The San Francisco call., 1903-12-28
SACRED MUSIC
IN CHURCHES
Beautiful Christmas Song Serv-
ices Were Rendered in Many
Places of Worship Yesterday
INSPIRING CAROLS, SUNG
Thousands of the Devout of the
City Join in Glorious Musical
Festivals Suitable to Season

Christmas services were held yester-
day in Emmanuel Baptist Church,
which was crowded both at the morn
ing and evening exercises.
Music was the special feature of the
services, which were Of rejoicing and
thanksgiving. The Rev. ]. George Glib
son, pastor, of1ciated and read the les
sons between the hymns and solos and
organ recitals and sacred selections by
the orchestra.
After the invocation at the morning
service the congregation, numbering
several hundred, arose and sang the
hymn, Joy to the World" which was
followed by the solo by Miss Mabel
Jackson Christes, THE Birthday Of
King Then carle the tenor solo,
" Twas Night in Old Judea,' and then
the congregation chanted the Lords
prayer
Miss Xrna Roberts sang THE Chimes
on Christmas Morning" the Rev. Mr..
Gibson rendered the solo, Peace on
Earth" and Otis Darlington rendered
THE Gift"
At the evening service there was a
complete change of music and hymns.
Those who took part in the evening mu-
sical festival were Miss L. NJ. Beanston,
who sang The King Eternal; Miss
Zita c. Fahey, who rendered the solo,
80, Holy Nights' D. B. Bowley, Otis
Darlington and the Rev. Mr.. Gibson.
PASTOR EXPLAINS "PEACE."
The orchestra played the first, second
and third parts of the cantata, THE
Night of Glory" and the service ter
minated with the congregation singing
the anthem, My Country, 'Tis of
Thee"
The Rev Mr. Gibson delivered a
powerful sermon before the singing of
the anthem, his subject being Peace"
in which he asked all men to remember
that peace did not mean the ending of
battles or the withdrawal of soldiers
from the field of carnage, but what was
meant by the peace given by the savior.
The peace ne meant to be understood
and practiced was the individual peace,
peace for the person, for this land and
that land and every land. 1t was the
peace that makes peace 1t was that
peace that must be III the heart OF man
that he may understand his duty of
peace to the world. Christ, said the
Rev Mr.. Gibson, came that night and
asked for peace-it was a message from
God between himself and those he had
made.
The orchestra was composed of the
following:
Pipe organ, Miss Lotta ]. Underhill;
assistant, Miss Lillian Bennett; violins,
c. H Blank, Mr.. Walter Weber; piano,
Mrs. A. F. Roberts and Mrs. F. T.
SuIly; cornet, A. F. Roberts.
At the First Congregational Church
there was a Christmas musical service
both in the morning and evening and
at the Third Congregational Church
an augmented choir rendered GauI's
exquisite cantata, prince of Peace"
At Grace Methodist Church there was
also a Christmas song festival as was
the case at the Howard Presbyterian
Church, the First Presbyterian Church
and the First Unitarian Church. The
choir of the Cathedral Mission repeated
the Christmas day carols.
HEAR CHRISTMAS CAROLS.
In many other places of worship
Christmas musical services were held
yesterday morning and last night. The
rection of Louis H. Eaton, rendered
a programme which was in every essen
tial as beautiful as that given on
Christmas day. At St. Luke's Church
there was an evensong and at st. Paul's
Episcopal Church there was also a
grand musical service devoted to
Christmas carols.
At the First Congregational Church
there was a Christmas musical service
both in the morning and evening and
at the Third Congregational Church an
augmented choir rendered GauPs eX-
quisite cantata, Prince of Peace" At
Grace Methodist Church there was also
a Christmas song I. stival, as was the
case at the Howard Presbyterian
Church. the First Presbyterian Church
and the First Unitarian Church. The
choir of the Cathedral Mission repeated
the Christmas day carols
The Fourth Congregational Church
had an elaborate Christmas song festi-
val in the evening ana at Simpson
Memorial Church there was a pro-
gramme of Christmas music and song
at both the morning and evening SER
vices. At St. Mary's Cathedral the
music was exceedingly fine and at st.
Dominics Church the beautiful Christ
mas day musical programme was re-
peated yesterday.
The churches were crowded at morn
ing and evening services. The decora-
tions at all the churches were very
handsome.