The Washington times., 1912-12-22
CHURCH CHRISTMAS ACTIVITIES

Christmas celebrations In the church.
co Of Wash 'nSton will bc held this af.
ternoon and tonight, with special mu.
sical programs for which choirs have
been augmented and trained for th>
past month. In many Of the Episco.
pal Churches old Christmas carois
many Of which date back 10 ths middle
ages, will be sung, and the story oi
the wise men and tho Christ who ~.
ceived their alteration beneath the
humble roof Of 4 stable. will bs told
Some churches held the Christmas Gel.
cbration at the II o'clock services to.
day, In which the program Of sonl
which 10 especially typical Of Christ.
mas. was given. The majority Of the
churches. however. will celebrate this
afternoon and tonight.
In the Fifth Baptist Church tonight
At 7:46 choir Of forty voices will givs
the musical portion Of the evening pro.
gram. which has been called song and
story service. It In entitled. THE Shep.
herds Story" and In an adoption oi
Florence Morse Kingsley's, THE Cros,
Triumphant"
TO Sing Hallslujah Chorus.
The story will be read by the pastor
the Rev. John Il. Briggs, and will bs
frequently punctuated by solos. duets
and choruses. The ofYertory will b<
sung by Miss Grigsby. 4,
The Christmas musical service Of the
evening choir Of 100 voices will be civ.
on tonight at 8 o'clock in the Church
Of the Covenant. The Hallelujat
chorus. from the Messiah. will bt
sung. Every tune. even the hymns. will
be taken from Handers works.
A special musical service will be given
this afternoon In the Church of the
Covenant by the double sextet. In
addition to . number Of Christmas
selections, Brewers cantsta. "HoIy
Night" will be sung.
Special music will bc given tonight
of the Holy Comforter, the Rev. II. @.
England. vicar.
To Tell "Christmas Story"
The choir Of Ascension Church. under
the direction Of Mrs. Charles @. Nc.
Roberts. will sing at the midnight serv.
Ice on New Year eve. 1.-THE Song OF
the Might" by Dudley Buck. Jack
Bowie will sing. Crossing the Bar"
BY Dudley Buck. At this service.
The Christmas celebration Of the Pet
worth NJ. Z. Church will be held to.
night at 7:30 Besides q number Of
choruses. Miss Ida O'Nesi. soprano:
Miss Emma Buckingham. contralto;
Thomas Mears. tenor. and +. J. Leon.
In the First Presbyterian Church to-
night at 7:45 the christmas story will
be told and illustrated with songs and
pictures from celebrated paintings. The
music with which the story is told Is
tells Of the birth OF Christ, and the
alteration Of the shepherds and the
wise men. The Rev. Donald c, Macleod.
pastor Of the church. will read the
The choir of the METROPOLITAN Church.
the Rev. John Compton ball. pastor,
WI, sing q special Christmas service to.
Pictures From Ben Hur.
The program for the organ recital to
be given tonight at 7:3O In Trinity
Church. by Oscar Franklin Comsto tock,
Is as follows: 1.-THE war March Of the
Priests" the second sonata by Mendels.
sohn. "Adoremus." by Ravina. and
Hymn Celeste' by Grey.
a Christmas choral service will be
given this evening at 8 by the choir.
the Hamline NJ. Il. Church. The ED.
worth League will hold special Christ
mas service In this church at o'clock.
Sunday school. viii deliver an address
on Personality. Fully Revealed. the
Highest Expression Of TRUTH
The Rev. Pr. Wedderspoon will preach
sermon this evening at the Foundry
May u Man Know God?" The sermon
will be Illustrated with pictures taken
from ben Hur." Special Christmas
music will be sung by the quartet.
Choir To Sing Cantata.
A special Christmas sermon. with
Christmas music by the choir. will be
preached by DR.. J. 8. Montgomery In
the Metropolitan Memorial Church this
evening. The subject OF the sermon will
be THE Star Of Jesus"
An augmented choir Of forty voices
will sing the csntata, THE Star OF
Bethlehem In the McKendree M. +.
Church this evening. Prof. Leslie VI
pond is the musical director and Mrs.
The Rev. Herman spencer Pinkhsm
will deliver q sermon, this evening III
tho Emmanuel Baptist Church on
Mary. the Mother Of God.'.
c6i':,mss Tss sSssIa I %u;ss g ssa ,s. sSsns.
the First Baptist Church. Master Rus
sell McAllister. soloist. will sing Goun-
DDS "Glory to Thee, MY God.' "Thia
Might" and Jeffrey's Ancient Of
Days"
Mime. Mountfort To Lecture.
The Rev. Paul Berry Watlington will
preach q sermon on THE Christ Reject.
cd and Accepted" In the Maryland Ave-
nue Baptist Church this evening. A
large chorus choir will provide Christ
mas musical program. At the II o'clock
service today the subject OF the sermon
was 1.-THE Message OF the Herald An.
gel.'