The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1901-12-25
IN THE CHURCHES
SERVICES BY ROMAN CATHOLICS,
EPIsCoPALIANs AND LUTHERANs.
FINE MUSIC A FEATURE.
PAPAL BLESSING TO BE GIVEN By
BISHOP KELLEY AT EARLY
MASS.

Many Masses at Each of the Catho-
lie Churche<-Three Services,
Early and High Celebrations, and
Evening Prayer Mt st. PauIs.
Eleven O'Clock Services In Each
of the other Churches-HOIy Com
munion to Commemorate Days of
ST. stephen, 81. John and the limo
cents ON Tomorrow, Friday and
Saturday.
Christmas services will be conducted
in the Roman Catholic, Episcopal and
Lutheran churches to-day, in each case
with unusually fine programmes of
music At the Cathedral of St John the
Baptist these services will be as fol-
lows:
Solemn Pontifical High Mass, of
which Bishop Kelly will be the cele-
brant, at $50 o'clock. The Bishop will
be assisted in this service by Rev.
Father X. F. Kennedy, assistant
priest: Rev Father P. A. Halpin, dea
con of the mass; and Rev. Father
Reich, sub-deacon. At this mass the
Papal Blessing will be given to all
present. other masses will be held at
mass for the Sunday school, also will
be celebrated, in the basement of the
church.
High mass will again be celebrated
at 10: 80 o'clock, and will be followed by
a celebration of the benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament. The collection
made at this mass will be for the ben
eft of st. Mary's Orphan Home, Sa-
vannah; and st. Joseph's Orphan
Home, Washington.
The following music will be sung at
the high mass:
"Adeste Fidelia" (Novello).
Mass in Eb (Rev. NJ. ]. Decker.
Offertory, "Ioe Tentur Coeli" Mon
tieth). Miss Kennedy, Mr.. j. j. Nc
Donough and chorus.
At the Benediction Miss Conway
will sing 20 Salutaris" (VerdD; and
'Tantum Ergo" (Howard) will be sung
by Miss Conway. Miss Putzel, Mr. j.
J. McDonough, Jr., and Mr.. ]. M Black,
also the chorus.
The Cathedral choir is under the d.
rection of Mr.. Frank E. Rebarer and
consists Of the following ladies and
gentlemen: Mrs. H. r. Altick, Mrs.
w P. Bailey, Mrs. ]. T. Crohan. Mrs
H. a Dumas, Miss Aggie Kennev
Miss Mae Palmer. Miss Maggie Con-
way, Miss F'lorrie Lilienthal, Miss Bes-
sic Leecy, Miss Julia Boyle, Miss Hell
en- Leacy Miss Lille Boyle, Miss Rose
Putzel, Miss Angela O'Byrne, Miss Mel
he Allan, Miss Marie Harty, Mr. j. ].
McDonough, Jr., Mr. w. H. Price, Mr..
Earle Dasher, Mr.. ]. NJ Black. Nj
H. A. Dumas, DIR. H. l. O'Connor. Mr.
W. 5. Blum, Mr.. John Weigand, or
ganist.
At high mass at st. Patricks Church
the music also will be unusually GOOD.
The programme consists of Marcos
Mass IN g, which will be sung by TWEEN
ty-four well trained voices, under the
direction of Prof. Joseph Steer. Tn.
soloists will be: Miss Josie Brennan.
MISS Sarah Ham and Miss Gleason,
MI. Horace j. Brooks, Mr.. John Bel.
and Mr.. H. A. Goette. Miss Mamie
Reilly is organist and director.
At Sacred Heart Church the services
VIII be as follows: Solemn high mass
at $50 o'clock, second mass at $50.
masses at {, and $50; and high mass,
sermon and benedction at 10 o'clock
The mass at $50 will be celebrated in
the chapel of the Orphans Home.
The musical part of the high masses
will be as follows
kyrie," Gloria" and "Credo." from
Farmers Mass in BIB. -
"Adveste Fidelis" (Novello).
'Sanotus" (Marzo).
"Benedictus" (Farmer).
"Agnus Del" (Marzo).
The choir is composed of the follow
ing ladies and gentlemen:
Sopranos-Miss Lauri Hite, Miss N
Dooner, Mrs. j. A. Gallagher, Miss
Irene Savarese, Miss Mary Mccarthy
Mrs Frank kavanaugh. Mrs. T
OConnell, Miss Daisey Yokum, Mis-.
Stella Strous.
Altos-Miss Marie LaMotte, Mrs. ]
II. Friberg. Miss Madeline Savarese
Miss Marie Ray. Miss Loretta McCar,
thy.
Tenors-Mr. John NJ. Mcbride. Mr.
j. p. Deacy, Mr.. j. B. Gaudry. Mr.
Robert Giran and Mr.. Joe Stoughton.
Basses-Mr. S. B. Woodbury., Mr.
Jr., Mr.. P. T. Friberg and Mr.. FREQ
T. DuPon.
Miss Mary E. Donovan is orsanis
and Mr.. 4. NJ. Connor director.
Services at Christ Church will consis
OF morning service and sermon witt
Holy Communion at /; o'clock, wher
the following music will be rendered:
Anthem, Arise, Shine, for Thy Light
Has Come (Reed).
''Venite" (Marston).
"Glorias." 80
Gloria in Excelsis" (Mozart.
TIE Deum' (Spicker).
"Benedicite" CBuck).
Hymn, "Adeste Fidelis" (Nevello).
Gloria Tibi."
Hymn
offertory anthem, Hail, the King
(BartletO.
''Sanctus" (Gounod).
Hymn porter.
Gloria in Excelsis" (Calkins).
Nunc Dimittis (chanD.
The choir consists of Miss Emma z
Coburn. director and organist Mrs. N
II. Finnie, soprano; Mrs. j. ]. Gaudry
alto: Mr. ]. T. German, tenor, and Mr.
g. w. Beckett, bass.
The day of st. Stephen, st. John and
Of the Innocents will be observed re.
spectively tomorrow, Friday and Sat.