The San Francisco call., 1903-12-25

sermon will be: Behold I bring you
good tidings of great joy"
The Rev. Dr. Carlsen of Haywards
will conduct a Scandinavian Lutheran
Christmas service at the Y. VI. c. A.
hall. corner of Twelfth and Clay streets.
at 7:3O o'clock tomorrow evening.
Needy families will receive many
gifts from organizations of the various
churches Of this city, which will help
to brighten the Christmas season. The
Kings Daughters of the First Presby-
terian Church sent out more than fifty
boxes of Christmas provisions. The
members of the First Methodist Church
and the Eighth Avenue Methodist
Church have prepared a number of
boxes of gifts for the inmates of the
Fred Finch Orphanage. The children
of the Eighth Avenue Church gave an
entertainment last night for the benefit
Of the little ones at the orphanage.
More than 400 boxes of Christmas
provisions were distributed to poor
families throughout the city to-day by
the Oakland Lodge of Elks. The distri-
button was under the supervision of
Clay Hawbaker, assisted by a number
Of volunteers from the lodge. Through
the generosity Of the organization at
least 1900 people, who would have
otherwise been denied a share of the
good things Of the season, will be as
sured of a merry Christmas.
The Salvation Army has sent out
more that $50 complete dinners to poor
families of the city, and in addition
they will provide a Christmas tree for
poor children at the army headquarters
next Saturday evening. Each of the
children attending will be presented
with candy, nuts and toys.
On Christmas day the Volunteers of
America viii serve a dinner to the poor
at the headquarters on Eighth street
and Broadway.
The music for Sunday morning at
St Paul's Episcopal Church, Four
teenth and Harrison streets, " i'll be the
same as on Christmas except that the
offertory will be sung by Miss Louise
z. Feldhein. Following is the pro-
gramme:
berger; professional. While Shepherds
Watched Their Flock by Night CTansuT
Gloria Patrf'' in F Q-loyd); ''Magnihcat'' in
F GLloyd); 'Nunc Dimittis'' in Lloyd); Of
fertory. "Bethlehem' CCoombs), Miss Eugenia
Enbank; anthem. Calm on the Lstning Ear
OF Night lParker, the solo by Miss Eubank;
barytone solo, Lowell Redhed; cantata
Christmas Eve" (Gade), the solos by Miss
Upon the Midnight Clear CWillis); postlude,
March Pontihcale" (rrombelle)- Miss Wini-
the solos Of Miss Eubank and Mr.. Redfieid
Organist Arthur Fickenscher; director, Edwin
Dunbar Crandall.
The Christmas services of the First
English Lutheran Church will be held
Sunday morning and evening. Follow
ing is the programme of the services:
Morning-organ prelude. Procession of
Nuns (Oesten); chorus, Break Forth Into
joy (Simperl; psalm Cselected), Gloria
Patrf'; contralto solo, The Night of Bethle-
hem" (Buek), Miss Bertha Marvin; Scripture
reading; anthem. THE People That Walked
10 the World; prayer: anthem, Behold I
Bring You Good Tidings'. Csimper); Christ
offerings. organ voluntary Prayer" opus 81.
No. CVon Wlm); soprano solo, Rejoice
Greatly Messiah" (HandeD, Miss Clara
Diana Stacy; hymn No. 23S Come Hither,
Ye Faithful; benediction and triple amen;
silent prayer; organ postlude, March Trione-
phale'' CStrelezkD.
Evening: Part 1-oIgan prelude. Norwe-
3'Hark, What Mean These Holy Voices?
psalm 100 pastor and congregation; Gloria
Patri'' in d major: hymn No 231, "Harki the
Notes OF joy; prayer; hymn No. 232, Calm
on the Listening Ear: Christmas sermon;
prayer. Lords Prayer chanted; offerings; organ
voluntary. "Andante'' OHerzog): trio. Lift
Thine Eyes. from Elijah" (Mendelssohn),
Mrs. Clara Diana Stacy. Miss Bertha Marvin,
Mrs. John c Walling: Part "a Christmas
cantata- The Word Made FLESH music by
Thomas G. Shepherd, (text and narrative Sc
lected from the Holy Scriptures). solos by Mrs
Clara Diana Stacy (soprano), Miss Bertha Mar
win (alto) Bradford Peck Cenor) o. j. VIII
liams (bass): benediction. triple amen silent
prayer; organ postlude, 'Une Fete Trianore1
CRoubier).
ALAMEDA. Dec. 24.-Five masses
win be celebrated at ST. Joseph's
Church Christmas day, commencing at
o'clock. There will be one every hour
until o'clock, and the last mass.
which viii be solemn high mass. will
start at 1920 o'clock and will be sung
by an augmented choir. Following is
the musical programme:
''Kyrie Eleison'' (darzo's First Mass).
Gloria in Excelsis' (Marzos First Mass: /:
.'Ven Creator ia Hache): ''Credo'' (Marzo' s
First Mass; ''Ad Regem Pastorum' CGouno6) :
'.Sanctus" tMarzo's First Mass) 'TSenedfctus
(Gounod's Mass: "Agnus Dei'' (Adarzo's First
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