The San Francisco call., 1910-12-26
CITY CHURCHES
Ring With The
GLAD SPIRIT
Thousands Gather TO Hear the
Message of Peace and
Good Will
st. Mary's Cathedral Is Packed
When Bishop 0'COnneII Con-
ducts High Mass

ChristmsE music and Christmas mes
sages OF peace and good will to men
reigned IN all Of the churches Of this
city yesterday morning and evening.
services Of a special character in keep
ing with the great feast day marking
each event More than 1000 persons
IN ALL 1t is estimated. were crowded
into St. Mary's cathedral in Van Ness
avenue. Other churches Of all denomi-
nations also held their big throngs OF
worshipers.
A solemn high mass. sung by Bishop
O'ConnelL at II o'clock was the prin-
cfpsl service Of the morning at the
cathedral. and the singing of Adams
Noel at the offertory drew its bevy
OF admirers.
Father Hannigan and Father Sulli-
van acted as deacon and subdeacon and
the morning sermon was preached by
reverend Harvey Of St aPtrick's semi
nary In Menlo Park He chose as his
subject the Christmas tide, the God
made man and the temptations to
which men are prone. with the spirit
ual means Of combating them. A spe-
cial feature OF the event was the papal
oeneoiction, explained first by Father
Prendergast and then solemnly given
oy Archbishop Riordan. The i'm
pressive music of Novelties "Adeste FL
delis" closed the rendering of the beau
tiful music Of Haydn's imperial mass
MUSIC is FEATURE
The Christmas time and its spirit of
kindly deeds was the subject also of
the sermon at the Trinity Episcopal
church in Bush and Cough streets at
the II o'clock services. Rev. +. W
CIampett preaching. One Of the most
pleasing parts of the musical program
was the rendering Of Gounod's Noel"
Dy r. NJ BattisOn. Others who sang
solo parts being Miss Virginia Fischer.
Mrs E. de Loss Magee and Charles
Lloyd
At the Cathedral Mission Of the Good
Shephesd at Potrero avenue and Twen-
ty-nIth streets the sermon was preached
oy BISHOP William Ford Nichols. and
ne also preached IN the morning at the
church Of the Advent in Fell street,
choosing the Christmas tide a. the
theme Of his talk in both pulpits.
Services at the First Baptist church
We're held at II o'clock. opening with
me anthem, The Angels Song" The
pastor Of the church. Rev. George Rrr-
lngame, preached a sermon on Others.
or the Mind Of Christ" dwelling on All
Of the good that was brought into the
WI -4 bE Tic Dlt1n OF christ. He alSo
preached at the evenings services
choosing the incarnation of the Mar
God as his theme An excellent rnusi-
cal program marked the services in
TINS and the other Baptist churches Of
this city
HOLY CHILD Is THEME
Rev. Fletcher Cook spoke on sTbe
Holy Child" at the Church Of the Tncar-
nation and on the star Of Bethlehem
that shed its light Of faith over the
world at,d brought peace to mankind.
featurs OF the musical program was
the singing OF the recesional The
Prince Of Peace"
At st. Marks German Lutheran +be
sermon was preached by Rev. Joseph
r. Fuendeling, and at the English Lu-
'heran oy the pastor, who chose as his
topic a New Consciousness of Cod"
r W Rodgers Of the Plymouth Con
sregauonal church spoke on the joy-
tIlness OF the world at Christina stfda
lie spoke feelingly on the sDirft Of
christmas benevolence. that feeds the
hungry at this season OF the year
through the magic name Of Christmas
he reason for the reign Of iov. Of
peace and Of good viii on earth to an
men he put down to the example of The
Christ spirit-the spirit Of unselfsh-
ness.
At the Grace Methodist Episcopal
church the sermon OF the day was
preached by Bishop Edwin Hughes on
Perpetuated Christmases." He chose
IS his text, And the shepherds glori
fying and praising God for all the
things that they had heard and seen. ;"
pointing out the Christmas spirit al
ways in the heart Of man.
At the Calvary Presbyterian church
IN Fillmore street the Christ Child was
the theme Of the sermon chosen bv the
pastor. Rev William RAIDER, at the
morning services. An exceptionally
good musical program was also given.
including the singing Of Holy Night
and Noel" At the First Presbyterian
Rev William Kirk Guthrie preached
on the far reaching influence of Christ
mas and spoke again on the spirit Of
the season at the evening services.
The pastor Of the First Unitarian
church preaching on Christmas and the
child, and the spirit Of love and broth
erliness that reigns at the season