The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-24

Fred KrcngeL
Director-Mrs. Walter g. Duke.
Organist-Mr NJ. L. Willis.
The following music will be rendered at
Emmanuel church, Henrlco county. Rev.
y. VI. Randolph rector. on Sunday. Christ
mas eve, and on Christmas day. On Sun
day. Opening Hymn, No. -. of Hymnal.
20 come come Emmanuel" GounOd).
Venite in II RandalD: Gloria Patri I'm +
re Deum I'm G.; Benedictus in T. fat;
LYNN No. 81. Thou Art Coming. o My
Saviour" Monk; Hymn No a., "Hark, the
Glad sound The Saviour Comes sung
to the old time Antioch which is a ia
vorte with the congregation.
The ARRANGEMENT Of these three hymns
all Of which pertain to the Advent season
forms a pretty climax. leading up 10
Christmas day
On Christmas day-Opening hymn, No.
So 1T Comes Upon the Midnight Clear.
OWillis): Nente in g Crotch: Gloria
Patri I'm c (Rcdd): re Dcum in Il flat
ReddD written especially for this occa.
sion: Jubilate Dec in T. flat (Redd),
Hymn No. 60. Angels from the Realms OF
Glory" (SmarD. Gloria Tibi in B flat
HYMN No. 81. "Hark, the Herald Angels
Sing Mendelsshom: Onertory. "Sing, o
Sing this Blessed Morn Roper.
The choir consists Of the following:
Sopranos MISS Roberta Ice Randolph,
Miss Mary NJ Randolph Miss Sallie II.
Randolph and Miss Roberta Higgason.
Alto-Nrs. r. Powell Dunn. Tenor-Mr.
T. Crawford Redd. Basso-Messrs john
b. Mordccai and Beverly Randolph Or
ganist-Mr +. -. Redo.
FIRST BAPTIST.
The Christmas music will be sung at
"a
cember nth II will be of the usually
high order. and is TO be well sung.
The programme h. as follows. Morning
ST. Cecilia Onertory No. 3 torgam (Ba-
tiste): "Aagels from the Realms Of Clio
~" (Bullard): "Wherc is He that is Born
King Of the Jews?" CoombsD; God My
King CWiegand). professional march (or-
gam whitney,.
Night Christmas Offertory (organ)
(Grson: Hail. Thou Long Expected Je-
sus" (Mcndelssohn): when Marshalled
on the Nightly Plain (Schn9cker); can
tate Domino. in y. CBuck); professional
march. organ (GOunod).
The choir is as follows:
Soprano-Miss Noble.
Alto-AIss cole.
Tenor-Captain Cunningham.
Bass-Mr. CardOza.
Organist and Directorate. L. f. Wat
son.
SECOND BAPTIST.
At the Second Baptist church the fol-
lowing programme will be rendered on
sunday. December 18th:
Morning Professional (orgam;
Romance, Meyerbeer: Doxology, Lords
prayer. hymn: anthem. The Joyful Morn
is Breaking CSchnecker); offcrtory TIE
Dcum lin r. Shilling hymn; Benedic
Anima. Buck. recessional-gloria, Mozart's
twelfth mass
Evening Service.--Usual hymns and an
them-There Were Shepherds. Buck: Of
fertory. festival Gloria in Excelsis du Il
naD Schneider; duet for soprano and al
10. AS with Gladness Men of Old"
Schneider
The members Of the choir are:
Soprano-AIiss Gay Ragland.
Alto-Mrs Durrett.
Tenor-Mr. &. H. Gordon.
Basso-Mr. q. W. Hunter.
Organst-N1r. H. l.. Rees
Directorate. Walter c. Mercer.
GROVE-AVENUE
Special services will not be held on
Christmas Day. but the regular Lord =
Day services will be festival In charac-
ter, and will be made highly interesting
through artistic programmes and appro-
pirate sermons, as follows:
Morning-Oraan prelude (GuilmanO:
anthem, Chimes of Christmas Morn"
DressleD; Praise God. from Whom All
Blessings Flow, congregation and choir;
invocation, the pastor; Hymn No. $50
Joy 10 the World, the Lord is Come"
(HandeD; Scripture Lessons. the pastor:
(Schnecker). solos and chorus: Prayer
Anthem. Come, All We Faithful
the pastor Announcements; Oncrtory,
1.-THE Watchful Shepherds" CTate), Mrs.
Jasper l.. Rowe, Sermon. Rev. DR.. j. 3.
Hawthorne; Hymn No. 100, Hail to the
Lords Anointed" web; Benediction.
violins and organ.
Evening-Prelude. from ST. Paul (Aicn-
delssohn), violins and organ: Anthe..
"Cl lid Jesus Comes (Manney), so9,eno
Solo. chorus violin obligato): Inv)Ca''on.
the pastor; Hymn No. 157. Cain on the
Listening Ear Of Night (M3son); Scrip
ture Lesson, the pastor: Anthem. Sing.
Oh Heavens" Clare sololsts and choir:
Prayer. the pastor; Offertory, Might OF
Nights wan de Water) Miss Helen Nye:
Sermon. Rev. Dr. J. e. Hawthorne:
Hymn No. 1G6. "Hark. the Herald Angels
Sing Mendelssohn: Benediction; Pro-
cessional "Adeste Fidclis" (Novello) so.
loists. chorus. violins. organ.
The choir consists Of well-drilled voices.
assisted by soloists Of fine reputation.
Sopranos-Miss Helen Nye. Miss Mary
A. West Mrs. a. d. Houshton. and Mrs
4. NJ. Barber
Contraltos-Mrs. Jasper J.. Rowe. Mrs
Eugene Robinson, and Miss Minnie Gibbs.
Tenors-1Mr. w. b. West. Mr. G.. letter
Jones. Mr.. Eugene Robinson. and Mr..
James +. West. Jr.
Bassos-Mr w. j. Reddy. Mr.. James
McBain. Mr.. Fleming Philips and MIR. w.
j. Snead.
Mr.. John Reinhardt and Miss Flora
Durham will render the violin solos and
obligatos.
Committee on Music-Winiam r. West
chairman Willard +. Cox and h. S.
Barker.
No elaborate programme of Christmas
musS has been prepared by Grace-Street
Baptist church. However Mr. Haddon
;. Watkins. leader Of the singing. will
have the entire congregation unite in a
number of inspiring hymns at both SER
vices, and will himself sing solo at
each service. The congregational singing
at Grace-Street Baptist church has been
commented upon recently as being very
fine. Miss Edith Hatcher is organist OF
the church.
LEIGH-STREET BAPTIST.
The Ieigh-Street Baptist Sunday
School was organized on December 18th.
1853, and will celebrate its 10Th anniver-
sarv ON Christmas morning In the audi