Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-12-24
Christmas Music in All the
Churches of Washington.
SPECIAL PROGRAMS
SELECTIONS FROM SOME OF THE
BEST COMPOSITIONS.
Story of Christ Child's Birth in the
Manager at Bethlehem-Peace
on Earth.

Joyous anthems, Christmas carols and
Christ songs will be heard tomorrow IN
all the churches of Washington and It's
suburbs. Through stained glass windows
and arched doorways will come volumes
of melody from organ and orchestra,
mingling with the happy hosannas of the
choirs and congregations. The story of
the Christ child in the lowly manger at
Bethlehem will be retold, and men will
be urged to partake of the spirit OF
Christmas in all its gladness and gener-
osity Altar and chancel will wear CARDS
of winter evergreen-the holly, with It's
shining green foliage and brilliant red
berries symbolic of renewed hopes and
exertions cedar, emblematic of spirit
ual strength think of me- and pine, with
its sentiment of time and faith.
Specially arranged programs or music
will be presented in church and chapel.
These will include selections from some
of the best musical compositions ana
noted oratorios rendered by talented local
vocalists, accompanied by master hands
on organ, harp and violin. The very at
mosphere will be filled with the music OF
Peace on earth, good will to men,.
Homely old-time hymns of Jesus ana
IS love" Will be sung in some churches,
n others the choirs will render excerpts
from the classical song picture OF Inc
Messiah" But all will be In harmony
with the gladstone occasion, the day OF
glad tidings of great joy.
Especially fine programs of music have
been prepared for the Catholic and Epis-
copal churches, but Christmas chants,
choruses. carols, anthems, solos ana
hymns will be features of all the services
of every denomination. The Evening star
presents herewith lengthy list of music
which will be the attraction, with suitable
sermons, in the churches of the District
of Columbia on tomorrow, Christmas,
1904:
In Episcopal Churches.
The Christmas music at the IL o'clock
service at St Thomas Church. Rev. DR.. c.
Ernest Smith, rector will be rendered by
the regular choir and quartet of the church
and will embrace the following selections:
Professional hymn. oh, Come, All Ye
Faithful; reading, Venite. Mendelsshon;
Glorias. Mendelsshon, Parker; Te Deum
FESTIVAL in a Gregorian thence, Dud-
ley Buck; Jubilate in c, Buck: Introit an
them, The King Shall Rejoice, Sir John
Goss; Kyrie, Stainer; Gloria Tibi, Stainer;
hymn Hank! the Herald Angels Sing Men
delssohn; offertory anthem. Rejoice Great
ly oh Daughter of Zion, Handel (solo by
Miss McEwen), sanctus. Staner; commu-
MON hymn, Bread of the World, Hodges
Gloria in Excelsis old chant; occasional
hymn, Angels from the Realms of Glory,
Smart.
is as follows: Sopranos, Miss Nina Nc
Even, Mrs +. L. Curry, Misses Marion
Evans, Phebe Ross, Maidie Ever. Suzanne
GutherZ Harriet Draper. Ora Mccarthy,
Gottfried Gutherz, Hattie SeitZ, Edna Nc
Cormick, Ella Goode, Lindsay, Barr con-
traltos. Miss Elizabeth Stuart, Mrs. ]. b.
Church, Misses Ella Chase Kate Whitcomb,
Pauline Wise. Caroline Dodson, Lillian Toll
son, Sullivan. Belchers, Mrs. Johnson; ten
ors, Messrs. Harry Stevens, Palmer Bellen-
ger. VIM. c. LOCKER; BASES, MessrS. VIM
d. Hoover, c. I. Belt r. Lee Cox DR.. G.
r. Johnston. Mr.. VIM. NJ. Whiting. The
soloists of the choir are: Miss McEwen. So
prano; Miss Elizabeth Stuart, contralto;
Mr.. Harry Stevens. tenor; Mr.. VIM. d.
Hoover, bass. Mrs. Henry A. Robbins is
the orsanist and Mr.. Edmund a. Varela
the choirmaster.
The Christmas services at St Johns Epis-
cupal Church. Rev. DR.. Roland Cotton
Smith, rector. will include holy communion
at $50 a. m; morning prayer, holy COM
nunion and sermon at IL a. m, and even
Ing prayer at 4:l5 pm. The Christmas feS-
tIval of the Sunday school will be held
at $3.50 pm. Tuesday afternoon next.
The musical program for tomorrow in
cludes: At morning prayer. carols; at IL
o'clock service, professional hymn, 10, q
Come. All We Faithful: venite exultemus
domino. Come. Let Us Sing Unto the
Lord; Gloria Patri. Anglican chant te
Deum Laudamus. in b fiat. Attwater;
Jubilate Dec, Anglican chant; service of the
holy communion. in f fiat, Eyre; Introt
anthem. In That Day. Bridge; Kyrie Elei-
son. Lord Have Mercy Upon Us and In
cline Our Hearts to Keep This Law; Gloria
Tibi.. Glory BE to Thee. Oh Lord: hymn.
oh Little Town OF Bethlehem; offertory
anthem. There Were Shepherds. Marks as
,cr.ption; sanctus. Holy, Holy, Holy. Lord
God of Hosts: eucharistic hymn Oh Saw
ing Victim. Opening Wide, Uglow: gloria in
excelsis. Glory Be to God on High; nunc
dmittis. Lord. Now Lettest Thou Thy Serv-
ant DEPART in Peace; occasional hymn.
Angels from the Realms of Glory Smart;
At choral evensong-Processiona hymn AZ,
oh Come. All Ye Faithful. Reading; choral
service. Tails; psalter Psalms OK; cxxxii,
Anglican chants; Magnificent Nunc Dimittis,
In Il fiat, Stainey; hymn. 1t Came Upon the
Midnight Clear, Willis: offertory anthem.
Glory to God in the Highest, Lee: Sevenfold
Amen. Tearne; occasional hymn Angels
from the Realms of Glory. Smart.
At ST. Michaels and All Angels Church
Christmas day at 7:30 am, communion
service and full choral service. At IL q M
the following musical numbers: Andantc>
Bohm, played by Miss Carson and Mrs.
choir; Venite. Buck; TIE Deum, Wagner
from Tannhauser; Jubilate, Buck; hymn,
The Royal Child is Born" anthem recita-
tive, from Messiah, Behold Virgin Shall
Conceive" 20 Thou That Telest" Madam
Hugh and chorus; hymn. Holy Nativity"
gloria after sermon, Buck; at presentation
doxology; offertory, Rejoice Greatly" from
Messiah. sung by Mrs. Hollingsworth: an
them. Sing o Heavens" Tours; solo by
Miss Harrison; occasional. "Hark, the
Herald Angels Sing postelude, Grand
March from Tannhauser. played by Miss
Carson and Mrs Mckee. AT pm grand
song service and no sermon-The best num-
bers from oratorio of Messiah; solos of
which will be sung by Madam Emil Hugh
of Berne, Switzerland: Mrs. s. HoIlings-
worth. Mrs. C. \. White. Misses Barnes
Harrison, Bernheimer. Mrs. Carter, Mr.
Hulling and an augmented chorus, with
accompaniment of violins and organ Miss
Louise Carson will also play two violin
numbers.
The members of the choir of this church
are: Sopranos-Mrs. Sidney Hollingsworth
Mrs. Ernest G.. Atkins, Mrs. ]. Hulling,
Mrs. p. Lipscomb. Mrs. David Corser Mrs
Rachael Bigelow, Misses Virginia Magru-
der, May McCabe, Antionette Peterson
Alyce Barnes. Flora Briggs, Daisy Harri-
son. Bessie Harrison; altos-Mrs. c. A.
White. Mrs. Albert Carter Miss Louise Car
son. Madam Emil Hugh. Miss Flora Bern
heimer Miss Margaret White; basses-Mr
5. Roland Carter Mr.. Percy Smith. Mr..
Hugh Yea, Mr.. Elmer Briggs Mr. Edgar
Barnes: tenors-Mr. julius Hulling. Mr..
James Van Week. Mr.. William Mckiyu. Mr.
sidney Hollingswort;. Mr.. ]. w. Chambers.
Violinist OF the church, Miss Louise Car
son; librarian Miss Antionette Peterson:
erossbearer, Mr.. VIM McKinl: organjst and
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