The
music on Christmas morning will be OF
an inspiring character. The programme
Is as follows:
Professional Hymn. No. 60 Smart.
Eentte in (anthem) .............. Barnes.
Gloria Patri, in G Tours
TIE Deum FESTIVAL in E iat................
Jubiiate. lin E HAT Canthcmj .. oSgqSft
lntrait, Adeste Fideles ..........Reading
G HIyd1e TIN ih g., new ......... BI3arnby
Hymn-sing. o, Sing This blessed Morn.
Anthem. There Were Shepherds. Ambrose.
Sursum Corda ........................Ta Tails.
6dhcluS .............. .................. Tails.
Communion Hymn .....,........ II edges
Recessional: Hark! What Means Those
e QpT-
Postude: Organ ................ GuiImant
The leading soloists of the choir are
Mr.. Calder.
The first service at the cathedral Christ
mas day will be a solemn high mass al >
o clock, at which Leonard's mass will be
sung. At 1890 o'clock pontihcal high
mass will be celebrated. and Dachauen's
celebrated mass will be sung by a choir
or eighteen voices, as follows:
Sopranos, Mrs. Fl. r. Altick, Mrs. eau
drey, Mrs. Silva, Mrs Petite. Miss John
son, MISS O'Byrne, Miss Lamotte. Altos.
Miss Connor, Mrs. Bailey, Mrs May Silva
Mrs. Adams Tenors, Mr.. Clarity. Mr.
Leo Finney, Mr.. John Morrissey Bassos.
Mt Mt d DUMAS, Mr. Goette' Mr.. Caruthers.
and chorus, Novello
Benedtctus, Noercadante, o Salutaris.
soprano and cornet; Vocrid Tantum Ergo
Goeb. Prof. Joseph Steeg. director; Prof
Leo. w. Mehrtens, organist and choir
The soloists are: Mrs Altick, Mrs. eau
drey, Miss Lamotte, Miss Conner, Mr.
Clarity, Mr.. Dumas.
At st. Patrick's church the music will
be as follows:
Adeste Fideles. arranged by V. Novelo.
solo. duet, trio, quartette and chorus, by
Farmers Mass in B fiat, consisting Of
kyrie, Gloria, Credo, Sanctus, Benedic-
At the offertorv a solo will no renderad
| by one of the leading sopranos of the
| city At the benediction, which follows
Immediately after mass, will be sung o
Tantum Ergo, by William Berge, and
Landote, from Rosewig's Musical Yep
pers, by the full choir.
High mass will be celebrated at 1890
| o'clock
The following singers will render the
music. which has been well rehearsed:
Sopranos Miss Margaret Clark, Miss Liz
zie zeigler, Miss Mamie Reilly, Miss Rosa
Kelly, Mrs. ]. w. Macarthur, Mrs. b.
Dodd. Altos, Miss B. Gleason, Miss Nellie
| O'Brien, Miss A. Kennedy Mrs. j. NJ.
Mcbride. Tenors. ]. n. McDonough, Sr..
Barritones, J.. N. McDonough, Jr.. s. d.
Woodbury. Bassos, John II. Heagarty
William F. Morel, Thomas Daniels, Jr
Director, John NJ. Mcbride, tenor; organ
list, Miss Betty Black.
The music at Sacred Heart church will
be of the usual Christmas order. High
mass will celebrated at $3.50 o'clock in
stead of 10 o'clock. The programme is as
follows:
Glory to God christmas Anthem)
Gerrish
Mrs F. Barber, Miss NJ. A. O'Bren,
James p. Deacy, Thomas Dykes.
Kyrie ......................... Max Nogrich
Gloria ........................... Mozart
CredO ..........s..s..ss..s'.. MAX NoSrlCn
SanctuS ............t.........'. MAX Nogrlcn
beneulCLuS .ss-..s......s..sss NldA NOBTlCn
Agnus Del .................... Max Vogrich
Offertory, Adeste Fidelis ........ Novello
Benediction Immediately after mass.
o Salutaris (SolO) MINIMUM. H. G. GansS
Mrs. S. +. Smith.
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