Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-02
WELCOMED NEW YEAR.
Watch Night Services by
Local Organizations
AT CITY MISSIONS
DEVOTIONAL EXERCISES AT
MANY CITY CHURCHES.
The Sons of Jonadab Hold All-Night
Session-Family Entertainment
by the Bakers Union.

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were drowned in the din which arose from
the city below. The midnight bells tolling
; the hour Of u lost their rhythm in the
blare of horns, the :creeching of steam
whistles, the reports Of firearms and the
, changing of brazen bells, for the birth of
) the New Year is always noisy event in
| Washington, and the arrival f 1905 proved
to be no exception to the rule.
The tumultuous demonstration was not.
| however, the only feature OF the passing OF
1904 and the incoming of 1905. In church
and hall the people assembled to celebrate
| the occasion in the old-fashioned way of
their granddaddies. With song ana prayer
and speech and feasting they watched the
old year out and the new year in. and there
were happiness and rejoicing and taers, also,
for the unknown future, with its veal ana
woe, and for the tragedies and the pleas
ures of the year which was passing out
There were pleasant memories and sad
ores. but in the breasts of all there We're
hopes for the future. and good resolutions
were made and sealed in the general clam
or of rejoicing
Watch-night services were held in many
churches and at the city missions. Praises
assembled to high heaven for the joys and
the prosperity of the past and mercy and
continued happiness was asked for the
year which had just stepped across the
threshold of time. 1t was an occasion of
good resolves, and many men and women
in quiet prayer promised to abstain from
| the days of 1909
| st. Aloysius Church.
The services at st. Aloysius Church, at
North Capitol and I streets. Saturday
night were of an especially high order, and
were attended by an overlooking congre-
| CATION. Monsignor Falconi, the papal dele
| gate, presided, and at the conclusion. of
| the elaborate program of the evening he
| gave a solemn pontifical benediction of the
| most blessed sacrament. The officers who
| assisted the delegate at the services were
| Very Rev. Edward X Fink, S. j., president
| of Gonzaga College, deacon; Rev. Mr.. Fran
| els Kelly, S. j., subdeacon and Rev. Mr..
| Corcoran, 5; j., master OF ceremonies;
Rev. Charles Warren Currier preached an
| eloquent sermon on 1.-THE Closing of the
| Old Year. ---
| In bright glare of electricity above the
| altar was the legend "Gloria in Excelsis
1 Deo," and the scene was made brilliant by
| the light from hundreds of electric bulbs.
The Christmas evergreenS remained in the
| church and the sanctuary was banked with
| evergreens and cut flowers. The pictur-
esque ceremonies were participated in by
| fifty altar boys in white cassocks and sur
| pices trimmed in red. At the benediction
| they formed sem-circle around the al
| tar, each one carrying lighted torch, thus
| making with the decorative settings a most
| impressive picture.
/ and during the services in the main church
the pastors and assisting clergymepl from
| Gonzaga College. heard confessions in 1.-THE
| lower church. Hundreds of the parishion-
| ers went to confession and the stream of
| those who visited the confessionals con-
| tinued to come and go until a late hour.
Time said Rev. Father h currier, ;, has
| he dwet forcefully on it's value. "The
| rarest thing one has, he proclaimed, sis
| the thing that is most precious. and this
/ is fleeting-it is doled out to US by seconds
and in second it is gone to return no
more"
| 'sWatch meetings. were not held in the
other Catholic churches of Washington Sat
! urday night. All of them. however, were
| open, and confessions were heard until 10
| O'Clock. and in some cases until later
| hour.
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church
Impressive midnight services were held at
! the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church,
/ with Rev Wallace Radcliffe, the pastor, in
| charge. There were musical renditions,
1 readings from the Scripture, and responses
by the congregation. The church was taste
| fully decorated for the occasion, and the
services were attended by a large number
! of the members
The services opened with an ''offertory,"
after which was sung abide With Me; Fast
| Falls the Eventide." Rev. Dr. Radcliffe
then read portions from the Scriptures, and
the congregation, while standing, made the
| responses. The Lard's Prayer was said by
the congregation, following which was the
| reading of the "creed" further readings
from the Scriptures and responses by the
congregation. The services closed with the
"Hallelujah Chorus and the benediction
Original Sons of Jonadab.
The watch night meetings of the Jonadabs
the original order-Saturday night were
well attended and the services were very
impressive. When Pioneer, Hope and EN-
pire Councils combined at 623 Louisiana
avenue there were delegations from Monu-
mental Council, Baltimore, and Potomac
Council of Harper's Ferry present.
Aside from the business transacted there
were vocal and instrumental music, recta-
lions and addresses, the relation of ex-
pressions being particularly entertaining.
In the early morning refreshments were
served, bountiful breakfast winding up
the night.
| Centennial Council, at the Pythian Tenn
pie, and Good Will. In South Washington.
had interesting meetings, the first-named
the latter continued in session all night,
having a table with refreshments at the
disposal Of the guests.
4 Peoples Mission.
An audience which overfiowed to the side
walks attended the praise and expert
ence" services, which were held Saturday
night at the Peoples Mission, 80 Penn
sylyania avenue northwest. The interesting
program was opened by Mr. James Nc
Curdy, assisted by Mrs. Reynolds and a
corps of deaconesses from the Rust Hall.
The musical program was under direction
of Mr. w. A. Hartman. Rev. J. B. Clayton
| made an earnest address and urged his
| hearers to begin the New Year by leading
new and better lives. He pictured the
wages of sin and the rewards of virtue,
and made strong plea for the Christly
life Addresses were also made during the
evening by Capt. Thomas H. Mckee, Mr..
George w. Havell, Mr.. w. c. McMichael,
the evangelist of the Peoples Mission, and
| others There was congregational singing
and special musical selections by quar-
tet from the Grace Baptist Church. AS the
midnight bells were tolling the services
were particularly solemn.
Homeward Bound Mission.
i Services were also held at the Homeward
Bound Mission, 10 Pennsylvania avenue
northwest. They were conducted by Com
mander James Haslam. assisted by Mrs.
Haslam, Maj. and Mrs. Johnston Capt
Pendleton, Capt Theodore G. Valiant, and
Lieuts Garner and Haslam There was a
program of music, and Commander Has
lam presented each worshiper with a bag
containing fruit and nuts.