The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-12-26
TODAY'S SERVICES.

TODAY's SERVICES.
Fine Programmes Prepared for the
Christmas Festival.
Nearly ali of the Protestant churches
have elaborate programmes prepared for
both morning and evening services today.
Plymouth Congregational.
Pastor W III. G. Temple will preach at
the IL o'clock service in Plymouth Con-
gregationai church today. taking as his
theme THE Guiding Star and a choice
programme Of special musical selections
viii be rendered as follows:
Organ Prelude
tat Pastoraie ........,... Handel
10, Pastorale .--;...::. .Arcangelo Corelli
Anthe Gloria In Excelsis" Schubert
'T RoIy voi nsrS; what Mean Those Sci.
offertory-"B Bethlehem ..............
,;.. ,;-, g Whitney coombs
seiectIon-,solo. There Were shep-
NERDS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Buck
Mrs Churchill
TosNuue RoSseau
Beginning at 7:3o O'Clock this evening
there will be a specially arranged
Christmas choral service, with responsive
readings by the pastor and congrega-
ton, responsive chants BY the choir.
hymns. and the following special musical
numbers:
Anthem-"Thus Speaketh the Lord.
Response to Reading-"King All GIori-
selection-i.Hark, Hark. My Sour Ia Ca '
.....-.....-.. ....----..... ........... Shelly
Mrs. Churchill Mrs. Whittlesaey
organ M Postinde .... f;uii,nsn,
The First Presbyterian.
The Sunday school treat in this church
will be in the form of Christmas party
given in. the lecture rooms on Wednesday
evening next. The order of services for to-
morrow is as follows:
MORNING.
Organ voluntary-"Process ....
,.'-''--.-. -*'-+.'-..'...'' LemalsFe
Resnonse-Lords Prayer ................
Responsive Reading .....................
Anthem-"Praise to the Christ. Wagner
Scripture Lesson on and Prayer
ofrertory-Ho 'h HOW child G SSmoi
Miss lngersoli.
/ Sefmon-"ImmanueH ........... ........
Hymn-"Hark, What Sounds" 49,. Mason
Benedction .-......,........ -.............
Recessional OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
EVENING.
Evening Hymn-Chorai ...... Mendelssohn
Andante-violin Quartette ...:... Mozart
VI II.
Anthem-"O. Holy Night Adams
Scripture Lesson Observation-Disclosures.
Soio-"The Christ Child" Stevens
Mrs. Edmunds.
Anthem-"Praise to the Christ Wagner
Offertory-"Romanee (violinl ...Wihelmj
Mr.. Stevens
Quartette-''Susu'' fvioiinl ........... Bach
Sermon--'The Larger Christ .-........-
Hymn -........... .--....-.-. .........-...
Benedsction ....'--..''.-'.. ..'...'''..'''-
PnStNde ..-....--.-s
one week from tonight, January :. the
usual monthly song festival will be given.
consisting of the oratorio The Vision of
St John" The choir win be reinforced by
some of the best talent in the city.
Third Cumberland Presbyterian.
Two Christmas services will be held
TODAY morning and evening, ut the
Third Cumberland Presbyterian church.
corner of Twenty-second avenue and
Cherry street. At IL o'clock a. III. the pas
tor Rev r. +. Powell. viii deliver q SER
mon on the birth Of Jesus and It's reflex
influence on the world At 7;3o o'clock p.
m Rev Clark Davis will preach a SER
mon appropriate to the Christmas season.
The morning service Will open with an
anthem, GLORY to God in the highest -
by Il ouartette consisting of Mrs. {. Men,
sing, Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Harris and Mr..
@. Proctor. assisted by the choir The
evening service will be opened by a
fifteeu-minute song service. followed by
an anthem. entitled Angels Herald"
solo. by MIR. J. Harris. assisted by n full
chorus choir cordial invitation is ex-
tended 10 the public TO attend these serv-
ices,
4 special musical programme will be
rendered this morning and evening in
the First Christian church by "A choir of
sixteen voices, under the direction OF p.
L. IAndcrssltth. Morning programme: