Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-18

bv Maker: FESTIVAL TIE Deum," Dudley
Buck: Bethlehem" Bartlett
Evening Service-"Christians, Awake
by Marsh; "Ohl Little Town OF Bethie,
HEM" Nevins; "Cantsque de NOEL
Adams.
The members OF the choir are:
Soprano, Miss Mary Ashley Bell.
Contralto. Mrs. r. C. Loockerman.
Tenor. Mr.. Haddon S. watkins.
Bass, Mr.. Gordon c. Durham.
Organist, Mrs. w. w. Lifew.
FIRST CHURCH.
Miss Bette BurwelI Booker, who has
been added to the choir of the First Bap-
fist church. is a decided acquisition. The
quartotte is now composed OF Miss Book
er. soprano; Miss Ellie Cofer, alto; Cap
tain Frank Cunningham, tenor, and Mr..
II. Thurston Cardozo, bass. Mr.. Leslie
I. Watson is organist and director.
The features of the musical programmes
on Christmas-Day are as follows:
Morning-"O. Wondrous star Dudley
Buck); while Shepherds Watched"
Gounod; christians, Awake" (Warrem.
Evening-Cantate Domino. in Il Flat
(Sullivan); "All Hail the Glad Day" Oiol-
DEM; There Were Shepherds Oanks)'
PINE-STREET CHURCH.
The choir Of this church is keeping pace
with the other organizations, and is doing
very fine work. The Christmas-Day pro-
grammes are as follows:
Morning Service-DoXology; anthem,
"Hark! What Mean Those Holy Veices?'
q. A. Parks; Hymn, Joy to the World"
&c. +. Handel; offertory, THE Birth Of a
King" CIV. +. Sudds); hymn, "Hark! the
Glad Sound" P. Doddridge); hymn, 20!
Could l Speak" Oowell Mason.
Evening Service-Doxology; anthem,
| "Echoing Still" Ql. $. LOrenz); Hymn,
"Aiy Days Are Gliding Swiftly By CO. f.
RooO; offertory, In Heavenly Love Abid-
! ing" CW. a. Gracey); hymn. zone Sweetly
/ Solemn Thought o. NJ. Evans); hymn,
when Shall We Meet Again" Or. L.
/ Mason.
| The choir is thus composed:
! Soprani-Alrs. NJ. +. Seay, Mrs. NJ. w
| Wilkinson. Miss Cora Jones, Miss Annie
Hankns, Miss Glenna Krengel Miss Belle
/ Hooper, Miss Celeste Jones, Miss Annie
T Hill, and Miss Hattie Carter.
Alti-Miss Carolese Carter and Miss
| Maud Traylor
Tenori-Messrs. NJ. w. Wilkinson. j.
| Rowsey, John r. Hooper, and John
] Rogers.
| Bassi-Messrs. George Hooper. Ed Phil
lips, Edward Carter, Edward Cobean, c.
| r. Pollard and c. T. Hill.
| OrgdnlSt-MTS. George d. hooper.
Director-Mr. C. r. Carter.
SECOND BAPTIST CHURCH.
The excellent choir Of this church will
sing the following attractive selections
| on Christmas Day:
Morning Service-Processlonal, In G
Batiste); Doxology; Invocation; Lords
J Prayer, chanted; First Hymn, First
Reading Of Scriptures; There were
Shepherds" Holden). Second Read
ing of Scriptures; Prayer; Second
Hymn; Reading Of Notices; OFFER
tory, christians. Awake Warrem
| Sermon: Third Hymn: Recessional, Gloria
! Mozart's Twelfth Mass.
| Evening Service-Processional, Gounod's
} "Sanctus"; Voluntary. Holy Night
Peaceful Night" (Barnby); Invocation
Lords Prayer, chanted; First Hymn
First Reading of Scriptures; Christmas
Carol; Second Reading Of Scriptures
Prayer; Second Hymn; Offertory, Harp:
of Gold" (Hayens); Onertory Sentence
and Doxolgy; Sermon; Third Hymn; Re
cessional. "Cnyus Amman" RossinD.
Soprano-Mrs Walter Mercer.
Alto-Aiiss Ema Bass.
Tenor and Directorate. Walter Mercer
| Bass-Mr. a. W. Martenstein.
Organst-Mr. Herbert Rees.
The Methodist Churches.
The music at Centenary church has al
ways attracted people, generally by rea
son of its excellence. The quartette il
composed OF Miss Maud Porter, soprano
Mrs. Eugene Ii. Cloves, alto; Mr.. Eu
gene Cloves. tenor, and oscar +. Lob
man. bass. Mr.. Shepherd Webb is the or
ganist and director
The Christmas-Day programmes will b
has follows:
Morning Service-Prelude. christina.
Onertory." Lemons; Quartette, Chris
tians, Awake" Warren; Offertory
Brightest and Best" Schneider; Quar-
tette. Glad Tdings," Brewer; Postlude
Paraphase on "Adeste Fideles," Noyello
Evening Service-Prelude, "Pastoralle,
Whiting; Quartette, 1T Came Upon
Midnight Clear" Warren; Offertory
There Were Shepherds" Buck; Quar-
tette, "Ohi Little Town Of Bethlehem,
Niedlinger; Postlude, We.ey.
TRINITY.
The following interesting programm
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