Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1897-12-24

F1Ae Vocal and Instrumental Music
Interesting Exercises.

AMONG THE LUTHERANs.
| Fine Vocal and Instrumental Music
Interesting Exercises.
At st. PauIs English Lutheran Church,
! corner Of 18th and H streets northwest,
Rev. DR.. Domer, pastor, Christmas services
will be held Saturday morning at IL, and
same hour Sunday. The Sunday school an
niversary will be celebrated Sunday even
ing, at 1880. Program for Saturday morn
ing: Organ prelude, Andante in c, Silas
Introductory by quartet. The Vigil of the
Shepherds, w. L. Blumenschein, alto, So
prano and bass solos; There Were Shop
herds, Vim. Reed. soprano. alto and tenor
| solos; order of public worship, Common
Service; fntroit for the day, Gloria Patri,
| Herzog; Gloria in Excelsis old chant; col
lect for the day: epistle and gospel for the
! day; Hallelujah and Sentence for Advent,
from Schorberlein's Schatz; Praise Be to
! Thee. Christ. Layriz; The Apostles
| Creed; hymn 233, Come Hither Ye Faithful:
prayer; offertory, Elevation Battiaste; SER
mon, The Home in the Christmas Tide;
| quartet, Unto Us a Child Is Born, Mozart
| Brown; o Come All Ye Faithful. b. o.
Klein. tenor solo; quartet. The Hanger
Cradle, with bass solo; hymn 40, Joy to
the World, the Lord Has Come; Antish
| Handel: The Lords Prayer: benediction;
| silent prayer; organ postlude. Choir: Miss
Edna Doe, soprano; Miss Name Clear. alto;
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| bass and director of quartet; Mr.. Archibald
Olmstead, organist.
| St. Johns Lutheran.
At St. Johns Lutheran Church, 800 AZ
street southwest, festival service will be
| held on Christmas morning at IL O'Clock.
Rev. Geo. Brodthase will preach in German
| language upon 1.-The Wise Men Out of the
| East" and on Sunday morning upon THE
Innocent Children of Bethlehem The
Sunday school will have an attractive pro-
| gram on Sunday evening at 7:sO The choir
will sing The Light of Juda, by Emma Pitt.
ConcorLia Church.
The Christmas music at the Concordfa
| Lutheran Church Christmas day will be
| rendered at IL a.m.-Organ prelude on
Christmas hymns, Alex. Guiln,ant; anthem,
Weinacht's cantate, Woelsch; charale, barry
tone solo. sung by DIR. J. c. Exner, The
Holy City. Sermon. Rev. Paul Mcneil
Weinncht's cantate solo. duet. chorus
Meyer-Teeg; He'll dir David's Sohn, J. p.
o'Donnelly. sung by Mrs Rosenberg-We-
Der. Postlude, Grande Choer Guilmant
Sopranos-Mrs. Rosenberg Weber, Misses
W. Ehlschla eger +. Altmanrsperger. AL
| tos-Misses Rosie Cocker, A. Jurgeleit, So
phie Fischer: Tenors-Messrs. Louis Darr
Louis Hessier. Bass-Prof Emil Holer
Organist, Arnold w. Meyer Holy COM
munfon Sunday morning after service
CMiiren'S festival Tuesday evening at 30
All welcome.
Luther Place Memorial.
At the Luther Place Memorial Church.
Rev. j. G. Butler, pastor. Christmas morn
ing services will be held at O'Clock. The
Christmas sermon will he delivered at the
II o'clock service Sunday, and at 30 that
evening the childrens service will be held
Thursday following. at $50 D. M. will occur
the annual Christmas tree celebration, with
distribution of gifts. The children and
friends are asked to bring pounds for the
poor.
Keller Memorial.
At the Keller Memorial Lutheran Church.
Maryland avenue and 9th street northeast
Rev. c. H Butler. pastor. it has been the
custom for number of years to hold SER
vices Christmas morning at o'clock. The
custom will be followed this year also. Sun
Gay morning at IL o'clock, however, there
will be the regular Christmas sermon and
special music. The musical program is
fellows: Special offertoire, by orchestra:
anthem, Let Us Now Go Even Unto Beth
lehem, by the choir; solo. Know That My
Redcemer Liveth, Mrs w. T. Belts; solo,
When Marshaled on the Nightly Plain,
Miss Lille c. Bowdler. The choir is com
rector; Mrs. Geo. E. Reilly. organist; So
pranos-Mrs. w. F. Bowdier Mrs. w. T.
Belts. Miss Lille c. Bowdler, Miss Naomi
Boss, Miss Henrietta Chester; contraltos
Miss Parkinson, Miss Edith Keck Miss
Charlotte B. Chase. Miss Inez de Montre-
vile; tenors-Mr. A. F. Hodes Mr. J. S.
Manning; bassos. Mr.. D. W. Keck, Mr.
Adolph Bowdler. Mr.. Charles +. Mining;
orchcstra-violins. Mr.. H. W. Weber Mr.
VIM. Kern; flute. Mr.. August Berg; eupho-
mum, Mr.. George L. Beeler; cornet Mr.. d.
w. keck, Mr.. w. F. Bowdler Sunday
evening al o'clock the Sunday school re-
ls1ous celebration will occur, with music
and Rotations by the children. Wednes-
day evening at I o'clock other exercises
will be held around the Christmas tree
me children are asked to bring pounds for
the poor Wednesday evening.
Church of the Reformation.
AT the Lutheran Church of the Reforma-
tion. Pennsylvania avenue and I'd stpeet
southeast. Rev. w. E. Parson, DID,, pastor.
| the music for Sunday morning and evening
Will be as follows: Overture, orchestra and
organ, There Were Shepherds, Buck: Glori;,
Patri, Millard Kyrie, Norris; Gloria in Ex-
celsis, old chant; Sing. o Heavens, Tours:
hymn, Joy TO the World, Handel; TIE Deum
IN ID, Lejeal; Nazareth, Gounod (bass solo):
hymn. o Little Town of Bethlehem, Phil.
,.ps Brooks, music by Miss Emma L.
Mlhke (nrst time it was ever sung in any
church,: o Holy Night. Adam: Hark,
What Mean Those Holy Voices, Buck; Bo.
mum Est, Willard; postlude, orchestra
CEoir: Soprano, Mrs. Parson: contraIto
MISS Christine Poggcnsee; tenor. Mr
George Scharf; bass, Mr.. Eugene Stevens:
organist, Mrs. Nettie Mcfarland Barry
The regular choir will be assisted nv y
quartet and stringed orchestra under the
direction of Mr.. J. d. GambrilI.
IN PRESBYTERIAN CHURCHES.
excellent Music to BE Rendered by