The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-25
PRAISE YE THE LORD.
CHRIsTyfS SERyICEs ~ MANY or
THE CBCRCHEs TO-DAY.
Excellent Musical Programmes showing
Improvement by the ehoirs'
Some Of the Singers.


AT ST. PETERS.
The music AZ ST. Peters Cathedral on
| Chlistmas-Day will be OF the usual high
order. There Will be hiSh mass at .
O'Clock \. N. and pontifical high mass
at 1880. Upon the latter occasion the
/ following programme Will be sung ~ an
! augmented choir. accompanied by the
organ. and a fun orchestra Of fifteen
pieces.
! professional. Jesus OF Nazareth
} GOunod. baritone SOLO, Mr.. Andic Buetnc,
/ kyrit, Twelfth Mass. Mozart, GLORIA,
/ Twelfth Mass, Mozart, en- sancte
/ SpiItus, Dletsch, Greco. "Messc Soitn-
| nellie GounOd. OnertOfy. 'Accste RI
! ccies." arranged by NONeilo.
-auctLg. "Aesse SOlcnuelli,' GOunOd.
| Bcnedictus, GOunOd, AEnus Dec, HouAod, ,
! occasional, Christmas hy mn, 1lOiy 10
| GOd,' Dielman.
The following ladies' and gentlemen VIII
| constitute the choir.
SOplani-Mrs. e. Oh. Cowardin, Miss
Maud Porter. Miss Alice Damnann, OF
| Baltimore, Miss Annie Is. kirk. Miss Eva
| Philips Miss Carrie Coleman, MISS
| Blanche Lpps
Aiti-Miss Josephine Murphy. Miss Nina
! Randolph. Miss Bessie rs. Cooke OF
/ Petersburg. Ailss Nary Winston, Miss
Annie O'Donohoe Miss NJ Measher' Miss
Carney.
renori-Captain Frank ". Cunningham.
l.. J.. Lynch. Jr III. G. T.. ficoL Mr.
Bassi-ar n. +. Leonard. Mr. Andre
Bucthe. Mr.. oscar Lehman. Mr. l.. ".
pizzni. AR. William H. iinnegan, Mr..
Frank Morrissey. air. William Iriana.
All Ambrose Morrissey.
Colonel &. OBJ. Cowardin is the dircc-
tor of the choir. Mr.. NJ. j.. Leonard the
organist, and Miss Nina Randolph as
sistant organist.
,EBr-r. III tsss
The music at the Sacred Heart church
on Christmas-Day viii be rendered at
early o'clock mass, and will he as fol-
lows:
l<yrie, Gloria. Credo Sanctus. Benc-
dicfus. and Agnus Del. from LambilOtte's
Mass in y. Novelties "Adeste Fidelcs."
ii the oncrtory; Milliard's "Neni Crea-
tor.
The choir includes the following ladies
soprani-Mrs' S. Woons. Mrs T. Hottie.
Misses h. kersc and NJ. Mcneil.
Aiu-Miss H. Ietehe, Mrs. 1. Smith,
and Mrs. T. Kelly.
Tenoi-Hon. W +. Reddy. Messrs. j.
Bassi- Mcssrs j. Schon, W. Ahern. j.
Fneran. and ". MCGOWAN.
Crganist-Miss Maggie Kerse.
ST MARYS.
The larCc chorus choir az ST. NarYs
church has been brought TO "A high degree
of efficiency. The organ VIII be supple
mcntcd by an orchestra Of several pieces.
and the programmes mark a distinct
phshed There viii be solemn high mass
az > o'clock 4. ". to-day, al which Van
Brec's Mass. No. l. Will DE sung with
j. Wigani's "Laetentur Coeli' as the
The plain chant viii be sung at vespers
with the following:
Hymn" Adeste Fideles': "Magnifcat."
plain chant. Alma Mater Redcmptoris"
al rfn lf IA
Ergo" by Mendelssohn-Fiske.
The choir is composed as follows.
Soprani- Mrs Lizzie Hickey. Misses An
ME Gerrng. Annie Iremcr, Ida Rupert
Ald~Mrs. 9. f Muttcr; Misses Mary
Wittkamp. Mary Ovcrmann, and Mage7e
Sauerwald.
Tenori-Mosers. Charles Nfessmer. An
thony Sauerwald. and Charles Gardewin
Bassi-Messrs. James McEyoy, Charles
Gasser. and August Fischer.
Director and Organist-Prof. Charles
'''' ST. PATRICKs.
Professor Caulneld Will direct the SER
vices IT ST. Fatrick's to-day. which viii
Doe unusually bright and attractive liaI-
rsOn Millard's grand mass, in y nat. win
be sung ar o'clock. The choir includes
the following
Tenori-Messrs. Mahoney, c. Canepa,
and Professor Cauncld.
Bassos-Messrs. Kellam. Shorvin, and
sopranos-M J.. Kellam. Misses
Lynch. Sullivan. VI. Reardon. and j.
Aitos-arsses Leahy, Mcsweeney Bran
' w Sri. PAUEs.
The musical features of ST. Paulj
church service are among the most at
tractiVc in the city. The new organ has
choir of picked voices, under the mastery
training of the rector. as director, give |
ideal expression 10 the impressive music |
used in the Episcopal Choir. The Tro-
gramme at the morning scrvi,e to-day
Trocessionai., Hymn 90. Carmichael.
Nenite. Boycc i'm i fiat: TIE Deum. Men
delssOhn in 4. Jubilate, Carmichael in Il
fiat: lntroit. flynn 80. Reading, Hymn |
81, Mondelssohn. anthem, And the Glory |
OF the Lord Handel. sanctus, Stainer in |
a. Hymn -. Hodges Gloria, cd Chant, |
'''" '''' Holy TRINITY.
The choir OF Holy Trinity church has |
made great strides within the last |
eighteen months. under tnt direction OF |
Mr. Arthur ScufenJr, one OF ,he ahiest |
musicians in the lily. There is a large |
chorus choir. and he orean which was !
built recently, and opened by AR VII |
liam Carl the celebrated organist is |
one of the largest and finest in he South |
The programmes TO be rendered to-day |
viii Doe as follows.
Morning SerVice-ProcessiOn Tune 50, |
= VI
ley and Savage, Tie Dcum, Calkin ia Is |
nat. Jubi!ate Dec. Tours in f., Hymn |
Tune 80 Reading, Gloria Tib Dykes IN 4
II. hymn. Tune - Wills. OnertOry, THE |
First Christmas Bamby
Communion Service -Sanctus, MSS
hymn. Tune Do. Hodges Gloria in FIX
relsis, old chcnr occasional, hymn TUNE
35. Dykes.
Evening Professional. tune:
Psalms. Magnincat. Tours In b; Deus
Niseratur. Nunc Dimittis. Martin in O..
oGertory. THE First Christmas, Barn
Dy, occasional. tune.
ST. JAMES.
Mr. Leo Wheat the celebrated virtuoso.
has recently taken charge OF the organ
and choir Of ST. James church, and the
music viii re OF high order. The pro-
srammc at the morning service VIII be;
Sweet Babe OF Bethlehem" Warren.
Te Deum Lloyd. Jubilate, Gebel Orer-
Tory. Christians Awake, Salute the Hap
py Morn. Warren, Hymns So and 90.
The following are the members or the !
choir: Sopranos, Mrs. Mercer ana MISS
altos, Miss POltuaux and Mrs.
King. tcnors. Messrs. Digses and Nc
,reery. bassos. Messrs. Norment and Nc
GRACE CHURCH.
The musical programme 10 he render
"a at Grace church to-day Will be very
inc
The choir is a large one. and includes
many excellent voices. Under the care
'ul direction of Mr.. Arthur Scrvenor II
has been made very efficient. The fol-
owing Is a list of the music 10 be sung
Morning service-Hymn Uune), 3d.
Smart. Venite. lOuseley). in nat
re Deum Sullivan. IA -. Jubllate Dec
Savage. In c. hymn tune ~. (Read-
ne). Gloria Tibi (ShOrD, IN g, hymn |
tune) 81. tMendelssOhm: onertOry. 20. |
ion. That Bringest Glad Tidings STAIN