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from the pulpits
AROUND the City

Tuesday evening 100 members and
friends Of the church participated in q
pure food supper under the auspices
Of the choir. The net proceeds of the
supper will be the nucleus Of a fund
the choir expects to raise with which
to purchase q small pipe organ for
the southern gallery Of the. church
auditorium. After the supper q large
group Of the younger members par
ticipated in the sport Of coasting In
Soldiers Home and on the nearby hills.
A suitable Christmas lesson Is as
signed for Sunday, the 18th instant.
In the Sunday school and at the church
services the two choirs, the juniors
and the seniors. each will have spe-
cial Christmas music.
The pastors sermons viii be appro-
pirate for the Christmas season. He
will also have as usual an object les
son. or sermonette for the children
at the morning service.
Christmas entertainment for the pri-
mary department will be In the form
Of a party given on Wednesday after
noon. Christmas entertainment for
the others will be given Wednesday
evening.
The Young Peoples Society will have
q Watchn1gnL social on tne last Jay
Of the year. the entertainment. social
and refreshments to be enjoyed from
to 11:30. and special prayer and
watchnight services from I:3o to-
next year.
Ninth Street Christian.
Christian Jerusalem after the
War" win be the subject Of the SUM-
day night sermon at the Ninth Street
Christian Church by the pastor, Few.
George A. Miller Having spent much
time in the Holy City. DR.. Miller is
prepared to speak Interestingly and in
telngently on the subject
At the IL o'clock service there will
be special Christmas music and a
Christmas sermon entitled THE
Christmas Spirit
Christian Endeav0r.
At the board meeting Of the Chris
tan Endeavor Union last Monday
evening it was decided to put to a
vote at the next union meeting the
matter Of postponing the celebration
of Christian Endeavor week in Wash
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An soal.' Unlt.rian.

; The Hon. Louis Brownlow VIII ad.
dress the Sunday school Of All Souls
Unitarian Church. Sunday morning at
- o'clock. The program will include
Christmas carols and an offering for
ne Red Cross.
!. The LIBERAL Religious Union Of All
souls Church will be at home Sunday
eEening from to $50 to men IN uni
form, and to young people in depart
rental service. There will be Christ
mas songs and solos by Charles T.
Iittmann. baritone, and Mrs. Edythe
Marmion Brosius. harpist. There will
BE- an informal social hour. with light
Investments.
~ Centennial Baptist.
! pa Washington Man stungI' Is the
tahject Of E. Hez Swem's story to-
inorrow night. Centennial Baptist
Ghurch- Pastor Charles ]. Sheets, of
the Capitol Heights Baptist Church.
Maryland, breaches tomorrow morning
% ''Superconquerors.' FL
=. Metropolitan Baptist.
- At the Metropolitan Baptist Church
Tomorrow special Christmas music
sin feature all services. At II O'Clock,
Phstor John Compton Ball will receive
- number Of new members into the
church and will speak on white Gifts
81 Good to the Whitest Gift Of God"
X large Christmas tree will occupy
de center OF the pulpit platform and
~ the evening service will be ablaze
nth colored electric lights.
The pastor will preach in the light
a the tree, his topic being The Tale
q the Lighted Pine" All other lights
al be out during the sermon. At
eech service the thirty-nine boys and
Efrls in the service OF their country
elil be remembered in prayer and the
congregation requested to join with
TIE choir in. singing God Keep and
gbide Our Men" The offerings Of the
day will be devoted to the care OF
orphaned children in the District Of
Columbia
- PetwOrth Baptist.
Monday evening the young people of
the church entertained the folks at the
BAPTIST Home for Old Ladies' in
Georgetown
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st. stephen,. Church.

following program of music for
Christmas:
Processional-'Unfol Ye Portals"
CGouno0: Kyrie. Gloria, Credo
IIaydn's Third Mass Offering. "Adeste
Fideles." Novello; Sanchus Bene-
dictus, Haydn No. 3: communion, 20
Mira Nox," 20 Holy Night" Adam;
Agnus Del, Hayden No. 8; occasional.
Glory to God
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DISCUSS TELEPHONE RATES

Boston, Dec. H.-The question 81
whether local hotels may engage in the
telephone business to the extent Of
owning their own booths and charginc
10 cents for calls where the published
rate OF the telephone company is i,
cents has been discussed before the
Public Service Commission.
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Haiti, arranged by Clarence D,ck,n-
son: service OF the Holy Communson
In the key of A nat major. by
Learned; sermon hymn, 20 Come. All
Ye FAITHFUL" by Reading; offertory
anthem. 80 Holy Night" by Adam.
arranged for solo and chorus by
Marx Andrews: recessionaI. Angels
from the Realms of Glory" by Smart.
All solo parts IN the music will be
taken by Arthur Chester Gorbach.
bass; Paul Bleyden. tenor, and Mas
ter MILO Atkinson, soprano. Rev
preach at both services. assisted by
Rev. Edward s. Dunlap and Rev
George Williamson Smith.
Hamline n. u. Church.
Program Of music for Christmas
Sunday. Hamline N. z. Church, under
direction Of Edith b. Athey, organist
and director: Choir-Marion Greene,
soprano; Mrs. John Humphrey, alto;
Clarence Lewis, teno:; Fred schaeier,
bass.
MornIng-organ. Grande onertoire
de Noel (Thayer); anthem, "Hark, the
Stau 4luAuBh
anthem, There Were Shepherds
(FosteD; organ Christmas Postlude
(Best).
Evening-short organ recital, 7:I5 to
s; (a) Chorus Of Angels" CClark)
OBJ Virgins Lullaby (Massenet-
Shelley; Cc) "Adeste FideIis Carrang-
ed by whiting: 8 O'Clock, the can
tanta. The Christ Child" Hawley).
First Presbyterian Church.
At the First Presbyterian Church,
John Marshall place, tomorrow at
6 .. m. THE Story Of the Nativ-
ity" will be told by the pastor.
Or. John Britton Clark. and sung by
Mrs. Duncan L. Richmond and the
regular choir, assisted by Mrs. Nil
ton White. contralto: Jan CARRIER.
violinist, and a chorus Of thirty
voices. with Mrs. Schutt at the organ.
After the prelude. Danish Song. s.
by Sandley, for violin and organ.
the singing of ancient Christmas
carols will be heard In the distance.
followed by the professional. "Adeste
Ffdeles.'
+ At the otfertory, "Andante" from
Mendelssohn Concerto, OPP. "a. will
be played by Jan CARRIER and Mrs.
Schutt.
After the prayer, Mr.. CARRIER will
play ''Wiegenlied'' CSchubert-E lmsn).
The Stofy OF the Nativity
Barytone Recitative The Angel Ga
briel Was Sent from Cod (Man-
ney), DR.. L. A. Sadler.
Tenor solo. Hal. Thou" MAN
ney). Mr.. W. II. Power.
Calm on the Listening Ear OF
Night" (Harker), Mrs. Milton White
and chorus, with violin obligato.
Soprano solo. Fear Not, He Cried
(Aanney). Mrs. Richmond.
THE Christmas Message" DRESS
ler). Mrs. Richmond, Mr.. Power and
chorus, with violin obligato.
''Slumbering in a Lowly Manager"
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Church Page must be received
In this office on Friday Of each
week by 8 p. m. and not any later
than Q p. M If impossible to get
In BY .. m.
Advertising SHOULD be ad-
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addressed Church Editor.-
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children OF the Baptist Home in
Brookland. for the Bruen Home for
Children and for the Home for Bap-
list Women In Georectown will be
made by the several departments Of
the school The gifts will be laid &C
the foot OF white cross by the COM
mites In charge Of the service. The
following program win be rendered:
Chorus. 80 Come, All Ye FaithfuI;''
words of greeting by the superinten-
dent; Scripture reading, DR.. L l..
Beazley; player by Maj. Eugene N.
sanctuary; song by the Boyf Choir.
1T Came Upon the Midnight, Clear"
recitation by Katharine L. Sanders;
song, Holy Night" by the Boys
Choir; remarks by supt Hunter;
song by primary department.
'Luther's Cradle Hymn" song be-
Junior Choir. 20 Little Town o.
Bethlehem chorus by senior, inter-
mediate and adult departments,
''Harki the Herald Angels sing
conservation service in charge Of Pas
tor johnson.
The Lords Supper VIII be ceie-
brated at Emmanuel Baptist Church,
Sunday morning. December %, as on
the following Sunday morning, jan
uary 9, this church will participate
In the opening service at the BILLY
Sunday Tabernacle.
81. Johns Church.
The Christmas festival services and
the celebration of the yuletide sea-
son at Old St Johns Church will be-
gin tomorrow afternoon at AS. This
service will take the place Of the reg
ular vesper service, and vtIl consist
Of the Sunday school celebration, the
singing Of the Christmas Carols and
the presentation Of presents. to the
children OF the school.
Rev. Roland Cotton Smith and Rev.
Edward s. Dunlap will make adj
dresses to the children, and the reg
ular male choir Of the parish will as
sist In the rendition Of the carols I'M
der the direction OF Henry H. Free
man, organist and choirmaster.
On Christmas Day there will be tive
special services-7:30 and II a. m. The
first service will consist Of the cele-
bration of the Holy Communion, with
an address by the rector. Rev. Roland
Cotton Smith. The order Of music
will be as follows:
Special professional Sing. o Sing.
This Blessed Morn" by Marks; in
troit. 20 Come, All Ye Faithful" by
Reading: service of the Holy Com
munion in the key Of A fiat major. by
Learned; sermon hymn, ''Harki the
Herald Angels Sing" by Mendels-
sohn: offertory anthem, silent
Night" by Gruber. arranged for solo
and chorus by John e. Went; recess
sional, Angels from the Realms Of
Glory" by Smart.
At the II a. m. service the order
will include: Professional, Sing. o
Sing. This Blessed Morn" by Marks:
yenite, Anglican Chant; Te- Deum in
E fat major. by Pierce-Lyman: Jubi-
late Dec. in A major, by McCoIlin: in
troit anthem "Jesui Thou Dear Babe
Divine" traditional cradle song from
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st. PauI's Lutheran.

At s o'clock tomorrow evening there
Will be a service of unusual interest
at St Pauls Lutheran Church,
Eleventh and H streets northwest
when the quartet will give the first
presentation in Washington of Edith
Lang's Christmas Cantata, "The
Heavenly Message" with solos for
each Of the voices.
The offertory number will be the
duet for tenor and contralto, Angel of
Light" by Whiting Coombs.
Special Christmas numbers will be
rendered also at the II o'clock morn
Ing service and on Christmas morn
ing at Z when the numbers will in
clude the Birthday of King" sung
by Mr.. Gildes and a new Mothers
Lullaby" by Ambrose, sung by Mrs.
Brylawski.
The members of the quartet are:
Mrs. Gottsman, soprano; Mrs. Brylaw-
SKI, alto; Mr.. Gildes, tenor, and Mr..
White, bass; Mrs. Bayly. organist and
director.
Washington Heights Presbyterian.
For the Washington Heights Pres
byterian Church tomorrow the follow
ing program Of Christmas music has
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been arranged by Mrs. Charles
Brooks Smith. orsanist and choir di-
rector:
The quartette whose members are
Mrs. Agnes Bode. soprano; Miss Nell
lie Moran, contralto; Adolf Werner.
tenor, and Edwin Sallow, bass. viii
be assisted by Miss Ruth Bronson.
violinist
Morning Prelude, organ and violin;
soprano recitative. Rise up, Ye Peo-
pie" (Builard), Mrs. Agnes Bode;
Doxology; Hymn, 10Y to the World
(HandeD; Gloria in Excelsis" per-
golesD; hymn. 20 Little Town Of
Bethlehem" (Redner); response,
Holy Night. Silent Night" offertory.
arise. Shine" Gansing9: incidental
solos by Mrs. Bode; quartette. ''Sing.
20 Heavens" (Toursl; 20 Come All
Ye Faithful Reading), choir and
congregation; postlude. violin and or
gan.
Evening-'C Christmas prelude. Ar
thur whiting; hymn. "It Came Upon
the Midnight Clear" (willis); quar-
tette. 20 Where Is the King?"
CMatthewD; response. "Sieep. Child
Jesus tGaeverD; hymn. "Hark the
Herald Angels Sing (Mendelssohn);
offertory. 20 Holy Night" (Adolphe
ADAM, Adolf Werner; hymn. "Hark.
What Means Those Holy Voices?"
(Gower): postlude, March Of the
Magi Kings" Dubois.
Wesley N. e. Church.
At the morning service at Wesley
NJ. e. Church the quartet will sing
Hail. the King (Marks); and
"Hark. What Mean Those Holy
voices?" (Neidlinser): soprano solo.
Miss Aileen Miller. -.-
In the evening. the full vested
choir win sing Maunder's cantata,
Bethlehem" Soprano, Miss Aileen
Miller; alto. Mrs. James Kerr; tenor.
Harrington Barker; bass. Herbert
Moreton: organist and director, Mrs.
Harrington Barker.
New York Avenue Church.
The Christmas music in New York
Avenue Church will consist Of the
following numbers: Markets Christ
mas Pastorale;" Vests See Amid
the Winters Snow;' COMBS Beth
lehem;" Haydn's silent Night"
"Hallelujah Chorus" Woodlands
The Annunciation:"" shelley's The
Christmas Song;p Reinecke's when
the Christ Was Born" Adams 20,
Holy Night: Harris Now Is Come
Salvation" and Merkers christmas
March,"
The choir will have the assist
ance of Anton Kaspar. violin.
Emmanuel Baptist Church.
Emmanuel Baptist Bible School will
hold a white gift" service tomorrow
morning in charge OF the superinten-
dent. Orren r. Hunter; associate SUI
perintendent, L l. Beazley, and pas
tor. Cove Griffin johnson. D. d. The
gifts of money will be used to relieve
the sufferings Of Armenian children.
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Park Road N. p. Church.

Prof. Marashleian. an Armenian
evangelist, will deliver his First Ser
mon in Songs" tomorrow night at y
o'clock at the Park Road NJ. r.
Church. Park road and New Hamp-
shire avenue northwest. While sing
ing the gospel. the professor will play
upon his violin.
Tomorrow afternoon he will sing
several solos at the Seventh Day Ad-
ventist Church. 1910 Twelfth street
northwest.
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Judson King. executive secretary Of
the National Popular Government
League. who visited Denmark and
other European countries a year or two
ago. will speak on 1.-THE Danish CO.
operative Movement" at the meeting
Of the washington Secular League, at
Pythian Temple, tomorrow. at D. m.
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SPIRITUALIsM.
ASSOCIATED BIBLE STUDENTS.

ASSOCIATED BIBLE STUDENTS meet at
lol2 9TH st. NV. Lecture at p. m. on THE
FALL OF BABYLON" by Pilgrim Brother
K. II. Barber. Berean Bible Study at 10
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lexington Presbyterian Church

The choir of the lexington Presby-
terrain Church. Harry G. Kimball, or
ganist and director, will render its
Christmas music tomorrow, as fol-
lows:
Morning: Anthem, Peace Upon
Earth" Geibel; solo, Christmas Lul-
lady," Dudley Buck.
Evening: Cantanta, 1.-THE Star of
Bethlehem" Adams.
The choir comprises: Mrs. Robert
Davis. Miss Bertha Linton, Miss Ma
RE. Cisco, Miss Alice Nickles, E. L.
Springer, James L. Bates, Conner
Lewis, Mrs. Frank A. Moffett, Miss
Anna Bowdin. Mrs S. H. Carter, Miss
Grace Roberts. Robert Thomas and
Frank A. Moffett
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The midnight solemn high mass of
Christmas will be celebrated at st.
Joseph's Church by the pastor. Rev.
P. ]. OConnell. The music OF the
mass will be Marcos First Mass"
sung by the mixed choir, quartet and
chorus. Joseph A. Gochan will sing
Adams 20 Holy Night before the
mass. and AIRS. Gochan will sing the
Incidental soprano solos of the
"Adeste Fideles." Christopher s.
Tenley. organist of the church, will,
as usual, close the service with Star
Spangled Banner"
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social hour in the church parIors,
where a buffet supper will be served
to young people. :.
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XMAS CHURCH MUSIC.
Holy Rosary Church.

Christmas service at the Church Of
the Holy Rosary will begin with q
solemn high mass, at midnight. to be
celebrated by Very Rev. Mons. Aluigi
Cossio, auditor to the apostolic dele
cation, also, will deliver the sermon.
Attendants at the mass viii be Very
Rev. Mons. Filippo Bernardini, D. D.,
professor of canon law at the Catho-
lie University, and the pastor, Rev.
N. De Carlo. The music program at
the midnight mass will be as follows:
Interlude. GLORY to GOD, Holy
Night" choir; Joseph Concohe's first
solemn mass. Offertory. Noel 20
beata nox) solo, Mrs. J. Stegmann.
Mass will be sung by the Misses Rose
Masino and Iorence Webster, and
Mrs. Charles Lockwood. Mrs. Steg-
mann at the organ and Signor Nj
cola Reale, from Italy, on the violin.
accompanies.
Low masses will be said at. s, 8
and 10 o'clock, after which will fol-
low the solemn benediction of the
Blessed Sacrament, given by the pas
tor.
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St. PauPs Catholic Church.

Before mass. silent Night, Holy
Night (Damrosch); Missa in Nocte:
professional hymn, ANGELS from the
Realms of Glory" (SmarO; introitus.
"Dominus dixit at me-" plain chant;
4'Kyrio Eleison," mass in q. Van
Beethoven; "Gloria in Excelsis Dec"
"Messe Solenelo." (Gounod); Grad
uale ct Allaluia'' Falsi Bordone)
Credo in Unum Deum' plain chant.
''Ofrertorium." plain chant; "Offer-
tory Motel" "Adeste Fidells" Novel
lo); "Sanctus ct Benedictus," "Messe
Solenello" (Gouno0; "Agnus Del, -
mass in c, (Beethoven); COMMUNE"
Falsi Bordone); RecessionaI, 90,
Holy Night" (Adam).
The following Christmas carol serv-
ice will be given December 30, at
7:3O: There Shall Come a Star Out
Of Jacob" (Harris), Arthur A. Moore
Silent Night. Holy Night" dam
rosch). Rutherford ]. Dooley; "Naza-
reth" (Gounod), Lawrence ]. Mills,
Sleep. Holy Babe (Novello), Master
Samuel Emmons; "Adeste Fidelos"
(Novello), 20. Holy Night" (Adam,,
'laster Andrew Gentry; recessionai
lynn, angels from the Realms OF
ilory'' (SmarD.
Christmas Day services follow:
IL a. m.-Choral mathis, followed
y choral celebration. A large vest
cd choir of men and boys will rem
Ter the following music:
Professional hymn, 20 Come, All
Ye Faithful" ''Venite" ,Stainer), tie
Deum." in B-Flat Cvilliers Stanford;
"Benedictus" (Barnby);; Introit.
Sing. o Heavensr' "Kyrie," three
fold; Gloria Tibi." in G (Calkin);
hymn before sermon. "Hark, the Her
aid Angels Sing" offertory anthem,
"Adeste Fideles;" "Credo" (Cruick-
shank; "Sanctus" (Gounod); "Bene-
dictus" (Gouno0: "Agnus Del"
Moir); Gloria in Excelsis," old
chant; "Nunc Dimittis" (Gregorian):
occasional hymn. 20 Little Town of
Bethlehem" Organist and musical
director, Mr.. Howell S. Rerris.
Some beautiful Christmas Carols
will be rendered by the choir ON
Sunday, December 80, at-the close of
evening prayer. which commences at
7:S p. m.
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ali Souls Memorial c, GqMN' , 1NP
The Rev. II. II. d. STERRETT, Rector.
NE Rev. ]. Machride Sterrett. D. D., Associate
Rector.
9s6 O. m.-Sunday school.
y 90 T. m.-Morning prayer and sermon.
800 p. m.-Evening service
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UNITARIAN.
al Souls Church Gomez sDs ! EG ss5..,.
ULYSSES g. q PIERCE n n AfinSS.,
BAPTIST.

FIN !, near TN ~. (southem Conysntionl
~ Rev }. z. Briggs win preach q Christ
m,s sermon az II. At night 'aThe Shepherd
s,o WI Be told IN sermon and song.
1901 o. voices Baptism. A WARN
@eoaSa. Cordial welcome
= Aez Sven tells: "a Washington Man
sLuNG.%sP N. swem's Songs. II A. NJ.
restor chas. J. Sheets. subject: "Super.
esnqneonl Centennial Bapt. Ch., IN q
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EPISCOPAL.
!. Johns Church, 4 Iss sEnk kEP

= SUNDAY:
So a. m-Holy Communion
uao .. m--MoTning prayer and sermon.
4:S p m.-Christmas carol festival
All welcome.
CHRISTMAS DAY:
IN T. m--Holy Communion and carols.
u % 4 m--Christmas service and sermon.
: WEDNESDAY:
n.O . m--Holy Communion.
R:l5 .. m--SerTice Of intercession.
THURSDAY:
q % D. m.-Holy Communion.
l2:l5 D. m--SerTice Of intercession.
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PetwOrth Baptist.

Monday evening the young people Of
the church entertained the folks at the
Baptist Home for Old Ladies in
GEORGETOWN.
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IN THE BILLY SUNDAY
CAMPAIGN
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For the Washington Heights Pres
byterian Church tomorrow the follow
ing program OF Christmas music has
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FiLibuster Blocks
+. Plan for Driueway
Senate Action Delays Construc-
ton Of DrDcWay IroundN cW
ecMonup1crt at Gettysburg.

The recent tlibustcr in the United
states Senate may have the effect OF
delaying until after tho Confederate
Reunion on June s the construction
of the driveway which Virginia has
asked the Federal government to build
from Confederate Avenue around tho
Leo Memorial at Gettysburg.
at the suggestion of Governor Stuart.
the Secretary OF War asked for an an
propria;ion of S927 for his urposc
The request was included in the gen
eral deficiency bill, which failed Of
passage because of the tilibustcr con
Quoted by tile twelve disafrected Sen
ators. There Was no opposition from
any quarter to this appropriation.
II is regarded AS certain that the
general deficiency bill will he passed
soon after the rcconvening OF Con
Srcss. should President Wilson deem,
ii proper or necessary TO call an extra
session. Tha, may he too late. how
ever. for the building of the driveway
before June. s.
rho Leo Monument. which is Nir-
cinia's contribution to the chain of
heroic memorials on the battle field
At Gettysburg, faces away from Con
driveway is to give visitors an OPP
p%ortunity of getting 4 front view Of
the statue.