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The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
THE KINGDOM
OF GODS GLORY
AND LASTING LOVE.

At the Church of the Holy Cross, on
Eddy street, between Scott and Devils
adero, there were low masses at 6:3O,
$780, $3.50 and $3.50, and high mass at Ii
O'Clock, Father McQuaid being the
celebrant. The decorations of the
church were pretty. There was a pro-
fusion of green and red berries and
chrysanthemums. The candelabra were
decked in a mass of flowers. The choir
comprised a double quartet, under the
leadership of Harry Brown. Father
John F. McGinty delivered the sermon.
He said: There were three kinds of
peace. There was a peace indicated by
the feast itself. The Savior was an
nounced by the prophets and the angel
choirs on the plains of Bethlehem.
There was peace with Almighty God in
obedience to his divine commandments
and the laws of the church; peace with
our neighbor in living in harmony with
our fellow-men, and in not trying to
overreach them, being contented with
what justice gives to us and dealing
with our fellew-men as they would
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
THE LESSONS OF
THE LOVE OF
MAN FOR GOD,

At st. Mary's Church, corner Of CAL
ifornia and Dupont streets, the SER
vices affected all by their solemnity.
There were low masses at s. s, Z, 8, 8
and 10 o'clock in the morning. AT IL
o'clock solemn high mass was said.
Father w. e. Hopper of New York
preached the sermon. He took for his
text st. Luke ii, 10 and II: Behold
L bring you good tidings of great joy.
This shall be a sign to you.
You shall find the infant wrapped in
swaddling clothes and laid in a man
ger" What a change" said the
speaker, 'in the aspect of the holy
church. For four long weeks she was
clothed in the penitential, garbed in
violet, when suddenly her mass and
divine offering speak of glad tidings of
men. Her affairs are decked out in
the splendor and beauty of lights and
flowers. We stand in awe and admira-
ton because something mysterious has
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
GIRLS SANG
In SNOWY
VESTMENTS

There were two services at the First
English Lutheran church, the first be-
ing at $50 and the second at IL o'clock.
The first service was rendered doubly
important by the fact that the girls
vested choir appeared for the first time
and took part in the ceremonies. The
choir is composed of thirty girls from
6 to IA years of age. They have been
trained by ]. c. Fyfe, the organist, and
their appearance yesterday added
greatly to the attractions of an already
attractive service.
The girls, robed in white and chant
ing solemn professional hymn,
marched down the side aisle of the
sanctuary and took their places in the
organ gallery. They played an inn
portant part in the service, and the
idea has proved so successful that the
vested girls choir Will be made one of
the permanent institutions of the
church.
Rev. DR.. Nehlander, pastor of the
church, spoke at both services, his
sermon in the early morning being for
children and dealing with the story of
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

taken place and Isaiah tells us what
that mystery is, when he says: "A
child is born to US and a son is given
to us
THE mission of JOY and happiness
on Christmas day is the coming of
God among men; the incarnation of the
son of God in the virgin womb of the
blessed Mary, the birth of our Lord and
Savior Jesus Christ
Father Hopper then explained clearly
the Catholic doctrine of the incarna-
tion of our Lord; that the son of God,
the second person of the blessed trinity,
became man. He then proved the doc
second, from the numerous texts of the
New Testament; third, from the purity,
sanctity and grandeur of our Gods life
on earth; and lastly by the numberless
miracles wrought by our blessed Lord.
Continuing, Father Hopper said:
From the great festival celebrated to-
day we might draw many profitable
lessons, but the particular lesson !
wish TO impress upon you is the love of
man for God. God has. every right to
be loved. He is our creator; the pre-
of our existence and the redeemer
of our souls; and yet all that God asks
in return for so much generosity is the
poor, weak love of fallen man. Son,
give me thy heart The head is the
seat of love, and when God asks for
our heart he asks for love.
And the way to show our love for
God above all things is by the faithful
observance Of the commandments If
you love me- says our Lord, keep my
commandments
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
ANGELS ARE
PRESENT SINGING
WITH US ALL,

ST. Luke's Church on Van Ness
avenue was early filed with a throng
of devout worshipers come to bend
their knees in lowly alteration to the
Babe Of Bethlehem
The interior of the little church,
where the Christmas noels were
sounded yesterday perhaps for the last
time. was beautifully decorated with
green branches from the forest and the
bright red Christmas berries. Grace
full festoons were twined around the
riIIars and hung from the ceiling Of the
j gchancel, where all else was in pure
white, and above the altar hung a
Blazing star.
The light, mellowed and softened by
Ghe stained glass, hardly found its way
through the mass of evergreens sur
rounding the windows and filling the
air with the pungent odor Of the forest,
and as the white-robed choir filed
slowly down the aisle with eyes fixed
on the cross, and chanting the old
hymn Of the faithful, it was easy for
fancy's eye to picture that starlight
night on the plains of Bethlehem when
the angelic messengers proclaimed the
birth of the Messiah.
The services began with an early
celebration Of the Holy Communion at
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
THE GLORIOUS
PROMISE OF THE
SAVI0R'S BIRTH.

At the Church of St Markus, on
OFarrell street, there was but one
service. The pastor, Rev. ]. Fuendeling,
preached from the fifth chapter of the
Gospel of st. John, sixteenth verse
For God so loved the world that he
gave his only begotten SON." His sub
ject was: Love, Life and Light in
Christianity"
He spoke of the holiday season and
the customs that then obtain. He lik-
ened their approach to a flight of steps
ending at a door bearing the legend,
Peace be with you" Peace, he said,
was not only rest; it was the conviction
that we had done our best to earn rest.
Bethlehem, he said, means house of
bread" and he continued, at this sea-
son when the birth of the Child of
Bethlehem is being celebrated, we are
partaking of the bread of heaven TO
refresh ourselves and to upliftt our
hearts so as to receive the blessings
which the birth of the Savior promised
This evening there viii be an i'm
mense Christmas tree lighted up in the
main hall of the church for the edifica-
ton of the children of the Sunday
school. After the Illumination there
viii be a Christmas festival in the Sun
day-school rooms.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

Chebra Ahaboth Zion has elected the
following officers: S. Myrson, past
president; o. Moses, president; Ignatz
Levy, vice-president; Jacob Cans, sec
retary; d. Davis, treasurer; NJ. Wolf,
A. Constine and M. H. Marks, trustees; /;
j. A Alexander, messenger; A. w.
Perry, M. D., physician; A. l.. Leng-
field, druggist.
The annual meeting of the California
Chinese Mission, a corporation, will be
held at the Congregational headquar-
ters, Y M. c. A. building, San Fran
cisco, on Monday, December q, at 2
p. m.
A Channeah festival will be given by
the CONGREGATION Nevah Zerdeck, Mis-
sion street, on Sunday evening, Decem-
Der 26. There will be fine musical re-
citals and an address by Miss Ray
Frank.
Programme for Simpson Memorial
church to-day:
Organ voluntary, christmas Pas
torale" (MerkeD; anthem, "All Hail
the King" (Evans): hymn, ''Hark! the
Herald Angels Sing" scripture read
ing; anthem. Come Near Ye Nations
(Watson); prayer; response, by choir;
hymn, Brightest and Best" offertory,
calm on the List'ning Ear" (Gilbert) /;
address by pastor. wise Men Wor-
shiping; anthem, 1.-The Christ Child"
(Coombs); hymn, when Marshaled on
the Mighty Plain" benediction; organ
postlude Rev. w. w. Case, presiding
elder, will preach in the evening; music
will be "Te Deum" (B-haD (Buck) !;
Beautiful Night (Schnecker); choir
will consist of Miss Berglund and Miss
Jantsen, sopranos; Mrs. Burgess and
Miss Gilliland, altos; Mr. Elliot and Mr.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

8 o'clock, and there were many who
stole down the aisle in the early morn
ing light to kneel a moment before the
altar and partake of the remembrance
of Christ's suffering and death on the
anniversary of his birth.
At II o'clock the regular order of
morning prayer and sermon, with
appropriate music, was followed. The
splendid choir has gone through a
long period of preparation for this day,
and judging from the results, it was
time well spent. The sermon by Rev.
w. II. Moreland was brief and appro-
pirate.
He took his text from Luke 2, 10:
Let us go now even unto Bethlehem
and see this thing which has come to
pass" He said in part: I'VE have come
together on another bright Christmas
morning to celebrate the birth of
Christ, and it is our duty to look back
over the years and view the events in
their order from that day to this.
Think first of the babe in the lowly
manger, the virgin mother watching
and caring for it; the alteration of the
shepherds who travelled far to catch a
glimpse of the low-born child; the
three kings on bended knees offering
gifts and foretelling how the whole
world would bow in submission to the
child of Mary.
The influence of that night has ex-
tended over all the world, and each
new Christmas makes it more sure and
bright, and to-day the angels are
among us as they were on the plains,
and singing their carols again. with US.
Let us take a look at the truths re-
vealed by the birth Of Christ. First
and foremost comes the realization of
the fact that God and man belong to-
gether-we belong to God, inasmuch as
we are capable of being as Godlike as
we choose, and if we only obey our
higher instincts and keep away from
the evil we Will be near him, indeed.
This is a good Christmas thought.
Take it home and it will make your
home a heaven. 1t will shine in your
faces and brighten the whole Of your
lives. And with the parting injunction
to let Christ be the groundwork of
your rejoicing, I will Kish you all a
happy, joyous Christmas"
During the offertory the recitative
80, Come, Redeemer," was rendered
for the first time in America. The Of
ferings will be devoted to the fund
| for aged, infirm and disabled clergy of
the diocese. The music will be repeat
ed in full at to-day's services.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

Jones, tenors; Mr. McBane and Mr..
Nash, bass.
At the Howard Presbyterian church
on Oak street, the following numbers
will be rendered to-day: Morning ser
vice, organ prelude, "Hallelujah Cho-
rus from Messiah" (HandeD; quar-
tet, Arise, for Thy Light Is Come"
(Buck); hymn, "Hark, the Herald An
gels Sing (Mendelssohn); soprano
solo, 'Noel' (Adam); hymn, Awake
the Sacred Song" (HandeD; anthem,
Nazareth" (Gounod); hymn, How
postlude, and the Glory of the Lord"
from Messiah" (HandeD. Evening, or
gan prelude, Christmas Pastorale"
(AshmalD; quartet, There Were Shep-
herds" (BucD; hymn, 'Hark, Ten
Thousand Harps" (Mason); anthem,
"All Hail the King" (Evans); hymn,
GLORY to God on High" (GiardinD;
tet, 20, Let Your Mingling Voices
Rise" (Holden); hymn, "All Hail the
Power of Jesus Name" (Holden); or
gan postlude, "Hallelujah Chorus"
from Mount of olives" (Beethoven).
The members of the choir are: Mrs
William NJ. Smith and Matthew Nc
Currie. William F. Hooke is the organ
ist and musical director.
First Baptist Church-Morning-
gan prelude; doxology; invocation;
hymn, "Hark, What Means Those Holy
Voices?" (No. 334); responsive reading,
second Psalm; gloria; scripture lesson,
John lila; anthem, Arise! Shine!"
Dudley Buck); prayer with response;
notices and offering; offertory, THE
Manger of Bethlehem" &C. A. Havens);
hymn. "Hark, Ten Thousand Harps
and Voices" (No. 453); sermon, Christ
the Light of the World" E. A. Woods,
D. D.; anthem, There Were Shep-
herds (William Reed; benediction;
organ postlude. Afternoon-Organ
postlude; hymn, "Joy to the World"
(No 1S9; scripture reading, Matt, I'd
chapter; anthem, Come Near Ye Ma
tions'' (Michael Watson); prayer and
response; notices and offering; offer
tory, "All Hail the King" Or. Powell
Evans) solo, by Miss Alma Coleman;
address, Mr.. A. B. Forbes; hymn, Re
joice, the Lord Is King" (No. 19); ad-
dresses by Sunday school superintend-
ents and recitations by scholars; an
them, Arise! Shine!" Dudley Buck);
address, Mr.. E. P. Vining; address, E.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

of the birth of Christ and of his life,
and taking up the theme thus out
lined the preacher explained it's mean
ing and then carried the story on to
the crucifiXion.
The church was handsomely dec
GRATED for the occasion, and among
these decorations was a beautiful
statue of ST Alphonsus Niguori, pre-
sented to the church by Thomas c.
Hogan. The statue is after the fam
Gus picture of the Perpetual Succor,''
now in the possession of the Redemp-
torist fathers in Rome and copy of
which hangs in st. Roses Church.
The statue stands beside the picture,
and it was much admired by the thou
sands of worshipers who thronged the
church at the services yesterday. 1t
was estimated that over 1000 people
worshiped at st. Roses yesterday.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

A. Woods, D. D.; hymn, Emmanuel,
Prince of Peace" (No. So; benediction;
organ postlude. Choir: Mrs. Fannie
L. Denny, soprano; Miss Florence E.
Raymond, alto; D. B. Crane, bass; r.
Powell Evans, tenor and director; H.
K. Mitchell, organist.
AT the Memorial Presbyterian Church
the Christmas programme will consist
of Christmas service this morning, De-
cember 26. Sermon by the pastor. 1.-The
Angels Song" Anthem by the choir,
Christmas Chimes" Sunday-school
exercises Thursday evening, December
30. Cantata service, Prince Imman-
uel," interspersed with recitations and
dialogues and an address by the pastor,
closing with Christmas tea and dis
tribution of Christmas presents.
The Christmas services of the West
minister Presbyterian Church this
morning will be as follows: Morning
Organ prelude; recitation and Doxol-
ogy; invocation; "Hark! the Herald
Angels Sing (Mendelssohn) Scripture;
anthem, There Were Shepherds" OF.
Lynes, op. 1S); prayer; trio. GLORY to
God" (MozarD; offertory; solo, Christ
mas" (Shelley). Mrs. Frank j. Thayer;
Christmas sermon; THE Angels
Song" Brightest and Best (Dykes);
benediction. The evening service will
be a symposium on What Think You
of Christi" answered by prominent lay
men. This is a unique service. Music
by Westminster choir and male quar-
tet, assisted by Miss Marian Cumming
as soloist and Benedict Smith as vio-
linist.
West Side Christian Church, Bush
street, between Scott and Devisadero-
Rev. William A. Gardner, pastor. Pro-
gramme of Christmas services for to-
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and a stop was put to it by the Holy
See. A few converts, however, have
the privilege of having it for ten years
granted by the Holy Father.
The convent of Our Lady of the
Sacred Heart in Oakland and the
Mesdames of the Sacred Heart in this
city are two of the privileged ones
No one, however. is allowed to attend
but the inmates of the converts and
the pupils.
1t is a most impressive picture to
see the sisters and girls kneeling before
the little crib of the Savior with bowed
heads, as the sweet strains of the
Noel" are sung by one of the gentle
nuns.
1t is at a time when everything
around is still they gather in the
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
IMPRESSIVE
SERVICES AT
ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL.

st. Mary's Cathedral, Van Ness ave-
nue. and O'Farrell street, was crowded
with worshipers all day. At this mag
nificent edifce low mass was rendered
at $50, 7:3O and $50 O'Clock At 10:3O
O'Clock high mass was sung. The ser
vices were very impressive The fol-
lowing was the musical programme:
''Kyrie, - Gloria" -" "Credo" and ..Agnus
Del" from Haydns Sixteenth Mass
'Sanctus' and "Benedictus" from Gou-
mods st. Cecilia Mass. AT the Graduate
by Alloys Werner: Offertory, Novello's 5
,}rras1s- ems of he 'fAGez.a Eidelis.'' So
lotsts; S9pranos-Miss Katharine Black
van. Miss Ella McCloskey; tenors-AIoys
Werner Alfred Kelleher; bassos-S. ].
Sandy, P. Van der Kun, augmented by
an orchestra and a chorus of twenty
voices. Alfred Kelleher, director; r. J..
Harrison, organist.
Father Charles A. Ramm preached
the sermon. He took for his text
Luke II chapter, tenth and eleventh
verses.
Fear not, for behold, I bring you good
tidings of great joy that shall be to all
the people; for this day is born to you
a Savior who is Christ the Lord, in the
city OF David.
He said in part:
It seems almost like an officious intru-
sion upon the sweet spirit of this festi-
val day, my dear brethren, to engage
this morning in any serious exercise of
reason, even though ii be in order to en-
hven the devotional feelings proper to
the holy tide. Unsearchable, indeed, as
are the clustering mysteries which CEN
ter around the nativity, they are never
theless clothed in all that is simple and
lowly. 1t seems as if God himself has
wished to veil its wonders and difficulties
from our sight, that we might come
and kneel as little children around the
little child. The tender newborn infant,
.,
manger; the innocent young mother,
highest, holiest and humbest of crea-
lures, bending over him in happy awe;
Joseph, her spouse, by her side; the dim
the joyous voices, and the wondering
shepherds in the starlight-can we rea-
in the presence of them? Is ii not rather
g time of devotion, of religious rest and
spiritual fesuvity? Kneeling, as we are,
by the crib, can we be conscious there of
aught else but that God, who used to be
so far away beyond the clouds, is very
near to US now? Can we not watch his
peaceful breathing? Could we not stretch
Forth our hand and touch him did we
dare and feel the beating OF his warm
heartE On. IS it not an all-absorbing,
inspiring, subduing thought that the
great omnipotent God is become a weak
little child, so like ourselves! To-day is
the day Of those who believe. To-day
then. in happy obedience to this triumh-
ant faith, let US fall with simple CRATE
fuI hearts before the child that is born
to us and worship and rejoice.
Adeste Fideles,
Laeti triumphantes,
Venitu adoremuk Dominum.
Is II not enough to know that this is
In very deed the day on which the word
was made flesh and began to dwell
Leave, % then, to other days inquiries
into the deep mysteries Of God and into
the reasonings whereby our faith is
made secure.
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u y
angels who announced the
coming of the Savior to the
shepherds, and it was peace
and good will that predominated in all
the churches of the city yesterday.
Christmastide was much in evidence
in sermon and song, and the words of
good cheer from pulpit were given
antiphonaI response from choir. In
the Catholic churches were the most
elaborate ceremonies, beginning at
midnight-that holy hour when an
{ cient legend says the dumb beasts in
Athe stalls are given the power of
speech in commemoration Of the birth
Of the Christ.
The deep-tOned bells rang out their
glad tidings on the stroke of II, and
then came the sweet melodies Of the
chimes which continued until the east
was streaked with rosy dawn. Mass
was celebrated in all the churches at
midnight, and then on until morning
the faithful and devout lifted their
voices in praises of the Most High and
his Son who was sent to bring saliva
tion to man.
In the Episcopal churches the cere-
monies were marked with Christmas
music, and the decorations were most
elaborate with flowers, ferns, smilax
and holly. Vested choirs sang the an
thems and carols, and the services
were both impressive and pleasing.
At all other churches the services
were of holiday order and the dec
orations were surprisingly beautiful
in their profusion and richness.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

A change has been made in the pro-
gramme of Commander Booth fuckers S
visit. The grand launching of the col
ony will take place on Tuesday even
ing, January 4, in one of the leading
halls of San Francisco, instead of Sat-
urday, January l. On Saturday night
there will be the mammoth New Years
tree for the children, and the barbecue
for out-of- work men in Mechanics Pa
Vilion.
Rev. DR.. n. MosessOhn and family of
Dallas, Tex, are in the city.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
MIDNIGHT
MIDNIGHT
MASS AT THE
COMMENTS.
COMMENTS.

One Of the prettiest services in the
Catholic church is that of the mid
night mass. 1t is an uncommon GUS
tom in this country, but one that is
observed every year in Europe and
Canada.
Just as Christmas is ushered in the
priest starts the "Conffteor," that the
exact time that the Christ child was
born may be commemorated The
reason it is not commonly observed in
this city is that many abuses occurred
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
SEVEN MASSES
CELEBRATED
AT ST. ROSES,

AT st. Roses Church there were
seven masses, beginning at in the
morning and ending at II, the last be-
ing a high mass celebrated by the
Rev. Father Gleason. Father Denis
Nugent, pastor of the church,
preached at the high mass on the sub
ject of the nativity. His text was
from the gospel of the day, which told
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26

the Christ child. At the later service
he spoke from Matthew it'll, 1--WE
have seen a star in the east His
sermon referred to the times of the
birth Of Christianity and compared the
customs of the Roman Saturnalia with
those of the celebration of the Chris
tian festival of Christmas.
The San Francisco call., 1897-12-26
INTERESTING
FEATURES OF
T0-DAY'S WORSHIP

Bishop Newman will be present at
Howard M. E. Church at this morn
ing's service.
The deaconess fields of work commit
tee will meet next Monday morning,
December 81, at 10 o'clock, in the Y, NJ.
c. A. building.
Rev. H. w. Peck, pastor of Trinity
NJ. E. Church, this city, will address a
meeting for men at the Young Mems
Christian Association, Mason and Ellis
streets, this afternoon at o'clock. The
subject will be Jesus of Nazareth
Then and Now"
The Volunteers Of America will con-
duct two immense meetings at the
Metropolitan Temple on Sunday after
noon and Monday night, January
and g.
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chapel, that they may be the first
ones to commemorate the birth of
Christ. Both of these chapels were
beautifully decorated and will so re-
main until after January 6, Little
Christmas"