The San Francisco call., 1909-12-26
MUSIC WELCOMES
CHRISTMAS DAY
Evangelical Congregations Join
in Union Services Held at Cali
vary Presbyterian Church
Catholic and Episcopal Worship
ers Celebrate the Nativity
of the Redeemer


A thousand people gathered at Cal
vary Presbyterian church yesterday
morning from all the evangelical con-
gregations of the city 10 join in the
first union Christmas service ever held
by these Protestant denominations il
san Francisco. Eight pastors took
part in the order of worship, anc
Bishop Edwin II. Hughes Of the Meth
odist Episcopal church preached the
sermon from the text Of the angels
song:
Glory 10 COD in the Highest; Peace
on Earth. Good VIII TO Men
The music for the day consisted OF
Ihe congregational singing of Joy to
The World: the Savior Reigns, and
the doxology. with which the service
opened; Of solos by Miss Georgiana
Strauss. contralto; Nessler's 'Naza-
reth", ". +. Johnson. Noel, by Adam
q duet by Misses Strauss and Stoppani
and pastoral symphony of Hande
by Tiolinist Hother Wismer.
Miss Mabel Jones was the organist
from The Messiah" or Handel
The meeting was under the auspices
Of tie Church federation. and Rev II
j. Bell announced II would be followed
during the year by other union gath
erings of the Protestant faith. The
Offering was for the purpose of bring
ing Evangelist Gypsy Smith, now in
London, 10 San Francisco for a series
OF meetings next fall
The ~ 81 as- TlnoTor R2HPT in nreSent -
ing Bishop Hughes said the Methodist
church had dealt generously with the
Pacific coast in the character Of the
men il had sent To fill the bishops
Office and instanced the VESTS good
fortune in the services of Bishops Ham
5lton Goodseu, Fowler, Newman and
Hughes.
Something that never happened be-
fore in the history of the world, a
Presbyterian clergyman counseling a
Methodist brother not TO preach from
his manuscript" was the genial way
Bishop Hughes prefaced his sermon.
ADDRESS BY BISHOP HUGHES
In brief part the bishop said;
The Christmas song brings peace
between man and his fellows. My
friends. how much Of the territory OF
human life would be claimed for peace
II men heard the angel song and yield
ed TO its message. 1t is easy enough
10 make broad applications. OF truth
like this and TO draw a smile Of scorn
from some practical citizen None
the less we make the venture Men
are saying in San Francisco. Let us
cease our pickering. Too long have we
ouarreled and fought. We are weary
OF this strife Let us get together
Get together-where2 on what
pIatforln2 We suggest that We ask
the whole city TO take a spiritual jour
ney TO Bethlehem's plains and hear the
angels sing Peace among men in whom
God is well pleased.
THE wisdom that is from above i
FIRST pure and then peaceable.' This il
the word Of scripture, Of philosophy
and of ali human experience. The goo'
people IN San Francisco who believe Il
the angel song as a program viii no
be lulled into a false peace by the 81
ren voices of compromise.
What San Francisco needs more
than buildings. more than new lines O.
trade more than new city hail. more
than an enlarged harbOr more thar
she needs anything available on God
rich earth-San Francisco needs th'
musical ethics of the angel song
Glory to God in the highest and or
earth peace among men in whom he Is
well pleased
God give our city this baptism"
Rev. Drs. Z. r. Ollie, George z
Burlingame, E. X. Strong. George Ad
ans Of the California street Methods
church and r II. Ford took part witt
The pastors already mentioned in con
ducting the order Of worship.
MASS At CATHEDRAL
Christmas services were generally
observed throughout the city in tn
Catholic and Episcopal churches. A
ST Marv's cathedral solemn pontifica
high mass was sung at II o'clock b.
Monsignor Prendergast: Rev. Wilhan
p. sullivan preached the sermon, an'
Archbishop Riordan gave the papa
blessing.
The Christmas music at the cathedra
included Beethoven's mass in
s.Kvrie," Gloria" and "Credo": Haydn
fourth mass, "Sanctus," "Benedictus
and "Agnus Dei;" Adams 'NoeT' an
. Novello's ''Adeste Fideles."
Impressive services marked tn
Christmas day at Holy Cross church
: Solemn high mass was celebrated at
O'Clock in the morning with the JUNO
choir. and At II o'clock Haydn's i'm
perial mass was given by an augmente
choir and orchestra under the direction
OF Gino Severi. The offertory, "Visio
OF Joan Of Arc" was given on the vio
lin by Severi, and solemn benedictior
following the mass. closed the services
The regular choir, Mrs. Alvina Heue
Wilson, Mrs. Gomez. Edgar Boyle ant
Prosper Reiter, was assisted by Mrs
lvie, Miss Klemm, Miss Bertaud an
Miss Chambers. with Messrs.s Talbot an
John Petty. Miss Ruth Austin acted a
organist.
Special music and augmented choir
marked the days celebration at s.
Dominic's. st. Patrick's and St Teresa
Catholic churches and at All Saints
St Lukes and St. Pauls Episcopa
churches.
Christmas services generally will ais
be held today in both the Catholic an
Protestant houses of worship, as al
ready announced.
OnHVTGE Anc anr