Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1914-12-19

- SscCa<lsc1 cises are the Market
Square Presbyterian, the Grace Meth
odist Sunday School, st. Johns Re-
formed, Pine Street Presbyterian, Sec
ond Reformed, Bethlehem Lutheran,
Trinity Lutheran and Camp Hill and
many others.
Some of the congregations, includ-
ing those of the Calvary Presbyterian
Curtin Heights Methodist, Sixth Street
United Brethren, Zion Lutheran and
st. Paurs Episcopal Churches. will
have their Christmas celebrations on
Christmas Day either at the morning
or evening services.
1t is planned to have this as a BAN
ner year by the ministers of all the
churches and every one will preach at
1east one sermon on the birth or
Christ and its significance to the world.
Many of the members, too, will make
special efforts to have the day the best
one that the city has eversknown. In
some of the churches. collection Of
food and clothing will be made for the
needy families who will not have any
Christmas cheer uness some person
remembers thenlin thfssway.
Some of the music that will be sung
tomorrow was composed in the six
teenth and seventeenth centuries by
noted musicians and many of the pro-
grams have some of the simplest and
sweetest melodies inttheir midst.
Next Sunday, December, II, Mrs
Wilbur +. Harris will sing Baeh's
Faithful" at the morning service in
the Market Square Presbyterian
Church, and the choir, with G. Doug
las Andrews as solost. will sing Like
Silver Lamps, by Barnby. The choir
will sing the cantata, STORY of Beth
leher1," by John e. Vert, at the even
ing services
A chorus of thirty voices will sing
the cantata. 1.-The First Christmas" at
the st. Johns Reformed Church to-
morrow evening at T.30 O'Clock. The
text is by Miss Edith Sanford Tillotson
and the music by Ira Bishop Wilson.
Those taking part are: Miss Pearle
Sewers, pianist; Mrs. Charles Hol1e. so
prano; Mrs. II. w. Keitel contralto;
Clarence i zerger, baritone: Jacob
Smith and charles Hoke.s bass;sC. N.
Jackson, ten nof.s Mrs. Hokesf Mrs. Keitel,
Mrs Jacob Smith and Mrs. H. J. Form,
walt ladtes dtartet.
The choir tof. the Zion. lutheran
Church has prepared an elaborate pro-
gram for the exercises Christmas
morning at s O'Clock, a chorus of
girls will sing the earoIs. ~ 'h
THE Heavenly Story is the subject
of thep rogram of the Sunday school
of the Sixth Street United Brethren
Church and will be presented Christ
mas night.
Some of the programs that will be
presented in the churches tomorrow
follow:
At t,Mariset Square
4.30 P. M4The annual Christmas
carol service Wits be rendered by the
choir, under the leadership of Mrs.
Wilbur j.. Harris and Miss Ruth o.
assisted by Mrs. e, J. Decevee, soprano.
Dr. Ruth. A.. Deeter contrato, Miss
Seaman, contralto, and DR.. John C.
Reed, violinist. Prelude. "Offertory on
Christmas Carols" Guilmant; Chant
Pastoral. Dubois; violin and organ,
Alteration" Borowski; carol. "All My
Heart This Night Rejoices," Cow; "The
First Noel traditional; hymn, while
Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by
Night" Handel: carols, LET All Men
Sing Gods Praises" 1000, Bohemian;
The Virgin and Child" Macpherson;
carols. When View the Mother" :"
Barnby, Miss Middaugh;" Tryste Noel"
Bullard, Mrs. Decevee, Mrs. Harris,
DIR. Deeter and Miss Seaman; offertory.
'Chanson," Tschaikowsky, DR.. Reed;
carroll. "a Joyful Christmas Song"
Geraert; hymn. Calm on the Listen
ing Ear of Night" old carol: carol.
"A Cradle Song of the Blessed Virgin, .
Barnby-Gow, with violin obligato by
DIR. Reed; carol, Holy Night, Silent
Night" old German, Mrs. Harris:
postlude. And the Glory of the Lord
Handel.
1880 Morning Service = Prelude
The Manger," Guilmant; "Noel,''
Holmes; offertory. Pastoral (from
Christmas oratorio), Saint -Saens; choir,
20 Holy Night' Adams; solo by Mrs.
Heefner; While by My Sheep" seven
teenth century; male chorus, "a Child
This Day is Born old carroll; post
lude. "Tollite Hostias," Saint-Saens.
At Pine Street
at 1915; organ, THE Shepherds in the
Fields" Otto Mailing: carols. "Adeste
Fideles," old Latin, The First Nori,''
traditional. Holy Night. Peaceful
Night" German folk song: anthem,
'.Hark. What Mean Those Holy Voices
G. w. Heinrich; offertory. THE Wise
men of the East Otto Mailing; an
them, Calm on the List ming Ear of
Night" Flaxington HarISer; postlude,
Christmas offertory in f, gGrison.
Evening-Postlude March of the
Maei." Dubois; anthem, 20 little
Town of Bethlehem" c. Is. HawIey;
anthem. angels from the Realms OF
Eccosais." Guilmant solo, GLORY to
God" Augusta Rotoli. Mrs Cox; post
lude. Grand Chorus in Z Flat, Gull
mant.
The music at the morning service
will be rendered by the following
double quartet:i Sopranos, Mrs Roy G..
Cox. Miss Catherine HeilSer; altos Mrs.
il. l.. Hertzler. Mrs. Robert w. Bress-
Ter; tenors, NJ D. Holleubaugh, Ralph
Steever; bassos. George Sutton and
George NJ. Klineline. Evening music
by regular quartet. Frank A. McCar-
rell, organist and choirmaster. s ng-
At Second Reformed f
Prelude. Christmas Carols in c
Minor; duet. soprano and contralto.
Guilmant: Christmas" Shelley, Mrs.
George Giede and Miss Ethel Henry;
anthem. Sing. o Heavens" Simper;
postlude. Tocatto in ID. Dubois
Evening-Prelude. Chorus Dangeh, "
Clark; anthem. "The Little Town of
I3etlehem;" baritone solo, Ashmale.
Louis Munnell dontralto solo, fsHalle-
lujah Child jesus. Reibner, Miss
Ethel Henry: anthem. 90 Zion That
Telleth of Good Tidings,2 postlude.
"ChristmaA March, Buck -AIehkeli.
organist, Miss n Canaan.
At Trinity lutheran. Camp Eill
To-morraw Morning-(1 Il Away II
the ManEer, St2l What Child Is
This ?'' solo, Nightof Nights, Z Boards
ley van de Water. Miss Francis Will
son: anthem, 8 Birthday OF the King, >
Weidburgh. Solo Mrs. St6Infnetz;
Hymns 210. 212 ezf, !, address. ,sThe
Christmas MessaeE
At 7.50 p. NJ - anthem, Holy
spifit;s solo. 20 Little Town of Beth
iehem.D Spross, Miss Andersno; an