The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1899-12-25

The annual special service for deaf
mutes of the parish and city in gem
eral will take place Friday evening at
$50. 1t will be conducted by Rev. j.
NJ. Koehler, Of Philadelphia, the noted
deaf mute preacher and president OF
the Deaf Mute Association of Penn
sylvania.
Next Sunday Bishop Wells. of spo-
kane, will deliver the morning SER
mon, Rector Israel having accepted an
invitation to preach on that day at the
Church of the Ascension, Baltimore,
Md, where a series of sermons by in
vited preachers was inaugurated yes
terday.
During the latter part of last week
half hundred families were supplied
with provisions for a bountiful Christ
mas dinner by St. Luke's congregation
through the Woman's Guild. 1t was,
as is annually the aim of the guild, tO
see to 1t that no deserving poor family
in the city or its suburbs should want
for Christmas dinner. IL the ambi-
ton was not attained ii was not the
fault Of the members of the guild.
AT ST. PETERS CATHEDRAL.
A pre-Christmas sermon was to have
been preached at st. Peters cathedral
yesterday morning at the 1890 o'clock
high mass, but owing to the assigned
preacher, Rev. n. j. MacGoldrick, be-
ing incapacitdted by a severe and sud
den attack of neuralgia, sermon on
the gospel of the day by Rev. j. j.
Loughran, celebrant os the mass, was
substituted.
The Christmas sermon to-day will
be preached by Rev. Father Lough-
ran at the 1890 o'clock mass, which
will be a pontfical high mass, with
Rt. Rev. Bishop Iloban as celebrnnt.
The music will be of an elaborate
character. 1t will be rendered by an
augmented choir accompanied by
Baucr's orchestra Of twenty pieces.
There will also be masses at 8, i, I, s
and o'clock.
All the Catholic churches will have
special services with elaborate music.
At st. Patricic's church Olyphant, the
sermon will he preached by one OF
the noted pulpiteers of Canada, Rev.
Father McCallen, of the Society of
| st. Sulpice, of Montreal.
HOLY TRINITY CHURCH.
At the Evangelical Lutheran Church
| of Holy Trinity yesterday the edifice
was handsomely decorated. Plants
were in plentiful evidence, and from
the pulpit extended several large fes
toons of green, handsomely draping the
place.
The choir, under the direction OF
the chorister, f. Prothcroe, discoursed
the music in magnificent style, and
Rev. G. L. Spieker's two sermons
were both of them magnificent efforts
At the morning service he spoke on
the preaching of John" while in the
evening his theme was the Source oi
Christmas Joy."
This morning at o'clock a matir
service is to be celebrated, at which
the following nrogramr will be given
Venite EXultemus, TIE Deum Lauda'
mus, sermon and morning prayer
lev. Mr.. Spicker will address the con
gregation on the subject of the "Birtf
of Christ"
AT 7:30 o'clock this evening, The
Sunday school of the church viii
commemorate the Holy Festival, uh
der the direction of superintendent r
! III. 1TdueT anu MlSS l-S blcS Val u - lli
organist. The programme follows:
Anthem .............. .Chol
Psalm Pastor and schoo
Invocation.
Singing, Message of the Bells. ...Schoo
Exercse-By seven girls.
Singing, Sing Alleluia" .........".Schoo
Recitation Wilheminia Bernhard
Singing, Message of Christmas Time
SClOo
Exercise BY eight boys.
Singing, "Wecoms Happy Christmas
SChoo
Exercise and song
Grace Brown and eight girls
Singing, Awake, O Slumbering Hope
SrhUo
| RCCltatlOn .........,,''''''.' 'NHlllli Ctib'
Singing Ring Out Te Merry Bells,
Schoo
Distribution of gifts
Singing "Hear the Angels Singing"
EXercise-Thirty girls and boys.
Singing "Seep, Holy Babe ......Sch ~
Address and offerings.
Singing "The Glad Bells' .Schoo
Doxology and benediction.