Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-12-26
XMAS SERVICES.
Large Attendance Marks
Various 0bservances.
Special Efforts in Nearly All
the Churches.
A Short Review Of the Order Of the
Exercises.

me christmas services in the Wafer
VILE churches, Sunday, We're largely at
tehdeo ana were perhaps as successful
us any tnat nave ever been held in Water
Vile AS usual, the special music was
up 10 a hlSn standard, the various choirs
having been rehearSing for weeks on the
special music which was presented with
Such pleasing effect in all instances The.
pastors OF the churches had been prepar-
ing sermons on the great fundamental
TACT OF Christianity, the birth of Christ
anu Inc audiences We're privileged to lis
ten to some fine discourses
The subject of Rev. Edwin c. White
| more. pastor of the Baptist church, was
What Came TO Earth on Christmas day.''
and be was enabled to weave around his
| theme summary of all the good tina t
Christianity has ACCOMPLISHED in our
| everyday life We frequently forget the
many blessings for which We are indebted
solely to the Christian religion, but
| those who heard the sermon Of Dr. Whit
| temOre could not help hut come away
| more thoughtful. Under the leadership of
| J. Francis MacNichol of Augusta who
has FOR a year had charge OF the choir,
! that superb musical organization did va
| liant service. Arise. Shine by Mater,
and sleep. Holy Babe" by Pickells. were
beautifully rendered. In the SUNDAY
| school special Christmas services of great
interest We're held. The meeting of The
| Young Peoples Society in the evening
held ;he Christmas idea in view. :he sub
| jet of the meeting being The light Of
The World" Miss Mary Han led The
meeting. At 80 was held IT," Sunday
l I
was assisted by the choir. The three ar
thems that were sung by the choir were
Unfold. Ye Portals, by Gounod; ''I;rit-
leheI;i," by Coomb,. and ''sl,ti OF The OIL
ent" by EeIley. Two selections w"r..
rendered by Miss Louise Horne. thy cor
netist, of this city.
| Th. services at the Pleasant street
Methodist Episcopal church we've very -
cellent The pastor, Rev. c. ". Bra6icc.
took as his subject, The joys OF Caii:
mas - lie emphasized the pleasures tha;
| Christmas brings TO those who ale in Il
position to enjoy the blessings % rhe sea-
| son, but his bearers We're reminded o..
| those to whom Christina. does not bl ling
| the joys that come 10 most Of th. homes
| represented by his hearers. The. sermon
was very helpful one. and one that was
thoroughly enjoyed by the congregation.
Two antht ems were pleasingly rendered
by the choir Angels from the Realm OF
Glory" by Neiuinscr, and The Edrti.
Lay Wrapped" by Sheldon. with 4 solo
| 10y Mrs. Gcciy. The response. ''BliGh;
| est and Best" was also plca*inSiy rem
tiered. In the evening the choir assisted
| the Sunday school in the protuctinn Of
the oantata Emmanuel" which proved to
be n very creditabie production.
The. Gift OF God to the World was the
subject of Rev. T.. l.. Marsh, ana the set
| mon hat he delivered from the pulpit Of
the Congregational church was fui
Of JOY and hopefulness of Christmas. Tn"
| Temple Street quartet furnished the niu
sic for both the morning and eveninis scr
vices. The anthems rendered were rhe
Angels Message" by DRESSER. wiki violin
obligato; The Newborn King. by
| l. k.spoir; Angels from The Realms of
Glory" Ivy Neidinger.
| Owing to the fact Christmas fell th!S
| year. on Sunday. a special effort wHs
made at the church of ST. Mara tEiiSru-
| PAD to make the services of special in
! terest. The services began, Saturday!
Christmas eve. with vespers in the Chape,
at I O'Clock. Sunday. services were held
as follows: Holy eucharist at $50 a. NJ.
mathis at ~ "A. VI, SbltlIlll tuCIttlISt
procession at 1890 A. NJ. children's cho-
| raj service with carols at 12.lJ +. NJ. ::
evcn<ont; at 40 +. NJ. The music was a
special ta:..ure. At the forenoon service
were sung Psalm 49, G.. A. Macfarfon
and ,alts Of the service by Bruce Steane
In the evening ]. Barnbys "Magniiicat'
was lvl.Irred. and hopkins beautiful an
them Let Is Now 60 Even Unto Bethle-
hem
| At st. Francis de- Sales church the three
regular morning masses were held at 6.lo.
9 and 1870 A. NJ. Solemn vespers We're
said at 5 p NJ Special music by the
church choir was rendered at these ser
vices. Extra masses were SO held by the
priests of the parish.
A special CHI iSt.naS sermon was preach
ed at the Uriversalist church by the ias-
tor. Rev j. II. Peardon. There was SPEC
iaI music by the choir. ably assisted y!
Miss Glendoiine Wilson
| At the Unitarian church there were no
special services. the pastor. Rev. George
Dana Sanders. preached Chris mas ser-
mon at the morning service at 1880, ana
there was special music by the choir.
The Message of joy was the SUBJECT
of Rev Paul n. Cayer OF the French
Mission of the Plains Beyond the thiist-
ms sermon by the pastor. there were no
IeNtra preparations for Christmas.
| At the Free Baptist chapel there was
no special observation of the day, except
a Christmas sermon by the pastor Rev