Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-25

begin at 1880 o'clock. The sermon was by
| the pastor Rev. J. NJ E. Mckee The
| service Of music was under the direction OF
MI. Henry Lavender. the precentor, with
Miss Rose Kuhn, Miss Mabel Roswell and
| Miss Mary Birch organists.
At Emmanuel Church, Anacostia the
| principal service Of the day was held at IL
O'Clock. The choristers executed a pleas
| Ing program of music under the direction
of Dr.. Hollingsworth and Mrs. f. g. Pyles
| organist. Rev. W. G. Davenport, the pas
| tor, preached the sermon.
AT Christ Church the IL O'Clock service
| was marked by notable musical program
Miss kahlert. Mr. James S. Smith and Mr..
| X. J. Lowry, with Mr. J. +. Richards, Or
| ganist. Rev. Arthur st. Johns, the rector
preached the sermon.
There were two services at Epiphany
Church. holy communion at am and the
full morning service, sermon and holy COM
munion at IL am At this service a musi-
| cal festival was a notable feature. The
choir. under The direction OF Mr.. II. Clough-
Leighter was assisted by chorus of thirty
| mixed voices. The church was crowded.
and the sermon was preached by the rec
tor.
cal service at II o'clock, which was exc
cuted by the choristers, under the direction
of Mr.. James Watson, choir master, snd
Miss A:leen Bell. organist, assisted by Mrs.
Wilson Young and the Misses Gilbert, Mix,
Allen, Sawyer and Radcliffe.
Holy communion was held at 9 O'Clock
this morning at st. Lukes Church, 18th
ana Madison streets northwest, and was
repeated at the IL o'clock service, with a
choral celebration. Rev. Owen M. Waller.
the rector. preached the sermon at the II
O'Clock service.
the services were well attended. The spe-
cial program of music was appropriate and
entertaining. The services were conducted
by the rector Rev. J. T. Grove.
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Church. Hyattsville. began with morning
prayer. followed by holy communion at IL
o'clock. The male vested choir. under the
direction of Mrs. S. K. Yeighter rendered
the program published in yesterdays Star.
The singing was effective and pleasant.
Rev. J. b. Perry. rector Of st. Andrews
Church, 18th and Corcoran streets, con-
Quoted services at that church at IL O'Clock.
The music was unusually well rendered
The sermon Of the rector was in keeping
with the day.
the vested choir Of Grace Church, corner
OF 9th and D streets southwest, gave ap-
prcpriate selections under the direction of
Mr.. E. II. Daniel. Rev. Thomas o. Tongue,
the rector, conducted the services.
Trinity Church. corner OF Sd and c streets
northwest, was well filled when Rev. Alex
ander NJ. Rich began the services. The mu-
| steal program was an exceptionally fine
one.
At st. Mary's Chapel. 23d street between
G and H northwest, the early morning
service was held at 1880 o'clock. At 10
O'Clock there was a celebration of holy
communion and an address by Rev. O. l..
Mitchell, vicar. Mr.. Samuel E. Payten was
| the lay reader. The choir consisted of Miss
Cecil Frances Mckee, organist; sopranos.
Charles Turner, Theodore TURNER, Reitrick
Dishman, Fred Crusoe. James Mahony, Jas.
Mack Moria Saunders, James Chase; altos.
Edward Dorsey. Harry Saunders. James
kidrick; tenors, William H. Goodrich. Edw.
Morton. Robert Mattingly, Samuel Mating
! ~, Leon Turner; tasses, James Gray, Ralph
n lou nm fsroy 10 A Lob
Christmas services at St. James Church,
Sth street near Massachusetts, avenue
northeast. began last night at 7:30 o'clock
with vespers. This morning at IL O'Clock
the regular services were held and the ser
mon was preached by the rector.
st. Johns Church, Georgetown, over
which the Rev. c. E. Buck presides as rec
tor. celebrated the day at the IL o'clock SER
vice with music and sermon. The choir
consisted Of the following: Sopranos
Frank Smoot. Alden Smoot. r. Tucker.
Mitchell, Orion. Burrows. Robinson. Ma
gruder. Barbarin. Davis, Middleton. Buck.
Houser. Middleton. Powell. Garrett. Dugan.
Kidwell. Grover. Roach. Roach. Holzberg.
Altos-Miss Dodson. Miss Ross. Miss Kear-
ney. Basses-R- L. Cox. r. Tucker, Ran
Minnick. Draper, Donohue. Cropley. Or
ganist, w. E. Middleton; assistant organ
list, C. L. Cropley.
The Church of the Advent. lie Droit Park,
held service at 80 am, followed at 9:3O
by Sunday school carol service, and at
IL by full morning prayer and holy COM
| munion. The Rev. E. NJ. Mott preached
the sermon.
St. Paurs Church, Rock Creek parish,
provided for its congregation an extensive
| musical program. At the IL o'clock service
the Rev. David Barr, assistant minister,
preached the sermon.
There was holy communion at 7:3O O'Clock
and again at IL O'Clock at the Church Of
the Incarnation. N and 18th streets north
west. Rev. VIM. T. Snyder, the rector.
conducted the morning prayer services and
preached an appropriate sermon. The large
and Splendidly trained choir rendered a
program in keeping with the services and
the day
The days services at st. Thomas Church,
corner of 18th and Madison streets, began
with the holy communion at O'Clock. At
IL O'Clock there was morning prayer and
holy communion again, with a sermon by
the rector, Rev John Aspinwall. The rec
tor and his assistants, Rev. MeSSrS Falls
and Ames, conducted both services, which
were attended by large congregations. The
musical program had been carefully pre-
pared, and was. of course, of festival ma
ture.
The services at st. Pauls Church, ed
street near Washington circle. were in
keeping with the day. Rev: Alfred Hard
Ing, the rector, and Rev. Phillip NJ. Pres
colt, assistant rector, conducted holy COM
munion at 80 and am. At IL a. there
was morning prayer and nigh celebration,
with sermon by the rector. The choir
was composed of thirty voices, and was ac-
cCmpanied by organ and orchestra.
Rev Richard Lewis Howell rector of st.
Margarets Church. Connecticut avenue.
conducted the morning exercises at his
church. Mrs. Margaret b. Harvey presided
at the organ and the choir was led by r. ].
Geare The sermon told OF the day and
the duties of Christians.
LUTHERAN CHURCHES.
Services This Morning and Some To-