The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1915-12-25
CHRISTMAS SERVICE
AT CHURCHES WILL
Be HELD TOMORROW
Beautiful Music Promised
In Every Edifice-Can-
tata At the First
Methodist

The churches of Birmingham are pre-
pairing properly to celebrate the birth
of the Christ Child in services of song
and praise Sunday The White
Christmas services of most of the
churches were held last week, some
OF them being held during the early
part of the present week.
Beautiful music is promised in prac-
tically all the downtown churches, spe-
cial programmes having been arranged
and songs prepared.
The First Methodist church will rem
der Christmas cantata, composed by
Dudley Buck, the programe for which
is as follows:
Organ, christmas tide" Dudley
Buck).
Hymn 1928 congregation standing).
Scripture reading.
Prayer.
Selections from THE Coming of the
King" Dudley BuclO.
Organ, silent Night
Alto solo, "And There Were Shep-
herds"
Soprano and alto, "And to the An
gelr'
Tenor solo, Fear Not"
Soprano and alto, "And Suddenly"
Chorus. "Glory to God"
Soprano and alto, "And Peace on
Earth
Alto solo, "Sleep. My Jesus"
Bass solo, Come Hitler, Sases."
Tenor and bass, I'VE Bow Down,
Soprano and bass, But in the East"
Soprano and alto, "Thou Bethlehem y
Bass solo, Accused Prophecy"
Soprano and alto, in Ramah There
Was Voice Heard"
Soprano solo, "And When They Come
Into the House"
Bass solo. "And Being Warned by
Cod
Quartette, 'Adeste Fideles"
Benediction.
There will be special music tomor-
row evening a. the Highlands Metho-
dist church as follows:
Organ prelude, Portuguese national
hymn, "Te Deum" (Warren): anthem.
adore and Be Still" (Gounod): duet,
''Tarry With Me" (Gounod); trio string
instruments, Herd Girls Dream" by
Tote: anthem, Lift Up Your Heads .
by Trowbridge: Gloria" Mozart or
gan postlude.
For the morning service there will
be three anthems. The choir is COM
posed of Baxter Eastburn, tenor: Miss
Georgia Taul, contralto: Miss Eliza
beth Cunnin CHAM. soprano; Erin Far
ley. baritone; Mrs. w. A. Logan. organ
list; Rosetta Smith, violnist Mr. Henri
berg flute
The Christmas programe for st.
Mary's on the Highlands Episcopal
church tomorrow morning at IL o'clock
is as follows:
Professional. hymn 49, 80, Come All
Ye Faithful"
"And the Glory of the Lord (Mes-
siah).
venite "a
GLORIA" (Bucl).
"Te Deum,'' y (Vogrich).
"Jubilate" (Schnecker).
Hymn So, ct Came Upon a Midnight
Clear"
Sermon.
Offertory, while All Things Were in
Quiet Silence
Offertory sentence, 405.
Recessional, hymn 81, "Hark the Her
aid Angels Sing"
Rector-Rev. Willoughby N. Clay
brook.
Organist and Choir Director-Rienzi
Thomas.
Soprano-Mrs Rienzi Thomas, Mrs.
A. H. Olive Mrs. Kimball Morrison, Miss
Kathleen Hard.
Alto-Mrs. Pearson, Mrs. J. F. Dona-
hoo Miss Ketchum.
Tenor-Messrs Reid and Thomas.
Bass-Messrs. Virgins. Maxim, Hard
and Morrison.
The Christmas service of the indie
pendent Presbyterian church will be
held tomorrow morning at 1 o'clock at
Temple EMANUEL. The following pro-
CRANE has been prepared:
Quartette, "Hark, Hank, My Soul
(Shelley).
Junior sermon by DIR. Edmonds.
Quartette, my Faith Looks Up to
Thee" tSchnecller).
Quartette, bright and Best Are the
Sons of the Morning" (Buck).
Sermon by DR.. Edmonds, ''The Birth
of Christ
Quartette. Lead Us. Our Father. Lead
Us" sullivan ract.
At the Church of the Advent today
there will be but one service, which
will be held this morning at II o'clock,
| celebration of the holy communion
The Rev Middleton S. Barnwell. rector
will deliver a short address at this SER
vice.
| At St Pauls there will be five masses
| $50, 1880, $3.50, $3.50 and 1880. The
| last mass will be solemn high mass
! In the other Catholic churches of the
| city there will be three masses.