The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-12-24
CHRISTMAS MUSIC
 ID BE BRILLIANT Impressive Services at Catholic and Episcopal Churches THE MASSES AT ST. PAUL'S First Presbyterian Sunday School Had Beautiful Entertainment Last
 Night-Entertainm Today
 At 5 p. m. At Advent.
THE MASSES AT ST. PAUL'S

Christmas services will be held in number of churches in Birmingham to- morrow. In many of the Sunday schools Christmas trees and other entertainments are to be given to make glad the hearts of the little ones.
 Last night at the First Presbyterian church the Sunday school gave an orig inal Christmas cantata entitled Santa Claus the Second" The following was the cast:
 The Cantata.
 Santa Claus, Webb Cooke; Jack, Ar thur Chairsell Kris. John Stagg; Grand ma Santa, Miss Grace Hardie; Miss Hall, the school teacher, Miss Lillian Duke; Laura, Miss Isabell Lawson; Ru- pert John Slaton; Jim, James sloss; Bob, Theo. Nelson; Mark E. T. Brown: Marie, Jennie Wagner; Polly. Emily Me- Broom; Dolly. Kate McBroom.
 During the entertainment the following songs were rendered by the various classes of the Sunday school: 'Hurrah for Merry Christmas" When All the World is Glad" "A Real Santa Claus" ''Lonergan's Band" Little Chinese from Over the Seas" Nobody Cares" "The Herald Song" "The Jolly c. B. U." who'll Buy,' 'We've Waited So Long," lover Seas from Far Away Good Night, Dear Friends" The committee on music was composed of Miss Jessa- mine Roberts Miss Adie Norton and Miss Anna Stillman.
 This afternoon at o'clock the Sunday school of the Church of the Advent will have a Christmas tree. The musical feat ures will consist of Christmas carols.
 Third Presbyterian Church.
 Tomorrow night at 7:15 o'clock the Sunday school of the Third Presbyterian church will give a Christmas tree. The programme will consist of musical num- bers and short talks by the workers in the Sunday school. The entertainment will be opened with a prayer by the pas tor, the Rev. J. A. Bryan. Santa Claus will be on hand to distribute presents to the children. A voluntary offering win be made for the Orphans Home at Tal- ladega.
 Christmas trees will also be provided for by the Sunday schools of the Second Presbyterian church, St. Johns Methodist church and other churches tonight The Sunday school entertainment of St. Mary Highlands will give It's en- tertainment on Saturday afternoon. Episcopal and Catholic. The Christmas services in the Episcopal | churches will begin at the regular hour tomorrow The following musical pro gramme has been arranged by the choir of the Church of the Advent: Processional--'Hark. the Herald Angels Sing"
 Te Deum-Dykes
 Benedictus-(Chant
 Anthem-"Sing, O Heavens Tours"
 Hymn-"O, Little Town of Bethlehem"
 Recessional-"Angels From the Realms of Glory"
 The Christmas services at St. Mary's-on- he-Highlands will begin with the celebra- ton of the Holy Communion on Friday morning, at o'clock. There will be morn ing prayer and celebration of the Holy Communion again at II o'clock. The church will be decorated. and a brilliant musical programme will be rendered, the choir being strengthened by the use of boys voices, which have been carefully trained for this work. The musical num- bers will include the singing of Parker's Festival re Deum, Jubilate, in B fiat. by Nevin and other selections.
 At St. Pauls church there will be hve Christmas masses-8, T. 8, 9. and 10:30 .b .I. .1r 1aut t.f411 lx RAIA fart mass, and the choir will render Lajaels splendid festival mass, with orchestral accompaniment.
 At the church of Our Lady of Sorrows there will be three Christmas masses-8 8 and 10 o'clock.