The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-12-31
BRINGING IN THE NEW YEAR
IOCNG NINETEEN HUNDRED TO BE
ULICOAkD WIrH UNUSUAL ZEST.

The Churches Of the City Have Prepared
'lrhnrate Programmes to Mark the
Incoming of "a Remarkable Year and tho
Death oi iS30-Ih-ir Plans for the Day.
A. uuusual number Of religious services in
clIr,hes Of various denominations will cele-
lrlte the merging Of 1880 into 1900 at mid
niAHt might. the fact OF the years last day
coming on sunday b'ing tn" chief reason for
tht widespread special observance OF the
rgcut. On the recon rlendation OF the Pope
HAT midnight mass shall he said to usher in
me New Year many ut the Roman Catholic
rhu chcs will hold special services. At ct.
ratr.-Hs Cathedral Archbishop Corrigan will
celebrate p0nt,icai mass. beginning a. mid
fi-ht. The Rev. NJ. !. Lavelle will act as as
s-'a"t priest and will preach the sermon. The
dca one NJ honor will 10 the Revs. W. j. ID.
Daly ard J. H. Mcmahon. and the masters OF
ceremonies tho Rcvs. J. y. Connolly and T. f.
Myhan The following musical programme
will te given by the regular Cathedral quar-
tste md choir:
Kyrc and Gloria Mass In A........,........ Wegand
Crcic ,ncus, Agnus Del. .... ,....... kalliwooda
oaeFtory, "Adeste fieles" .Novello
soloists--
hoprano, Miss hilks
Az" MISS ClAry
tehoF, Kaiser
D*so Steinbuch
IT I Stephens Church Bishop Sharetti re-
'rrtb appointed to the do 'ese Of Havana. will
r"I"l rH,e The midnight mass and the Rev.
Charles II. Cotton wlll preach. At the church
Of -. Paul the APOSTLE and many other Catholic
churches midnight mass will be said.
The quaint old custom Of watch-niGht ser-
Ni"'' WI be upheld in II number Of the Metho-
CiSr Episcopal Churches of this city. At st.
Pauis Methodist Episcopal Church there will
he services from & o'clock to midnight. at
wren TINE Holy COMMUNION VIII lie given;
II IL. Metropolitan Temple the evening will
rs '.."n M WITH prayer and praise service.
Perry street Methodist CHURCH and ut the
I""r Street Methodist Church there will he
Thomas EoHT at The latter, The watch,
Sna1h 'GT'ifIs a, s. TIamCs's, HthSa's,
rem e Mr r M ef ~" vii s sreaE
",aH 'lErre be II communion service The
Washington. square Methodist Church, and
Wnt"h.night service vii begin at o cloGk.
N" the erSG Al he s rr%P pfaesr Mi
~ trHu until l0:45. previous Ia which there
ndn a" ,Er"T0r,h League seryese and ser ,no
eve Xxx Street an Ic II sn Church he The
c' "E , vi w. Mc'toa will preach tie ss"rmon
"R Th H sfT{S' strer %anMiE s'Soa aha
nnrch there viii be three separate
e., NNr"s ~ AN hour zach. At the Church Of the
.'f y'" there will be communion, baptism: re-
.rni on Of mrmbers and praise service. The
'n:, Dr. ", 7. ,Odell and the Rey; George
much, services which will last from = !. N. to
'"uGh' The Epworth League will have
Lnlgr %. ne 50 rvicrs a. the Centenary Metho'
n'' h rrh from to $50, after which the
IT,, O,trhnl"r win have charge. AZ the
a. ~, 4 Methodist Church the Rev, DR.. Frank
~, ID worth will preach tho sermon and tho
Nnt'h'n ght services will last from 10 10 L..
- ne ~ grcgnt'onnl Broadway Tabernacle
r." A." hold watch-n'cht services from to
m french inc being by the Iv Dir, Charles
~ hrr aid t.c Iov y. u. RAFT. Tho
Sse-s I!Hle CIass VI iao Church VI the