The Washington times., 1915-12-24

, also in charge of Holy Rosary sunday
school.
At the Church of the Good Shepherd
Sixth and ] streets northeast, the Rev;
6. S, Abbott. vicar, services will be held
in the parish hall Christmas At $50
I:45 and II o'clock. Sunday following
Christmas services will be held at l:3O
: and Il q. m. and 1;$O p. m The music
baritone solo and chorus. Gounod ;
chorus, Behold | Bring You Good It'd
! ings." Goss; chorus from ~ 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 Coisst Of a sermon on the
birth of the Saviour and tbs singing of
Christmas music by the congregation
Christmas gift to the pastor. The usual
services will be held this year at s A.
N. Saturday and the Rcv. J. Milton
Waldron: ~: d.. will preach on The
With a souvenir. The vested choir un-
der direction of Prof. Charles G. Harris.
will render special musical program
there will be "daytrcakt services at
the Fifth Baptist hur"h. S%-and-a-
john 5S aGa E. Briggs Ese'S pss'or' Gr"" cHrst%a.
morning at 615 o'clock. Appropriate
hymns will he sung and tho SCRIPTURE
read. Afterwards an opportunity WIN
be given for testimony and expressions
of gratitude and thanksgiving: Ne"
ing at II o'clock when tn" pastor VIII
announce a New Year verse and motto
and preach sermon There will be
special and appropriate music 5v tho
choir.
Sunday evening Tho Christmas Ora
torio." which was given last Sunday,
will be repeated by general request:
There will be sterc"pticor ricws and
representations of the angels. shepherds
and the wise mcn Aprr"ciatc Dr''-
pheces and their fnlfllmnnt w'll ne
read alternately With musical selections
directed by William J. Palmer. There
will be BAPTISM at tho beginning OF tire
service
Ire usual watch night service will he
held tho last day in the year from ~
10 !" o'clock T.. m. closing with The
Messiah Iy 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, tho Rev. e. A.
Frer'xs deacon, and the Rev. l.. l.. OF
terbein subdea con. The sermon will he
by tho Rev. Freriks. Low masses will
and o p. m. the latter being the chill
drer's mass. at which they will sing tho
Christmas hymns. Al the second SOL
emn high mass. at 1890 m, the Rcv.
sermon will be by tho Rev Roth and
the bcnediction Of the blessed sacra-
mont after the mass. Rofnrr the mass
the following will be th" musical pro
cram: "St'lle Nacht HciliGe Nacht"
H"ydn's Imperial Mass offcrtory.
mann. After mass. "Adoste Fidcles.'
arranged hv Novello. Choir members OF
the quartet are Miss f. J. Sheehy, So
prano: Miss NJ A. Eichhorn. alto; r.
Members Of tho chorus are Miss NJ A.
Menha "dt. Mrs. T. F.. Turpjn. Mrs. II.
y. Williams. Mrs. J. s. Farnsworth.
sopranos; Miss NJ. A. Seibcrt. Miss NJ.
r. Trinlett, Mrs. A. c. TAYLOR. Miss A.
NJ Scibert. altos: G. F. Rrahlcr. c. n.
Nanten. tcnors: r. S Dunnican. w.
II. Parker. bassos. Organist and direc-
tor, s. J. Kubel.
AT First Presbyterian Church Sun
day the following musical program will
he given: At the II O'Clock service the
organ prelude will be "Adoration." by
,Rorowski: professional. Come All We
Rs5htn; Rss, antn"m sr,shtest Brightest an" ana
"Glorv to Heavens Eternal King" by
Meyer Helmund. Miss Elizabeth Lockic:
| anthem. Calm on the Listening Ear Of
NiCht.' by Iiarkcr: incidental solos by
Miss I.eckie and Mr.. Will Cossins: or
can postlude. "Fcstal March," BY Mer-
| kel.
The choir. consisting OF Miss Eliza
| beth I-eckie, soloist. and male chorus.
will he assisted at the S'oclock service
| hv Mrs. James J. Meade. soprano. and
| Mr.. Minister, violinst, with Mrs G. F.
Schutt at the organ. The organ prelude
will be "Adeste Fideles,' with varia-
| tons arranged hv Whittingham: pro-
; cessional hymn. Lead on. Emmanuel"
| King" Brown; "Slumhnrin2 IN Lowly
| Manger," Edwards; ANGELS From the
/ Rea Inns Of Glory" Shelley: I'm Man
ger" Havens violin oblIgato,; The
ohligato,. The incidental solos will be
sung by Miss Elizabeth Iecllie, Mrs.
James J. Meade, viii Cossms. and viii
Power. At the offertory, Mr.. Minister
viii play tho Meditation" from
''Thais " by Massenet
! The last half of the evening will be
| devoted to the singing OF traditional
carols. harmonized bv Sir John Stanier
| Martin ! uther's carol. Away in a Man
| GER" Good Christian Men Rejoice" {"
, Saw Three ships." We Three King.
Of Orient Are" THE First Novel; ="
! 'Shepherds. Shake or Your Drowsy
SleHn." "What Child Is This" and
"Heilise Nacht," will be sung antiphon-
ally.
New York Avenue PRESBYTERIAN
| Church h-There will be three observ-
ances of the Christmas festival Sun
| daN. Al $50 a. m. the Bible school
will have a service Of song and story
entitled I'm Quest Of the King" with
vested choir Of thirty-five voices and
Instrumental aCComuaniSts of niano
violin. and cello. Miss Elsa Raner.
ViOlinist. and Miss Ruth f.. Jones,
Cellist. will assist The morning
service will include Lund's LET the
Heavens Rejoice" Franck's 80, Lo-d,
Baltimore and Ohio To Baltimore.