The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-12-21

held at 10:45 O'Clock the pastor. Rev.
u. A. Hainer. delivered an appropriate
sermon. Special music was rendered by
the choir.
SOUTH BAPTIST CHURCH.
AT the South Baptist church a concert
was given by the Sunday school last eve-
ming. The service opened at 7:l5 with
an organ recital by Miss Bertha A. Hall.
organist. The programme included;
Grand Professional March," Lefebure-
Wesley; grand march in +. allegro
moderate, Batiste; Quoniam Tu Solus. A.
Guilmant. A Christmas cantata. entitled
THE Star OF Bethlehem" was given by
a chorus OF the school under the leader
ship OF Prof p. +. Stout Those who par
ticipated In the musical programme we're
as follows: Miss Bertha A. Hall. pianist
and organist: Miss Edith r.. Gon, VIII
liam J. Tinsley and A p. Wilson, violin:
soioists. Misses Ethel Domin. Sigrid OIL
sen. Marion Roffee. Mre. Jennie Nc
Intosh. Miss Alice Goff. Miss Carrie
Kenaston. Charles II. Lee. Horatio Car
penter. III. A ". Hall William II. hall.
Misses Alice Rofree. Alice and Grace
Kent, Minnie f.. nngley s. Janette Mar
shah. Eunice NJ. Bronson, LILLIAN III.
| Vaughn, Hattie Hunt, Dora M. We
hoskey. Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Simmons,
Mrs. j. W. Barrows. Samuel Marshall,
James III. Allen. Harry Marshall and
| Harold T.. Host.
brief address was delivered by Rev.
John Finch. the pastor and Prof. Stout
sang The Holy CITY" by request. The
cantata will be repeated on Christmas
night.
! CRANsroN ST. BAPTIST CHURCH.
At the Cranston street Baptist church
yesterday the chancei was tastefuIly
! adorned with evergreen and Christmas
trees.
The morning service at io:45 was at
tended by a good congregation and the
order OF service was as follows:
Prelude: Concert Overture in +. Charles
Vincent. organ: Gloria in Excelsis (fes-
tivaD. -. Dudley Buck. quartet; Angels
from the Realms Of Glory. A. w. Lam
sing, quartet; response after prayer. j.
Barnby. quartet: alto solo, Hark, Hear
the Host OF Heaven. Perry, Miss X. III.
Doolittle Jesus Shall Reign Whereer
the Sun, p. A. Schneider. quartet; post
lude. Fugue, B-nat. Henry Farmer. or
gan. The Christmas sermon was de-
livered by the pastor. Rev Llewellyn L.
Henson, u. ID.
The Sunday school Christmas concert
with stereoptican. The Christ Child In
Art. Story and Song. was postponed IN
account OF the inclement weather TO next
Sunday. The musical portion o. the prog
ramme by the choir was rendered ss an
nounced. During the evening four young
ladies were baptized. The choir con-
sists of Miss Hildur Kinauist. soprano:
Miss Kate II. Doolittle. alto; II. Corne-
lius Barnes tenor: Il. Merle Bixby,
bass; organist Sanford r. Hawkins.
JEFFERSON STREET BAPTIST
CHURCH
AT both the morning and evening SER
vices at the Jefferson Street Baptist
church yesterday pleasing program OF
special music was rendered by the choir,
including number OF solos At the morn
ing service Rev. Il. IT. Livingstone. pas
tor OF the church. preached a Christmas
sermon on The Word Becoming Flesh"
taking as his text, John I, H. The Word
Become Flesh and Dwelt Among U.s." a
number OF solos were rendered by mem
bers OF the choir, and Mrs. l.. v. Phin-
mel. the organist. played several selec-
tions.
At the evening concert special pro-
gram of Christmas music was rendered
by the choir, including solos by Miss May
Cole, Miss Lydia Brown. Miss l.. Cornell
and Leroy Phinney. The choir also rem
dcred a nurnber OF anthems In an effec-
tive manner, and Mrs. Phinney played
several selections on the organ. j. French.
superintendent OF the Sunday school.
made an address and several members OF
the church spoke I'M reply 70 n question
from the pastor as 90 what had seemed
most glorious TO them in the service.
The musical part OF the program will he
repeated next Sunday at : O'Clock. and
at that time the infant and intermed'ato
departments OF the Sunday school Will
render special program Of mus'c IN.
recitations.
ELMWOOD TEMPLE
long program was arranged for the
Christmas concert given last evening az
the Elmwood Temple, beginning at s
O'clock, including rccitauons. songs and
exercises. participated in by members OF
the church and Sunday school and fol-
lows: Song. Hail the Lord OF Glory:
prayer; song, Sing and Rejoice: rcspon-
sive reading; recitation, Coming of Christ
mas: song. by primary school; song. The
Wise Men; recita tion. Christmas Carols,
! Willie Harding; Scripture reading Mrs.
Sessions class; song, Glory TO God In the
Highest exercise. Bible Boys: recitation,
primary school: recitation No Room.
Marion Soper: responsive reading rccita-
tion. Matchless Gifts. Marguerite Newton;
solo by Mrs. Snow; exercise, Under the
Starry Flag. responsive reading: song.
The Christmas Song; recitation, Lmitless
Love, Emma Newton; recitation. Christ
mas Thoughts; exercise What the Bell
Ring Out song. Christmas Bells.
FIRST UNIvERsALIST CHURCH.
Christmas Sunday was observed appro-
priately YESTERDAY at the First ur/ser-
ington streets, and the services were well
attended. Al the morning service. 1913
O'clock. the musical numbers were rem
dered as follows: Prelude. Triumphant
March in A. Alexander Guilmant; Nenite.
Stayner: Christmas carol. The Christmas
story; ofrertory Idyl in D-hat Faulks;
Christmas carol, Beautiful Star; postlude.
Hallelujah Chorus. Handel. The pastor,
Rev. Henry I. Cushman. -. D.. delivered
an appropriate sermon on the Birth OF
Christ.
In the Sunday school the exercises were
continued. Miss Mabel Carpenter rem
dered plano solos. Miss Frances Bullock
and Miss Rachel Hunt sang a duet and
Miss Mabel Tsllman a solo.
~On Wednesday afternoon at o'clock
the Sunday school will hold its usual
Christmas tree festival I'm the vestry.
CHURCH OF THE NEW JERUSALEM.
At tho Church OF the New Jerusalem.
Trinity square. OF which the pastor is
Rev. George =. Wheeler. Christmas Sun