Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-12-25
Special Services at ST. Marks and
St, Mary's Cathedral
LESSONS OF CHRIST'S LIFE.
Brief Sermons by Bishop Leonard ana
Bishop SoanIRn-High Mass Ceie-
brated-uusIc was Feature.

Special Christmas services Of unusual
interest were held this morning at the
two cathedrals.
81. Marks was handsomely decorated
with evergreen. which was wrought In
to beautiful designs above the chancil
and altar. The supplied choir rem
dered special Christmas music, and the
anthems, Behold, bring you good It'd
lngs Of great JOY" and Blessed is He
that cometh in the name Of the Lord
Bishop Leonard officlated throughout
and after reading the lessons. spoke
from Matthew, 23 20.
The names in the Bible, said the
bishop, In very many cases, contain I'M
poltant meanings, as In the case OF
Abraham, which. as We all know means
the father Of a multitude, thus recalling
Gods promise that the Savior Of the
world should be descended from Abra-
ham, vino was then without children.
The most important Of these. however.
are Jesus, Savior, Christ the Anolnted
One, Emanuel, meaning God with US.
Today we are celebrating what was
piophesied was TO come about, and
which ala come about nineteen hundred
years ago. when the angels sang, Clio
~ 10 God in the highest on earth peace,
good will 60 men, Christmas Is as
full Of significance today as 1t ever was.
A single thought contained In that
name. Emanuel, Is what We will con-
slider today. IL means that God is with
US always, and as We think Of that, our
thoughts go back to Bethlehem, and re-
member that the Son OF God had not
where to lay His head. But Christ was
God incarnate IN human flesh. and the
wise men brought offerings of gold, as
to a king, myrrh, as to one about to
die. and incense, as 10 God. Emanuel
means God IN our very nature, or else
His religion Is not what we have
thought II 10 be. Through him. hui
man nature has been exalted and our
natures drawn nearer TO God. Tha, 10
what we celebrate. Christ lives now.
His life has been projected, as II were.
| Others did great works and passed
away. leaving fragrant memories.
] 0h ~ mas bttil dlltAipAtA " IiNtuit
/ Christ. but there Is a vast difference
between Him and all other teachers, but
Christ lives In the religion He has
established. For this was established
His kingdom on earth and His form Of
grace introduced. The Apostles be-
lieYed In no dead Savior, but in living
one What was intended was that men
should be permeated through and
through by His influence, their actions
softened by His presence, and their
poor. weak human natures taken up in
His arms to be blessed and sanctihed.
our Joy cannot be of the highest
kind this day unless sanctihed by His
blessing. He dwells among us today.
and as we draw near TO this holy feast,
may we exclaim Lord, now behold Thy
servant depart in peace"
AT ST. MARY'S CATHEDRAL.
st. Mary's Cathedral was crowded
this morning. and the services were Of
an especially interesting nature. The
full choir rendered the anthems In
splendid style. Father Kelley preached
the sermon. dwelling entirely upon the
lessons TO be drawn from the manner OF
Chrlsts birth, His life on earth and His
teachings, all full Of charity and good
will.
At the close. high mass was cele-
brated by Bishop Seaman.