The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-26

church attractive TO the many who joined
I'm the services OF Christmas Day The
masses were at $50. !. s. and II o'clock.
with Fr. shauren officiating at the first
three, Fr. McCabe, tho pastor. at Q
o'clock and F'r. Colgan at II o'clock. The
music rendered follows:
Service at $50 a. m Angels Chorus
Clarke, organ: Choral mass. Werner:
offertory. Adeste Fldeles. Service at IL
O'Clock Prelude. Halleluiah Chorus,
Handel organ: mass i'm II. Louis Du-
chaner (posthumous work given for the
first time) Kyrie, solo and chorus, solo
list. Mrs A. Schreiner; Gloria solo, quar-
tets and chorus. solotsts, Misfses Nellie
O'Reiny, Sarah McManus. Messrs. Frank
Moffitt. Edward Hunt and James Gill
lese. Credo. soil. trio, quartet and chorus.
soloists. Miss Sarah McManus. Mrs. A.
Schrelner. Messrs. Frank Mofritt and
Edward Hunt; Sanctus, chorus; Bene-
dictus, solo and chorus, soloist, Edward
Hunt: Agnus Del. solo and chorus. SOLO
list, Mrs. Della McCaffrey. At the Of
fertory. Nenite Adoremus, Hammered.
solo and chorus. soloist, Miss McManus.
Before the sermon. Veni Creator. q.
HANNA: postude, Marche Triomphaie.
Lemmens.
ST. MARY'S CHURCH.
At. ST. Marys church there were sew
eral masses celebrated. The early and
last masses were solemn high and the
gold vestments presented TO the church
few years ago were worn. The BAN
ners, first used at the conservation of
the church were strung on the pillars
and the centre altar was lighted with
lamps, making the scene one OF great
splendor. The alcove to the right OF the
centre altar was arranged with a repre-
sentation OF the scenes after the birth
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The following musical program was fol-
lowed out at the early morning service:
Adeste Fideles, chorus: Kyrie and
Gloria, Marcos Mass I'm G. Qui Tolls.
Hadyn's Imperial Mass; Et Incsrnatus.
soprano solo; offertory, Psstores. chorusi
Agnus Del, Mario; communion, Watch
man; Tell Us Of the Night: after mass.
While Shepherds Watched. Choir-so-
pranos Misses Mary Walsh. Louise Csr-
mody, Katie Walsh, Riley, Brennan.
Harold and Molloy: altos. Misses Ilig-
Messrs. Carroll. Chitterly, Riley Russell
and Heney; bass, Messrs. Keating,
Ewart, Lally, y. Cunningham. Riley and
J. Cunning CHAM; Miss Theresa 5. Carroll.
organist and director.
ST. EDWARDS CHURCH.
Many services. beginning at O'Clock
In the morning and closing late in the
parish. and large numbers attended each
OF the masses. Father Stang officiated
at the early mass at o'clock. Father
Blessing at : o'clock. Father Lenihan at
o'clock and at the solemn high mass
at 1o:30 Father OBrien was celebrant.
with Father Blessing deacon and Father
Lenihan sub-deacon. Father Stang
preached the sermon. The vesper service
was conducted by Father Lenihan. The
musical program
Organ prelude. Myerbeer: mass i'm honor
OF the Holy Trinity for soil and chorus.
b. HANNA: orertory selection. Adeste
Fideles. Novello: after mass, Waterman.
Tell Us OF the Night, solo and chorus.
The soloists OF the concerted parts OF
the mass were as follows: Mrs. j. r.
Cusick. Miss Sarah Scott. sopranos; Miss
Nellie McHugh. Miss Maggie Warren.
altos: Mr.. Frank Doherty and William G..
Riccius. tenors; Charles Duval. DIR. Ken
nedy, Charles Dorrington. Arthur Scott,
bass. assisted by the following chorus:
Mrs. T,ayden. Misses +. Schneider. Agnes
Cusick. n. Evans. Mamie Mckenna. Mol
He McHugh. Maggie fIslton. Elorrie
CrossOn. Evelina Bouchard. Nellie Dur
kin. Annie Gillese. Gertrude Leary. Katie
Marin. sopranos. Gertrude OConnor,
Gertrude and Agnes Whearty, Mamie
Ward. Lena Winn. altos: Eugene Sween-
ey. Thomas Fogarty. James J. Ridge.
frank Cassidy tenors; Arthur y.
Holmcs. Joseph $. McHugh. John ". Me-
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