Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-25
!. ARRANGE SPECIAL MUSIC
FOR RICHMOND CHURCHES
, Choirs Today Will Render Many
Numbers in Concentration
OF Nativity.
SING ANTHEMS AT ST. pAuLs
o Mass at > O'Clock, Followed by
POntifCal Services mt 11-Sun-
rise Prayer, Holy Communion
and Other Special Worship.

Choirs in nearly all OF Richmond
churches have been busy for severa
weeks preparing special music 20 b
rendered At services today in com
memoration OF the Nativity.
- The old carols and familiar hymn
will be heard again TO The same ole
tunes which people nave known ant
loved from generation 10 Eeneratio,
down through many centuries sine,
the days of the early Christian
Church.
In almost all the Episcopa
Churches the day viii begin with
celebration OF the Holy Communion
between 80 and s O'Clock. and IL
several there wil! hc u second al
ministraiion OF the communion At II
p'ctock. when the music viii be en-.
\ joycd by large congregations. Christ.
! mas sermons usually are very brief
F., and, naturally. are full OF hope anG
J the spiri; OF JOY. while the decora
items convey that peculiar atmosphcr,
OF peace and good Will.
80 Program Mt 81. Pnul's.
At ST. i'aul's Sevcra! anthems will
, bc given both on today and tomor-
row, under the direction OF +. Flax
inEton Ilarkcr, orcaniSt and choir
ma~ter and Will include Glory to God
In the Highest" by the Italian com
poser. Pereolos!; 80 Sing To Gcd,'
. by Guonod. and also the lovely 20
Holy Night" by Adams. and "A Ic-
gend." by Tchaikovsky. In addition
there will be several OF The favorite
hymns. There are more than forty
voices in the vested choir and the
leaders are: Mrs. Frances West Rein
hardt. soprano; Mrs. I. Flax!ng;on
lIarkor. con;ralto: Clifford Walker
tenor. and Norman call. baritone.
u. Pincknoy Powers. orSanist and
director at Grace Episcopal Church.
WIFI begin the serv!c. today with
20 Come Al! IL Faithful" whic;, Will
be followed 10y four carols: Ring Out
the Bells for Christmas" When
Chris, Was Born" we Three Kings"
and Good Christian Men" AS an
oTertory the choir Will give Sul;van's
Sing o Heavens" after when an
ancient chan; vii! he su:~ FOR the
"Sanctus." preceded By -. }. Elvcy's
Ellison" \; tomorrow mornings
service Sir John stalner's Mercy ami
Truth" will be the anthem The
soloists are Mrs George IL. Harper.
soprano; Miss G!ady Ma.loncc. col-
tralto. and Gray Garnctt.
Mass at Sacred Henri.
The ANNA! Christmas celebration
IN the sacred Heart Cathedral vii.
begin with a high mass "a, O'Clock
this morning, when mos; otthe
members OF the parish Will re-
ceivc Holy Communion. owing 10 tn-
privilege which allows every prizes, 10
celebrate mass three times on Christ
mas Day. there VII! be low masses al,
ESQ. :. 5. $3.50. 9, $50 and 10 o'clock
4; u o'clock Inc RI, Rev. B.shop
'o'Connei! viii celebrate pon,iacal
Mass. during which IN" music WILL be
rendered by the cathedral choir Of
more ;haa af,y voices. composed o.
-taen and boys Professor Pcnnar;z
vii! preside al the organ. and the pro-
Gram vii! be as follows:
Process.onai-Ecce Sacerdos Mag
nus; mems voices. with organ accom-
painmcrt
The text o: the mass peculiar to
.the tcas;9ay NIL Ice rendered in plain
.N-'H4'Ns wv N's - 81 ~ Il S.llE az mass
by the choir Viii be presented by the
men and boys o: the cathedral choir.
who Will sing d mass Composition 10y
the Rev. Lic.n!c l:c!!ce. director OF the
choir ct g. Ma, Major Church at
Rome. The popular hymn. ".\des;e
sFidelcs." vii! form to. 5ff.riiSy sclec-
lion. rendered hy SIC ,h,tn and boys.
and other Christmas carols Will be
ssUng by them before and after the
mass, al wAich Bishop O'Conncll viii
personally extend his Christmas
greetings TO the CONGREGATION.
. Program at 81. Peters.
: Among the compositions given al,
st. peters vii! be Gounod's Mess.
Solenne!lc' tS' Cecilia). while the
professional VIII be Dlc.maus Glory
: TO Goa with Adams - Holy Nign,"
as the occasional. Mrs +. J. Archer
us organist. and the choir IS com
priseG Of J. Anthony. G. Cancpa.
}. j. Craven William c. Deadly, c.
Lamb, y LcCompt, = A. I.cig,rs. II
Timmoms, Y Tte:ey and \ Van
huFen. tcnors, :. J. Baldwin. NJ J.
Hart, ". ]. keaveuey. Joseph ROSS.
J, sullivan, G. J Starkey and John
Tucker. bassos
At the Church cf the Holy com
for,er the director is Roucr, II Minor
ana Mrs. " g. Anderson is organis,.
The choir Viii give Dualey Bac.' 8
Holy Nigh as the onar,ory and
80 Little Town Of Bethlehem viii be
the professional. SUNDAY morning
the anthem vii! H. 80 ZION ina;
Eringcst,' hy S;aiucr.
sunrise Prnyrr service
Elaborate programs hav. been
planned ny PARK Place Methods,
Church under the direction OF Mrs
Austin Martonste!u, organs; an,
choir leader, and scvcra. notable an.
ihems VII. be given The quartet j,
composed OF Mrs. William l.. TYLER
soprano; MISS Margaret Iicind,. con.
tralto. Edward Burton tenor. and
Roland Nunnai!y, baritone. Ther,
Will be no scrvic" at PARK Place to
day. except sunrise prayer incctin.
in charge Of the Epworth League
but the special music viii be rem
dered tomorrow. when the anthem
will be Arise, shine, For Thy Iigh
Has Come" CMakcr); And Thcr
Were Shepherds" CF!ctchcrJ. Will
Shepherds Watched Their FIocks