The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-26
SOLEMN HIGH MASS
CELEBRATED By ARCHBISHOP
FALCONIO AT CATHEDRAL.
FINE MUSIC MARKED SERVICE.
CATHEDRAL AFFAIRS DECkED
WITH PALMS AND FLOWERS.

Mass at $3.50 O'Clock and Attended
By Large COnEreGatiOn-High Mass
Celebrated at 1880 O'Clock Wehn
Music of Former Service Was Re-
heated With Chnnges-Large At
tendance Also Marked Services at
IT PatricL's and at Sacred Heart
Churches.
A large concourse of people assem-
bled in the Cathedral of St. John the
Baptist yesterday morning at $3.50
o'clock, when solemn pontifical high
mass was celebrated by Archbishop
Falconio The affairs and chancel were
beautifully decorated with palms and
flowers and myriads of lighted candles
on the altar added to the effect.
As the procession of acolytes. prieses,
Bishop Kelley and Mgr. Falconio enter
ed the church a Batiste Pastorale was
played by the organist. The robing of
the celebrant followed, during which
the choir sang Novelties "Adeste FL
delise" The mass was begun at the
foot of the altar by Mgr Falconio.
Mercadantes mass in G minor was
selected by Mr.. Frank E. Rebarer, di-
rector of the choir for the occasion. 1t
would have been difficult to select a
more beautiful composition. The mass
was well sung, every voice seemed con-
fident in its work, the parts were eff
fectively brought out and the whole
blended and carried to a splendid COM
pletion under the baton of the director.
T1,. colo f-f
Miss Nellie Allan, Mr.. w. l. Price, Mr..
w. S. Blum and Mr.. ]. J. McDonough,
Jr. The solos were sung in style
that called forth great praise from
the audience. The EFT Incarnatus."
quartette, and the "Benedictus," also
a quartette. received perfect rendi-
ton. Another excellent number was
the offertory, 'Laetentur Coeli."
At 1890 o'clock high mass was again
celebrated, and at it's conclusion Mgr.
Falconio gave the papal blessing, then
followed the benediction of the most
blessed Sacrament. At this service an
20 Salutaris" (Danks) was well sung
by Miss Florence Lilienthal and Tan
tum Ergo" CRiga) was sung by Miss
Agnes Kenney and chorus with fine
effect.
The choir. which is composed Of
some twenty-four voices, continues to
show marked Improvement, due to the
painstaking and conscientious director
Mr.. Rebarer. The visiting clergy were
warm in 4 cir praise of the music Sc
lected anC the excellent way it was
sung. ..
At ST. Patriclx's Roman Catholic
Church the usual masses were cele-
brated Father Quinlan officiated at
the first mass at o'clock and Father
Mccarthy at the $50 and 80 o'clock
masses. At the high mass at 10: 80
o'clock a special programme of music
was rendered by the excellent choir.
'Adeste Fidelis," by Novello. and
Stern's mass in =. were beautifully
sung, and won many compliments for
the choir from those who heard it. The
soloists We're: Mrs. Higgins. Mrs.
Chambers, Miss Kennedy. Miss Bren-
an, Miss Shuman and Miss Gleason.
The church was tastefully decorated
With palms, cedar and holly and the
soft glow of the many candles gave a
beautiful effect.
At the Sacred Heart there was
large attendance also especially at high
mass, when a very excellent pro-
gramme of music, given under the d-
rection of Mr.. f. NJ. Connor, was fine
ly sung and added much to the beau
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