Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-26
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bard of McKendree Church on Massachu-
\ sets avenue
| At Foundry Church the pastor, Rev. Rob-
| ert NJ Moore, preached In the morning, ana
| In the evening quartet rendered pro-
! gram Of Christmas hymns.
THE Use and Abuse of Christmas was
| the topic of Rev. DR.. 8. Reese Murray's SER
| mon at the morning and evening services
| in Union Church. Goth street near Pennsyl-
| vania avenue northwest
Rev. w. V. Tudor d. D., preached at the
| morning service in. Mount Vernon Place
| Church South IT. the morning at Metro
| politan Church, NJ street near 10Th north
west, the pastor. Rev. O. ]. w. Scott,
preached on THE Meaning of Christmas to
| the World" At the Metropolitan Memorial
! Church DR.. F. NJ. Bristol preached morning
and evening.
guson, spoke on The Personal Influence
| of Jesus ''The Wise Mems Visit" was the
subject of Rev. B. T. Perkins at Mount
Zion Church. Rev. George E. Maydweli,
1 the pastor of Waugh Church, preached on
! the topic, God with U.s." at the morning
service in that church. 49,.
| In Georgetown at Congress Street Church
Rev. T. o. Grouse spoke on the topic, 1.-The
mas sermons were delivered by the pastor,
Rev. D. L. Blakemore, at the Epworth
Church South. both morning and evening.
Good Things and 1.-THE Name of Jesus"
were the subjects of the sermons by Rev.
DIR. Lucien d. Clark at Hamline Church
At Mount Pleasant Church Rev. Eugene
May, -. d. spoke IN the evening. AT the
morning service the pastor Rev. DR.. Daw-
son. spoke on Christmas joy
Mount Pleasant Congregational.
A sunrise service with the topic, Jesus,
the Light of the World" opened the day
at Mount Pleasant Congregational Church.
At 7:15 yesterday evening the organist,
Mr.. S. Fred Smith, gave a recital, which
was followed by a Christmas choral serv-
ice. After a short address by the pastor
came a cantata, 1.-The Hope of the World
by Schneider. 1t was divided into four
parts. Opening chorus, Ring Forth, Ye
Bells 1.-The Shepherds - THE Two Wise
Men," closing chorus, Hail the Royal
Babe" At the morning service the pastor,
Rev. NJ. Ross Fishburn, spoke on Some
Messages from Bethlehem"
AT the morning service in the First Con-
gregational Church, 10th and G streets
| northwest, Rev. s. M. Newman, DID,,
preached a sermon appropriate to the oc-
| casion. In the evening there was choral
| service including the cantata, 1.-The Ma
| tivity." The music was led by DR.. J. w.
| Bischoff
| ''An Interpretation of the Life of Jesus
was the subject of Rev. David w. Mont
| gomery's sermon at the Fifth Church, Sth
| and streets northwest
Christmas was observed by special serv-
| ices in the various Lutheran churches. At
the Keller Memorial Church there was, in
addition to the choir, an orchestra of six
! pieces and the musical program was excel
lent. Rev. Charles H. Butler, pastor of the
| Keller Memorial Church, took as the SUBJ
1ect of his sermon the visit of the wise men
| from the east.
At the Church of the Reformation the
! pastor, Rev. DR.. w. E. Parson, chose as his
text And they brought gifts unto Him.
The text of the Christmas sermon of Rev.
Paul A. Benzel of Concordia Church was
| round in John, i13: THE Word Between
the Flesh" There was solo by Miss Pa
Iience MORT, and tenor solo by Mr..
| The customary Christmas service and SER
mon was delivered by the pastor. Rev. Dr.
| Church.
Rev. Teunis S. Hamin preached the SER
| mon at the Church of the Covenant. ia king
| Ior his subject 1.-THE Two Great Christmas
thoughts These" said he, "are glory
10 God and peace to men,
The service at the New York Avenue
church was conducted by the Rev. Wal
lace Radclife, the pastor, assisted by the
! church choir.
At the Metropolitan Church Rev. Albert
Evans delivered a short sermon on Christ
mas as a Day of Thanksgiving and as a
Day of Blessing"
Rev. W. G. Alexander preached a Christ
Church.
At the Eastern Presbyterian Church the
pastor, Rev. Thomas Chalmers Easton,
was presented with purse of gold by the
congregation. The presentation was made
at the conclusion of the sermon by Rev
Father Aiken.
Solemn high mass was celebrated at the
| shrine of the Sacred Heart corner 18th
street and Whitney avenue.
- solemn high mass was also sung at
midnight at st. AIMS Church at Tenley-
town.
The Big Meeting.
Rev. Robert M. Moore. pastor of Foundry
NJ E. Church, delivered the principal adj
dress at the Y. M. c. A. meeting at the
Lafayette Theater yesterday afternoon to a
large audience. DR.. Moore took for his
theme, THE Meaning of Christmas"
Mr.. H. H. Smith continued his pictorial
| lecture on the life of Christ the subject be-
| ing, The Beginning of the Saviour's Min
| istry."
| Other numbers on the program were:
[ Jesus, Thou Art Standing by the Lyric
| Moment by Moment" baritone solo by
World "All Hail the Power" 20 Come All
Ye Faithful and The Joyful Morn Is
Breaking" by the audience. Several
| Christmas selections were sung by the
| quartet of Metropolitan NJ. E. Church.
Government Hospital for the Insane. in the
| assembly hall, beginning at o'clock, in
| the presence of a large gathering of pa
tients and employees. Rev. Willard G. Dav-
| export, the rector of the Emmanuel Prot
| estant Episcopal parish, at Anacostia, de-
livered a sermon.