The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1915-12-24

also IN charge OF HOLY ROSARY Suhuey
school.
At the Church Of the Good Shepherd,
Sixth and ] streets northeast, the Rev:
G. s. Abbott. vicar, services Will be held
in the parish hall Christmas a. $50,
7l5, and II o'clock. Sunday following
Christmas services will be held at I;3O
and II a. m. and $3.50 p. m. The music
for Christmas will Include Nazareth,
baritone solo and chorus. Gounod
chorus, Behold l Bring You Good It'd
ings,' Goss; chorus from IL Enhance
du Christ" Berlioz.
Every year for more than half a CEN
tury Shiloh Baptist Church, l. street.
between Sixteenth and Seventeenth
streets northwest, has celebrated the
Advent OF Christ by holding special ser
vices early Christmas morning. when
the services consist OF sermon on the
birth of the Saviour and tbs singing of
Christmas music by the congregation
and choir and the presentation OF a
Christmas gift to the pastor. The usual
services will be held this year at a.
m Saturday and the Rev. J. Milton
Waldron. d. d., will preach on "The
incarnation and present all present
With a souvenir. The vested choir un-
der direction of Prof Charles G. Harris
will render a special musical program
Following the custom Of many years,
there will be "daytreakl services at
the Fifth BAPTIST church. SN-and-a-
half and streets southwest. rev.
morning at Sis o'clock. Appropriate
hymns will be sung and the Scripture
read. Afterwards an opportunity VIII
be given for testimony and expressions
of gratitude and thankSRiVlng. \ new
Year service will be given Sunday morn,
ing at II o'clock, when tn" pastor VIII
announce a New Year verse and motto
and preach a sermon. There WIN pc
special and appropriate music Nv the
choir
Sunday evening Tho Christmas ora
torio." which was given last SUNDAY,
will be repeated bv general request;
representations Of the angels, shepherds
and the wise men. APPRECIATE pri-
phecies and their hllfllment w'll ne
read alternately with musical selections
directed by William j. Palmer There
will be baptism at the beginning OF the
lire usual watch night service viii he
held the last day in the year frc! ,1,,,, "
IN lo o'clock r. m. closing with The
Messiah by Handel
Tho Christmas services at st. Mary s
Catholic Church. Fifth and " streets
northwest. will begin al midnight with
solemn high mass, the Rev. J. r. Roth
being the celebrant, the Rev. G. A.
Freriks deacon, and the Rev. L. l.. OF
terbein subdeacon The sermon will be
by tho Rev Freriks. Low masses Will
be celebrated at 6. $50. I. 7:20. 3. $50
and a. m, the latter being the chill
dren's mass. at which they will sing the
Christmas hymns At the second SOL
emn high mass, at 1880 a. m, the Rev
Otterbein will he Celehrant and the
sermon will be by the Rev. Roth, and
the benediction of the blessed sacra-
the following will he tho musical pro.
cram: "Stlle Nacht. Heilige Nacht.'
, Haydn's Imperial Mass offertory
| 20 Mira NoX," arranged by Rieder'
mann. After mass. "Adeste Fidcles, .
arranged bv Novello. Choir members oil
; prano; Miss NJ A. Eichhorn. alto; T
| r. Turpin. tenor; F. J. Rcbstock, bass
: Members Of the chorus are Miss NJ A
| Meinhar dt. Mrs. T. F.. Turpin. Mrs. II
D. williams. Mrs. ]. s. Farnsworth
sopranos: Miss NJ A. Seibert. Miss NJ
NJ. Seibert. altos; G. F. Brahler. c. n
| %anten. tenors: F. S Dunnigan. W
! II. Parker bassos. Organist and direc
! tor, S. J. Kubel
At First Presbyterian Church Sun
| day the following musical program will
! be given: At the II o'clock service tn,
! organ prelude will be Alteration" h!
,,Borowsd: professional Come All Y
Haithiul;" p anthem: Brightest Brightest an,
/
! GLORY to Heavens Eternal King" h!
Meyer Helmund. Miss Elizabeth Leckle
| anthem, Calm on the Listening Ear o
Night" by Harker: incidental solos b.
] Miss Leckie and Mr. Will Cossins: or
gan postlude, "Festal March" by Mer
kel.
The choir, consisting of Miss Eliza
beth Leckie. soloist. and a male chorus
will he assisted at the S'oclock servic
by Mrs, James. J. Meade. soprano. an
Mr.. Minister, violinist. with Mrs. G. F
Schutt at the organ. The organ prelud
will be "Adeste Fideles," with varia
tons arranged by Whittlngham: pro
cessional hymn. Lead On. Emmanuel.
by Adams: anthems, Jesus Is Born
King" Brown: "Slumbering' IN a Lowl
Realms Of Glory" Shelley: I'm a Man
ger" Ravens violin oblIgato); "Th
Christmas Message" Dressler Cvioli
! obliGatol. The incidental solos will
sung by Miss Elizabeth Leckie, Mr.
James ]. Meade, Will Cossms. and Wi
will play the Meditation" froI
That's. =" by Massenet.
The last half of the evening will b
devoted to the singing OF traditions
carols, harmonized by Sir John Stanie
Martin ! uther's carol, Away in Mar
God Rest Ye. Merry Gentlemen" g
Saw Three Ships" I'VE Three King
Of Orient Are" THE First Novel;,
shepherds. Shake on Your Drows
Sleen." What Child Is This" an
"Heilise Nacht," will be sung antiphor
ally.
| New York Avenue Presbyteria
Church--There will be three observ
snces OF the Christmas festival Sur
day. At $3.50 a. m. the Bible schOC
; will have service OF song and stor
entitled "Tn Quest OF the King" wit
vested choir OF thirty-five voices an
Instrumental accompanists of pian,
violin, and cello. Miss Elsa RaneI
violinist, and Miss Ruth f. Jone
cellist. will assist. The mornin
service will include Lund's Let tn
Heavens Rejoice" Franck's 80. Lo-,
Rsltimore and Ohio tn RaItimor,