The San Francisco call., 1904-12-26
SING ANTHEMS.
TO The CHRIST
Large Choifs Take Part in
Fitting Programmes of
Music in Many Sanctuaries
SUNDAY SCHOOLS BUSY
Poor and Needy Receiver Wei
come Gifts From 0rganiza-
tions That Show Generosity
Oakland Office San Francisco Call,
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Beautiful anthems of the nativity
were sung to-day by choirs in many
! of Oakland's churches in celebration
OF the greatest sacred festival of the
Christian world Discourses by pas
tors were appropriate to the day.
In all OF the evangelical churches
the services. morning and evening,
We're elaborate in their musical num-
bers. Choirs were increased and or
chestras were added TO swell the har-
monious rendition of hymns TO the
/ Christ child. The Roman Catholic
! churches observed the day by cele-
! bratiOn Of high mass in each parish,
this following the Offering of masses
at hourly intervals in the morning.
J The Episcopal parishes took part in
/ the communion services at morning
worship. In the evening services
were elaborated by music.
+ Distribution of Christmas cheer was
the order OF the day among many or
ganizations and philanthropic persons
who attended TO the duty OF caring for
| the needy.
Oakland Lodge No. III of Elks
completed its annual output of Christ
mas boxes, leaving generous holiday
! dinner complement with 465 families.
/ In each Christmas package was roast
/ of beef, sack OF beans with bread, but
/ ter, mush, onions, potatoes, oranges,
/ apples, tea, coffee, salt, pepper, nuts,
| candy, extracts, soap, rice and sugar.
/ The distribution was in the hands of
Clay Hawbaker. Among his assist
/ ants were: G.. w. Bletnen, +. Baum
| gartner, J. Daniels, A. E. Johnstone,
| the Rev William Carson Shaw, z. A.
! Shaw, A. Hutchinson, DR.. w. H. Hal
sey, A. c. Hodges and George w.
] Frick.
The Salvation Army has distributed
| 1000 baskets of Christmas dinners TO
| deserving families A Christmas tree
celebration for children will be given
| Thursday night at the army barracks,
! Ninth street, near Clay.
The Volunteers of America will hold
Christmas gift celebration Monday
afternoon at 2:30 o'clock at Eighth
street and Broadway.
MANY SERMONS.
In connection with Christmas OBJ
servance the Rev. E. E. Baker, pastor
| of the First Presbyterian Church,
| preached to-day on The Strong Sonl
| of God and The First Christmas
| Gifts" The music included chorus
! anthems by the large choir, solo num-
! bers by Claude Hunt and Mrs. A. T.
4 Mabel Gordon and Mrs. Robert Lloyd
/ in quartet The Sunday school held a
! special service this morning. Mrs
Charles Woodbury. took part in a reci-
! tation of the Christmas story.
The Rev. Samuel Conn, D. D.. of
! Los Gatos preached to-day at Brook
| lyn Presbyterian Church.
| The Rev. r. c. Stone conducted
Christmas services at Centennial Pres
| byterian Church.
/ Christmas services at Union-street
! Presbyterian Church included music by
a choir composed of Mrs. NJ. NJ Brown,
| Mrs. j. w. Aldrich Mrs. j. E. White
head. Miss n. Sampson, Miss c. Pei
/ penburg. NJ NJ. Brown, j. E. White
head, Miss H. L. Chamberlain, Miss
! Eva Williams, Miss Estelle Matheson,
Miss L. Rowland. Miss NJ. Harris, 1. S.
MacCurdy. c. Burnstrager. George Pol
lit. organist; w. j.. oakes, choir di-
rector
The Rev. d. E. Potter, the pastor,
preached this morning on The Three
Wise Men,
1.-The Word Made Flesh was the sub
| ject of the Rev. h. R. Dilies Christmas
sermon this morning at the First
Methodist Church. A Christmas can
tata was sung at choral services this
evening. The Rev. l. n. Halliday, the
assistant pastor, delivered an address,
| The Sunday school gave a Christmas
entertainment Friday night, presenting
The Charmed Garden holiday can
tata.
The Rev. ]. c. Bolster's subjects for
Christmas sermons at Chester-street
Methodist Church were His Star in the
East" and "A Villains Christmas Plot"
The choir and Sunday School of Gold
en- Gate Methodist Church held
Christmas celebration this evening, led
by. the Rev. E. NJ Hill, the pastor.
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ming at o'clock at st. Paul's Episcopal
Church.
The Rev Edgar F. Gee, rector Of st.
Johns Episcopal Church, delivered an
address this evening, when a children's
carol service was held.
OTHER SERVICES.
Besides the other ritualistic service
at the Church of the Advent, the Rev.
William Carson Shaw, the rector, Off
ciating, an elaborate musical pro-
| gramme was rendered at each service.
At st. Andrews Church the Rev. o.
ST. John Scott. the rector, conducted
the holiday celebrations.
Holy communion, with special music,
was celebrated this morning by the
Rev. Clifton Macon at Trinity Church.
Fifty members of the chorus choir of
| the First Baptist Church, p. A. r.
| Dow director, w. W. Ellis organist,
| sang the Christmas numbers to-day.
Miss Gertrude Hibberd, violinist; Will
Leimert, 'cellist, gave solo numbers. A
cantata, The Righteous Branch"
| (Clough- was rendered this
| evening. The soloists were: Mrs.
Margaret Best, soprano; Mrs. j. j.
Warner, contralto: Scott Kent and
Norman Pendleton, tenors; Reginald
Marrack, barytone.
The Rev. j. P Currin, pastor of
Golden Gate Baptist Church, preached
| to-day on "A Cosmopolitan Gathering
Around the Cradle, or Contrasts Of the
| Manger." A Sunday school entertain
nent was held this evening under di-
| rection of William Joseph, the super
! intendent.
Christmas services at the Tenth Ave
nue. Baptist Church inc1uded chorals
by q large choir, the soloists for which
were Mrs. Jessie Brock Morgan, Miss
Juillerat, Mr.. Read and Mr.. Mariner.
The Rev. Robert Whitaker, pastor of
the Twenty-third Avenue Baptist
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