The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-12-23
SERVICES. OF song,
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Choirs of the City Uplift Their
Voices i'm Sacred Music.
CHRISTMAS TIDE HAS BEGUN.
Many Con-r. cations Listen To IN"
story of Beihiebcm-A Dis
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Nearly all the prouiueat churcnes in tte
city yesterday celebrated the approarl =
CHRISTMAS Ia appropriate srfh.-fs. tA1
pastors preaching ou themes earns utefe
az less Directs on fhe birth ~ Anlaet. atl
the cholrs reu1er.ng elaaorafe mus a
Programmes u CHRISTMAS - fnll-. -tt-s
and anthems. AT the FIRST Methodist
Episcopal church the pastor. EsK. y A
Shankhn. II. L.. preached ia tae uaarh-
~ GA the theme. Mary. TIE AoiAef ~
Jesus" and las usght an The o8r4t
Event Of History" AT tbs chlren the
mas. al programme Ras as follows.
organ voluntary Christmas song $50.
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Prayer. closing with the Lords prayer
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Or.rtorr solo....-.....M Mrs g. A. Edmunds
Hymn-''The Guiding star -.......-.-.. DIX
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Hymn-'-The SaytOr's Advent .-..-...-s
Observation-Disclosures. DoddfldSe
Al the evening service VI. NJ. Grout saI <
as an offertory solo Noel" by Adams.
Plymouth Congregational huron was
beautifully decorated and n the fore9o1n
the pastor Rev. ". III. G. Temple
preached on The Name WUndsrfu with
the Christ-ch.Id as the central ngHre CT
the sermon. The choir sans as an dntil-il
I.eslietsr Sing o Sing. this Blessed Siorn.'
Mrs W II Wh.ulesey sang as an OF
tory solo. 10 Mss Jessie futile : vloEn Cd
ugato. Coomos' The ChristChild ana
tbs choir sang an anthem, Snout J0r lle
King the words Of which were WrIttrn
BY the PASTOR RSv. MIR Temple
At the Second Presbyterian church Rev
w. 4. Major preached in the morateg on
the suggestive topic, GIFTS: Goid- ana
Frankincense and AIyrrh. lhe cho'rSFeil-
dered Treadwens Cbeautfub anthem
There Were Shepherds. "cand Mrs AVill-
lam Baird sang excellently as solo SceIth-
en- Adams star OF Bethlehem In the
evening Mr. Major discoursed in a timely
manner from the sdbject.91Ne Haze seen
His Star IL the East" The choir sang as
an anthem Coombs' t"ChrIst-Cm1d,' and
Mrs William Baird sang as1 solo,O"O
Lamb of Cod" The choir at this church
Is led byProf Wiliam5ieddes and = COM
posed of the following members: Soloist'
Mrs William Baird; tenors, Prof. Seddes.
Mr. Robert N1vef: basses. Mr.. James Glib
son. cNf. George Smith: sopranos. Mrs
WflHanT Baird. Mrs. oAbbie FLETCHER, Hiss
Gertrude Calhoun. MISS Emma Brown,
Miss Myrtle oates, Misas oRetta Goddess
altos Mr.. William oGeddes. Miss Lilly
Graham. o0- zoe 01 - @
AK the Firsto Methodist Protestant
chuTch the choir. under the direction Of
Prof. Brown rendered artisrcaHy Leslie's
fine anthem THE Prince Of Peace. = The
pastor Rev Clark Davis. chose for his
theme the Good Tidingst which the an
gals brought TO 5he shepherds, and
through them TO "afl p@uple." lie spoke
Of the present as a time for rejoicing
among alt people a time ar which we
bring our rarest and richest gifts As an
Offering 10 the Prince OF Peace. Re spoke
OF the manner IN which the glad news was
announced, the revelation OF God which II
embodied what Christ heC0EBes as a saw
ier and the universally Of the message.
The evening Service had for irs theme
The Savior the Worlds Need and the
choir rendered +. g Buchanan,s THE
Lord Is NV Shepherd"
At the THIRD Cumberland Presbyterian
church there were pretty evergreen deco
rations and appropriate Christmas music,
and Che pastor. Rev. r. r Powell. stand
ing under rte very shadow OF a lovely
Christmas tree. preached a sermon on the
birth of Christ
Al the First Unitarian church. and at
several other churches I'm the city and sub
urfS the dav was hallowc5 ty services IN
harmony witch 3be great festival OF the
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