Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-22
BAPTIST.
Fifth Church.

The choir of forty voices Will sing al
the IL o'clock morning service in Fiftl
Baptist Church today the following
anthem: And the Glory of the Lord
from the Messiah Gloria i'll EXcelsis
from Gounods Messe Solenelle, Praise
Ye the Lord, Randeggar and Hallelu-
jah. from the Messiah
At the 1:45 service the full choir viii
furnish the musical portion of the
evening service, which has been styled
"a song and story service, entitled
The Shepherd s Story an adaptation
of Florence Morse Kingsley's The
Cross Triumphant"
The story will be read by the pastor
Rev. John L. Briggs. and it will be
frequently punctuated with solos
duets, chorus, etc.
The offertory will be sung by Miss
Grigsby. William J. Palmer is the di-
rector Of the choir. and Mrs. Elizabeth
Darlington Simpson the organist.
West Washington Church.
Rev E. .. Cav, pastor of West
Washington Baptist Church, will CON
duct services appropriate to the
Christmas season both morning and
evening today.
At the morning service, at IL o'clock
the pastor will speak from the theme
Songs of the First Christmas, and
a choir of thirty-five voices Will render
In Field With Their Flock Abiding
by Farmer; Hank, the Glad Sound, by
Farmer; Come All Ye Faithful, by
Farmer, and an appropriate duet Will
be sung by Mrs. Marjorie Moulton and
At the evening service the pastor $
theme will be -. Neglected Grace.
and the choir WI render an anthem
Sng oh. Heavens; an offertory and
chorus, Oh Holy Night.
The annual Christmas entertainment
Of the Bible school will occur Friday
evening at 1:45 o'clock. in the as
sembly room of the school Al rlls
time a musical program will be render
ed, and gifts distributed to the chill
dren.
Grace Church.
A special musical program will be
given in Grace Baptist Church this morn
ing at II o'clock. while in the evening
the pastor, Rev. F. w. Johnson, has ar
ranged for a roll call of the states" AS
there are members Of the congrega tiol
from MANY states of the Union. oppor-
tunity will be given for any one to make
a brief address for their state. In place
Of the usual sermon 4 reading, CHRIST
mas Eve in Lumber Camp Will De
given.
lmmanUel.
..The Message of the Shepherds will
be the subject of Rev. Hermon Spencer
Pinkham's sermon in Emmanuel Church
at II o'clock 4 specially arranged
musical program will be given at this
service In the evening the pastor
theme will be MARY, the Mother OF
Jesus
First.
In the First Baptist Church the special
Christmas musical program will be given
at the evening service, whom Master Rus
sell McAlister, soprano, will sing as solos
Gounod's Glory to Thee. My God, This
Night and Jcffrcy's Ancient of Days.
Metropolitan.
Rev. John Compton Ball, pastor. will
preach in Metropolitan Baptist Church
this morning on What the Mangcr
Cradle Means while i'm the evening his
subject will be christmas in Song and
STORY" Special Christmas anthems will
be sung by the choir at both services
Calvary.
The Christmas anthem, Sing o Heavens
is the opening number of the musica
program which the choir will present il
Calvary Baptist Church this morning.
will be followed by renditions of Dudley
Bucks There Were Shepherds and Com
fort Ye My People, from Handel,s ora
torio, The Messiah.
In the evening the choir will render
The Story Of Bethlehem, by West
Bethany.
Rev. Hugh T. Stevenson will occupy
his pulpit in Bethany Baptist Church a
the morning service today. taking as hi:
subject christmas Meditation" The mu
steal program arranged for the Choir
follows: Organ voluntary, Glory in the
Highest, Mozart: anthem, Sing, o Heav'
ems, Tours: anthem, Hallelujah Chorus
(Messiah), Handel solo. Rejoice Greatly
(Messiah>, Handel: offertory. Christmas
Offertory. Guilmant: postlude, Commem-
Grafton March, Scotson Clark.
Prof Antonio Mangano, dean of Col
gate University. Italian Divinity School
will preach at the evening service. The
voluntary, Christmas Carol, Tollemache
anthem, Peace Upon Earth, Geibel; an
them, Behold, / Bring You Good Things,
Geibel; solo and chorus. Holy Night
Adam: offertory, OoLittle Town of Beth
lehem: postlude, Christmas Professional
Maxfield. airs. Dayelle T. WEIGH is the
soloist and choir directress and Miss
Mabel Martin Dill, orsanist.
Maryland Avenue.
A large chorus choir will furnish a
Christmas musical program in Maryland
Avenue Baptist Church this morning al
II O'Clock At this service the pastor,
Rev. Paul Berry Wellington, will preach
on 1.-The Message of the Herald Angel.
In the evening he will preach on The
Christ Rejected and Accepted"
Mount Tabor.
Rev q. w. Mccullough will preach i'm
Mount Tabor Church, Tenleytown, today
at IL o'clock on THE Birth OF Christ
a musical program will also be rendered.
Christmas services, of which music will
be an important part, will be held today
at the Shiloh Baptist Church morning
and evening. Rev. j. Milton Waldron
will preach at each service and at night
Prof William T.. Rckens of Talladega
College, Ala, Will speak.
Besides choir music, solos will be sung
by J. Stainer and c. Vincent. The choir
will be led by \. .. Gilmore. Mrs. Mary
C. Tignor accompanying at the organ.
The members of the Choir are: