The evening star and Newark advertiser., 1907-12-24

the Christmas manger was installed. this
feature will be seen again, and the manger
will be brilliantly Illuminated by electric
bulbs during the services morning after
noon and evening.
The services will be Mt 6:30, 730 $3.50 and
IL o'clock, the last to be conducted by the
rector of the church, the Rev. Elliott
White.
The organist and chormaster. Charles
| G.. Corwin. has arranged the following pro-
gram for the II o'clock services: Prelude,
'Pastorale.' Flagler; Professional 40; In
troit. GLORY to God in the Highest" See;
Kyrie, Greed in f, Tours; anthem, Hymn
of the Angels" See, Sanctus in L. Tours;
Benedictus. Agnus Del, In E fiat. S. A.
Ward: Gloria in Excelsis In +. Tours Re-
cessional 81: postIude, Grand Chorus" in
d, Guilmant.
On Thursday evening at 7 o'clock the
chldrens choral entertainment will take
place in the church rooms. after which
Christmas gifts will be distributed to the
children.
Services at the Trinity Episcopal Church
will be held in the morning at o'clock,
and later at IL o'clock, when the COM
munion services will take place. At
the II o'clock service Wlliams's Christmas
anthem. "Lowly Shepherds" will be rem
dered, and the pastor the Rev l.. S. Os-
borne. will deliver the sermon.
On Thursday evening at Z O'Clock the
Sunday school chidren's festival will be
held in the Rector street chapel.
The Christmas services at ST. Stephen
Episcopal Church will include the celebra-
tion of the holy communion at O'Clock
The second service, beginning at 1880, will
consist of morning prayer and holy COM
muniun. There will not be much of a SER
mon, perhaps none at all, according to the
announcement of the Rev. T.. A. Wasson,
who says the people get more sermons
than they can digest on Sundays; and, be-
sides, Christmas speaks for itself
The musical program, under the drec-
ton of George r. Bangs. organist and
choirmaster. Is to be as follows: Organ
prelude; professional hymn 40, 20 Come
All Ye Faithful" anthem, Sing . |
Heavens" -" Tours: "Venite" r. Wood
ward; Psalms; "Gloria Patri," r. Wood
ward; first lesson; festival '"re Deum" in
c. c. Warwick Jordan; Second Lesson;
"Jubilate." H. Aldrich; hymn ST. "HarlS
The Herald Angels Sing" "Kyrie Elei-
son. Tours; Gloria Tibi Gratias," Pleyel;
bass solo, 20 Holy Night" hymn 53,
"Shout the Glad Tdings;" offertory an
them. 20 Sing TO God" Gounod; Sanctus,
j. Stainer; hymn 50. at Came Upon the
Midnight Clear" hymn 5S, 20 Little Town
of Bethlehem GLORIA in Excelsis' (old
chant; Nunc Dimttis (Gregorian); re-
cessional hymn 81, Sing, o Sing, This
Blessed Morn" organ postlude. The choir
viii repeat the program Sunday morning,
December 20, and Sunday evening they
will sing Horatio w. Parkers Christmas
cantata. THE Holy Child
An appeal for Christmas offerings has
been made to the congregation OF st. Ste
phen's Episcopal Church by the vestry, the
members of which promise to contribute
s400 on condition that the congregation
gives like amount, making a total of $500.
In the appeal, II is stated that the recent
financial furry affected the church well
as general business, and that they find
themselves in need of funds to pay out
standing bills and meet the extraordinary
expenses of the fall season. The Rev. E.
A. Wasson, rector of the church, gives his
approval to the move Of the vestrymen.
In the New York Avenue Reformed
Church tomorrow there will be a repet-
ton OF the services held last Sunday, and
which attracted crowds, both in the morn
ing and evening. The choir exceeded any
previous work it had done, and the singers
received the congratulations Of the people
and of the choirmaster, Frederick c. Rus
sell The congregation asked that the
Sunday services be repeated tomorrow.
The program will be as follows in the
morning:
Organ prelude, Chorus OF Angels"
Scotson Clark; Kyrie Eleison, Sir Arthur
Sullivan hymn No. 142. 'Hark! the
Herald Angels Sing" Mendelssohn; Ben
eGietus Qui VENT (ChoraD, A. j. Eyre;
offertoiy (organ and violin); sermon, by
the pastor, the Rev. A. Peter Tulip; cam
tata. THE Alteration" George b. Nevn,
text by Lilllas c. Nevin; "Adeste Fideles,
congregation and choir; Behold! Virgin
Shall Conceive" baritone recitative; "a
Wonderful Guest TO the Earth Has Come
Down." chorus; There Once Came o
Reverent Awe and Solemn State" women's
choral; "At Last l See Thy Promised
Face" soprano solo; lullaby, soprano OBJ
ligato and womens voices; "Then Sweep
ing Through the Arch Of Night" male
chorus. 'Softly the Starlight" semi-
chorus: "And 10. the Angel of the Lord
tenor recltatlve; "Fear Not, for Behold, l