The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1921-12-24
CHURCH NOTES

| At the communion service, II q. m,
ut 6t. stephens Church. the following
program will be given:
Professional. 20 Come. All Ye Faith.
fui: Kyrie, Gounod, Gloria Tibi, Gou-
nod; Credo. Eyre; hymn. 20 Little
Town OF Bethlehem" anthem, RE
.oice In the Lord Hollins); sanctus.
Gounod: Benedictus Out VENT, Eyre;
Agnus Del. Eyre; Gloria in Excelsis.
old chant; Nunc Dimittis, Adams; re-
cesstonal, "Hark. the Heralds Sing"
The evening service with carols. 8
/. M, will include: Professional, 20
Come, All Ye Faithful; carol, Holy
Night; Magnificent. and Nunc Dimittis,
Garrett. In "F'; carols. "The First
Noell." I'VE Three Kings" anthem.
Drop Down Ye Heavens" BArnby);
occasional. ''Hark. the Herald Angels
Sing"
On Christmas morning at II o'clock
the choir OF Northminster Presby.
terrain Church. under the direction Of
| Warren =. johnson. organist. viii sing
DR.. Hugh Blair's Christmas cantata.
The New Born King" The solos
will be sustained by Mrs. Emma
Smith. Mrs. Barbara Eble, Mrs. Clarke
and Miss Hazel Hughes, sopranos:
Mrs. Frank Thompson. alto; Mr..
Kempton and Mr.. wilkins. tenors:
Mr.. Thompson and Mr.. Gift, bassos.
Appropriate Christmas anthems will
ne sung. and organ music by OttJ
Malding and Karg Ebert will be played
| by Mr.. johnson.
''The First Christmas" will be the
subject OF the sermon by Rev. George
A. Miller at the Ninth Street Chris
tan Church on Sunday morning. Spe-
cial music will be rendered by the
| choir.
At night there will be Christmas
celebration consisting of music.
tableaus. etc. The music will be under
the direction of Prof. Joseph A. Har-
l'son, assisted by a large orchestra.
Christmas exercises will be held to-
morrow by the Petworth Baptist Sun
day School. The pastor, Rev. F. Paul
Langhorne, will have special Christ
mas sermons for morning and even
ing services, with special music by
the choir. In the evening there will
be baptism.
The Christmas entertainment. en-.
titled Christmas Great Heart" 1T
Is more blessed to give than to re-
ceive." will be held on Wednesday
night. December 2s. at which time a
voluntary contribution for the near
East fund will be taken.
THE Christmas Glory" will be the
subject Of the sermon by Rev. Ulysses
G. b. Pierce, minister of All Souls
Church. at the morning service in the
Knickerbocker Theater. A program of
Christmas music will be given by
Charles Trowbridge Tittman. bass;
Harry Waller. violin, and George
Dion Thompson, plano. with Lewis
Corning Atwater at the organ.
The Liberal Religious Union will
observe Christmas with special ser
vice Sunday evening at o'clock in
House, 1888 Columbia road. A short
address by Rev. Ulysses G.. B. Pierce
will be followed by Christmas carols.
The soloist for the evening will be
Mrs. e. B. Spaeth. soprano.
Rev. Jabez Backus. formerly a Con-
sregational minister of Connecticut.
the deaconate of. the Episcopal Church
on the Feast of st. Thomas in Beth
iehem Chapel OF the Washington
Cathedral by the Right Rev. Alfred
Harding. Bishop Of Washington.
The candidate was presented by
| Canon DeVries and the sermon was
preached by Rev. Herbert Scott Smith,
rector of st. Margaret's Church. Rev.
Mr.. Backus has been under the d.
rection of DIR. Smith and will assist in
the services at st. Margarets Church
Christmas Day.
At the New Thought Temple. 1914
N street northwest, Mrs. Eva B. VIII.
l!ams, District president Of the Inter.
national New Thought Alliance, will
/ give the Christmas address on Sun
day, the twenty-fifth, at 500 p. m.
The subject VIII be Gods Gift to
Man" At HOO a. m. the Healing
Service will be held. and at 1000 a. m.
Mrs. l.. H. Obear will conduct the
Children's Service in Lessons In
Truth.
"The Irish Free State" will be the
subject OF an address to be made by
speaker representing the National
Council Of Friends of Irish Freedom
at the meeting Of the Washington Sec
ular League Sunday at p. m, at
l101 + street northwest. An open
forum discussion will follow.
Spirits Serve Christmas Now Is
Pastor +. HeZ Swem's subject Sunday
night at Centennial Baptist Church.
A quartet will render special music
vt this service. The morning subject
will be Jesus Was Sent Down for
Our Ascent"
DR.. James f. Freeman will preach
at II a. m. and 8 p. m. at Epiphany
en- Christmas Day, and there will be
special music at both services.
At 7:30 a. m. the full choir will
render carols and there will be a cele-
bration of the Holy Communion. Holy
Communion will be celebrated at the
II o'clock service also. At s p. m,
there is to be a special carol service,
when carols, ancient and modern, will
he sung by the choir and congregation.
On Monday the 26th, there will be a