The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-12-26
CHURCHES CELEBRATE
CHRISTMAS WITH SONG
Many Prepare Special Musical
Programmes-Others Will OBJ
serve the Day Tomorrow.
NUMBER OF CANTATAS

choir directors. All the churches were beau
tifuIly decorated, and the music was appro-
pirate. Many of the churches will hold
their Christmas exercises tomorrow morn
ing and evening
A sacred cantata 1.-THE Nativity of
Christ" will be sung at the Woodruff Place
BAPTIST Church tomorrow evening, under
the direction of William c. Smock chorister.
Mrs. Arthur GiIlett, Mrs. Frank Sink, Miss
Florence Brinkman. Miss May Powell. +.
w. Brehmer and John Ross will be the
soloists.
CHRISTS BIRTHDAY.
The Rev. j. Cumming Smith, of the Tab
ernacle Presbyterian Church, delivered an
interesting sermon TO his congregation yes
terday morning upon 1.-The Anniversary OF
Christ's Birth I'm which he discussed the
joy that is occasioned al Christmas time by
the cessation of the swirling life of the COM
mercial world TO enjoy the day of mirth
and festivity. Mr.. Smith advocated the en-
couragement of the youth to revere the
great men and women who have fought for
truth and paved the way for advancement
in the past, because such knowledge viii
prompt faith in the influence OF the re-
ligion which Jesus founded in the world,
and which is the helper of the human race
and comfort In the time of sorrow. Mr..
Smith will deliver a special Christmas SER
mon tomorrow morning.
The Choral Society of the church, Franz
Ballinger, director. will give the follow
ing Christmas music tomorrow morning
and evening:
Morning
Prelude-Grand Offertory. .Batiste
Gloria from Twelfth Mass. Mozart
Chorus.
Offertory-Selected ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS.
THE Birthday of the King. 49,. Neidlinger
Mrs Ella b. Hit
Harp Solo-"Christmas Carol" -. Thomas
Mr.. Pasquale Montani.
Hallelujah chorus from Messiah" Handel
Chorus
Postiude .........................
Evening
Sing, Ye Daughters of Zion" ...........
........................C. w. Coombs
Chorus.
might Song of Bethlehem" Dudley Buck
Double Quartet.
CANTATA AT CENTRAL CHRISTIAN
The Christmas cantata, Santa Claus's
Greeting was given last night at the Gen.
trail Christian Church. under the super
vision of Mrs. Harry Chandler and Mrs.
Frank Carvin. The children taking part
Ragsdale, Lucie Carvin, May Scholler,
Mildred Moore and Ethel Stelhorn, and
Leroy Hunter, Chester Furgason, Walter
Scholler, James Hewitt and Ashley Daven-
port. novel feature of the entertainment
was naval drill by the Boys Brigade.
The church will hold special Christmas
services tomorrow morning and evening
At the morning services the choir will rem
der Arise. Shine" by Buck, 1.-THE Chimes
of Christmas Morn DRESSER. and There
Dwelt in Old Judea," by Griggs. The fol-
lowing programme will be given at the
evening services:
Prelude, ID fiat....................Ch aminade
Snorus .:.:........................ selected
Alto Solo-"Oh, Trusting Heart ..... Bach
Quartet-"There Were Shepherds Holden
soprano solo-The Christ child .coombs
Quartet-'The Syrian Shepherds" ...... Otis
Bass Solo-"By the Waters of Baby
stabat Mater-"Quis est Homo" ..... Rossini
Quartet-"Calm on the Listening Ear
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Schneider
Hall-place Church gave good musical
programme both at the morning and even
ing services yesterd lay; The regular guar
soprano, Mrs. BrOckway, alto, c. g.. Hoyle,
tenor and w. W Arnold. basso. The fol-
lowing programme was given:
TIE Deum .........................Du Dudley Buck
'.The story of the Christ Child :. shepperd
Let Heaven and Nature Sing. .Eichhorn
Sing and Rejoice .....................Ba rnby
Contralto solo. GLORY to God. Rotoli
Miss Van Bergen.
There Were Shepherds 500. .Blumenschien
rection of Clarence Carson was given yes
terday morning at St. Pauls Church:
Professional, "Adeste Fidelis"
lntroit, TIE Deum" ...............Van Laer
Gloria Fibr OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Gounod
Anthem. Glory to God ........... vincent
Hymn. Shout the Glad Things -. .Avison
Offertory:. Holy Night ....-...-. Schneider
"Agnus Del; ............... cruicSsbank
Gloria in Excelss' .......... Old chant
NunC DlmlltlS F1elO
Recessional, "Hark. the Herald Angels
sing OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mendelssohn
A number of these selections will be re-
peated tomorrow morning. Dudley Bucks
cantata. THE Coming of the King will
be given at the evening service.
AT CHRISTS CHURCH.
Christ Church held its Christmas SER
vices yesterday morning and will repeat
the musical programme tomorrow morn
ing. Joseph Joiner. who is the organist at
the church, directed the vested choir of
fifty voices and the quartet composed of
Mrs. W. II. Howard, Miss Eva Jeffries,
Grin d. Walker and Charles ID. Green. A
very excellent programme was rendered
and included the following numbers:
Professional "Adeste Fideles' Novello
Venite Exultimus Domino. Dudley Buck
Gloria Patri ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Thomas
Festival, TIE Deum Laudamus. $50. Parker
leo camp
Introit. 20 Little Town of Bethlehem"
............ ..............-....-...-. MOTIFS
kyrie Eieison .'......................R Roberts
GtOrld llDl Pltyel
Hymn, 1T Came Upon the Midnight
Clear Sullivan
Anthem. How Brightly Dawns" -. Shelley
Doxology. "Old Hundred" ........ .Burgeois
SurSum COrud ..........................s. Klein
IrlSaglon OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. HawIey
SahcluS Stalner
quartet, Bread of the World -. Buck
Gloria in Excelsis .............. Blumenschein
Nunc DimlttlS Buck
Recessional, ''Hark. the Herald Angels
Sing ....................Old Wuertemberg
The special Christmas services of the
Second Presbyterian Church will be held
tomorrow morning and evening. The Sun
day school of the church win have charge
of the exercises in the morning and the
programme will consist Of carols and two
anthems by the choir The evening SER
vices will be preceded by organ recital
by Mr.. Hansen. The quartet, composed of
Miss Igelmann. Miss Graves, g. f. Miller
and Louis Dochez. will give a number of
selections and there will be number OF
solos,
AT the First Baptist Church tomorrow
morning "A chorus fOrty-fiVe voices under