Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-12-24
SONGSOF BETHLEHEM
:
Christmas Celebrations Arranged for
in City Churches Tomorrow.
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SPECIAL PROGRAMS OF MUSIC
re-
The Observance of the Great Chris
tan Festival.
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S f r V ICE OF SON &
S F r VICE OF SON G.

| The joyful character of the great religious
| festival in celebration of the birth of the
| Savior finds fitting expression in music and
| the production of the works CT the great
| masters VINO were inspired by this theme
| forms the feature of the Christmas serv-
| ices in the churches OF this city. Some i'm
| dicatioE Of the variety in the treatment
| of this theme. as we'll as the versatility OF
| the church choirs of the city, may be OBJ
| tanned fro1h examining the following pro-
grams of music which will be sung in the
churches where services will he held to-
morrow. Some of the denominations hold
no special service Christmas day, but ON the
following Sunday. In the case of some of
these churches more elaborate musical
program than usual has been prepared
PROTESTANT EPISCOPAL. uaal
st. Johns Church, Rev. Alexander
Mackay-Smith, d. D., rector: Revs. Frank
n. Bigelow and Robt s. W. Wood. assist
| ant ministers-The services will be: Holy
communion at, I 30 O'Clock; morning prayer.
the holy communion and sermon at II
o'clock; evening prayer at 80 o'clock,
Christmas day-The holy communion with
carols. at :: 30 O'Clock. Morning prayer, SER
mon and the holy communion at II o clock;
professional. hymn 49, Adeste Fideles
reading. 20 come all We. faithful. joyful
mo. plain song (ffth Gregoriau tone):
proper psalms. 10, Al. So: Gloria Patri, in f.
Berthold Tours; TIE Derlm Laudamus in A,
c. Viliers Stanford; Jubilate Dec in r.
Tours; fntroit anthem Sing Heavens
{. Shipper: service of the holy communion:
kyrie Eieison, plain song, Gloria Tibi. plain
song; hymn u, Hark. What Mean Those
Holy Voices. Hassler; sermon, by the
bishop of Washington: offertory anthem,
o Sing to God. CHI. Gounod; = ascription,
Praise God. From Whom All Blessings
Flow: Sanctus. in A. Camidge; eueharistic
hymn 22i: Gloria in Excelsis, in G, Old
chant: Nunc Dimittis, in G, Whitney,, re-
cessional hymn, Hank. the Herald Angels
Sing. 81. Mendelssohn. st. Stephens day,
~ Dec9mner 26IHoiy communion, o'clock:
st. John the Evangelist's day, December 81
Holy communion. 8 o'clock. Holy limo
cents day. December 2s-Holy communion,
O'Clock: Christmas festival of the Sunday
choir: Bassos-R. H. Atkinson, J. c. Spen-
Ger. Nathaniel y. Fugitt. Louis W. Weaver;
tenors-W. II. Daniel, Perry b. Turpin,
Karl j. Daniel: aitos-AIills Dean, Arthur
Crist. Frank Sabotka, John Watts Misses
Jessie Tabler and Rose c. Dillon; sopranos
Chester Smith. Edward Padgett, Paul
Maschmeyer, George Tate. Valentine Ash
ford, Paul Dean; Tucker Wayland, Grafton
Page, Harry Padgett, Chas. Stevenson
Fred Burke Charles Tompkfns, John Cur
tbs, Walton Goodwin, Miss Ivy Herriott:
VIM II. Daniel, precentor; John TheophiI
organist Karl j. Daniel, librarian; Frank
SaSotka. assistant librarian.
st. Jan.as' Church, Sth street near Mas
sachusetts avenue northeast = Christmas
eve at 1:aD. choral evensong: psalms to
Gregorian tones; Magnificent and Nunc Dim
tits, Calkin in F; hymns 90, 4S2, g. 80.
Christmas day, services at Z, 1920 and II
a. M and p M: high mass and procession
at IL. Organ prelude, My Heart Ever Faith
ful. Christmas oratorio, Bach; professional
ny mn 10, 1ntroit psalm to Gregorian tone;
Martin $ mass in c; anthem, There Were
Cl,x,Nh nr1-
organ postlude, finale to symphony in C
minor. Beethoven, arranged by Edward
Batiste. On Sunday, the 9TH, there will be
services at TO, 1920 and II am. Chill
dren's services, with carols, at $50, and
choral evensong at 1::U pm. All Christmas
music will be repeated, and at the night
service Adams Cantique Noel for sopranos
will be sung. Vested choir of men and
boys. Sopranos: YOder, Snyder, H. and r.
Milne, Oldham Kreiter and Barker; altos,
Frank and George Evans; tenors Messrs
Bryan. Clark, Mellis, Miller and Whtworth;
BASES, Messrs. Beebee, Evans and Whit
worth; Louis NJ. Lester. organist and choir
master
Church of the Incarnation. corner 18th
and n streets northwest-Vested choir: pre-
Jude. Pastorale. Handel: professional, H.
Smart Nenite. Mendelssohn; Gloria Patri,
Maybrick. TIE Deum, Tours; Jubilate, Tours;
Introit hymn, Raper; kyrie. Gounod; Gloria
Tibi. Paxton; offertory, Sing, O Heavens,
Tours tthe solo part by Miss Miller); offer
tory, Sentence. Anon: Sursum Ccrda, Cam
idge: Sanctus. Camdge; Agnus Dei Gou-
nod; Gloria In Excelsis, old chant; Nunc
Dimitis. Barnby; Recessional, Mendelssohn;
postlude, Hallelujah, Handel. The choir is
follows: Sopranos, Misses Miller (soloist)
and Caulfeld: contraltos. Mrs. Holyfield
tsoloist), Misses Landon and Cramer; ten
ors, DR.. Hollingsworth GsoloisO, Mr.. John
Sykes and Mr.. Murdoch; basses, Mr. Hen
ry +. Bell (soloisU. Mr.. Mccormick, Mr.Tay-
lOr. NJ. Hanleiter. Dr. Gabriel johnson,
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Donald Davis, Winter Swart, George Davis,
Milton Durnall, Francis Durnall, Carl Cra-
mer, James Mangum, Emmett Mangum,
Harry White, John Bowen, Irwin Gray
Wits, Albert Allison VIM. Dorsey: organ
ist and choirmaster. Prof James Caulfield.
St PauPs, Rock Creek-Opening, o Come
All Ye Falthful-Adeste Fideles; Vente in
b fiat, Harrison Willard: Gloria Patri, Har-
rison Willard; Jubilate Dec, in F, Max Vog-
rich; TIE Deum, in C, Harrison Willard;
hymn s. Christians Awake Gloria Jfbi,
Paxton: hymn 81. Blessed Morn; offertory,
soprano solo, Night of Nights, Beardsley
Van de Water; Sanctus. Spohr; communion
hymn ~, Regent Square; Gloria in Excel
SIS old chant. Rev. Jas. A. Buck, d. d.,
rector: Mrs. Mary Delaplane soprano; Mrs.
John Burgess, alto: Mr.. John Miller, tenor;
Mr.. August Miller, basso; Mr.. Wilson s.
Kelley, organist. sir7" - r+'f
ST. Margarets Church (head of Connecti-
cut avenue), Rev. Richard l.. Howell, rec
ror-The choir has recently been reorgan-
lied, and at present consists of the follow
ing men and boys: Sopranos and altos.
Robert Boggis, Preston Callum, Christie
pher Cox. Colby Dodge, Iltyd Geare, Harry
Gill Wilbur Gill; Lewis Hufty, Willie Smith,
Alexander Tunstall, r. E. Waggaman,
Clark Wells and Raymond Whitney; ten
ors, Messrs. II. Stanley Hinrichs. George
H. Michaelson: basses. Messrs. Charles
Harris, X. 7. Oliver. Frank s. Bright and
DIR. Gosling: organist, MIS- Martha B. Har-
vey: choirmaster. r. /. Geare. The music
on Christmas day Ito be. repeated on the
f! Sunday folfowing) will be in part as fol-
lows: Professional, Adeste F'ideies; TIE
Deum Hodges, in A; Introit, anthem; o
Zion, That Bringeth Glad Tidings, Stainer;
1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear Willis;
| offertory anthem. Nazareth, GOunod (ar-
ranged for four parts) On Holy Innocents
day, Monday, December IS, at pm. the
| childrens carol service will be held. There
will be Christmas tree, from which pres
| ents will be distributed among the Sunday
school children by the rector.
Trinity Church Services commencing at
| 1880 am)-Processional hymn. 31S; st.
| Peters, Westminster; Venite Exultemus
| Domino, arranged from Beethoven; Gloria
| patrI arranged from FaSmer: TIE Deum