Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-19

Tribbett. tenor, and Mr. ID. Grant. bass.
This quartctte Is supported by large
and well-trained chorus. Mr.. JACOB Klein
hardt is tho organist and director. and
Mrs. stevens will play the harp. Inc
programme is given below:
Professional. Hymn &c. Christians
Awake, Salute the Happy Morn CDR
CarmichaeD; "venite Exultemus Do
mIno" (Goodson); Gloria Patrf' crurie)'
'Te Deum LaudamuS" Gin 90 Wonk'
"Jubilate Deo'' CDR. Carmichael; hymn
40. 20, Come, All We Faithful Qaeading);
..GIoria Tibp' short; Hymn 81, ''Hark!
the Herald Angels Sing" (Mendelsohn);
offcrtory, There Were Shepherds" Vin-
cent?.
Az Holy Trinity q fine musical pro-
gramme will be given at IL o'clock on the
morning OF Christmas-Day. This VIII Dc
repeated on Sunday, and on the evening
of the 18th q very interesting service wiii
take place at s o'clock.
The choir is one OF the best and most
capable in the South. IL numbers thirty
eight voices, including the pick OF tho
Wednesday Club. and Is under the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Arthur Scrivenor. Mr. Hen
burt M. Phillips is the organist. The
Christmas-Day programme will be: Pro-
cessional hymn, "Hark. tho Herald
Angels Sing" CMendelssohn); Venite.
chant: TIE Deum and Jubilate, Colkins.
IN fat; Sanctus. plain song; Gloria In
Excelsis, chant offertory, 10, God, our
God. is Come" acknowledges; Hymns
Nos. 81, 20. 81, and SS5.
ST. JOHNS
There will be few more attractive ser
vices in the city than that which VIII
take place at old st. Johns church. The
choir is doing fine work. and will be well
worth hearing in the following selections:
Morning service-Hymn rs. the Churcn
Hyrnnal; Venite, 10. Cathedral Chant
Book; Gloria Patri, "A'' fat Q1. b. Corn
walD; re Deum, George b. Nevin; Jubi-
late Dec, "a" fiat CB. b. CornwalD;
Hymn 40. Church Hymnal; offertory,
'cHark, the Glad Sound" by Il. V, Hail.
Hymn g. Church Hymnal. Communion
service-Sanctus 1eO, Cathedral Chant
Book; Hymn Us; Gloria in Dxoeisis, old
chant.
The following compose the choir: So
pranos-Misses Gentry, Prosser, Pearl
Gentry: altos, Mrs. Eva Thomas and Miss
Richardson's; tenors-Messrs. WEXFORD
Reed, James Walsh, John Doane, and j.
F. Jackson; BASES, Messrs. Shepherd ana
w. II. Shervin; leader and director. Mrs.
James BENJAMIN howard.
Baptist Churches.
The festival will be celebrated at the
First Baptist church On Sunday. the 18th
instant. Warren's To Deum and an ap-
propriate anthem will be sung by the
ouartette, composed Of Mrs. Bennett, So
prano; Miss Efiie Cofer, contralto; Cap
tain Frank Cunningham, tenor. and MT.
Thurston Cardozo, bass, under the direc-
ton of Mr.. Leslie Watson, the organist
SECOND CHURCH
At this church the music will be OF
very ambitious order, and by all establish
ed presidents 1t will be well done. The
christmas service will take place on
Sunday, the 18th, and the music pro-
gramme will be repeated January "a, as
follows:
Morning Service-Prooessional, Gounods
Sanctus; doxology; invocationi Loras
prayer chanted first hymn; first reading
of Scriptures; anthem, "Harps or Goiu
0Iayens); second reading Of SCRIPTURES;
prayer: second hymn; reading OF notices;
offertory, christians, Awake!" (War-
rem; sermon; prayer; third hymn; bene-
diction; communion service,
Evening Service-ProcessionaI "God or
Israel" RossinD; voluntary. 20, Night
Peaceful and Blest" Carols invocation;
Lords prayer chanted, first hymn; first
reading Of Scriptures; anthem, "There
Were Shepherds" CHoiden); second read
ing of Scriptures; prayer; second hymn;
offertory, I'm Manger Reclining (Ha-
venS: offertory sentence and doxology;
sermon: prayer; third hymn; benedicton;
occasional. in 3D.. Baustc.
Second Baptist church choirt
Soprano-Mrs. Walter c. Mercer.
Alto-Miss Erna Bass.
Tenor-Mr. Walter c. Mercer.
Bass-Dr. Ralph Clements.
Organist-Mr. Herbert Reese.
Full orchestra, harp and organ accom-
paniment.
Same programme first Sunday In Janu-
airy. r,
-Ths choir of Calvary Baptist church
have selected especially appropriate
music for Christmas, consisting OF chorus
quartette, and solo singing.
Organist-Mrs. w. J. Ready.
gonrani-Mrs John B. Gayle, MIS-. II.
r. Keaton. Miss Marion Carney, MISS
Annie Ellerson, and Miss Florence Tuck
AHi-Miss Efie Carney, Miss Jennie
FN,rguson, and Miss Ball.
Tenori-W. d. Duke, w. j. James
Charles ]. Shuman, and j. w. Clark.
passi-R. b. Carney, G. M. RaWson. ~
w. Powers, and oscar owen.
Methodist Churches.
The Christmas music will be sung on
the day after Christmas. The only SER
vice I'm this church on the day Itself Will
| be a sunrise prayer-meeting at A. M
| Mr.. Shepherd Webb and his now famous
| ouartette need no eulogium. The pro-
sramme speaks for itself:
| Morning Servioe-Organ %rel d Q
Christmas Offertoire Q3est; Quartette
"Glad Tidings" Brewer); Hymn, No. So
Glow to the World; Prayer; Quartette
"Rethlehem" RartletO; Morning Lessons
Ofrertory, praise the Lord RandeggeD
| HYMN. No. 60; Sermon; Quartette, Bright
| est and Best OF the Sons of the Morn
| ing" (Schnecker); Prayer; Benedictlon
| Postlude.
| Evening Service--Prelude "Hark, the
| Herald Angels Sing with obligato or
| the CHINESE (Jackson)j Quartette. "Naza
| roth" (Gounod; Hymn, No. 81; Prayer
ouartette, Calm on the Listening Ear o.
| Night" (Schilling); Evening Lesson
Offertory, "Praise the Lord Randeg'
| ger); Sermon; Quartette, "Oh, Little
Town of Bethlehem (Neidlinger1; Hymn
No. &C.; Benediction; Organ Postlude.
The quartette is thus composed:
Soprano-Miss Maud Porter.
Alte-Mrs. l.. II. Cloves.