Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1913-12-26


Preachers at st. Antoninuss Catholic
Church officiated.
The nuns during the service were
behind the church altar behind iron
bars that were painted a dull black.
/ A very few were admitted to the
church. The ones that were given
/ that privilege lxnelt at the news in
prayer. The sacred host, always ex-
posed, occupied high position on the
/ altar
Christmas is the only day on which
| the nuns can receive visitors. In such
| instances the nuns face is covered to
| the eyes and an iron grating sep
arates the nun and her visitor The
nuns in the above convent received
| several appropriate Christmas gifts
from the outside world yesterday.
The vesper service on Christmas af-
ternoon were open to the public and
many persons took advantage of the
| opportunity to attend,
AS Bishop Edwin s. Lines preached
in Montclair yesterday morning the
Christmas sermon in Grace Episco-
pal Church, in Broad street, was
delivered by Rev. Charles L. Comph,
the rector. Another preacher was
Very Rev. DIR. MILFORD L. Robbins,
dean of the General Theological
Seminary. New York
Three celebrations of holy COM
munion were held in the church yes
terday morning. They We're at 6:30.
1880 and $3.50 o'clock respectively.
Mathis were sung at 1890 a. m. to
be followed by q celebration of the
holy eucharist with professions and
sermon at IL o'clock.
A special musical program was
rendered by the choir, under the di-
rection of Charles c. Corwin, or
ganist.
Evensong was held at $3.50 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. The Christmas
services in Grace Church really
started with vespers at $50 o'clock
in the church Christmas Eve.
In st. Adams Episcopal Church a
choral celebration of the Holy Com
munion was held at 1915 o'clock yes
terday morning. There was also a
Landon Rice, rector of the church.
Holy Communion was held at z
O'Clock in the morning.
On Sunday night an evening prayer
service will be held in the church at
7:45 o'clock.
Miss NJ Eloise Burgess is the organ
list. The soloists are Masters Frank
Kirby, Richard Farrow and Harold
Southland.
carols and solos sung at the Christ
mas services in the Third Presby-
terrain Church yesterday were all
written at various times by j. IL.
Huntington, jr., the organist of the
church, who had served in that
capacity for a quarter of a century.
The Christmas services yesterday
are expected to be the last that will
be held in the present church
building.
In the morning the musical pro-
gram was as follows: Calm on the
Listening Ear of Night" 20 Little
Town of Bethlehem soprano solo,
"Sleep, Holy Babe;" bass solo,
There's Song in the Air. con-
tralto solo, THE Virgin Stills the
Crying"
The choir and Sunday school gave
a carol service in the church last
night. The carols sung during the
services were dedicated by Mr.. Hunt
ington to Matthias ]. Price, superin-
tendent of the Sunday school, with
whom he has been a co-worker for
many years
Rev. DIR. Robert Scott Inglis gave
a brief history of the origin of the
words of each carol sung. There
were also other interesting exercises
L Al6 SOlOiStS Wei e ahlDO LJdAd iNOSh-
Ter. contralto; Mrs. Mollie Chaplin
Ely, soprano; Charles B. Morse,
tenor, and Willard Robaud, tenor.
1t Is expected that the corner
stone for the new edifice will be laid
on the first of the new year at the
corner of Clinton avenue and South
Sixth street The new building will
be of English Gothic architecture
and will cost about $4,000. 1t is
hoped that the building will be COM
pleted by next June.
Holy Communion was held in st.
Georges Episcopal Mission, Vailsburg
section, yesterday morning at 9:30
O'Clock. instead of at 1920 o'clock, as
previously announced. The services
were conducted by Arch-deacon James
A. McLeary. assisted by Rev. Howard
Cady, priest In charge.
Under the direction of Victor Caven-
get new choir of thirty-one voices
was installed. Miss Twigg presided
at the organ during the services. Miss
Anna Lyons was the soloist.
An exceptionally good musical pro-
gram was given in the Second Pres
byterian Church yesterday at the
Christmas services. The selections
were rendered by the church choir,
assisted by Mrs. Caryl Bensel Wild
rick. soprano; Miss Bessie c. Voick-
man, alto; Howard V. Pascal, tenor,
and Carl Morris, baritone Miss
Ethel C. Smith and Mrs. Lucia f,
Eastman assisted as violinist and
harpist, respectively. William w;
Bross, organist and choirmaster, had
charge of the program.
The feature of the Christmas SER
vices In the Park Presbyterian
Church yesterday morning was q can
tata In three parts entitled "Bethle-
hem" The cantata was presented by
a chorus of forty -four voices under
the direction of Howard Wheeler
Cam, organist. Dale f. Reese acted
as director. The soloists were Mrs.
Lucille Elizabeth Pellet. soprano;
George S. Talmage, tenor; William
De Forest Voorhees,, baritone, and
John e. Miller. bass. The cantata
was written by J. H. Maunder
Other musical numbers at the morn
ing services were: Organ prelude,
christmas Overture" Asgman, and
several Christmas carols. A program
was also given In the evening
The Christmas music in the South