The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-12-27

Il. Coyne and Thomas Needham. Rev.
j. A. Moffat was celebrant and also
preached the sermon.
Gounuds st. Cecilias mass was sung
at the high mass In Holy Rosary
church, Providence, Mrs Lynch sus-
tanning its difficult soprano passages
Miss Libbe Neary presided at the of-
gan. The celebrant and preacher was
Rev. j. j. O'Toole.
At Holy Cross Catholic church, cor
ner of Fifth avenue and Broadway, the
singing was an interesting feature of
the high masses celebrated yesterday
and on Christmas. The following num-
bers from La Hachc's mass in u Hat,
composed in honor of st. Theresa.
were rendered in splendid tone. the
choral ensemble and shading being eX-
cellent:
kytie, Solo and Chorus,
Miss Johanna r. Kirby and Choir
Gloria in ExCelsis Dec,
Male Quartette and Chorus
Credo Bass Solo, Male Quartette and
Chorus. ..... John r. Kirby and Choir
Offcrtory, "Adeste Fidelis". "....V. Novello
Soprano Solo, Duets and Chorus.
Misses Kirby, Burns and Choir.
Canctus. Quartette and Choir
Bencdictus....Male Quartcttc and Choir
~ ~
Alto and Soprano Solos, Duet and Chorus
Miss Sarah q. Duggan Johanna X. KIRBY
and Choir.
The personnel of the choir was as
follows:
Sopranos, Misses Johanna r. Kirby, Mar
garet l.. Disltin. Nellie a. Ruanc, Mary
Lavcllc Maggie A. Ruanc; altos, Misses
Katie Burns, Sarah q. Duggan, Mary
B. Harrity, Mary A. LawlCss; tcnors,
la I)ONlp.
rick A. Dskin. John Sheridan; bass
John Edwin, Harry Il. sullivan, John
r. Kirby, Dan Crcegan. Professor i.
]. Davies (Mus. BaCD, orEanist ana Ill
rector
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN.
Under the direction Of Mrs. Kath-
ryne Thiele splendid music no
| clammp was rendered by a double
! uuartette and an orchestra at the
! First Presbyterian church. 1t includ-
cd violin solos by +. Narderweken ana
! Ernest Thiele and duets hy those tWo'
tenor solos by Edwin Bowen, soprano
! solos by Mrs. Thiele due by Miss
Joseph and Miss Thomas, baritone solo
bv John r. Watkins. Christmas ser-
mons were preached by Rev. DR.. James
Mcleod, the pastor.
AT the Second Presbyterian church
there was a Christmas sermon by Rev.
Or. c. T.. Robinson, the pastor, ana
Christmas music in the morning, ana
! in the eN enirC the quartetta ana cholr
under the leadership of j. NJ. Chance
gave a sacred cantata THE Coming OF
the King" Ivy Dudley Buck There
were solos morning and evening by
Misses Rlack and Garagan and Messrs.
! ReynOn and Morgan.
The annual Christmas entertainment
of the Sunday school will he given
this evening beginning at ! o'clock.
There will he music by the orchestra
and old traditional carols will he sung.
Music Of particular merit under the
direction Of T.. K. PrOtherCc, and spe-
cial sermons by the pastor, Rev. ChaS.
G.. Spieker were heard morning and
evening in Holy Trinity church or
! SATURDAY. The music was repeated
Yesterday. The solos were by Miss y.
Il. SCheurer, Miss Bessie Croft and
.. j. Davies. The festival of the sun
day school will be held this evening,
Leginning at 7.3O o'clock.
At the Green Ridge Presbyterian
church the pastor, Rev. Dr. |. j. Ian
sing, preached a special Christmas SER
mon in the morning and in the evening
read an original Christmas story The
latter service began at $50 O'Clock in
order to permit the attendance of
children. A choir of boy and male
voices took part in the music which
was conducted by CT. Fred WhittemOre
| Fred II. Widmeyer, YiOlinist, assisted
in the evening music.
GRACE LUTHERAN.
The Christmas exercises Of the Sun
day school of Grace Evangelical Luz
theran church, Re-. Foster L. Gift
pastor were held last evening. The
pastor preached in the morning on the
theme THE Manger Glorifled." There
will be special Christmas music next
Sunday.
All Souls UniVersalist congregation
observed Christmas yesterday nom
ing and evening. The Sunday school
festival will be held Wednesday even
inc.
The Sunday school of Calvary Re-
formed church observed Christmas last
evening when gifts We're distributed
THE Peculiar Savior" was the sermon
topic of the pastor, Rev. q. w. Welsh
in the evening.
In all the North End, Green Ridge
Dunmore and South Side churches
there was the same attractiVeness in
sermon and song.
OBITUARY.