The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1901-12-23

| ~ sone. = nrlrima<tido, ancroSs Q
pastor song, Christmas Bells:" rccita
ton. Psalm sS. BY class OF tho sunda
school; song. The Royal Stranger rs
| citation, Gentle Shepherd" song "'rh
Savior Bcrn,' responsive reading. by th
| frls and BOYS; recitation. Testimony a
Witnesses" by three OF the scholars; ex
crciSc, Good News" bv three speakers
song, christmas Jubilee" recitation
birthday Anniversary song ''rh
Christ is Bonn" recitation. Christina
Rally song, Parting Chorus" benedic
tion.
Special Christmas music was given b,
4 tho choir at the Pearl Street Baptis
church last evening, and a sermon was
preached by tho pastor Rev. j. A. Hahn
! cr.
Al the EImwood Avenue Free Baptist
| church ON the corner of West Friendship
street, the following program was given
az the Christmas concert last evening:
| organ voluntary, by tho organlst; an
| them. by tho choir: Scripture reading.
! PRAYER by the pastor Rev. $. A. Blais-
dell responsive reading; exercises by
+, the primary class, responsive reading
| anthem, by the choir, recitation, "Our
| GIFT Helen BlaiEdeu; singing by the
| congregation. reading, ''rhe Tide is In
/ Hattie De Mar, reading, Christmas. "
| Ethel 0iatheson anthem by the choir.
! reading, God Poor on Christmas Eve q"
! Nellie Perry; reading. "Oh. Golden Hours
Of Christmss.' Elvira Blake; reading.
| Mrs. Rosers. remarks by the pastor;
! singing, by the congregation
! Christmas was observed at the Free
! BAPTIST church on Plainfeld street with
I appropriate cxsfclses ana seasonable dee
/ oratlons OF the interior Of the place OF
Worsnip IN the morning a Christmas
sermon was delivered by the pastor. Rev.
I - N LoWden, and the musical service
under the direction OF w. E Rowsnd. was
/ silauEed az follows; Organ voluntary.
ny. Mendelssohns First sonata; doNology;
SOUNDS, LOvelaud; psalm, Gloria"
hymn lIark What Mean Those Holy
voices smart; Scripture reading; invo-
tory anthem, Behold. ! Bring You Glad
.IIldings Peel: sermon: hymn, "Hark.
,.Is, Ihe Herald Angeis sirs, Mendeissohn;
IN the evening there was q concert and
CHRISTMAS cantata. arranged - follows:
ChfstInas onertory. jules Grison: volun-
What Celestial Sounds I.oveland: pray
er by the pastor. with response BY the
choir; recitation lv Vera Eastwood: kim
Christmas Btls" Geibel: recitation, "The
Night that Jesus Came" Sarah Andrews:
solo by Master Willie Fielder: recitation.
There Shone a Star" Ethel Galloway;
500 and chorus by boys; exercise by chill
dren OF The intermediate department:
quartet, Angels from the Realms OF
Glory Lansing; recitation Christmas
Thoughts Adsh Brown: solo. by Miss
Brindle 20 Little Town OF BethleheIn."
J. laird ard recitation. Little Miss Rich
Louise Ward; recitation. "At Christmas
tide. by May Hll; offeriory. Opening
the Golden Doors" by Miss Ethel 1. Row
and; cantata. The Hope OF the World
Schnecker; postlude, Priests March"
from Alfalfa
uNrvERsALIsT
Services appropriate TO Christmas were
held In the First Univsrsalise church. cor
ner OF Greene and Washington streets
EsSter,day. The morning service az 1045
O'Clock Was largely attended. and the mu-
sic was by the chorus OF 80 voices, with
no church quartet. consisting OF Mr..
Cara Hicks stone, soprano; aiiSx Lucy j.
Carpentsr contralto William Rogers,
tenor Albert Burrows bass. the whole
musical arrangements being under The di-
rectlon OF DR. jules Jordan. with Myron
Win tbs organ voluntary in octo B-hst,
William Faulkes. by Mr.. Bsllou, followed
BY Ssrptgre ~. reasame The choir then
by Maunder. followed by Scripture read
inss and responssS The choir then
ssas, ssng she .anth,,'. .aanpshs,'n'. 81 VIII Mssn'fy
tor, Rev. Henry /. cushmam D. D.. read
ssevera selections from tine Psalms, fol-
,2we1 low S,. by anthem. I'm the Beeinning Was
cred his sermon from st. Matthew. l., 81.
4 baritone solo. -Harkl What Mean
Those Holy Voices hawiey, followed
Wim VII, Denediction ana postlude In E-hat'
At the o'clock service the chorus was
assisted by the sunday school. which oc
cupied seats I'm the front centre Of the
church. The service opened with THE con-
cert overture Ia g. Alfred Hollins. fol-
lowed by the professional hymn. "Hark!
which the the % choir S ana SSss'pna sSnSsv school i
marched M the aisle to their seats; Scrip
ture reading, by pastor; "Honum Est Con-
.lgTlI~alaIn Thee
Dudley Buck. by Mrs Clara Hicks stone;
selections of psalms by pastor ana con-
Story" by choir and SUNDAY school:
reading; anthem. 81 VIII Mag
Nifty, Shaokley; Scripture reading; an
choir and Sunday school: brief sermon |
by pastor from Isaiah Tx, Z. Lords Pray \
,r; by choir; anthem, Holy Night
Adam Ngns pmitts - Jordan
choir and sunday school. followed by or
san postlUde in y. Nyron G. Ballou. by |
organisi At both seryylees The piano ,s,, &c.
features ot the musical portion were the |
spirited singing Of the choir AMI the rem
iering Of the oyerturcs and postludes by
The sunday school will hold It's usual
'hriStmas tree festival ~ tho vestry TO. /
lay at o'clock; a special program Will
4ucy ID. Carpenter. Each Sunday school
lass has provided and decorated tree
nd after tho oNerCtprs viii deliver tho |
recs with their adornments and articles
4 needs 60 Door families uf the city.
Tie EFECtat t-tTT1yrI1HS UrurrTrur- rt-tt-
erad q the Church of tile Mediator cor
er of Cranston and Burgess streets. YES
erday, attracted large congregations 90 |
n services. At the mcrning service at |
i:f5 o'clock the following musical num- |
ers were rendered. Anthem. I'm the |
ieginHing was the Word, Cesar Franck; |
net. '5tlll With Thee @ Ally God" q. W.
iarston. hy Miss Zoie Nc. " Morse. So |
rBno. and Mrs. May n. Nichols. alto. |
me pastor, Rev willard G. Selleck, dc.
vered his sermon on "fhs Sripitual !
leaning of ChriStinaS
The special feature OF the evening SER
fee at $3.50 o'clock Was the rendering OF |
he cautatR. "Thc Christ" c. u. Rutcn-
er. by an augmented choir. The pastor .
.ey. ". &. Sclleck. delivered brief sCr-
lou ON THE Essence of Christs Cos
ei" Tho anthem. IAN M Heart This
light Rejoice T. =. Hosmer. The mu-
Cal numbers were well rendered by the ,
hos. which consists az Miss Ioic NJ. ,
Morse. soprano; MsS May ~ Nichols.
Ito: Albert r Potter, tenor; X. r. Brown.
ass, with A y. Cheek, organist Christ
,as tree exercises will bo held in the
estry 90 the church tomorrow afternoon |
" the Sunday school :
SECOND PRESBYTERIAN.
Al the morning service the uaetor Rev |