Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-25
At ST. JOHNS.
RishOp Satterlee breaches to Large
Congregation.

Congregation.
st. Johns p. E. Church was filled with a
large congregation today. There was holy
communion at 1:30 o'clock, and morning
prayer and holy communion at IL o'clock
in addition to which a sermon was de-
livered by Bishop Satterlee. The services
were conducted by Rev. Alexander Mackay-
Smith, the rector. assisted by Revs. Frank
H. Bigelow and r. s. w. Wood. At the IL
O'Clock service the Bishop of Washington
gave learned disquisition on the great
Christian anniversary and the beautiful les
sons 1t taught of love. faith, hope and char
ity. He made brief analysis of the argu-
ments of the unbelievers in the miraculous
birth of the Christ child, and showed their
utter fallacy. They admitted, he said, that
the beautiful story of the birth of the
Savior of men was either a myth, legend
or fact, and the learned showed by copi-
Gus references to history, sacred and pro-
fame, that it was solemn, holy truth. be-
yond contravention or dispute.
An excellent musical program was rem
dered under the direction of Prof. VIM. II.
Daniel 1t was as follows: Professional
hymn 49. 9.Adeste Fideles; Reading, 20 Come
All Ye Faithful, Joyful and Triumphant"
Venite, Exultemus Domino, plain song
(fifth Gregorian tone); proper psalms, 10,
45, So; Gloria Patri, in f, Berthold Tours:
Te Deum Laudamus, in A, c. Villiers
Stanford; Jubilate Dec, in F, Tours; introit
anthem, Sing, o Heavens, c. Smper: SER
vice of the holy communion; kyrie Eleison,
plain song; Gloria Tibi, plain song: hymn
81, Hark! What Mean Those Holy Voices
Hassler; sermon, by the bishop of WASH
ington; offertory anthem, o Sing to God,
Oh. Gounod, aScription, Praise God, From
Whom All Blessings Flow; Sanctus, in A,
Camidge; eucharistic hymn 224; Gloria in
Excelsis, in G. old chant; Nunc Dimittis,
In G, Whitney; recessional hymn, Hark.
the Herald Angels Sing, 81, Mendelssohn.
DIR. McKIMs CHRISTMAS TALK.
Interesting Services Held mt Epiphany
Church.
Unusually impressive were the services
at IL o'clock today at Epiphany Church,
G street between 18th and 14th streets.
The handsome interim was beautifully
adorned with Christmas greens. and the
broad sills Of the two memorial windows
at the transept were banked with flowers.
Full morning service was said, followed
by holy communion, and the large audi
er ce present listened to the usual hymns
and chants appropriate to the day, and to
program of festival music which was
rendered by the well-trained chorus choir
and quartet under the direction of II.
Clough-Leighton organist ard choirnaster
The sermon was delivered by the rector
Rev. DR.. McKim, and was based on the
words found in the fifty-fifth chapter of
Isaiah and the ninth verse, For as the
heavens are higher than the earth so are
my ways higher than your ways and my
Thoughts than your thoughts"
The preacher said that on such e. day as
this the thoughts Of the Christian world
are turned toward the little village of
Bethlehem where the Savior Of the world
was born. The lcwlinees of the place Sc
lected where this great event took place
said the preacher. the fact that IL was an
nourced not to the high priest, or to the
Roman governor, or emperor, but to OBJ
seure shepherds, the lowly woman selected
to be the mother of the child, the environ
of poverty in which the great Messiah was
born, these and other circumstances afford
an impressive Illustration of the text and
remind us that Gods thoughts are not our
thoughts.
The preacher referred 10 some of the les
sons that cluster about the manger one
of which was that God would teach us the
vanity Of earthly distinctions. He thought
that there Is no place when Ii is SO DIM
cult to recognize the divinity of Christ as
at Bethlehem. On Easter day IT is not he
said, so difficult to recognize the Savior OF
the world as He then breaks the bond of
death as on Good Friday, when We stand
on Calvary and see Him there. 1t was a
dark world. said the preacher, In which
the star Of Bethlehem arose. and as we
look back and trace the progress Of man.
kind We recognize from whence has come
The preacher referred to the progress
which Is being made in bringing about uni-
yersal peace among the nations of the
world, and said that some time ago the
prediction was made of war between this
country and the mother country, but now
treaty Of arbitration is to be ratided By
the United States and England, by which
all questions are to be submitted to the ar
bitrattpn Of Judgment, and not OF arms.
The preacher said he believed the peace of
God is to reign in the world