Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-12-24

TOW az 81 O3mlnlcks Catnouc Cnurcn anu
enn high. mass viii be celebrated at mid
night tonight st. AIMS Catholic Church.
at Tenleytown. and st. Paurs Church, will
observe Christmas with appropriate serv-
ices, IN which music viii be an interesting
feature.
Christmas mass, will be sung at midnight
tonight at the Church of the Sacred Heart,
Mt. Pleasant OF which the Rev. Joseph f.
MCGEE is the pastor. Midnight mass is
rather unusual service, although 1t was
generally observed in Catholic churches last
year on aceG!lnt Sf the popes jubilee; + .hi Is
time, and tiT9 service this evening VIII pc
an exception. permission for which was OBJ
tanned from Cardinal Gibbons the cholr
of the Sacred Heart Church, while not
strong numerically, is composed of well.
trained voices, and under the direction OF
L. e. Cannon. has been hard at WORK lor
some weeks in preparation for the music
tonight. AS an Introduction to the mass q
Spanish arrangement for cornet SOLO or the
"Adeste Fideles" will be given, together
with q Christmas carol by Adam During
Eleison Biedermann; Gloria In Excelsis,
Biedermann; Veni Creator, La Hasche;
Credo in Unum Deum, Bfedermann; Jesu
Redemptor Qmnium. GLORIA ora S san Rseg =.
ermann. and Adeste Fideles, v. Noveilo.
Mrs. B. Lucas Stoddard will contribute
violin solo. At the mass tomorrow morn
ing the numbers will be- taken from Gou-
nod, Braga, Won Weber, GLORIA and Haydn.
Presbyterian Churches.
A new departure Is to be tried at the
Presbyterian Church Of Takoma Park to-
morrow, in the form of twilight service
at O'Clock in the afternoon. A special
Christmas service for the Sunday school
will be held the morning of December ~,
and treat for the children will be given
Monday evening. December %, with can
tata, entitled '.The New Santa Claus"
Christmas observance began in the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church last sun
day with the study Of the "Benedictus ana
"Gloria in Excelsis," illustrated with eian-
crate and attractive music. the cnuich
Sabbath school will have its festival TO
morrow evening. The rooms are decorated,
and large platform erected Tor the spe-
cial service, which will consist OF deyo-
tional exercises, Rotations, carols by the
cision," after which win be the distribu-
ton Of gifts. Bethany Chapel OF TINS
church will have It's festival Friday even
ing and Faith Chapel Wednesday evening
of next week. . r
The choir of the First Presbyterian
Church, under the direction Of Mr.. George
Laurence. with Mr. Ernest Sparks organ
list, will render a. special program OF CHRIST
mas music next Sunday morning; The pro
herds" Willard; 'Christmas, Shelley. ana
the 'Hallelujah Chorus from the Mes
siah." Handel. Sunday evening there Will
be musical evening with the choir wnen
an elaborate program will be given, COM
prfsing the following numbers: Inere were
Shepherds Abiding in the Field" Tours;
"Hark! Hark! My Soul" Shelley; Christ igs
6 oh Fth sassS Miard oh s0l1 Holy Sght
(Cantique de NoeD. Adams.
Sunrise Prayer Meeting.
The senior and junior Christian Endeavor
Societies Of the Eastern presbyterian
Church have arranged to hold sunrise
prayer meeting tomorrow morning at
o clock. All societies in the eastern section
of the city are invited. Special music has
been arranged for the occasion. The So
cieties will also hold watch-night service
New Year eve, beginning at 10 O'CLOCK,
when a musical and literary program will
be rendered, closing with devotional exer-
ciSes. Ia.
Methodist Episcopal Churches.
| A. program OF special music viii be given
by the choir Of Trinity NJ z. Church next
Sunday. At the morning service the music
will include: Bethlehem, Bartlett; The An
them Celestial. Adams; o" Hoiy Night,
Adams. In the evening the choir will sing:
Hank, the Herald Angels Sing, Towne; The
Wondrous. STORY, Adams; solos by Mrs.
Charles H. Heinline and duet by Mrs. Helm
line and Mr.. w. G. Bowen. Prof. W. F.
Dales will preside at tine organ and Mr..
James W. Dyre will direct the choir. 80
The following Christmas music Will be
rendered at North Capitol NJ. q. Church,
North Capitol and X streets. Sunday morn
ing, under the direction OF Mr.. J. c. Drew
EFT: Sing, o Heavens. Tours; He Shall
Feed His Flock, Handel Come Unto Him
and Rest, Handel; Nazareth, Gounod; Clio
ria, Farmer; Brightest and Best, Buck.
At McKendree M. E. Church Friday
evening the Sunday school will give a
Christmas cantata.
Frank NJ. Bristol, pastor, the Christmas
services will be held next Sunday, and at
the morning and evening services the
Christmas music will be rendered by the
soprano; Miss Matte E. Gray, contralto;
Mr.. Herbert D. Lawson. basso; Mr.. A. P.
Tasker. organist, and Mr.. Perry B. Turpin,
tenor and director. The Christmas music
includes Come Hither. Ye Faithful. by
| Chadwick; Angels from the Realms of
Glory. by Lansing; There Were Shepherds
Abiding, by Spence: In the Beginning. by
Lansing; o Holy Child Of Bethlehem, by
Chadwick; All This Night My Heart Re-
joices. by Seavey, and Break Forth Into
| Joy, by Ambrose.
The choir Of Epworth M. E. Church
South, corner It'll and A streets northeast,
will render Stewards oratorio, the Nativity,
on Christmas evening, December 25. A
piano has been secured, SO that the chorus
choir. consisting OF fourteen voices, Will De
ACCOMPANIED by both organ and piano. Miss
Ance Yingling, the former organist of the
church, will be at the piano and Mrs. j.
Moffett, who up to two years ago was the
leading soprano of the church, has con-
sented to assist in the chorus work and
will sing solo. Exercises begin at pm.
Lutheran Churches.
An orchestra win assist the choir of the
Lutheran Church Of the Reformation in the
musical program at that edihce tomorrow
morning at IL o'clock. The features Of the
program will be Festival Te Deum, Dudley
Buck: There Were Shepherds. Willard; o
Holy Night, Adam; Night Of Nights, Van
dewater. The orchestra. accompanied by
the organ, will render a musical prelude
including Nazareth. Gounod: Cavalleria
Rusticana, Mascagni: and Priests March,
from Athalie. Mendelssohn. The orchestra
will be under the direction Of Mr.. Henry
Stopsack, and the quartet will consist Of
the following singers: Soprano Mrs. Ger
trude Dana Brockway: contralto, Mrs. Mar
earet Koontz Holland; tenor, Mr.. George
Mellis: bass and director. Mr.. Dana c. HoI-
land: organist, Miss Minnie A. Bailey.
At ST. Paurs English Lutheran Church
tomorrow morning the choir under direction
of Mr.. william J. Palmer. will render a spe-