Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-12-25
LUTHERAN.

Christmas music at Concordia Lutheran
Church this morning included the singing
or Behold. l Bring You Good Tidings,
emmanuel Shall Come. Holy Night
and For the Child in the Manager Lowry
Raphael Rooster directed the music The
same program was given yesterday morn
ing. The services this morning were in
German. Yesterday morning they were
in English
childIens service will be held at 7:3O
O'Clock Wednesday evening with exercises
IN both languages. A feature of this pro-
gram will be the cantata, THE Angel
Message" to be given chiefly by members
Of this years confirmation class, assisted
by one of the young ladies' classes.
German service was given with the
sermon at Zion Evangelical Lutheran
Church by Rev. c. F. Bergner the pastor,
today. An early praise" service was
held this morning. The Christmas cele-
oration will be given this evening at 7:30
o'clock. The Angelic Chorus will be one
of the numbers on the program
Rev C. II. Butler. pastor of the Column
bia Heights Luthern Church, preached
the regular Christmas service at his
church yesterday morning. The Sunday
school sang Christmas carols at an earlier
service In the evening a celebration was
held by the Sunday school. The pastor
gave an illustrated address on THE Babe
Of Bethlehem"
given Wednesday evening at 7:3O o'clock
Mrs. Fannie Stephens, Mrs. c. F.. Met
calf and Mrs c. H. Butler will be in
charge: Following the program. includ-
souvenirs will be distributed. The con-
gregation has been asked to bring offer
ings for the poor. including clothing and
shoes.
sunrise prayer meeting was held at
Keller Memorial Lutheran Church this
morning. with Rev. Charles p wiles in
charge The other Christmas services
were held yesterday. The musical pro-
gram included the following selections:
{ Daughter Of Jerusalem, There Were
Shepherds and Sparkle. Ye Stars. A
Christmas celebation. held in the even
ing was in charge of the Sunday school
Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
held its Christmas services this morning
Guiding the singing of Silent Night. Holy
Night: Behold, l Bring You Glad It'd
ings; Jubflate Dec and IT'S the Birthday
of Our Savior The director was Mrs. H.
NJ. Fulton. Herbert Brandes played the
organ. The choir included Misses Julia
Oden, Augusta Umhau. Violet wilmer.
Mrs. A. Wilmer. Mrs. F. W. Loetsch,
Miss Emily Rittershofer. NJ. Miles and +.
W. Loetsch. Special Christmas services
were held yesterday evening by the Sun
day school.
Christmas services were held at tho
Church Of the Reformation yesterday.
The musical program consisted of Sing,
o Heavens, Go Now Even Unto Bethle-
hem, Whom Saw Ye. o Shepherds? ST.
lent Night. by the choir, and a solo by
Mrs. Mckenzie. o Little Town of Bethle-
hem.
Living Over Again the Christmas
Story" formed the text of a sermon by
Rev. ]. Frederic Wenchel. pastor of the
Christ Evangelical Lutheran Church, at
the Christmas service this morning. Mrs.
j. Flynn sang The Virgins Lullaby. Miss
L. Schmidt and E. Phoebus also sang So
los. Selections by the choir were Behold.
l Bring You Glad Tidings: Oh. Christmas
Bells, Ring Far and Near, and The Babe
of Light and Glory. The children's
Christmas service will be held late this
afternoon under the direction of George
Morning and afternoon services were
held at st. Pauls English Lutheran
Church yesterday Rev. John 7. Huddle,
pastor Of the church. preached in the
The choir including Miss Bertha II. Han
sen, Mrs. Julian Brylawski, Alden A.
Potter, B. Frank Meyers, director, and
Mrs. William II. Bayly, organist. sang
Star. A Christmas Legend and A
Christmas Morn.
The afternoon services were held under
the auspices of the Sunday school. The
musical program 1ncluOeO Jesus as a Lit
tie Child, Sleep. Little Babe; Christmas
Bells Are Ringing. There Was a Dea
Little Stranger and Silent Night, Holy
Night Recitations were given as fol-
lows: a Christmas Story" THE An
gels Christmas Star THE Christmas
Star and Christmas Bells" The Christ
mas entertainment will be given Thurs
day afternoon and evening
At the Lutheran Church of the Epiph-
any holy communion was celebrated at
the morning service Yesterday The
pastor, Rev. Charles F. Steck. d. D.,
preached from the theme. THE Glad
Nativity Miss Edith Stowell sang
Marcos while Shepherds Watched Their
E,locks by Night" and the chorus choir
of the church gave Neidl!nger's anthem,
'Hark, What Mean Those Holy Voices"
At the evening service the choir sang
Spence's cantata, The Story Of Beth
lehem." The solo parts were taken by
Miss Edith Stowell, Mrs. L. E Hoover,
R s. Pierson and Harry F. Lerch- The
choir is under the direction of l.. Rus
sell Alden. Mrs. l. B. Dodson is the |
organist.