The San Francisco call., 1898-12-25
CHRISTMAS AND
 HOW T WILL
 BE CELEBRATED Services to Be Held in the Churches. THOSE WHO WILL 0FFICIATE THERE WILL BE MAGNIFICENT
 SELECTIONS.
THOSE WHO WILL OFFICIATE
THERE WILL BE MAGNIFICENT
 SELECTIONS.
List of the Various Churches Where the Most Impressive Cere- monies Will Be
 Solemnized.

Long DeIOre IO-Ody duu lOuB after the sun sets upon the annual feast of Christmas day the churches will com memorate it's advent and it's passing with one of the most complete and memorable combined religious services that the city has ever known. At o'clock in all the Catholic churches without exception sol emn high mass will be celebrated and will mark the commencement of the observ- ance of commemorating the birth of the Savior. In the Protestant churches as early as clock the church doors will be thrown open to the public and the first prayers in honor of the day chanted.
 A feature that will mark the universal observance of Christmas day in the diff ferent houses of worship will be the mu- sic chanted at the different services dur ing the course of the morning and even ing.
 The music at St. James Catholic Church for Christmas day at 6:30 o'clock mass will be: Farmers Mass" sung by chorus of voices accompanied by stringed instruments, the soloists being-sopranos Misses T. Mahoney and E. Welch; alto, Miss A. Leahy; tenor, H. Dinan; bass, J. P. Leonard. At the offertory the "Adeste Fideles" will be sung by full choir. At 10:30 o'clock Lambillotte's "Paschal Mass will be sung by full choir. At the of fertory 'Noel'' will be sung by H. Dinan. Benediction will follow the mass. Rossi's 'Tantum Ergo will be rendered by full choir.
 At St. Roses Church, on Grammar street, first mass will commence at o'clock, dur ing which the young ladies of the parish will sing. There will be mass every hour until Il o'clock, when the solemn high mass will be celebrated. Rev. J. M. Glea- ed choir will render Cimarosas "Grand Military Mass. The offertory will be Lambillotte's Christmas Oratorio." ''Adeste Fidelis," by Novello, will be sung before the mass begins Adams "Noel7 will be rendered at the benediction. The following ladies and gentlemen comprise the choir; The Misses Nugent, Misses Tessit and Rose Killgariff, Misses Agnes F. and Ltllie O'Connell, Miss A Welsh Miss l.. Du Posse, Miss Derby, Miss Me Sreagh and Mrs. Coret: Messrs. Lane, Perron and Donovan. Mrs T. J. Moyni- han will preside at the organ.
 At St. Pauls Catholic Church on Twenty ninth and Church streets, the fol- lowing complete programme both for the service and the accompanying music will be rendered by a specially augmented choir:
 o'clock to 10:30. At the o'clock high mass Bordese's Mass in G minor will be sung by St, Paul's male choir. led by Pro lessor s. J. Sandy; tenors-Messrs. CiI- logley, Wiley. Long, Kane, Collins, Hea- ley and Drake; bassos-Messrs. Rattigan, Gillogleyi Low, Branson, Farrell, Buck
  sung by E. Long. During the low masses Christmas carols will be sung by the Im- maculate Conception and Holy Angels so- mass will be celebrated. Marcos ''Messe Solenelle', will be rendered by the follow ing members of St. Paul's, choir: So- alto, Miss M. F. Code; tenors-F. valerga, F. Long; bass, w. M. Lane At the offer tory "Adeste Fideles',, with violin obligato will be sung by the St. Paul's sur DllCpd iplr Lyons and Quinnane; violin, w. Healy organist, Miss Amelia F. Quinn.
 Programme of Italian church of Saints Peter and Paul, corner of Dupont and Fiji bert streets: a. m., J. Concones "Kyrie' and Gloria and T. Tedesco's "Credo." 1o:so a. m., Giorza's First Mass lass 1Kyrie'' B .Benedictus, Agnug. qH iSi,S Der, from reoi, La Hache'S mass, under direction of A. Spa dina, the church organist. The mass will be rendered by the following vocalists So- pranosM,Misses |. spadina; J. Lenormand; altosmMTs, altos ITS M; Spadina; Miss @ A. spadina; bassos-Messrs. A. DanielH, J. Semeria At the conclusion of the mass "Adeste Fideles" will be rendered by the full choir.
 At the Church of Corpus Christi on Alemany and Croke streets, there will be masses at 5, ' and 10 a: m. The first and third will be solemn high in form. At the 5 o'clock mass the choir will render Mercandantes mass, while at 10 o'clock Giorza's First Mass will be chanted. The choir, augmented for the occasion, will consist of the following voices: Sopranos, Miss Mae Reilly and l.. Vlautin: tenors Messrs. ". Wright, G. ,Oliva, R. Gillogley and w. Wiley; contraltos, Mrs B. Brun and Miss A. O'Sullivan; bass. G. Hedge; organist and musical director, Miss M. Rodgers.
 At D. m. there will be vespers. ser mon and solemn benediction of the blessed sacrament. The morning choir will assist at the service. At the offer tory of the mass Miss Coleman and MT. Wright will render Donizettis ''Veni Creator"
 Programme at St. Dominic's Church on Steiner and Bush streets: High mass at a at evening the hgh 5Sfvfe @asa at deTfe pSf fideies," Noveilo; "sf. Cecilia Messe So- lenelle,' Gounod;, Noel" Adam; ,Exulta who will render the principal musical se lections: Sopranos, Miss Lena Gore. Miss Mrs. Clark, Mrs. Robert Lloyd, Miss Grace de Forest; tenors. Rhys Thomas, Robert Stantini; bassos, Charles Schwert- feger Robert Lloyd.
 lowing programme will be rendered: 7:30 a. m. holy communion; morning prayer, sermon and choral celebration, Il a.. m.; Processional, Hymn No. 49. "Adeste Fideles''; 'Venite" Brucke); Ire Deum'' (CaIkins): "Jubilate" (Sabin); introit, Hymn 56, "Yorkshire''; "Kyrie'' (Jef- freyS); "Gl0rla IlDl Hymn 0l tMendelS- sohn); offertory carol (Nevin); "Sanctus" Parker); communion hymn, No. 22O Hammas): Gloria in Excelsis': "Nunc Dimittis (Parker); anthem, (Concone); cents": organ professional, "Adeste Fideles''; Magnificent Parker); "Nunc Dimmitis' (Parker); anthem (Concone); Hymn 476, "Innocents"; trio, "Adoration'' (Grieg): 70 Thou That Bringest Glad Tid- ings'' (Stainer); carol, No. 58 (St. Louis): Unto Us a Child Is Born (HandeD; carol. No. 540 Qrby); offertory, Thanks Be to God (Mendelssohn); recessional Hymn No 51 (Mendelssohn)
 Third Congregational Church, Fifteenth street, near Mission. Rev William Rader, pastor. At Il a. m. the pastor will preach on "The Meaning of Christmas" The chorus choir. under the direction of Will liam Stadfeldt, will render appropriate music Wilhelm Wertsch. celloist, and Albert Brown, violinist, will assist The Sunday school, under the supervision of Miss Kate Hutchinson, will render an appropriate Christmas exercise at 12:30 o'clock In the evening, beginning at 7:30 o'clock, the cantata. Light of Life" will be given, including solos by Mrs. Stad- feldt Dr. Bean, Miss Hossack, MT. Cal anne and Miss Worrell.
 At the Simpson Memorial Methodist Episcopal Church on Hayes and Bu- chanan streets the following Droyra n,rn,,