Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-25

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crib representing the scene connected
with the birth Of Christ.
There was also high mass at CLOCK,
when the music was supplied by the
church's junior choir Of young women.
Midnight mass was celebrated at the
Holy Cross Academy. Connecticut avenue
and Upton street The students of the
academy and their friends attended.
EPISCOPAL.
Special programs appropriate to Christ
mas day were presented at the morning
prayer and the communion services In all
the Episcopal churches of the city, as
well as at many Of the chapels which
are attached to the various churches
Church Of the Ascension.
At the morning prayer service at the
Church Of the Ascension this morning
the following program was presented:
Venite, Robinson; Gloriae. Robinson and
Tours; Festival TIE Deum in E fiat, Dud-
ley Buck; Benedictus In T. fiat, Amen;
Introit, Sing. o Heavens" Tours. In
Guiding the hymn, 20 Come, All Ye Faith
full"
service was as follows:
Shorter Kydie, Barnby; hymn, Sing, .
Sing, This Blessed Morn, Roper; offertory
anthem. Arise, Shine, for Thy Light is
Come, Hawley; presenta ton, Praise God
from Whom All Blessings Flow; Sanctus.
in z. Cambridge; hymn, Here, 0 My Lord,
See Thee, Unknown; Gloria in Excelsfs,
old chant; Nunc Dimittis, in c, Wood;
occasional hymn. Angels from the
Realms Of Glory, Smart.
Church Of the Incarnation.
Todays observance at the Church of
the Incarnation began with a midnight
service, conducted by the rector, Rev.
William Tayloe Snyder. The midnight
service Of the Church of the Incar-
nation is an institution of many years
standing A feature of the service was
the music by the quartet and choir of
the church.
The special music at the morning prayer
service today included Sing, o Heavens,
Tours; Venite, Mendelssohn; Gloria, Men
delssohn: TIE Deum In f, Tours; Jubi-
late Bruche; hymn, o Little Town in
Bethlehem; offertory, 1t Came Upon the
Midnight Clear. Goodrich; occasional,
Hark. the Herald Angels Sing.
st. Stephens.
Today's services at ST. Stephens Epis-
copal Church were as follows: 7:3O am
and 1920 am. celebration of the holy
communion. The musical program at the
1890 service was: Organ prelude, Pasto-
rale in E, Lemare; professional hymn
No. 40. Adeste FideIes; introit anthem.
1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear Stain
er; Communion Service in c. Barnby;
Glad Tidings; offertory anthem, While
Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by
Night, Barnby; Sanctus in C, Barnby;
Seven-fold Amen. after conservation
prayer, stainer; communion hymns COS
and 80; Gloria in Excelsiss. old
Nunc Dimittis in E sharp. Barnby; pro-
cessional hymn No. SO, Christmas.
Awake; n organ postlude, Triumphal
March. King. The Christmas music will
be repeated Sunday. December %, with
the addition of the morning and evening
service in f, by Bruce Steane.
st. Johns.
Today's services at old ST John s
Church. in Lafayette Square. included the
first celebration of the holy communion,
with music, at 7:3O o'clock this morning,
with short address by the rector. The
second celebration of the holy communion
was held at IL o'clock, with full morn
ing prayer and sermon by the rector, Rev.
Roland Cotton Smith, assisted at both
services by Rev. E. S. Dunlap and Rev.
George Williamson Smith.
The music at these services was under
the direction of Henry II. Freeman, or
ganist and choirmaster, with the regular
vested choir of the parish, composed of
men and boys. The program at the 1880
O'Clock morning service was: Commun-
ion Service in A fiat, Custance; offertory
anthem, o dolly Night, Adams, Mr.. Tit
man; so the usual Christmas hymns.
The music at the II am. service was:
Special professional. Sing, O Sing, This
Blessed Morn, Marks; TIE Deum in L,
Kotzschmar; Jubilate Dec in A fiat,
Howe; introit anthem, Shepherds Christ
mas Song austrian folksong, 1870, ar
ranged from Heinrich Reimann; COM
muniOn service in A fat Custance; Of
fertory anthem, Arise, Shine, For Thy
Light Is Come, Maker.
st. Margaret's.
The Christmas music at st. Mar
garet's Episcopal Church. Connecticut
avenue and Bancroft place. today was
as follows: Communion service, 1880
am; morning prayer and sermon, IL
o'clock; professional hymn 40, Adeste
Fidelis; Venite. Anglican chant; TIE
R Rewa in in,Eo,t nat. William; Jubilate,
Christmas Song. Dickinson; kyrie,
Barnby; Gloria Tibi. Calkin; hymn IS,
Rednor: sermon; offertory anthem, O
Come, Let Us Adore Him, Woodman;
occasional hymn, Hark! the Herald
Angels Sing, Mendelssohn.
st. James.
At st. James Church the first Christ
mas service was held at 7:45 o'clock this
low mass was celebrated at s
o'clock, mathis were sung at 1890
O'Clock and high mass was celebrated at
IL O'Clock. Next Sunday afternoon at
o'clock the children will have services
and receive gifts.
Chapel of the Nativity.
Bishop Harding conducted Christmas
services at 1870 o'clock this morning at
the Chapel of the Nativity. The program
of music included Gloria Patri, Burnett;
TIE Deum in F, Tours; Jubilate Dec,
Woodward; offertory anthem, o. Zion
That Bringest Good Tidings; communion
service in F, Tours, with the usual Christ
mas hymns.
st. Thomas.
The following program of Christmas
music was given at the IL o'clock service
this morning at st. Thomas Church: TIE
Deum in f, Parker; Jubilate Dec in c.
Buck; introit. There Were Shepherds,
Chadwick; offertory, o. Holy Night,
Adam.
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