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

METHODIST EPISCOPAL.
Special services were prepared by Sgd
ney-Lloyd Wrightson for both services
at the Foundry M. E. Church yesterday.
At the IL o'clock service the large chorus
choir Of eighty-three voices, which regu-
1arly sings only at the evening service
furnished the music, with W. c. Arma-
cost at the organ. They sang the follow
ing selections: Prelude, Pastoral Sym
phony; anthem Shout the Glad Tidngs;
anthem. King All Glorious, Miss Reuter-.
Mrs. Fuller and choir, and anthem,
Hallelujah, chorus.
At the evening service the choir sang
selections from Handel. All the chorus
and solo numbers were taken from the
Messiah. Rev. DR.. William r. Wedder-
spoon, pastor of the church, preached
on THE Spiritual Lessons From the Life
of George Frederick Handel The solos
were as follows: Miss Gertrude Reuter-,
soprano, He Shall Feed His Flock: Mr..
Wrightson, Thus Saith the Lord. and But
Who May Abide.
An elaborate program Of Christmas
evening at Trinity NJ. E. Church, and
Rev. DR.. H. w. Smith, pastor of the
church, preached the sermon. The fol-
lowing musical program was given in the
morning: Gabriel's Christmas Anthem,
by the quartet. and Oh. Little Town of
Bethlehem. sung by Mrs. B. Brockway.
soprano, with violin obligato by Miss
Bessie Graham. The evening program
consisted Of Radiant Moon, by the quar-
tet, and a contralto solo, 'Oh, Babe, My
Son, My Savior, by Miss Bertha Mort.
Prof Emile E. Nori was at the Or
gan and directed the choir
The Christmas services at the Metro
politan Memorial NJ. E. Church were
evening. In the morning Rev. DR..
James S. Montgomery. the new pas
tor of the church, preached sermon
on THE Ancestry of Jesus" His ser
mon text was They Shall Call His
Name Emmanuel, Which Being In
choir sang 1t Came Upon the Midnight
Clear by Stainer. and There Were
Shepherds, by Vincent.
In the evening Rev. DR.. Montgomery
preached on The Christmas Outsiders"
His sermon text was There Was no
Room for Them in the Inn The
choir sang Silent Night. Hallowed
Night. Tyrol folksong, and The New
born King, by Mario.
In the Metropolitan Church Sunday
as follows: Recitation. The Little
Christmas Bell" by Neva May Patee;
recitation. The Little Ship Of Good
WILL by Mary Richardson; song. DO
You Hear the Glad Bells Rin-ing?" by
the primary department; recitation, "Oh.
Holy Child of bethlehem Miss Gather
inc Reinhardt solo, The Old Story
Margaret Richardson; reading, The Star
and the Angels by Miss Florence Reed /;
Christmas carol. by the Sunday school;
Ricketts,; Christmas reading by the pas
tor, Rev. Dr. Montgomery: recitation.
Merry Christmas" Cora Gaskins. The
program was given under the direction
of J. Finney EnSle, superintendent of
the Sunday school.
Special musical services were held last
night in the Hamline NJ. Z. Church, with
regular morning services at II O'Clock.
Miss Edith B. Athey was the organist
on both occasions. Rev. j. NJ. NJ. Gray.
Four Meanings of Christ at the evening
service. The following program was
carried out: Alto solo, Noel. with violin
accompaniment, Miss Marguerite Depue:
Protect Us Through the Coming Night.
Miss Church. Miss Depue and Mr..
Blakeney: bass solo. While Shepherds
Watched Their Flocks. Harry NJ. Forker;
organ postlude, Hallelujah Chorus, Miss
Athey.
Music was also furnished by quartet
composed of Miss Christine NJ Church,
soprano; Miss Marguerite Depue alto;
George B. Blakeney, tenor: Harry NJ.
Forker. bass.
The Christmas cantata, The Alteration,
was sung last evening by the choir of the
Petworth NJ f Church before a large
congregation Rev. William A. Haggerty.
pastor of the church. made a brief adj
dress. Preceding the cantata the male
quartet Of the choir sang o Night So
Calm and Holy, and E. L. Ashford and
Miss Ida F. O'Neal sang soprano solos.
The cantata, which was arranged for
0f,r ND cN1o -NoI 80 t1zn
following numbers: Oh, Come. All Ye
Faithful: bass solo and chorus Behold
a Virgin Shall Conceive. by F. ]. Leon
ard: chorus for womens voices with solo
Sweeping Through the Arch Of Light. by
Thomas Mears. A. ]. Pyne, F. ]. Leonard
and III. H. Gambell; chorus. Softly the
Starlight; tenor solo, And So the Angel
Of the Lord, by Thomas Mears; chorus
Glory to God in the Highest: alto solo
and chorus. flushed at Length the Ora
cious Song. by Mrs. E. w. Shaw: chorus
for choir and congregation, Amen, Lord.
We Bless Thee.
There was special music at both the
morning and evening services yesterday
at the Douglas Memorial NJ. E. Church
which attracted large congregations. At
the morning services there was special
Christmas sermon by Rev. w w Barnes
tata was performed by the choir Rev
Mr.. Barnes sermon dealt with the Christ
mas spirit. its meaning and its fulfill
ment.
The choir sang a cantata entitled The
Child Of Bethlehem at the evening serv-
ices. The music was by s. F.. Compton
a member Of the choir. The lihretto was
sung by Miss Margaret s. Van Der Veer,
and tho soloists were Miss Lawrenson,
Miss Gallagher, Mr.. Compton. Mr. Tri-
vette. Mr. Cooper. Mr.. Gray. Mr. Deffen-
dorf and Mr.. Weaver. Mrs. Elsie NJ
Weaver was the organist and Wilson
Harvey director Of the choir The per-
of the choir follows: Sopranos,
Miss Lawrenson, Mrs Harvey Mrs.
Croft, Miss Gallagher; altos, Miss Norris.
Mrs. Deffendorf, Mrs. Meyer, Mrs. Rudy,
Mrs Reeves; tenors, Mr.. Compton Mr.
Mr.. Cooper, Mr. Weaver;
BASES, Mr.. Gray. Mr.. Howell, Mr.. Def
fendorf and Mr.. Roberts.
Rev. E T. Mowbray, pastor of the
preached the Christmas sermon
at both services yesterday at the Nc
Kendree M. Fl Church, and touched the