Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1901-12-21

CHRISTMAS MUsIC.-The programs
Of music 20 De sung 10 the churches
O; this CITY on Christmas day, or on to-
morrow. 10 celebration OF the great
festival. prescott a very interesting
object lesson. The diversity OF TASTE
the differences of denomination, and the
various Influences that affect the secis
are ali clearly exempli6ed in them.
That they show development OF musl-
cal taste aud progress along certain
Ines ia markedly evident, but they
show more than this, for they serve to
illustrate the fact that Alexandra 10
keeping step with the larger cities In the
matter OF church music, and 10 thai
point OF efficiency, her choirs are noin.
ipg lacking. The following music will
be rendered on Christmas day:
Christ Church -Proeessional, On Bsthe-
hens Plains, Lansing; Venite in z fat
Bnck: Gloria. Wilkinson TIE Deum, festival,
Msrston; Jubilste Dso, In B fiat, Brown;
hymn 81, Roper; Gloria Tibi. Wiske; hymn
SO. Willis; ofertory, All Hail Thou Day OF
Glsdpess, Spence; ofertory sentence. Praise
God Fram Whom All Blessings Flow Bur
aeois; POstlude selected; holy oommOn'opi
aauctus, No SO, Garrett; hymn 2O5, Hodggs;
Gloria in Excelsis, old cnsnt.
Choir: Sopranos, diss Mai x. GreenweH
and Mrs. Carroll " Asbby; altos, Mrs. Meh'
men aad Miss Sara Taylor; tenor, Mr. Walter
g. Birch; basso. Mr. Cnsres w. Moore; Or
asnist, Mrs. C0aTlesG Lennon.
Grace Church, there will be two services,
the fist a. q. m. ana the second at IL q. ~.
The early service will be the festa celehTe-
tiop Of the holy communion to the setting In
by A. D. Cooper. Introit hymn, Adeste
Fidelis; KyIie. Gloria Tibi, surs1m Gods
sauctus. and Glora in Excelsis, In +, Cooper;
gone hymn 53S, Parker; communion hymn
90 Fiby; Nusc DimiItW, Gregorian ohsDt.
PeTegunus; Christmas ascriphon, bsrnoy'
anthem AZ off,rtOry, Theirs Were Shepherds,
Fuslapce. Tho IL a. m. service will be as
follows: Professional hymn 639, Smith;
Venite. 10 q, Onsley; Goriss, in E ID F. by
Trimmed Field aud He1ges, respective y;
Sc Deum Lsudamus, in z, Dykes; Benedc-
rus. in q, Hodges; lntroit hymn 90, sncs1t
me.O1y; communion service in +, Cooper;
gospe hymo $40, anthem by A. N. O.. com
muuion hymn, No. 325; oferlory anthem
Rejoice Greatly, in f fat, shipper. Tho re-
mslnd u OF the musc vii be the same rs al
Is III.
~. 4ary's Church High maasog at 8 and
1880 o'c.ock m.-KJre Mczsr; G.oIia
an Oreio. NJ Hard; Veni Creator, La Il CO o
Sancrus, Willard; Agnus Del, Lejea; Adese
Fi1elis.
Choir: Sopranos, Mrs Nettie Dome L.
Rtill. Misses Mai K Greenwell Katie Nugent,
aud Hitrude Burroughs altos, Mrs Mamie
Bowling, Misses lotto Greenwell. AnDs
German, Katie Brill, Efie Lyles and Mar
ssYet German; te0Ofs Messrs L NJ. Blrrell
". 4 Whitcomb, Leo 2. Harlow and A.
EtoutenhuTgh; bAssos p F. DOwBey, Thos.
Burroughs, Robt. Wenzel and Wm. u. Hoy;
organist, Joseph L. Monroe
Emmanuel Lutheran Church. -There will
81, an English service at Emmanuel Lu:hsr n
Church on Christmas day at IL IN. The
p.stoy will preach the sermon and there Will
be special music by the choir, who will ren'
der the Christmas anthem, HsIk, How the
Tbropg of Angels Sing. Nil or. Children 5
service on the night Of Christmas day, begin
ming At 1870 o'clock. The choir will assist
the Sunday school 1t this service.
Choir: Sopranos, Mrs. Lueeks, Ars.
Aiteheson, Misses Anna DidzJneit, Bertha
Rocker and Rosie Appich; altos, Misses Flora
Becker and Lotto Appch; tenors, ouis Boh'
rsus, Waiter Herfurth and Earl Helmuth;
bsssos George Henurth. Louis FOlmar and
Frederick Dldsoneit; orgsnlst, MISS Anna
RsiEecke.
The following programmes Of music will be
rendered nj the below named churches tomoT-
row.
Trinity Church.-Mornlng service: An
them. The Herald Angels, Berry; hymn, no
i63: q oris, Hayden; anthem, Praise Ye the
Lord. leslt hymn, No. 1856; anthem, Come
Let Us Sing, Jacobs; hymn, no. 1856, Even
ing service: Anthem, Let All Rsjolce, RAn-
dali; hymn, No. III; Gloria, Hayden; an
them. Good Tidings, banks; hymn, No. 196
anthem, o, Be Joyful, Berry; hymn, No. III
Choir; sopranos, Mrs. Harry Meyer
Mr. Ada Lyles Miss Made Wells and Misi
Maggie Padeeit; altos. Mrs. J. s. Rennei
and Miss Etts Lyes; tenors, Mcssrs. VIM
ONsps and W. Clsrssou; bassOs, MessFs
Elam Wright and Herbert Ramey; choristeri
Mr. J. g. Renner; Orgsnist, Miss Emm'
Leathsrland
Baptist ChuIeh-Morning service; Ih'
Angels Sons Lyon; Doxology, Burgeols
hymn, No. los Gloria Patri, Morsell; chant
Lords Prayer; hymn. No. los; Holy Babe
OF Bethlehem, banks; Aud there Were Shep
herds, DAME, hymn. No. 161. Evening ser
vice: Cantats Domino. Buck; Dox Jlogy
BurseOis; hymn, No. 6O5, Gloria PStn. No
sell; chant, Lori's Prayer; hymn, No COG
ABIDE With Me (sOlo), UofmAn; Come Wear,
Pilerims TOzer.
Choir Sopranos, Misses Lucy Graves
Katie Leef and Mrs Thomas Bslleuger; sltos
Mrs. Daniel Steers and Mrs Edward Nails
tenors, Mr.. W. Q. Mills and Mr.. Ward; base
Mr.. James Hicks; drest0r, Mr. Joseph
Rodgers; orgsnist. Mr.. w. b. StsrDell.
nj. r. Church 6onth-The music at the n
E. Church south tomorrow will be appTopr
ate to the season. At the morning servic
the anthe y, Arise. Shine. for Thy Light
Gone, BY Buck, will ts sung At the evsnin
service the anthem There were Shepherd
By Earle, an solo by Miss Pollard will
rendered. The regular Christmas music wi
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