Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1918-12-21
B|RTHOF CHRIST
T0BE OBSERVED
Majority Of Churches Will
Hold Services Tomorrow,
Others on Wednesday.
PROGRAMS ANNOUNCED

F.; morning in the churches of this city.
! The ma jority of the churches Will
hold services in observance OF the
! day tomorrow, while others Will not
celebrate the event with special func-
tions until Wednesday.
In the Episcopal, Catholic and Lu-
| theran churches special services nave
| been arranged for Wednesday morn
ing The observances begin IN the
Catholic churches at midnight Tues
day with a mass. Masses will con-
tinue throughout Wednesday morn
| ing until II o'clock, When soieihh
high mass will be sung. IN lhe 'Epls-
! copal churches communion services
are to he held at or O'Clock ana
o:3O o'clock in the morning. with
| service. at which a sermon VIII pc
nrea ched at II o'clock. The Lutheran
and some of the other churches viii
hold services in the morning CHRIST
; mas day.
Plans at St. Margaret's.
At St. Margaret's Episcopal Church,
| services will be held "Wednesday
morning at Z. $50 and IL o'clock.
Rev. DIR. Herbert Scott Smith, the rec
tor. will preach the sermon at IL
! O'Clock. 9
There are to be two celebrations OF
holy communion on Wednesday morn
| ins at Emmanuel Episcopal Church.
i Anacostia The first will be at e
o'clock and the second at 10 O'Clock.
At the later service the rector. LEY Lev.
w o. Roome. jr. will preach on Ihe
i Among Us" Christmas music will pc
!, rendered by the vested choir. with
| Prof Karr at the organ.
! A Christmas sermon. THE Angels
Song. Peace on Earth: Has 1t Seen
Fultilled'o will be preached by Rev.
! s. A. Bower. pastor of NorthmlnSter
| Presbyterian Church tomorrow even
ling. The pastor will observe his sew
| enth anniversary. when he will preach
! a sermon in the morning on seven
Years in Washington
Will Preach by Light of Tree.
!. large Christmas tree is to be
lighted by hundreds of electric llshts
! on the pulpit platform of Metropoll-
| tan Baptist Church tomorrow. AT
| the evening service Rev. John Comp
| ton Ball. the pastor. will deliver his
sermon by the light from the tree.
| His topic will be, THE Worlds True
Light In the morning his subject
I! will be why the Wise Men Were
| Wise" Christmas carols will be rem
dered and anthems sung by the choir,
F! under the leadership of Gilbert A.
/ Clark.
| Special Christmas services have
been arranged for Petworth Baptist
Church tomorrow Rev. DR.. Webb
will preach the morning sermon In
! the evening the pastor, Kew. r. fau.
Langhorne. will preach. The churcn
/ has been especially decorated for the
services The Sunday school enter
1ainment will be held Friday night,
at which a cantata will be presented,
entitled "The Double Surprise"
| The services Wednesday of the
Church of the Nativity, 18th and A
i streets southeast. are to be held a. .
( o'clock in the Resurrection Chapel
18TH and G. streets northeast. and at
(! 80 and 1920 am. and pm. at the
! church. Holy baptism will be admin
istered at the afternoon service. the
! Christmas festival for the children is
to be held Thursday night.
To Preach Special Sermons.
At Second Baptist Church. Rev.
Howard I. Stewart, the pastor, will
!preach special Christmas sermons to-
i morrow and the choir will render
Christmas music. In the morning al
IL O'Clock the pastors topic Will be
-Four Ways to Rebuild VAR
Wrecked World" and in the evening
at s o'clock. John of Bohemia and
the Romantic Rise of the Czecho-Slo-
yak Republic
Christmas will be celebrated at Cal
vary Methodist Church tomorrow. AT
IL o'clock Rev. Or. James Shera MONT
gomery. the pastor. Will have for his
subject 1.-The Bells of Bethlehem. In
the evening at o'clock Representa-
tive Thomas A. Schall OF Minnesota
will speak on What Blind Man
Saw. in France" DR.. Montgomery
cses and Representative P. II. Kelly
of Michigan will present Mr.. Schall.
! At Temple Baptist Church.
Appropriate Christmas services will
be held in Temple Baptist Church to-
morrow with special music by the
choir. The pastor, Rev. DR.. j. j. Muir
Prince of Peace" and in the evening
on Naming the Babe"
] Christmas services in the Del Ray
Methodist Church will be held to-
morrow Prof. Albert Jones will lead
the singing and will also play the
bells.
Special Christmas music will be
sung in West Washington Baptist
Church tomorrow by the newly or
ganized choir. Rev. William r. Elan
agan, the pastor, will have for his
subject in the morning Back to the
Past and Face to the Future" In
the evening his subject will be "Liv-
ing Water
Foundry Methodist Episcopal Sun
day school will observe Christmas
Monday evening at 7:45 o'clock. The
exercises will include carols, an il
Illustrated story, 1.-The Other Wise
Man." and the presentation of gifts
by the classes for the relief of Arme-
mans. Wednesday morning services
will be held in the church at O'Clock
and Rev. DR.. John r. Edwards, dis
trict superintendent, will have charge
Services at Franciscan Monastery.
The usual Christmas services will
be held at the franciscan Monastery
Rrookland The services will begir
at IL O'Clock Tuesday night with the
solemn chanting of mathis, which vii
be followed by. mass at midnight
and later by holy communionj An.
other mass will be held at O'Clock
Wednesday morning and again at 3:3(
in the afternoon.
Tomorrow night at s o'clock {
Christmas musical service will be helt
at Petworth Methodist Episcopa
Church, at which the pastor. Rev. G
Ellis Williams. will preach a brief ser
mon on THE Spirit of Christmas" TIL
musical service will be given by thu
vested choir of forty-five voices, as
sisted by quartet. 1t will consist O.
,choruses and traditional carols ar
ranged in unique fashion. Dwight S
Church is musical director and Mrs
III. NJ. Sylvester. organist.
AT both the morning and evening
services tomorrow at Mount PleaSan
NJ. E. Church the pastor. Rev. John c
lCopenhaven. will deliver specia
Christmas sermons. There will alst
be special Christmas music by thu
choir under the direction of Mr.. Val
Potter.
| Metropolitan Methodist.
The quartet of the Metropolitan Ne.