Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1912-12-24

Nhi ioihto lay,
There will be solemn high mass In
the Catholic churches at o'clock on
Christmas Day, and services will be
held in many of the Protestant
churches at o'clock
AT Grace church the new chorus
choir. under the direction of Mr.. Bal
mond, will assist in the 6 o'clock SER
vices. Special services also will be
held IN Harrison street Goodman and
Brandywine churches
AT the Swedish Baptist church. on
Vandeyer avenue there will be a
Christmas service at $50 O'Clock and
the Sunday School festival will be
given in the church at o'clock SAT-
urday evening
The music 20 be sung al St Pat
rick's r. G church Will be Of unusual
interest and che following program
will be carried out
At a. m. solemn high mass will be
celebrated by the pastor, the Rev.
James p Quigley, who will also
preach the sermon. Professor Alberts
orchestra will assist the choir in the
following program. Opening, selec-
ton, while Shepherds Watched"
organ and orchestra; The Heavens
Are Telling, Haydn; Kyrie Haydn in
c: Gloria, Haydn In c. Veri Creator
Louis b. Preston, arranged for male
voices. sung by A. Capella Credo,
Haydn in B fat: Adeste Fidelis.
Novello; the entire number. consist
ing of the solo, duet trio and quartet
will be sung Sanctus, Haydn In b
fiat: Benedctus Haydn in B fat;
Agnus Del. Haydn in c fiat; recess
siOnal, with Glory Lit Deihlman.
The following are the sOloists of the
mass; soprano. Misses Vera Gil
bride, Marie Pasotta Florence Harvey,
Sadie Fennimore; alto. Mrs. John
Mahoney Miss Nan Feehly, Miss Nan
Harkins; tenor Messrs. win Irwin,
Victor Brennan w. Robert Walters;
basso, Meesrs. Frank Comfy, John
Fox: organist, Miss NJ. T. Murphy;
ohoirmaster, John A. Mahoney.
AZ IT. Johns.
The services at St. Johns Episco-
pal Church for this week follows
Wednesday. Christmas Day, 7.30
o'clock holy communion, 1890
o'clock morning prayer, address and
holy communion with the full vested
choir In attendance: Thursday St
Stephens day, 1890 o'clock. holy
communion; Friday, st. Johns day,
1890 o'clock, holy communion, lab
o'clock children's festival in church
with vested choir in attendance; Sat
urday, Holy lnnocent5' day, 1880
o'clock holy communion.
Because of the celebration Of
Christmas. the usual prayer meeting
at Second Baptist Church has been
postponed until Thursday evening
A Christmas cantata will be given
by the scholars of the older depart
ments of the Bible School on Friday
evening az 8 p. M; and on Saturday
afternoon at 2.30 p. m. a Christmas
entertainment will be given by the
Beginners and The primary depart
ments of the Sunday School Christ
mas har.ets were distributed among
the needy today.
AT Hanover Presbyterian Church,
the general Christmas entertainment
will be given on Friday evening at
o'clock
Midnight Services at Old Swedes.
Christmas Eve services will be OBJ
served in Old Swedes Church at
midnight, at which time there will be
a special celebration of the Holy Com
munion. The musical program will
include the following Christmas car
OILS Holy Night" at Came Upon
the Midnight Clear" Hark, the Her
aid Angels Sing" THE First Novel;"
10, Come All We Faithful" "Sleep
Holy Babe" 20 Little Town Of Beth
lehem The anthem will be Gounods
Nazareth" There will be two cele-
brations of the Holy Communion on
Christmas Day, at s and 10 o'clock
Much interest Is being manifested
i'm the Nativity Play which is TO be
presented by members of Old Swedes
Sunday School on Christmas Eve. This
Is the first time anything of the kind
has been attempted i'm connection
with the Christmas Sunday School en-
tertainment. and every effort is being
made TO make the play a splendid
success.
A program Of unusual interest has
been prepared as follows; carol /,
once in Royal Davids City" (three
angels of prophecy: carol IT, 20
Come, o Come, Emanuel (annunci-
atom carol III, Shall We Not Love
Thee, Mother Dear?"; carol ~ while
Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by
Night" (the shepherds in the field
carol V. 1T Came Upon the Midnight
Clear carol VI I'VE Three Kings OF
Orient Are;" carol VII, brightest and
Best Of the Sons of the Morning."
carol VIII 20 Little Town Of Beth
lehem' (the stable in Bethlehem)
carel TX. 20 Come All We Faithful"
Cast-The Blessed Virgin. Louisa
Clark: Gabriel. John Quinn; Shep-
herds, Warren Cooper. Paul Maxwell.
James Norris. Paul Ward; Kings. Os-
car Warden. Samuel Lyons. Claude
deHigh; Angels of Prophecy. June
Seimes. Anna Cole. Frances Rutter:
Angel Chorus. LeXie Crawford, Mabel
Brumbley, Margaret Bradford, Marie
Aarons, Gertrude Mason. Jennie Mar
den, Elsie Scully. Beatrice Schafer.
Anna Geigrist Anna Mailman. Dora
Marden. Charlotte Cohee. Alice Que
rev; Orchestra. piano. Norman Hol-
lett violin Thomas Schultz; cornet,
Willard Schafer
Midnight Choral Service.
On Christmas Day the services al
Trinity Church will be as follows:
Holy Communion at 730 o'clock;
Morning Prayer az 1890 o'clock, fol-
lowed Immediately. without intermis-
sion, by the Holy Communion with
sermon at II o'clock On each of the
three holy-days following Christmas.
the Feasts of ST. Stephen ST. John the
Evangelist, and the Holy Innocents.
the Holy Communion will be admin
istered at o'clock