The Savannah morning news., 1901-12-29
WATCH SERVICES
CHURCHES TO OBSERVE THE PASS
ING OF THE OLD YEAR
CHRISTMAS MUSIC TO-DAY.
MANY NEW PROGRAMMES TO BE
GIVEN AND OLD ONES REPEATED.

Christ Church Sunday-School TO
Hold It's Christmas Celebration.
"Christian Science" to BE Discuss
ed at the First Church of Christ
Scientist.
Christmas music will again be the
distinguishing feature of the church
services to-day. All the churches that
old not have this specially prepared
music last Sunday or on Christmas
Day itself, will have it to-day, while
in the majority of the other churches
the programmes given before will be
repeated.
Among these programmes OF Christ
mas, which will be sung for the first
time to-day, are the selections by the
choir of Wesley Monumental Church,
that of Trinity Church, postponed from
last Sunday because of the absence of
some of the singers; that of the indie
pendent Presbyterian Church and also
that of the First Presbyterian Church.
The churches in which the Christmas
programme music will be repeated
are the First Baptist Church, the
Lutheran Church of the Ascension and
st. Paups Lutheran Church.
New Years will be observed in many
of the churches with special services.
Watch services extending into the
New Year will be held at Christ
Church and at st. Paurs. The day
will be observed at st. Johns with the
administering of Holy Communion at
IL O'Clock, and at the Lutheran Church
of the Ascension by service held at
8 p. m.
Rev. T. D. Ellis, presiding elder of
the Savannah district, is in Savannah
and will conduct two services to-day;
at Wesley Monumental Church this
morning at II o'clock, and at Epworth
Church tonight at o'clock.
Methodist.
At Wesley Monumental Church, SER
vices will be held at IL o'clock a. m.
Preaching by Rev. T. D. Ellis. presid-
ing elder of the Savannah district, and
at p. M, preaching by Rev. Ed. F.
Cook, the pastor. The Sunday school
Will meet at p. m. The Epworth
League will meet Tuesday at s:15 p. M,
prayer meeting will be held on We'd
nesday at S:15 D. M, while the Junior
The following music will be sung:
"Sing Alleluia Forth" Dudley Buck).
Rejoice Greatly" (Messiah).
"Hark, the Herald Angels" (P. A.
Schucker).
Bethlehem Oh. N. BartletD.
Rev. ]. T. Ryder will preach in Trim
fly Church at IL O'Clock to-day. The
pastor, Rev. Bascom Anthony, will
nh Cd ~ M hal NO
Gratitude and Hope, or the Future in
the Light of the Past" The Sunday
school will meet at p. m. The league
devotional meeting will be held Tues
day night, and Love feast Thursday
night, at o'clock
The following is the excellent pro-
gramme of music that will be sung to-
day:
Morning Service-Organ, voluntary.
"Christmas Chimes" (Ashford).
Anthem, Let Us Now Go Even Unto
Bethlehem" Danks).
Soprano solo, Bending Ger Cradle
Low" (Marzo)-violin obligato.
Evening-Organ, voluntary, selected.
Anthem, 20 Holy Night" (Adam)
tenor solo and quartette-violin obli-
cato.
Offertory. baritone solo, THE Anthem
Celestial (Adans).
The choir consists of Miss Alberta
deFour soprano Miss Mary Gross, al
to; Mr.. w. T. Tierce. tenor and Mr..
w. r. l.. Roberts, baritone. Mrs. d. G.
HEIDI is organist, and Mr.. Fred Wei
gand violinist.
At Grace Church, Rev. C. A. Jack
son, pastor, there will be preaching at
IL o'clock a. m, by pastor, and p. M,
by Rev. James T. Ryder. The Sun
day-school will meet at p. m.
At the Epworth Methodist Church
Rev. ]. A. Smith, pastor, there will
be preaching at IL o'clock a. M, by
Rev. o. c.. Mingledorff, and at p. M,
by Rev. T. D. Ellis, presiding elder
Savannah district. The Sunday school
will meet at o. m.
The pastor specially urges a full at
tendance of the membership at the
preaching services.
Episcopal.
At Christ Church. Rev. Robb White
rector. Rev. NJ. Campbell Stryker as
sistant rector a service and sermon
will take place at IL o'clock a. m. and
at SIS p. m. The Sunday-school will
meet at p. m, when the Christmas
tree celebration will be held. On Tues
day, New Years Eve, there will be a
Watch-night service, beginning at IL: Sc
p. m, and lasting until a few minutes
after midnight. There will be short
address.
At st. Johns Church. Rev. Albert c.
Bum, minister in charge, there will
be a Sunday service with sermon at IL
q. m. On New Years Day Holy Com
munion will be administered at IL a m.
Ca
Scully, rector, the services will be as
follows: Early celebration at 1880
o'clock a. m, morning prayer at IL;
Sunday school celebration at 4 p. m.
evening prayer at p. m.
Tuesday night, New Years Eve
there will be a special service COM
nlencing at 1880. and continuing into
the New Year
At st. Miehaeps Church. Rev. r. A.
Juny, pastor the services will be held
at II o'clock a. m, and at Sis D. m
The Sunday-school Will meet at 4 D.
m. The Bible class VIII be held Thurs
day at Sis p. m. Holy Communion is
administered the third Sunday of each
month at II o'clock service.
Baptist.
At the First Baptist Church Pastor
John d. Jordan will conduct services
at II o'clock a. m. and at 8 p. m. RE
deeming the Time" by special request
will be the subject of the evening ser.