Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-12-22
CENTRAL union
IS TO EXPRESS
SPIRIT OF XMAS

The Christmas Spirit, a spirit deep
ened and perhaps ehastened Since the
holidays OF 1916, will be expressed at
Central Union church through floral
decorations bringing out the Christ
mas green and reds, through the
message OF Christmas carols and an
, thems. and by the emphasis upon the
first great gift of Christmas in Scrip
ture reading. prayer and address.
Miss Violet Atherton will have
charge Of the decorations of the
church. Stanley Livingston, director
OF music. has been rehearsing for
weeks special Christmas music for
the morning service, and in the even
ing will PR, Mt Handlers Messiah. At
both morning and evening services an
augmented choir Of sixteen voices will
be heard, its personnel as follows:
I Sopranos-Mrs. Charles Hall, Miss
Ruth Tubbs, Mrs. Philip Hall, Mrs.
Stanley Livingston.
Tenors-George A. Andrus. Philip
c. Hall, Carl E. Basler. Chester Liv-
ingston. 81,
Altos-Mrs. Howard n. Mosher.
Mrs. George K. Tackabury, Mrs. ]. c.
ODay, Miss Lucy Keeff.
Basses-George A. Brown. Albert
NJ. Cristy, Edwin B. Keeff, Ernest r.
YoutZ.
The musical program OF the morn
ing service opens with Barrett's OR
gan Prelude for the Christmas Sea.
son, played by, Miss Alice E. Harrf-
son, the organist of the church, Mrs.
Phiilp G. Hall will sing the recitative
passages from There Were Sheu.
nerds, by Handel and the full choir
VIII render the chorus Glory to God
In the highest. and peace on earth,
good will towards men," Mrs. George
K. Tackabury will sing the offertory
solo, The Virgins Lullaby" by md.
ley Buck, most sweet and appeal.
ing contralto solo. Miss Harrison win
play the "Festal Postlude" of Oscar
sehminke as the final selection.
Evening Service
The evening service at 1880 viii be
devoted to the oratorio of the Messiah.
that masterpiece of Handlers. There
viii be no address as the music win
occupy about 90 minutes. Mr.. George
A. Andrus has the opening recitatiye
and air, Comfort We, comfort We. INV
people,. then comes a strong passage
Tor contralto voice, taken by Mrs.
Iackabury, 20 thou that teIIest pood
tidings to zion;' the story OF the
shepherds is sung by Mrs. Pbilfn
Hall, followed by Mrs. Charles L. Hail
In the solo "Rejoicet greatly, o dauph.
ter Of 2ionss Mrs. MosIier sings "IIe
shall feed His flock like a shepherd. .
and Mrs. o'Day, He was despised and
leceted OF men," while Mr.. Brown has
the bass solo, Thus saith the Lord
and Mr.. Philip Hau a tenor solo. IF.
iectlEe ehoruses-. ending the glorious
HalleiuJah chorus are interspersed
throughout the two fine organ solos.
the opening overture and the Pastoral
symphony, played at the time of the
otfertory, give full scope for a dfs.
play OF the possibilities of the organ.
Lovers OF the Messiah will find that
almost all their fayorite passages are
included in the numbers chosen for
Sunday evening. Careful and mu.
sicianly work has been put upon this
music and those connected with II Of.
fer It to the church and community
as their expression of Christmas good
will. II = =. = 20
Rev. Albert w. Palmer will preach
at the morning service, his subject
being announced as '1n the Hall of
the Festival Days-A Christmas
Dream"