The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-26

appropriately observed I'm city and state.
Practical good Will toward men and wo-
men and children. too. was svineed in
the distribution of Christmas cheer among
the poor. Dinners were given 20 hundreds
OF needy ones by Overseer OF the Poor
Cummings ana the Salvation Army and
many private charities. At the various
hospitals and institutions, public and
private. appropriate exercises were held
i'm honor OF the day and there could have
been but few people in these plantations
that had no taste of holiday joys.
In the Episcopal and Catholic churches
the services were very impressive and
special musical programs were rendered
Grace church was elaborately decorated
with festoons OF evergreen, extending
from pillar to pillar. while the front OF
the choir gallery was covered with mass
OF evergreen and holly.
The first service of the day was Holy
Communion at o'clock i'm the morning,
followed an hour later by morning prayer
and an address by the rector Rev. T.. >.
Rousmaniere The musical program OF
the early service was In charge OF r.. NJ.
Waterhouse, precentor, and was az fol-
lows: organ prelude Pssllite omnes An
geli. W. T. Best; cEol;, II Came Upon
the Midnight Clear. ~ III. Ryder: Venite.
i'm d; Jubilate, Oliver King In ID: Offer
tory Anthem. Barnby; Doxology. Old
Hundredth. At IL o'clock there was
sermon and Holy Communion. The pro-
gram was as follows: Organ prelude.
Grand Choeur Bossi; hymn. Adeste FL
deles. Kyrie, Calkin in G.; Gloria Tibi.
Calkin i'm G.; hymn. Hark. the Herald
Angels Sing: offertory. Parker; organ in
terlude, Alteration. Lemmens; Sanctus.
Calkin in c.: Gloria i'm Excelsis, Old
Chant; organ postlude. W. T. Best.
The high celebration service at st.
Stephen's church was held at 1O:f5 O'Clock
yesterday morning. The large attendance
greatly appreciated the excellent musical
program. which was as follows; Process
sional. come, All Ye Faithful; introit.
Psalm s; Kyrie, Haydns sixth; Credo.
Haydn's sixth; oYertory. Before the
Heavens Were Spread Abroad; Sanctus,
Haydn's sixth; Benedictus, Haydn's
sixth; Agnus Del, Haydn's sixth; Gloria
I'm Excelsis. Haydns sixth; post commu-
nion. Songs OF Praise the Angels Sing.
Hosmer; recessionsl, Angels from the
Realms OF Glory.
The principal service at st. Johns
church was Holy Communion and sermon
at II o'clock. The church was decorated
with six trees in front of the chancel
decorated with imitation tfnsel and
screen of laurel just inside the chancel
rail. Behind the cross was a background
OF laurel. The sermon was preached by
Rev. DIR. Goodwin OF East Greenwich. The
music included the usual Christmas an
thems and hymns and was I'm part as fol-
lows: 1ntroit. anthem, opening, Bene-
dictus. Sanctus; offertory. anthem.
AT St. Thomas church, corner OF Sher-
wood and Douglas avenues, the program
OF the Christmas Day celebration was as
follows: Anthem. Glory to God I'm the
Highest. c. Simper; professional hymn,
Christians, Awake, j. Wainwright; versi-
cles Tails; Venite. G.. T.. Oliver; Gloria
Patri. A. J. Holden: re Deum, Stark
weather; Jubilate Dec, Hascom; Versi-
cles. Tails; hymn. While Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks by Night: Gloria
Tibi. ]. p. Dykes: hymn, Sing, o Sing.
This Blessed Morn; offertory. / Will
Praise Thee, O Lord. III. p. Danks: pres
entation, 3. u. Whitney: recessonal
hymn, o Come, All Ye Faithful, ]. Read
ing.
The days service at st. James church
began with Holy Communion at $50
% oclock. AT a quarter before Ii the regular
morning prayer and sermon was held. The
musical program follows: Hymn, Adeste
Fidelis; venite; Gregorian TIE Deum in r
by Dykes: Benedictus. Crotch; hymn,
Shout the Glad Tidings, Avison; Ante
Communion; Kyrie. Tuckerman Sanctus
in T.. by Hodges: hymn, While Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks by Night, st Mar
tins: anthem. Heavens. Tours: recess
sional. Hark, What Mean Those Holy
Voices. Geer.
At All Saints church the musical pro-
gram at the IL o'clock service was as fol-
lows: Professional a.: reading; Kyrie,
Tours: Gloria Tibi, Garrett: Hymn 81,
Mendelsohn; anthem, Sing. O Heavens,
Hall: sanctus. Tours; Communion Hymn
225. Hodges; Gloria, Tours: Recessional
For the Christmas services the Church
OF the Messiah was adorned with two
large pine trees, one at each end OF the
altar, crosses, holly, hyacinths jonuuils
and ferns. After the Communion SER
vice at 100 O'Clock. morning prayer. with
a sermon appropriate TO the occasion by
the rector, Rev. Frederick |. Collins, was
held at 10 O'clock The musical program
was in charge of the precentor, W. l..
Sweet. and was as follows: Organ
prelude, theme Adeste Fideles, arranged
by Guilmaut; professional hymn, o Come.
All Ye Faithful reading, Venite
for Christmas Day, DR. Crotch; TIE Deur,
Hutchinson: Benedicite. DR. Garrett;
hymn, Hark. the Herald Angels. Barnby;
anthem, Christians. Awake, Maunder:
Kyrie. Gloria Tibi, Gratias Tibi, Credo.
Sursum Corda. Sanctus. Gloria IN Ex-
celsis. Cruickshank; Agnus Del and Bene-
dictus, Monk; Nuno Dimittis I'm r., Simper.
In Christ church the decorations con-
sisted OF festoons Of green, with wreaths
around the chancsl and choir loft. At
IL o'clock the special Christmas services
and sermon by the rector, Rev Samuel
IA. Webb. was held. The music was by
the full choir, assisted by Howard r.
Brown. orgsnist. and Roland Wilson. mu-
sical director. The program was as fol-
lows: Offertory. Thsysr; Venits, Gibbons:
Te Deum, West Jubbilate. Aldrich
Kyris. Nsves: Gloria Tibi. Garrett an
them. The Heavens Are Telling. Simper;
Communion service; Sursum Corda. Car
ridge: Hymn 25: Gloria in Excelsis ELL
wanger; Hymn 81.
Al the Church Of the Redeemer tho
special Christmas service was held at 10t5
O'Clock Yesterday morning. The chancsI
was decorated with n wood screen covered
with holly, while upon the altar were
vases o1 holly. The musical program.
which was carried out under the direction