The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1900-12-30
END Of CENTURY
IN SALT LAKE
How the Churches Will
Celebrate the Occasion.
P0NTIFICAL MASS AT
CATHOLIC CATHEDRAL
New Years Day Services at the
Tabernacle.

The old century will not be permit
ted to die nor the new century to APP
pear in silence and neglect by the
churches of Salt Lake. y number Of
the denominations are preparing serv-
ices for the last night in 1900, and I'M
usual interest attaches to the watch
meetings that have been arranged in
which the last minutes of the old CEN
fury that has done so much for the
human race will be counted off until
midnight marks the close.
At St. Mary's cathedral the Catholics
of the city viii celebrate midnight
mass at midnight Monday night This
mass win pc a special solemn high
pontificial mass for the purpose of
dedicating the new century, and is
celebrated by special decree from Pope
Leo Xii. This decree Of the popes,
sent to Rt. HeV. Bishop Seaman, IN
common with all other bishops OF the
Catholic church, reads as follows:
Decree OF the rope.
The holy father has deigned TO
grant that all the Christian FAITHFUL
who shall have confessed their sins and
received holy communion and shall
have offered prayer to God for the in
tentiOnS of his holiness, during what
SOeVer entire hour they may choose, in
churches and chapels where the most
holy eucharist is reserved, in the pres
ence OF the most august sacrament eX-
posed for public adoration from mid
night on the day of Dec. 81 till Jan. l.
shall be enabled to gain plenary indul-
gence. His holiness leaves it to the
prudence of the bishop to decide how
long the eucharist shall remain ex-
posed for alteration, provided that this
shall take place within the prescribed
space of twelve hours.
At the midnight mass Bishop Scan
Ian will be the celebrant and Vicar
General KieIy win deliver the sermon
on that occasion The following mU-
steal programme viii be rendered:
introductory voluntary, "Cavatine"
Harp-Mrs. Edward McGurrin.
NiOl-S-Master Roy Williams
Kyrie Eleison ............-..-. Lambillotte
Soloists-Miss Sinclair. Mr.. 6. H. " est.
GLORIA Mozar5s l2tn Mass
AZ. joseph Sauer.
''Veni Creator Spiritus" -Paulo GiOrza
Mrs.. Kate Bridewen Anderson.
Soioists-AIiss Kinseiia. Mr.. Thomas
Ashworth. Mr. Frank Scarpa, Mr..
Thomas Crawford.
Offertorv .eAdeste FfdeIis'' $3.50. Novello
Soloists-Miss kinsella, Miss Sinclair,
Mrs Kate Anderson.
SsAhttus ..----.''-- -.--.-..-.-.-------- Laleal
soloists-Mrs Lulu Mayne. Mr.. Thom-
as AshwOrth, Mr. Thomas Crawford.
AStluS LEI .-.----.--.. ---.---------- FARMER
SOloists-Mrs l.. Mayne Miss Harley,
Mr.. West, Mr. ScaTpa.
Coronation March -..-..------.. Meyerbeer
SooranOs-Aisses Sinclair Kinsella,
CfTaidley, Harley, Mrs Lulu Mayne,
Mrs. J. RumeI Altos-1Irs. Kate
Anderson, Misses Vadner. Grey and
McCSinness. TenOrs-MessrS. ASH
worth. Veltz, ScarDa and KearnS.
BasSOS-A1eSSrS SaUer. Crawford,
West and Leyland. HaTpist-Afrs.
Edward McGuTrin ViOliniSt-MaS-
ter Roy Williams, Organist and Di-
TectOT-AI[ss Nora Gleason
Methodist Watch Meeting.
The Methodist people of the city will
hold watch night service at the First
Methodist church, beginning at 9
o cock Monday evening, and lasting un-
til the new century is ushered in. The
following viii be the programme;
Praise service; sermon by Rev. A. II.
Henry; addresses by Judge George F.
Goodwin, Judge NJ. L, Richie, Mrs. A.
c.. Banker A. z. Eberhardt. Fred
Jayne. Solos by DR.. Wesley Davis and
Mrs. T. J. Strawbridge. A conservation
service viii mark the close. All are in
vited To attend.