New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-12-26
THE CATHOLIC DISCREPANCIES
BEAUTIFUL SERVICE AND TASTEFUL
DECORATIONS.

THE MASS AT THE CATHEDRAL WHERE NINE
MELBA SANG GoUNoD's AVE MARIA
BISHOP FARLEY AT ST. GABRIEL's.
Impressive pomp and ceremony Marked 'ic
Christmas celebrations in the Roman Catnohc
churches of the citv where services were held In
the early morning Just before noon. ana again III
the evening. Immense throngs hlled 81 fa"'en
Cathedral at each of the services. and at tunes .'e
people stood in long lines in Fifth-ave waiting iol
the opportunity to enter the doors. Inc inferior u
the ca thedral was bright with flowers and hgh's
The high altar was decorated with palms, ana
myrlads Of candles were burning all over the
chansel The altar boys were c.otnea IN scarlet
soutanes and white SUPPLIES.
Archbishop Corrigan was robed in full pontifcals
crozier and mitre. and the assistant priests wore
gorgeous vestments. a most elaborate programme
OF music was arranged for the occasion. Nine
Melba singing Gounod's Ave Maria" The musicai
programme follows
Prelude for and Handel
''"''' "I For % soio. chorus orchestra ana organ.
orertoT,. Ades,e Fideles Novell9
ave main" Mime Melha.
Postlude hreS0'"
The soloists were: Soprano. Miss Hike; contralto,
Miss Cleary. tenoi. Mr.. Kaiser basso. MI stem
buck; There also a full choir OF hund'ed
voices and full orchestra from the Philharmonic
Pecher the organist. A choir OF boys from the
catholic orphan Asylum. under the direction OF
Mr. Urgerer sang the responses to the Greeorian
chant The collec lion, which taken up at the
mass was very large and was for the benefit Of
the Orphan Asylum.
BISHOP FARLEY AT ST GABRIEL's.
The first solemn pontifcal mass since his recent
elevation in the Catholic Church was celebrated by
auxiliary Bishop John VI. Farley at St Gabriel :
Church in East Thirty-seventh-st. More than 900
persons attended the mass Bishop Farley delivered
a short address during the mass After wishing all
orDhars for whom tine collection was taken up.
The Church of ST. Francis Xavier in West Six
teonth-st. .has long been dIstiiguished Tor III ric
chlircb yes. er,lav was festooned with palms ana
evorpreens relieved here and there by bit OF bright
color To the right OF the high altar was placed the
The Cod Child and the Holy Family from the sur
rounding foliage. Before the manger in alteration
OF the Child knelt the Magi with their offerings o.
cold frankincense and myrrh. Hundreds OF women
and children viewed the cradle before the mass
began a,... cs,.hrs.ion consisted Of a solemn high
tho chief celebration of the day, ana solemn Vespel
at oc.ock In the evening.
~ the II o'clock service the Ceclan cnoir CT sew
enty-hve voices led by Father j: B.. Young, >. j.,
80 srsiefad b, an auxiliary choir Of mixed voices
rendered the mass OF St Cecile. by Gounod.
OTHER ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCHES.
Services were held in all the other Roman Catho-
H., churches in the city. including ST. Stephen =
Church f. East -eghth-s;.: the Church OF
{, Vincent de Pau. in West Twenty-third-st; the
Church Of Our Lady Of Good Council. In East Nine
tieh-st s. Agness Church In East Forty -thirI-st
(; TeO's Church, in East Twenty -elghth-sl ana tIe
Church OF the Holy nativity III West o"V-"'
I-.o r.x -ci yfh hist