Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-12-25

adapted to children and Young people,
upon the topic of '''Tiny Tins Prayer.
The main floor Of the new Bible School
Audit orium will be occupied by the mem
bers of the church and congregation. and
the gallery will be reserved especially for
the young people of the Washington City
Orphan Asylum. This organization will
attend the services in body in charge
Of the matron and her assistants, and
the pupils will participate in the musical
exercises. Mrs. Salome Wingate-Sanders
will sing during the service The Babe
of Bethlehem. 1t is expected that the
large auditorium will be taxed to its
fullest capacity.
The evening service will be held at Z :45
o'clock. The Bible school will give a sa
cred semi-cantata entitled THE Second
Baker of Boston.
Catholic.
Services began with a solemn high mass
at S o'clock this am. in Trinity Church.
The celebrant was Rev. Edward Corbett,
S. j., pastor. who preached on The
Teachings of the Shepherds" Rev. John
Cassidy. S. j., of Woodstock College,
Md. deacon. and Hugh Dalton, s. j.. of
Georgetown University. subdeacon. Low
masses followed without ihterm!ssion up
to II O'Clock. This was missa cantata
sung by Rev. Alphonse Coppens, S. J.,
and was followed by benediction of the
most blessed sacrament. The o'clock
mass was for the children exclusively.
Solemn high mass was celebrated in
st. Matthews Church this morning at IL
O'Clock by Monsignor Lee. Before the
mass Huntington May san Gounods
Nazareth. The mass was followed by
the blessed sacrament observance.
At st. Paul's there was a solemn high
mass at $40 O'Clock, at which long
musical program was rendered by the
choir. At 10 o'clock there was another
high mass. at which the choir repeated
the program of the earlier mass.
In st. Marys Church at 1870 o'clock
and each half hour thereafter low mass
was celebrated. At the last service the
children, of the congregation attended and
sang German Christmas hymns. Solemn
high mass was celebrated at 1890 o clock.
Rev. John Gruden was the celebrant.
There were masses at 6, Z. 8, 8 and 10
o'clock in st. Patricks this morning, with
a solemn high mass at II o'clock. The
musical program at the closing mass was
the same as at the midnight mass last
night.
A high pontifical mass was celebrated
in ST. Aloysius Church at IL o'clock to-
day. at which the apostolic delegate was
In attendance. The program of music
offered at the midnight mass was given.
The following other Catholic churches
also held masses at the hours stated: st.
Vincent de Paul, and o'clock, low
masses. with high mass at 10 o'clock: st.
AIMS. Tenleytown. and O'Clock. low
masses; Sacred Heart. Z, 7:3O. and 10
O'Clock, low masses. and high mass at
II o'clock: Nativity, low masses at :, y.
and 10 o'clock: ST. Martins, low masses
at Z. $50, 10 and II o'clock: st. Teresa S.
masses. ., S. 9. 10 and II o'clock, and
st. Dominic's, q. :, 8, 9 and 10 O'clock
Midnight masses were celebrated in
many of the Catholic churches last night
and the singing OF the Gloria In Excelsis
was heard during the services. Great
throngs of people attended the churches
in various parts of the city and at the
close of the services the streets were
crowded.
At ST Patrick's Church Rev. Father
Russell. the rector. celebrated the mass
and later preached the sermon of the
occasion. Both choirs of the church
took part in the musical program.
Other churches and the celebrants
Father Mcdonnell; ST. Stephens, Rev.
Father Caughey: st. Matthew's. Mgr.
Lee; st. Paul's. Mgr. Mackin: ST. Mary's,
Rev. F. A. Wunnenberg: ST. Augustine's,
versity; st. Dominic's, Rev. Father
ORourke: st. Joseph's. Rev. Valentine
Schmidt: Chevy Chase Library, Rev.
James Houlihan of Scranton. Pa. VINO
Is guest at the Apostolic Mission
House at Brookland: Our Lady Of Vic
tory. Rev. NJ. F. Yingling, st. Johns.
Forest Glen, Rev c. o. Rosensteel
Shrine of the Sacred Heart. Rev. Joseph
F. McGee, and Church of the Nativity
Brightwood. Rev. F. z. Bischoff
Methodist Episcopal.
Christmas services. with elaborate must
cal programs and other features for the
celebration of the Nativity in Washing
ton Methodist church will. with few ex-
ceptions. be held tomorrow. The services
of today were confined largely to early
morning prayer.
In the Foundry NJ. L. Church there will
be Christmas observances tomorrow at II
am. and 7:3O pm, with special music
The music arranged for the evening is
elaborate and includes several solos and
anthems. Rev. Robert NJ Moore will
preach, morning and evening
program Of prayer was given at $40
this morning in the Metropolitan NJ. E.
Church. The services tomorrow will be
extensive. including sermon by Bishop
Cranston in the morning. The music in
the evening will be the feature of the
day. The pastor, Rev. DR.. John Reid
Shannon. will preach sermon appro-
II am and pm. respectively
Church Is to be celebrated tomorrow at
81. in ho rrsair, - ,,xl.