Evening star., 1914-12-25
EPISCOPAL.
st. Thomas.

st. Thomas.
At St. Thomas Church the musical
program presented at the II o'clock
service this morning was as follows:
Te Deum, by Stainer; Jubilate Deo.
Schneider: introit anthem. While Shep-
herds Watched, Best; offertory anthem,
Manney. The numbers were sung by
the full vested choir of the church, as
sisted by the following soloists: Mrs.
Carl Henntng, soprano; Miss Il. Lee
Jones, alto: Harry Stevens, tenor, and
John Waters. basso.
Church of the Epiphany.
Special music at the morning prayer
and communion service at the Church
Of the Epiphany at II o'clock included:
Te Deum, by Bracket; Jubilate, Tours;
introit, Sing, o Sing This Blessed Morn,
Leslie; offertory, Sing, o Heavens,
Tours: Sanctus. Gounod: the music
concluding with the Dresden Amens.
st. Marks.
Music for the Christmas services at
St. Marks Church included procession
al. hymn No. 40; Illiffe's communion
anthem, Arise, Shine, by Alvey, the
service closing with recessional, hymn
No. 5S.
Bethlehem Chapel.
At the Bethlehem Chapel Of the Holy
Nativity the observance Of Christmas
began with q choral evensong and ser
mon at 1880 o'clock last night, holy
communion being administered at mid
1erh NhSo
with holy communion at 1880 am. to-
day. the festival service and commu-
MON being held at IL o'clock. At 4
o'clock this afternoon an evening pray
er service. without music, is to be held.
Trinity.
Christmas services at Trinity Church
began with a midnight service last
night, at which the following special
music was presented: Hymn by the
choir. 1t Came Upon the Midnight
Clear; Merbecke's communion service:
offertory. o Holy Night, Adam: hymn,
o Little Town Of Bethlehem. the solo
part of which was sung by Miss Aud
rey Harvey. The following musical
program was presented at the morning
prayer service at IL o'clock today: Or
gan prelude, The Shepherds in the
Field, Mailing; professional, Christians.
third tone. Gregorian; Comstock's Te
Deum in G; benedictus, first tone, Gre
gorian; introit, o Come. All Ye Faith
full. Reading: anthem. Sing. o Daughter
of Zion, Schwarz; retrocessional, Hark.
the Herald Angels Sing. Mendelssohn;
organ postlude. Festival March in F,
Foote. 4
st. Stephens.
An elaborate program of Christmas
music was sung by the choir and So
loists at st. Stephens Church, 14th and
Irving streets northwest, at the morn
Ing prayer service at 1890 o'clock to-
day, the program following: Organ
prelude, pastorale in E. Lemare: pro-
cessional hymn, No. 40; introit anthem,
1t Came Upon the Midnight Clear.
Stainer: Cramer's communion service
in z fiat; hymn before sermon, No. So; /;
offertory anthem, Calm on the Listen
ing Ear of Night, Parker; Bourgeoises
Doxology; Sanctus and Benedictus oui
VENT, in E fiat, Francois Cramer;
sevenfold amen after conservation
prayer. Stainer. hymn No. 606; COM
munion hymn No. 220: Cramer's Gloria
In Excelsis in E fiat; benediction
ners Parsifal; Nunc Dimittis in 3
fiat. Stanford, sung by mems choir; re-
cessional hymn No. 81; organ postlude,
Chant du Roi Rene, Guillmant.
Calvary.
At Calvary Episcopal Church the fol-
lowing special music was sung at the
IL o'clock morning prayer and holy
communion service: Professional,
hymn No. 81; introit, hymn No. So;
offertory anthem, The Shepherds of
Bethlehem. Harker; communion serv-
ice in A fiat, Constance; Nunc Dimit-
tis. Clare: Bell amen; recessional,
hymn No. 316.
st. James.
The Christmas observance at St.
James Church, Sth street near c north
east, began with services at 7:45
o'clock last night. Today's services
were held at 1890, 1880 and II o'clock.
with evensong at Z o'clock this even
ing. At the II o'clock service the mems
choir sang the hymns o Come, All Ye
Faithful, OF the Father Begotten,
Hark, the Herald Angels Sing and
Angels From the Realm of Glory. The
Church of the Advent.
At the Church Of the Advent. I'd and
were sung at the communion service
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program Of special music for the full
morning prayer and communion serv-
ice. at II o'clock, was as follows: Fes-
tival Te Deum in G major. Warren;
Festival Jubilate In D fiat, Warren;
anthem, 1t Came Upon the Midnight
Clear, Judson; anthem, While Shep-
herds Watched Their Flocks. Percippe:
carol, Sing. 0 Heavens, Maunder; old
Latin carol. Adeste Fidelis, besides
other Christmas selections, the pro
gram being presented by the full choir
of the church.
st. Adams.
Special Christmas Eve services were
held at 1880 O'clock last night at St.
Alban's. Today's services began with
holy communion at 1880 o'clock this
morning. special music featuring the
service. program of special music
also was sung at the morning prayer
and communion service at IL o'clock.
Trinity, Takoma Park.