St. Paul daily globe., 1895-12-26
CHRISTMAS IN THE CHURCHES.
Elaborate Services Well Attended
by Thankful Worshipers.

Not all the churches were open yes
terday, but in those which were the
services wera well attended.
Early mass was celebrated by al
most all of the Catholic churches, low
masses following until high mass was
again said at the usual hour of the
morning worship. The Catholic con-
gregationS heard some very fine music,
the full choirs and in some cases an
orchestra holding forth. At st. Law
rence's church Milliard's Mass in G
was sung, and at st. Anthony of
Padua Mozart's Twelfth Mass. St.
Charles church also enjoyed a fine
musical programme, the choir being as
sited by outside voices. At Ascension
church the mass rendered was that
of st. Clair in G.
OF the Episcopal churches an espe-
cially elaborate musical programme was
presented at Gethsemane. There were
two morning services, one at o'clock
and the othsr at 1880, and a special
festival service in the evening. At
Holy Trinity, Rev. e. S. Wilson, d.
D., offciated, services being conducted
at Z o'clock and 10 o'clock. st. An
drews's and st. Paurs churches also
held two morning services each. This
latter parish have carol service for
the children tomorrow evening. The
musical programme of the morning at
this ',tter church included Gounod' S
''Nazereth," sung by Clarence A. Mar
shall.
Christmas services were also held at
the Swedish Augustana church at 1890
o'clock
AS large an attendance as was eX-
perienced by any of the large down.
town churches was that at the Church
of the Immaculate Conception. The
solemn high mass, celebrated at 3 a.
m, by Father Keene, was listened to
devoutly by such crowds that the entire
church was filled, and the low masses,
said every half hour thereafter until
1880 o'clock, were also well attended.
The solemn high mass of the morning
was said by Father Turner, of St.
Thomas seminary. Father Keene
preached the mornings Christmas SER
mon. The altar decorations at the I'M
maculate Concention were simple,
festoons and wreaths of green being
used and evergreen tress. Flowers in
vases on the side affairs mingled their
odors with the fragrance of the burn
ing incense from the censorS. The
music was rendered by full choir with
solo voices, and assisted by an
orchestra.
The morning service at st. PauPs
Episcopal church was in special OBJ
servation of the day, and the church
was handsomely decorated. Only ever
green's and holly were used, but the
general design was very effective.
Long festoons of the evergreen we're
swung from the arches, and the chan
eel rail and altar rail were also adorn-
ed. Over the center aisle wreaths of
holly depended from the festoons as
they met, and arches of evergreen,
also supporting holly wreaths, had
been erected in front of the altar and
the chancel. The musical part of the
service was by the full surpliced choir.
The sermon of the morning was by
the rector, Rev. Frederick T. Webb.
An elaborate festival service, eXten-
sive decorations in evergreens and
holly, a large audience and a brilliant
illumination characterized the Christ
mas celebration at Gethsemane
Episcopal church. The quotation for
the day, in evergreen over the chancel
rail was prince of Peace" About 200
people attended the early service at
7:30, and all day the people added to the
donations made by the various guilds
and brotherhoods to the poor. The
usual dinner to the Indian communi-
cants from Mendoza was served: Last
night there was a full choral evensong,
concluding with a Nativity from
Handlers Messiah" which was given
its first presentation here under such
circumstances.
st. Marks auditorium was well filed
in the morning by a congregation
gathered to listen to the full choral
Christmas service there. The altar and
chancel were trimmed in honor of the
day, the latter in Gothic designs. The
cross wrought in evergreen surmount-
ed all, and beneath it was the star en-
blelnatic of the birth of the Messiah.
The mixed choir presented an elaborate
musical programme, including solos by
Nellie Gertrude Judd, soprano; and A.
W. Porter, bass.
An earlier service was held at 9:15,
and in the afternoon at o'clock the
annual Christmas Sunday school festi-
val was held.