The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-25
Chris MAS MUSIC IS
PRESENTED At CHURCHES
Delightful Programmes Carried
Out in Several Houses of
Worship Sunday.

Just foretaste Of The yuleside Joys %
come. just an anticipation Of the iubi-
liant chorus of the day OF days :;self. was
the musical programme presented a;
many Of the churches Sunday morning
ana evening Garlandcd In Christmas
hollF ana strcsn1ers. red berries and fes-
use greens making OF tie edidces vcri~
yap!e covers, the spirit OF the Christmas
tide Eei6ned as supreme, Sunday, as II
the Christ child had already come
Many OF the churches are saving their
choicest musical bouquets for the day
Itself, Yet the throngs OF worshlpers Who
crowded the churches on Sunday were
given an extra treat In the excellent pro-
gr9nmes rendered
Al tine First Methodist church The nm
sical menu was a most satisfying one,
Lutkin's Joy OF the World" being one
Of the offerings with solo by Mrs A.
:. Peters. she singing the old anthem,
%, HoiY Night as arranged by Adams
In most sympathetic manner This an
them, old almost as Christmas Itself Yves
the pripcipel feature OF the morning ser
vice. while in the evening Mrs Peters
and Miss Berkhoel gave as duet ffron
the Holy City'D They Shall Hunger No
More. Mendelssohns arrangement OF
''Hark, the Herald Angels Sing was also
presented.
The Christmas spirit was very mani
fest AT the Sunday morning service at the
East Side Baptist church The musical
programme was wholly appropriate 10 the
day consisting of selections from GODDARD
g 4Au Matin?, the always stirring, ''Adestes
Sing" given by the choir. concluding With
Jesus OF Nazareth" In the evening
Mendelssohn and Gounod we're interpre-
ted, Mendeissohn's Lullaby and Gou-
The choir gave in the sweetest manner,
20. Little Town CT Bethlehem" and the
hymn, 80 Hail. Thou Long Expected
Jesus"
The church service OF Holy Trinity
English Lutheran church. was celebrated
at IL o'clock Sunday morning the fea-
ture being solo by Miss Sigrid FEEDER
sen.
AT the First German Evangelical Luth-
eran 81. Johns church the Christmas mu-
sic was given at 10 80 Sunday morning
stds dne cbarne dmfa eiSoyfeaian church the
formed part OF the services both Sunday
morning and evening.
At II o'clock the choir at the First
Presbyterian church burst forth in song,
a delightful musical melange OF solemn
and joyous music being enjoyed by the
large crowd of worshipers
Phillips Congregational church had its
Christmas music Sunday morning. Spe-
cial attention had been given 10 the train
ing of the choir for this music. and the
services were one Joyous delight.
Mrs, Browning was the soloist at the
Sunday Christmas services at the First
Unitarian church. the Unity quarterte
also furnishing several excellent num-
bers.
The Central Christian church cele-
brated Christmas In the Sunday school
department on the Sabbath day, the chill
dren singing swee,ly the old hymns OF
the always new coming of the Christ
child.
The Episcopal churches, as well as st.
Mary's cathedral. preferred TO keep their
elaborate Noel programmes for the day
Itself though both at st. Marks and ST.
Mary's the note OF Christmas Joy crept
into the services.
Christmas music was also rendered on
Sunday at the First Baptist church, Here
the audience listened TO an exquisite rem
dering OF carefully selected hymns and
anthems. both IN the afternoon and even
Ing. The programmes were most eab-
crate ones and were triumph OF careful
training and wise selection. An organ
voluntary preceded the singing OF the old
time hymns. Mendelssohns arrangements
being used for several. In the evening
Mrs. Fred 3. Jones gave the offertory
rendering Mason's Joy TO the World"
Bradburys Angels Rejoice" Menneys S
Sing, o Heaven" Barnbys King All
Glorious and Handers beautiful Bit
While Angels Watched"
And so ,he Christmas tide has been
ushered m with all the pomp and re-
joicing. with a musical fanfare and tri-
umphant melodies. Even in the case OF
the churches who gave n Christmas pro-
grnmme on Sunday, there will be another
service on Christmas day, several OF the
denominations having two ooservances
scheduled.
The stream of churchgoers on the
streets Sunday morning was most notice
able. Despite the predictions and like
lihood OF rain, everybody and his wife
and children were out, church bound. and
the choirs had the satisfaction OF realiE-
ing that the weeks of careful prepara-
ton were thoroughly appreciated by
those who listened