The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1919-12-20

Mercy and charity, rare virtues
though they be. touch every heart at
this solemn period Of a dying year.
Homes where the wolf maintains
q prolonged howl at the door. homes
stigma. homes where brutality reigns
and innocence and youthfulness
lcrouch in dark corners-all take on d
new aspect. They are TRANSPORTED.
All these points, and more. are
brought out in their living truths
through the Christmas sermons. Go
to church and hear them,
All Souls.
The Christmas service at All Souls
Church. Fourteenth and l. streets
northwest. tomorrow morning will
feature a musical program.
Harry Waller. violin; Mrs. Edythe
Marmion Brosius, harp. and Lewis
Corning Atwater. organist. will pro-
vide the music. Maj. G. r. Tittman.
baritone. will sing hymns.
The congregation will make its
annual gift to the city. by contri-
| buting to the support OF an instruc-
tive visiting nurse for the coming
year.
/ he Liberal Religious Union of the
i church will have an evening of
Christmas cheer tomorrow night at
the church. Harry Waller will give
| violin solos. with Lewis Corning At
water at the piano. A Christmas tee
and Christmas carols will add to the
entertainment.
First CongregationaI.
The Rev. Dr. Charles L. Goodell,
of New York. will preach two spe-
cial Christmas sermons at the First
Congregational Church, Tenth and
G streets northwest. tomorrow.
DR.. Goodell will preach on The
Miracle of the Manager" at IL a. m.
His subject at the evening service,
beginning at s o'clock. will be
What l Saw in Bethlehem"
Harry E. Mueller, organist and
choirmaster. will direct a double
quartet and an augmented chorus in
Christmas cantata, THE Coming of
the King" at the evening service.
Foundry VI. f.
Glad Tidings of Great Joy will be
the morning sermen of the Rev. DR..
Herbert +. Randolph. at Foundry NJ.
Il. Church, tomorrow morning at IL
o'clock.
The Christmas musical service.
Holy Night" will be given tomor-
row night. beginning at s o'clock.
by the Foundry quartet. assisted by
Prof. Anton kaspar. violinist.
The Sunday school Christmas fes-
tival will be held Monday night at
$50 o'clock.
Metropolitan baptist.
A new departure in Christmas SER
mons will he effected by the Rev.
DR.. John Compton Ball at the Met
ropolitan Baptist Church tomorrow
night.
The pulpit will be provided with a
large Christmas tree. At night it
will be illuminated with hundreds
lights in the church will be extin-
guished and the sermon will be
preached by DIR. Ball from the light
ed pulpit.
Trinity Episcopal
The Rev. DR.. David Ransom CO.
veil will preach at both services at
| Trinity Church tomorrow.
His subject for the morning ser
mon will be Christmas. Whence and
Whither?" At the evening commu-
nifty service he will preach on Some
Relations of Yours Who Are About
to Die"
| Vermont Avenue Christian.
Jesus" will be the subject OF the
Rev. DR.. Earle Wilhey's sermon to-
morrow morning at the Vermont Az
enue Christian Church. A young peo-
pies tea will be given in the even
ing at els o'clock by members of
the Young Peoples Society OF Chris
tian Endeavor. All young folks are
invited.
DR.. Wiley will preach again at
the evening senvice.
New York Avenue Presbyterian.
The Christmas services at the
New York avenue church will be
held tomorrow morning and eve
ming. The musical numbers in the
morning include:
christmas Pastoral" Handel:
Before the Heavens Were Spread
Abroad" Parker; "Annunciation."
Wardman.
The Bible School will present a
pretentious musical program in the
lecture room tomorrow night.
Among participants will be Gladys
contralto: Martin Richardson, tenor;
Donald Clement. bass; Reginald
Kassebaum. violin: Mitchell Bliss,
cello. and Paul Whitney Fishbaugh,
piano.
The musical numbers are: Pre-
lude. "Allegretto Grazicso," Liebe;
Song No. s. "a Chime for Christ
mas" Meredith: Song No. II. Across
The Silent Midnight" Meredith; Ad-
dress, The Christmas Message;
Tenor, Comfort We My People,"
Every Valley Shall BE Exalted"-
The Messiah"-Handel; Cello, The
Swan" Saint-Saens; Soprano, BLESS
ed Is He That Cometh," Merca-
dante: Violin, Romance" wieniaw-
ski: Anthem, Holy Night" Gruber;
Song No. 5. Christmas Starlight"
Meredith; Best's GLORIA In Excel
Sis"
In the evening the following mus
ical program will be rendered:
Christmas March," Merkel:
while Shepherds Watched Their
Flocks." Rogers; There Were Shep-
herds Abiding" Foster; Holy
Night" Haydn: I'm the Fields with
Their Fiocks." West; and Bach's
Choral"
DR.. Bryan to Preach.
The Name Jesus will be the sub