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

f, coriolanus. Beethoven; When Jesus was
| Born IN Bethlehem, Cruikshank; Message
! to the shepherds. Barnby: Cradle song
Martin: And There Were Shepherds.
| Maker; Arise, Shine. Maker; Postlude'
Festival Song. Best, The sermon was
pastor OF the church. He took his text
| from Matthew ", IS. shepherds and
Kings: or. How 10 Receive Gifts"
The church was very tastefully decora-
| ted
vesper service was held at o'clock In
| the afternoon. At that time the fonowing
musical program was presented: Prelude,
Pastoral Symphony. Handel: Bethlehem.
Bartlett; Am the Branch. Stainer. The
| following carols were also sung; Naken'
| Christian Children: The Citys Hum was
flushed and Still: Star OF Betnlehem;
| Child Jesus: postlude Christmas March
| Merkcl.
PILGRIM CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH..
The morning services at the Pilgrim
Congregational church we're well attend
ed but In the evening the severe storm
had considerable effect upon the size or
the congregation. A special Christmas
! program was prepared for both services
and appropriate music was rendered by
the choir. which included the following:
Miss Ethel NJ. Dobson. soprano; MISS
Mae E. pobson. alto; Robert \. AUSTIN
tenor. and Ernest l.. Sprague baritone.
Paul a. Colwell was the organist ana mu-
steal director
The morning service opened with an
organ prelude. the Festival March which
was followed by the doxology and invoca-
tion. Anthem He Shall Reign Forever;
Scripture and responsive readings; am
them, There We're Shepherds; onertory
anthem From the Eastern Mountains.
Rev. Frederick Il. Pulan preached an
appropriate sermon. The services closed
With the benedictiou and the organ post
lude, Tollite Hostiss.
The music In the evening was especially
appropriate to Christmas season and was
effectively rendered by the choir. An or
gan prelude opened the services, and the
anthem. Twas the Birthday OF king.
followed Responsive readings and Scrip
ture lessons were followed by another an
them There Were Shepherds and at the
close Rev Mr.. Pullan delivered another
excellent sermon. The services we're
brought 10 a close by the recessional
hymn lie Shall Reign Forevermore.
CENTRAL CONGREGATIONAL
CHURCH.
At the Central Congrega tional church,
notw withstanding the rain, there were
considerable number who braved the
storm 10 hear the Christmas music and
listen 10 the sermon by Rev. Edward +.
Sanderson.
The services began at lo:45 o clock with
an organ prelude. Pastoral symphony
(Messiah). The order Of services was:
Anthem. Aleluis. Barnby; salutation. I'm
vocation, followed by the Lords Prayer;
sentence. 656 H.: chant 631, Gloria in Ex-
celsis; Old Testament lesson; anthem;
New Testament lesson: Sanctus (service
I'm E-naD: responsive reading; doxolosy.
i12: prayer response by the choir: offer
I f..,x 49, a.
tory sentence hymn el0; sermon; prayer.
hymn benediction; organ postlude. Al
leluia Chorus (Messish).
The space in the rear of the pulpit
Of the church was very prettily deco
rated with large cedar trees
CENTRAL BAPTIST CHURCH.
Special services appropriate 10 Christ
mas were held at the Central Baptist
church, Rev. John r. Brown pastor.
yesterday, at both morning aud evening
meetings. In the evening the ordinance
OF baptism was observed
phe services yesterday follow: Organ.
/ Onertoire In Cminor, Jules Grison: dox-
ologN; Invocation; anthem. Sing on
Heavens. Tours. choir; tire Scripture les
son; offertory. Arise, Shine. lansing:
prayer: soprano solo. Noel Gounod. Mrs
wheeler; hymn 3si; sermon. Chrsts own
Interpretation OF His Birth: anthem.
There Were Shepherds MacdougalI.
choir; organ. AlleluIa. Clement Louret.
The evening services were: Organ pre-
| lude, Christmas Offertory. Temmons.
Hymn SSs responsive reading. Psalm 20:
anthem, Bethlehem. Bartlett. choir the
scripture lesson; bass solo. Nazareth.
Gounpd. Mr.. Kirfg: prayer; anthem.
Twas Christmas Day. Hoyte choir:
hymn Sll; sermon, The Treasure OF the
Holy Night; baptism; organ. First Move
ment. Sonata in Nina for. Mendelssoon
Howard l.. Carpenter the tenor of the
church quartet, is musical director ~ tba
Central Baptist church. and PERCY q
spring is organist The other n,en-hors
~ tho quartet are Mrs Helen Y wheeler
soprano; Mrs. II. J. Williams alto: James
King. bass.
UNION BAPTIsT CHURCH
Yesterday afternoon the SUNDAY school
~ the Union Baptist church Ees, s,reef
had Christmas concert. and tho 'yostr,
vas well nled TN spite OF the rain. The
FOLLOWING program was presented: song
choir and school; response choir: reading
OF the Scripture by Rev r.. A. Ualner.
pastor Of the church; response by the
choir; sonS. school; primary department
exercises response by the pastor; orer-
ing; song. Eternal City: song. choir.
song. schools reading. Ethel Lasselle.
recitation. Pearl Hainer; recitation. Grace
Msgill; song. choir: song. school; read
ing Florence Nixon: recitation Ascen.
sion Garcia; recitation Edna Royal; sona
choir. song school, recitation Ethel
Rantz recitation. EJith HALLIDAY. recl-
tstion. Grsce Magill. Bessie Simpson and
Ethel Rsntz. recitation. Minnie Rishop:
song choir song school. bcnedictlor