Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-25
LUTHERAN.


Full liturgical services were conducted
at Grace Evangelical Lutheran Church
early this morning by the pastor, Rev.
J. +. A. Doermann. In addition to this
the church choir sang The Manger Cra-
die, by ii. p. banks: TIE Deum, by
Adolph Baumbach. and Beneath the
Stars on Bethlehem's Plain, by William
r. Spence.
Sunday school Christmas services will
he held at > pm, at which time special
music will be given by the school.
Keller Memorial.
THE Christmas Star is the title of a
song service which will be given at Kel-
Ter Memorial Lutheran Church this even
ing at 40 o'clock as part of the Christ
mas exercises Numbers by the primary
and junior departments. vocal and in
strumental music and recitations will also
be features of the program.
Sunrise services. under the direction of
the Y. y. s. c. r. of the church, were
held at 7::D o'clock this morning. At the
IL o'clock services special music was
given by the choir and the pastor
preached an appropriate sermon.
Concordia Church.
Christmas music featured the services
at Concordia Church this morning. The
program was arranged by the organist
Raphael koester. Both the English and
German sections of the Sunday school
VIII participate in the celebration of the
school. to be held tomorrow evening at
30 clock.
Church of the Atonement.
Early morning services at the Lutheran
Church Of the Atonement included re-
sponsive reading by the congregation and
an address by the pastor. The musical
program, by the choir, included: There
Were Shepherds. JOY to the World. Hank,
the Herald Angels Sing and Silent Night.
Sunday school festivities. which will be
held at { O'Clock this evening will include
carols. class singing, recitations, dialogues
and the distribution of gifts.
Evangelical Church.
Rev. Dr. Luther Hess Waring conduct
ed the morning services at the Evangeli-
cal Lutheran Church of Georgetown, de-
livering special Christmas sermon. Ex-
ercises for the Sunday school were held
last evening.
Luther Place Memorial.
Christmas services will be conducted at
the Luther Place Memorial Church this
evening at o'clock by the pastor. Rev
Henry Anstadt. He also was in charge
of the services held at the church this
morning.
Donald Harris Freeze, organst, and a
quartet choir. gave the following musi-
cal selections at this mornings services:
virgins Prayer by Massenet; Chorus
of Angels by Skotson Clark; "Sanctus,"
by Gounod; 20 Holy Night" by Adams;
Hail the King by Bartlett, and
FESTIVE March in d. by Smart This
evenings progrom will include, March
of the Magi." by Du Bots; There Were
Shepherds, by Buck; Nazareth" by
Gounod. and 'F'estai March, by lehman
st. Marks Church.
Special music was given by the choir
of ST. Marks Lutheran Church this morn
ing, and Rev. William A. Wade the pas
tor. preached an appropriate sermon.
A Christmas tree festival will be held
tomorrow evening in accordance with the
annual custom of the Sunday school, At
this event the young people of the
church will be given treat and a mu-
steal program VIII be given.
Watch night" services will be held
next Tuesday. beginning at 1890 o'clock
pm. Following a social half hour brief
addresses and appropriate music will be
given The last fifteen minutes, under
the direction of the pastor, will he spent
in prayer and meditation.