The San Francisco call., 1909-12-19
TO SING HANDLES
GREAT ORATORIO
The Messiah" Will Be Rem
dered by The First Congre-
gatiOnaI Church Choir

OAKLAND. Dec IS.-Approach OF
the Christmas season win be observed
IN many churches OF Oakland Sunday
fTith special music and appropriate
discourse
ne choir OF the First Congregational
church, Alexander Stewart director,
VIII give its annual Christmastide pre-
.sentation Of Handers The Messiah
sunday evening.
This year the solo parts win be sung
10y Mrs. Grace Davis Northrup, So
ptano; Mrs. Carroll Nicholson, eontral-
70; Frank onslow. tenor, and H D.
Mustard, barytone. The chorus VIII
comprise upward Of SO voices. Miss
?. .fNifsinie de Fremery viii be al the
organ and viii play several special
numbers. Charles r. Blank, violinist.
Va play largo by Gluck as an offer
3 tory selection.
The service viii commence at :
clock, the doors OF the church being
opened at $50 O'Clock The choir Will
atso give special Christmas numbers al
-Nhe morning service as follows:
organ prelude. Christmas Onertory'' Isem-
mems chorus sing q Heavens lTolrs !:
ss.afFtone solo and quartet. The Birthday OF
A.ng 4Niecinger): soprano solo and chorus.
f1Ummelf-
Organ Postlude- (Bsehl
Special music will be rendered Sun
Gay evening at St Mary's church.
Eighth and Jefferson streets. com
f5nencing at T:45 o'clock. by the Oak
land conservatory OF music, directed
:. oy Prof Adolph Gregory. The num-
bers, interspersed through the service
p: OF the stations or the cross. follow:
opening chorus. Praise Ills Awful Name .
ron spohr's Last Judgment with soprano
nc bass solos ~ Mss Gena Hiikie aud Pro
hearts. from the same oratorio: chorus. -'Grest
30 onderful'' iSpohrl. 20 Guam Tristis.
from PerFOlesi's ''Sfabsr Mater duet for So
prsno ano confraito. Miss WiIkie and Miss
Iennie T. Yale; .-Stabsf Mater chorus fAdolph
Gregory. -'Quando Corpus (Percolesfl So
lrano and contralto duet: .-In Sempiterns
frsl Prelude IN & Minor.' ff-bonia5s after the
sermon, Ave Maria fCherubinil. Miss Wflkle.
. During the benedicrion Of the blessed sarra
ment the choir win sing the following choruses:
i fGregorrl; postlnde .Msrche soiennele'' CEl-
Feyi At the II o'clock mass the music will
loTF the opening number from Rossiui's Stabat
naier At the morning service Rev Edward
be given by Rer. Thomas Kennedy.
Christmas carols viii be sung by the
I Sunday school children at the morning
services Of the First Baptist church.
j Appropriate music VIII be given at
. both services
ne program at tllgrlm 0Ongrega
tional church. Eighth avenue near Ea st
Fifteenth street for sunday morning
follows
) organ prelude. -Cantioue DO Noel fAdsml.
-.'lrs- Proctor, chorus. There Were Shepherds
3 Inursl- csorus, stag - Sing This Blessed
-Eora fl-esiiei- tenor solo Light from HeaF-
-5en ftrounclf- BRYANT Drake violin obligste
f-uE Brown. piano Miss Ruth Elder. double
quartet Br -hresr sn6 Best Parker: 50
p .gnao selo. GLORY 70 Cod tNofolif Miss Bessie
- nrTsr- organ poo iE1e- March or the Priests
rMrnaelsseanl. Mrs Proctor
Tn the evening the choir viii give
:. NeFin's Christmas cantata. The Adora-
2. flon- instead OF the regular evening
+: ScrTice- Mrs Proctor viii play Gounod's s
3 9.-Sanctus" and Lemmens' March Ponti-
I fcal"
/ Rev Frank L. Goodspeed. pastor of
the First Presbyterian church. will
preach sunday morning on ~The Full
ness of Time a forefsthers day serv-
: Zee VIII be held Sunday evening with
3. discourse on Our Inheritance"
Christmas exercises at the Twenty
3 fourth avenue Methodist church sun
day school viii be held Wednesday
- evening. December %