Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1898-12-25
Program OF Music in the Various
Churches Today.
FIGHT ON A STREET CAR,
Two Conductors Attacked by Negroes.
Car Line Employees Remembered.
ADouble Anniversary Cele-
brated. Other Items.

year the religious observances Of it will
be mere general this year than usual
Services will be held at the usual hours
IN all the churches and in all sermons
appropriate ia the CONNIE moration of
the greatest event in the words history
VIII be preached and the great sacred
masterpiece Of the master composers will
ne sung by the choir. The King of
Glory will be crowned anew in the
praises Of His loyal people.
AT ST. JOHN S.
AT ST. Johns Protestant Episcopal
church the rector, Rev. c.. B. Bryan,
Will conduct the services in the fore
noon and preach and in the evening a
children's service will be held. The ex-
cellent choir, under the direction of
MI F. G. Rathbun, organist and Choir
lister. will render the following program
at the morning service:
Voluntary, Pastorale from 'The
Messlah -. Handel.
Anthem. venite in G......O. Emerson.
Gloria Patri in D fiat
Anthem, TIE Deum, in F.
-. Irving Emerson
Anthem, JubEate Dec, in d..
offe I,, ;, He Shall Feed His
"HarK KIT the Herald Angels :: sine Handel.
Communion Service, -. ...Gilbert.
Postlude from Messiah Handel.
The choir consists of the following
singers: Mrs. j. T. Boutelle, Mrs W.
S. Scott, Mrs. w. E. Owen, Mrs. Mel
son. s. Groome, sopranos: Misses Ava
Cunningham and Nora Warren altos:
Messrs. George W. Blackmore and f.
g. Rathbun, tenors; Mr.. William Grim
shaw, basso.
BAPTIST CHURCH.
Rev. J. William Jones. D. D., will
preach and conduct the services in the
morning and evening at the usual
hours. The musical program is here
MORNING SERVICE.
Organ voluntary. ;. .."Gloria Patri"
Anthem, :. ;. . Brightest and Best"
T. A. Schneider.
Hymn 105.
H. N. Bartlett.
Hymn 102.
Anthem. .'Angels From Their
Realms of Glory. F. F. Billiard.
Hymn 1o3-
Soloists-Mrs Lucy Rees, Miss Laura
Dobbins, r. r. Richardson, George M.
EVENING SERVICE.
Organ Voluntary.
Anthem ~. =. Daughter of Zion"
c. F. Maker.
Hymn. 1o7.
OffeTtory... Behold I Bring You
Hymn 112.
.....-...t:. ~. ANGELS Sing
PREsBYrERIAN CHURCH.
At the Presbyterian church services
will be conducted at IL o'clock A. NJ,
and 1880 P. NJ, by the pastor, Rev.
H. w. Laughlin. The morning sermon
will be from the text: For unto you is
born this day in the city of David
Savior, which is Christ the Lord The
musical program could not be secured.
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At the First Methodist church the
pastor, Rev. j. T. Whitley, will conduct
the services and preach a t II A. NJ, and
1880 P. NJ. Services appropriate to the
great Christian anniversary will be
preached. The music will include be-
sides the regular hymn the following:
Praise the Lord ~. ;. ;. ..Auber.
Then Were Shepherds etc.. :. ;.
Author unknown.
s"Glory to God in the Highest
CHRISTIAN CHURCH.
At the Christian church on Chapel
street. the pastor, Rev. A. j. Renforth,
will conduct the services and preach at
II A. NJ, and 1850 P. NJ. The subject
at night will be The Light That Lead
eth All Men, A special musical pro-
gram will be given by the choir.
WEST END METHODIST CHURCH.
AT the West End Methodist church
the pastor, Rev. S. J. Battin, will
preach at Ii A. M, and 1880 P. M.
the program consisting of the following
anthems in addition to the regular
hymns:
20. Little Town of Bethlehem"
THE Saviour Born.''
Beyer's Christmas Hymn
The chois comprises the following per-
sons: Mrs. George Ashby, Mrs. John
Hope, Mrs. Frost and Miss Lula. Har-
wood, sopranos; Misses Annie Wilson
and Nora Fisher altos; c. w. Hail. j.
S. Knowles, and J. H. Shackleford,
tenors; C. S. Conklin, G.. w. Ashby
r. S. Turnbull, bassos; J. M. Hall,
organist.
FIGHT ON A STREE CAR.
Two Conductors have a Fist Battle
With Several Drunken Negroes.