The New York herald., 1922-12-23

C'arles Breck Ackley rector Christ
1,Ns Dag at 10 A. NJ. Communion Serv-
ice IL flat, Foster: Vincent's There
We<s Shepherds Agnus Del. by Bruce
s,<sne, ana Silent Night.
St. Francis xavier'a.
Christmas in the Church Of st. Fran
dis Xavier, AZ West Sixteenth street.
will begin with solemn high mass to-
norpw at midnight In the upper church,
while low mass will be held In the lower
CHURCH.
Hymns In the lower church will be
sung by the st. Cecilia Choir, Joseph
Christopher Carroll organist.
With the exception of Guilmants
Noel. which will be played as prelude,
music at the solemn high mass, at II
A. NJ. will be as az the midnight service.
Solemn vespers and benediction will be
held at Z 80 P. NJ.
At Holy Cross Church. Forty-second
street near Eighth avenue. the Rev.
Francis p. Duffy. pastor. there will be
midnight service tomorrow. The
music program will be repeated at IL
o'clock mass, Christmas Day.
At Annunciation Church. Convent ave-
nue. and 131st street, the Right Rev.
John +. Dunn, auxiliary bishop of New
York, rector there will be midnight
mass tomorrow. There Will be seven
low masses Christmas Day before
Bishop Dunn celebrates pontihcal mass
at II o'clock. The sermon will be by
Father John,-C. p. Pontincal vespers
will be held at p. NJ
Handels The Messiah will be sung
at vespers tomorrow afternoon in the
Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church. Fifth
avenue and Fifty-ffth street, DR.. John
U al stn n n mn
ing service. II A. NJ, under the direc-
tion of Harry Gilbert, will include: Pre-
Jude, Variations on an Ancient Christmas
Carol, by Dethier chorale. Break Forth.
0 Beauteous, Heavenly Light. by Bach
anthem, Manney's Emmanuel; anthem,
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks
| ut Night, by Martin, and Holsts Christ
mas Day. DR.. Kelman will preach at
both services.
| At the First Presbyterian Church,
Fifth avenue and Twelfth street. there
will be Christmas service for children
at P. NJ tomorrow under the direc-
ton OF DR.. william c. Carl. organist
and director Of music.
The following carols have been ar
ranged for the service at II o'clock to-
row: Christmas Morn. Basque CAROL
Christmas Carol from Lapland: Hodis
Christus Natus Est, by Sweelinck.
Christmas Night; The Shepherds Christi
mas Song. Eighteenth Century.
Christmas Cradle Song. Old Bohemian.
and Joyous Christmas Song. old
French. DR.. Carl will play Noel from
Poland, Noel from France and William
Brydegs In Dulci Jubilo.
Central Presbyterian.
A special program. with solos. instru-
mental accompaniment, and an aug
mented choir will be given at morning
and afternoon services tomorrow In
Central Presbyterian Church. Madison
avenue and Fifty-seventh street Nine.
and Sarto will sing Saint-Saens's My
Soul Doth Magnify at the afternoon
service. The choir also will sing Lester's
cantata, The Christmas Rose.
DR.. Walter ID. Buchanan will preach
at Broadway Presbyterian Church.
Broadway and 1i4th street, at II o'clock
to- morrow. In the evening The Story OF
Christmas a scored cantata by Matth-
ews. will be sung under the direction OF
At the Brick Presbyterian Church
there will be special music at the II
A. NJ. and p. NJ. services. Under the
direction of DR.. Clarence Dickinson,
choirmaster. the choir will sing three
traditional carols from Norway. lap
land and fourteenth century Suabia. The
anthems at the morning service will be
Bach's Break Forth and Mozart's Glory
70 God. The offsrtory at the afternoon
service will be o Holy Night, by Adam.
Special music at Fourth Presbyterian
Church, West End avenue and Ninety
frst street. tomorrow at IL A. NJ. will
include: Yon's The Infant Jesus; Only a
Little Village, by Maunder. and Bay
/ - Il
service will be from G. b. Hawley's
The Christ Child.
DR.. Robert Watson. minister Of the
Second Presbyterian Church, Central
Park West and Ninety-sixth street. will
preach on THE Spirit of Christmas to-
morrow morning. In the evening his
subject will be "Is There Room for
Jesus To-Day?" There will be special
music.
Bishop Wilson to Preach.
Bishop OF the Methodist Episcopal
Church. will preach at Grace Methodist
Episcopal Church. West 10th street, be-
| tween Columbus and Amsterdam ave-
nues. There will be special music by the
! church quartet and harp selections by
Philip Sevasta.
| In the evening fifty young people in
costume will present a 'dramatization Of
Ralph Connor's story The Angel and
the Star" DR.. Frederick Brown Harris.
pastor. will preach at a service at
A. NJ. Christmas Day.
| At ST. Paul's Methodist Episcopal
Church. West End avenue and Eighty
sixth street. DR.. Raymond Lalor For.
man, pastor. there will be special music
at both morning and evening services
! tomorrow. DR.. James f. Holmes Ovill
preach In the morning. In the evening
a candle light service. during which tho
cantata Nightingale OF Bethlehem will
be sung. is announced as a feature. DIR.
Forman Will preach.
| Or. Christian +. Reisner. pastor of
Chelsea Methodist Episcopal Church.
1T8th street near Fort Washington ave-