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December 24, 1893
The Morning News
Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia
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Detailed report on elaborate Christmas music programs and festival services in various Savannah churches for Sunday and Christmas Day, including schedules, hymns, anthems, choirs, and pastors for Independent-Presbyterian, First Presbyterian, Wesley Monumental, Trinity, Grace Methodist, Lutheran, Christian, Cathedral, St. Patrick's, Sacred Heart, St. John's, Christ Church, and others.
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MERRY CHRISTMAS MUSIC.
Joyous Songs in the Churches To-day and To-morrow.
The Programmes This Year More Elaborate Than They Have Been for Many Christmases—Most of the Churches to Hold Festival Services To-day—The Programmes for To-morrow.
Each successive Christmas finds the music in the churches more joyous than that of the Christmas before. This year, with Christmas following Sunday, there will be two days upon which the festival music will be rendered.
The choirs in all of the churches have been rehearsing for weeks, and the programmes, both to-day and to-morrow, will be of the most artistic character.
The decorations in most of the churches are already in place, and will serve both for to-day and Christmas, the services, both on Christmas eve and morning, being in many respects much the same.
Most of the Sunday schools will hold their festivals to-day. Among some of the evangelical churches the services to-day will take the place of those usually held on Christmas day.
Independent-Presbyterian Church.
The services at the Independent Presbyterian church to-day will be appropriate for Christmas both morning and evening. The pastor, Rev. Dr. Dripps, will preach and the music under the direction of Mr. W. N. Smith will be of a very high order, suited to the occasion, and has been very carefully prepared. The regular choir will be assisted by some of the leading talent of the city, sixteen voices in all.
The evening service will be specially interesting. The order of exercises will be as follows:
MORNING.
Opening Anthem—Bethlehem...Beach
Doxology.
Invocation.
Hymn 320.
Reading Scriptures.
Anthem—Jerusalem...Parker
Solo sung by Mr. J. A. Bates.
Prayer—Notices.
Offertory—Nazareth...Gounod
Solo sung by Mr. W. N. Smith.
Hymn 326.
Sermon and prayer by Rev. Dr. Dripps.
Hymn 322.
Benediction.
EVENING.
Hymn 206..."While Shepherds Watched," etc.
Choir and Congregation.
Anthem—"Sing, Oh, Heavens"...Tours
Sung by Miss Georgia Howard and chorus.
Hymn 80..."The Sweetest Name"
Prayer.
Hymn 256..."Never Shone a Light So Fair"
Anthem—"Sing Unto the Lord"...Novello
Ladies' chorus and full choir.
Christmas Eve...Lessons from the Scriptures
Hymn 394...
..."Ring the Bells of Heaven"
Hymn 253..."Conquering Now and Still to Conquer"
Christmas Eve Address.
Solo and Chorus—"Oh, Holy Night"...Adams
Mrs. Wickenberg and choir.
Hymn 66..."Let the Savior In"
Doxology and Benediction.
The regular choir of the church is composed of the following well-known singers:
Sopranos—Mrs. Wickenberg, Miss Georgia Howard, Miss Carrie Ratz; altos.
Mrs. G. M. Williams, Miss Christine Dykes; tenors, Mr. P. M. Dougan, Mr. S. M. Gibson; bassos, Mr. E. Demond, Mr. W. N. Smith; Mrs. W. S. Harrison, organist.
The choir will be assisted by Miss Marie Lesesne, Alice and Julie Bates, Miss Stella Pease, Messrs. J. A. Bates, A. F. King, Thomas Dykes and Mr. Robinson.
First Presbyterian Church.
At the First Presbyterian church there will be the regular morning service, with extra music, and in the evening a praise service will be given. For over two months the choir has been rehearsing, and something of an advanced order of music may be expected. The following are the programmes for morning and evening:
MORNING.
EVENING.
Wesley Monumental Church,
All of the services of the Wesley Monumental church to-day will be of special interest. The pastor, Rev. Dr. Dowman, will preach his farewell sermon this morning before leaving for his field of labor as presiding elder of the Americus district. The order of services both morning and evening will be as follows:
MORNING SERVICE.
Voluntary—"Hallelujah to the King," Gabriel.
Hymn—"Come, Thou Almighty King."
Prayer,
Anthem—"O Come Let Us Sing" Danks.
Responsive Scripture Reading.
Hymn—"To Us a Child of Hope is Born."
Offertory—The Christ—DeKoven—Miss Marie Lesesne.
Sermon... Rev. C. E. Dowman, D. D.
Hymn "How Firm a Foundation." al.
Gloria Patri ...Danks.
Benediction.
Choir—Sopranos, Miss Lesesne, Mrs. Sipple, Miss Pacetti; altos, Misses Pease Murphy; tenors, Messrs. Brooks and Weber; bassos, Messrs. Woodberry, Carson and Wright; organist, Miss Weeks.
At the evening service, special exercises will be held by the Sunday school consisting of music, recitations, etc.
Trinity Church.
At Trinity Methodist church the services to-day will appropriate to the glad festival season.
The music will be as follows:
Te Deum in E flat...Thomas
Gloria in Excelsis...Bailey
All Hail to the Son...Murray
Venite—"O Come let us Sing"
Hymn..."Glory to God in the Highest"
Millard
Hymn Joy to the World"
Hymn "To Us a Child is Born"
Hymn..."In the Cross of Christ I Glory"
The services will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Mingledorff, of Savannah.
The following will compose the choir:
Mrs. W. C. Lyon, soprano; Mrs. Charles Mallette, alto; J. E. Swanston, W. E. Swanston, tenor; basso, and Mrs. D. G. Heidt, organist.
At Grace Methodist church the services to-day will be of special interest. There will be three services during the day. At 11 o'clock this morning Rev. W. F. Smith will preach on the "Birth of Christ." The singing will consist of "Glory to God," a voluntary; and hymns 67, Antioch; and 66, Laban.
This afternoon at 3:30 o'clock the children of the Sunday school will have their Christmas service.
To-night, at 7:30 o'clock, the subject of Mr. Smith's sermon will be "Divine Love." The singing will consist of "Wake, the Song of Jubilee," and hymns 139, Ariel; 132, Coronation; 167, St. Catherine.
The choir is composed as follows: Miss Rena Gnann, Miss Pauline Arnold, sopranos; Miss Eula Thorpe, alto; W. A. Cumming, D. B. Rustin, tenors; W. L. Cumming, A. W. Mingledorf, bassos.
Miss Irene Miscally will preside at the organ.
The Lutheran Church.
At the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension the morning services to-day will be of special interest. The following is the order of services:
Voluntary.
"And There were Shepherds Millard.
Gloria Patri Danks.
The Kyrie Lester.
The Gloria in Excelsis Gunter.
Hymn..."Hark! the Herald Angels Sing."
Sermon.
Offertory..."Hosanna in the Highest." Danks.
Hymn, "Joy to the World, the Lord Has Come"
Pastor, Rev. W. C. Schaeffer.
Will have service Christmas morning.
The Christian Church.
Instead of the regular night service at the Christian church to-night there will be a children's meeting of Christmas exercises, consisting of singing, recitations and addresses.
By special invitation of Rev. T. H. Blenus, pastor of the church, the young people of the Savannah Orphan Home will be in attendance and take part in the exercises. These exercises are now a feature of the Christian church Sunday school and are largely attended and highly appreciated.
The Cathedral.
At the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, first the mass to-morrow morning will be at 5 o'clock. Other masses follow until 10:30 o'clock, when high mass will be celebrated by Bishop Becker. The music will be as follows:
"Kyrie" Chorus and Tenor Solo Mr. Donovan.
"Gloria" Chorus and following Soloists
"Et in terra Trio Mrs. Sill, Alto; Mr. Donovan, Tenor, and Mr. Opper, Bass.
"Laudamus" Chorus and Basso Solo By Mr. Opper
"Domine Deus Duet Mrs. Gaudry and Mrs. Sill
"Qui tollis" Chorus and Tenor Solo Mr. Donovan.
"Qui sedes et Quoniam .Duet Miss Nolan and Mr. Daniels.
"Cum Sancto" Chorus
"Credo" Chorus
"Et Incarnatus" Soprano Solo By Miss Nolan and Chorus.
"Sanctus" Duet and Chorus
"Agnus Dei" Tenor Solo Mr. Donovan.
Alto Solo Mrs. Sill and Chorus
"Adeste Fidelis," will be sung at the offertory.
The mass will be sung by the following voices: Sopranos, Mrs. Gaudry, Silva and Miss Nolan; altos, Mrs. Bailey and Sill; tenor, Mr. Donovan; bassos, Messrs. Daniels and Opper.
St. Patrick's Church.
Masses will begin at St. Patrick's church at 5 o'clock and will continue until 10 o'clock in the morning, when a high mass will be sung. The celebrated mass of Millard in G with Novello's arrangement of the "Adeste Fideles," will be rendered in a style in keeping with the reputation of the choir. Benediction will follow the high mass.
The music for the high mass is as follows:
Adeste Fideles Novello
Benediction.
Ave Verum Gounod
Tantum Ergo, Berge Choir and Chorus.
The following are the members of the choir:
Organist and leader, Miss Mary Walsh; soprano, Miss Marie Lamotte; Mrs. E Masterson; Miss Margaret Clarke; alto, Mrs. Charles Gailmard; Miss Agnes Walsh; tenor, Mr. Joseph Nolan; Charles Gailmard; basso, Mr. Emile Gailmard; William Morrell; Antony Ybanez.
The Sacred Heart Church.
At the Sacred Heart church Rev. Father Donlan will celebrate high mass at 10 o'clock. Stearn's mass in D will be sung as follows: "Adeste Fidelis," by Novello, sung at morning services.
"Roseing's Musical Vespers" in evening.
Kitziger's "Tantum Ergo" and Millard's "O Salutaris" will be sung at benediction (after mass.).
The choir is as follows: Mrs. F. Barbour, soprano; Mrs. H. A. Dumas and Miss Maggie O'Brien, altos; Messrs. H. J. Winkers and John McBride, tenors, and H. A. Dumas, bass.
St. John's Church
The music at St. John's church to-morrow has been chosen with a view to the importance of the festival and will be in accordance with the service of the Episcopal church. There will be no effort at display in brilliant music, but a devotional service will be the result sought for.
The following is the choir: Mr Rebarer, director; Mrs. Burke, organist; Miss Wakeman, Mrs. Schriener, Mr. Dykes. The choir will be assisted by Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Park, Miss Hamilton, Misses Courtenay, Miss Chipman and Messrs. Hatch, Bennett, Courtenay and King. The programme is as follows:
Processional—"The Birthday of a King."
Hymn—"And There Were Shepherds," Hollingsworth
Offertory—"Nazareth" Gounod—Buck
The venite was written for Mr. Rebarer for the occasion.
Christ Church.
At Christ church Christmas services will be held at 11 o'clock. The music will be as follows:
Prelude—"Adeste Fideles" ...Guilmant
Anthem—"Brightest and Best"...Marston
Venite—Plain Chant.
Te Deum. Buck
Benedictus .Buck
Offertory—"Child of Bethlehem" .Salter Julian Walker.
Communion Service. Tours
The music will be rendered by the following choir: Mrs. Finney, soprano; Mrs. Hunter, contralto; James P. Dacey, tenor; Julian Walker, basso; Miss Emma Co-burn, organist.
Services will be held at St. Michael's chapel this morning and evening. Sunday school will be held at 4 o'clock p. m.
The Christmas tree and festival will be Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock.
No Services at St. Paul's.
Owing to the illness of the rector, Rev. J. J. Lanier, there will be no services at St. Paul's church either to-day or to-morrow.
Joyous Songs in the Churches To-day and To-morrow.
The Programmes This Year More Elaborate Than They Have Been for Many Christmases—Most of the Churches to Hold Festival Services To-day—The Programmes for To-morrow.
Each successive Christmas finds the music in the churches more joyous than that of the Christmas before. This year, with Christmas following Sunday, there will be two days upon which the festival music will be rendered.
The choirs in all of the churches have been rehearsing for weeks, and the programmes, both to-day and to-morrow, will be of the most artistic character.
The decorations in most of the churches are already in place, and will serve both for to-day and Christmas, the services, both on Christmas eve and morning, being in many respects much the same.
Most of the Sunday schools will hold their festivals to-day. Among some of the evangelical churches the services to-day will take the place of those usually held on Christmas day.
Independent-Presbyterian Church.
The services at the Independent Presbyterian church to-day will be appropriate for Christmas both morning and evening. The pastor, Rev. Dr. Dripps, will preach and the music under the direction of Mr. W. N. Smith will be of a very high order, suited to the occasion, and has been very carefully prepared. The regular choir will be assisted by some of the leading talent of the city, sixteen voices in all.
The evening service will be specially interesting. The order of exercises will be as follows:
MORNING.
Opening Anthem—Bethlehem...Beach
Doxology.
Invocation.
Hymn 320.
Reading Scriptures.
Anthem—Jerusalem...Parker
Solo sung by Mr. J. A. Bates.
Prayer—Notices.
Offertory—Nazareth...Gounod
Solo sung by Mr. W. N. Smith.
Hymn 326.
Sermon and prayer by Rev. Dr. Dripps.
Hymn 322.
Benediction.
EVENING.
Hymn 206..."While Shepherds Watched," etc.
Choir and Congregation.
Anthem—"Sing, Oh, Heavens"...Tours
Sung by Miss Georgia Howard and chorus.
Hymn 80..."The Sweetest Name"
Prayer.
Hymn 256..."Never Shone a Light So Fair"
Anthem—"Sing Unto the Lord"...Novello
Ladies' chorus and full choir.
Christmas Eve...Lessons from the Scriptures
Hymn 394...
..."Ring the Bells of Heaven"
Hymn 253..."Conquering Now and Still to Conquer"
Christmas Eve Address.
Solo and Chorus—"Oh, Holy Night"...Adams
Mrs. Wickenberg and choir.
Hymn 66..."Let the Savior In"
Doxology and Benediction.
The regular choir of the church is composed of the following well-known singers:
Sopranos—Mrs. Wickenberg, Miss Georgia Howard, Miss Carrie Ratz; altos.
Mrs. G. M. Williams, Miss Christine Dykes; tenors, Mr. P. M. Dougan, Mr. S. M. Gibson; bassos, Mr. E. Demond, Mr. W. N. Smith; Mrs. W. S. Harrison, organist.
The choir will be assisted by Miss Marie Lesesne, Alice and Julie Bates, Miss Stella Pease, Messrs. J. A. Bates, A. F. King, Thomas Dykes and Mr. Robinson.
First Presbyterian Church.
At the First Presbyterian church there will be the regular morning service, with extra music, and in the evening a praise service will be given. For over two months the choir has been rehearsing, and something of an advanced order of music may be expected. The following are the programmes for morning and evening:
MORNING.
EVENING.
Wesley Monumental Church,
All of the services of the Wesley Monumental church to-day will be of special interest. The pastor, Rev. Dr. Dowman, will preach his farewell sermon this morning before leaving for his field of labor as presiding elder of the Americus district. The order of services both morning and evening will be as follows:
MORNING SERVICE.
Voluntary—"Hallelujah to the King," Gabriel.
Hymn—"Come, Thou Almighty King."
Prayer,
Anthem—"O Come Let Us Sing" Danks.
Responsive Scripture Reading.
Hymn—"To Us a Child of Hope is Born."
Offertory—The Christ—DeKoven—Miss Marie Lesesne.
Sermon... Rev. C. E. Dowman, D. D.
Hymn "How Firm a Foundation." al.
Gloria Patri ...Danks.
Benediction.
Choir—Sopranos, Miss Lesesne, Mrs. Sipple, Miss Pacetti; altos, Misses Pease Murphy; tenors, Messrs. Brooks and Weber; bassos, Messrs. Woodberry, Carson and Wright; organist, Miss Weeks.
At the evening service, special exercises will be held by the Sunday school consisting of music, recitations, etc.
Trinity Church.
At Trinity Methodist church the services to-day will appropriate to the glad festival season.
The music will be as follows:
Te Deum in E flat...Thomas
Gloria in Excelsis...Bailey
All Hail to the Son...Murray
Venite—"O Come let us Sing"
Hymn..."Glory to God in the Highest"
Millard
Hymn Joy to the World"
Hymn "To Us a Child is Born"
Hymn..."In the Cross of Christ I Glory"
The services will be conducted by the Rev. Mr. Mingledorff, of Savannah.
The following will compose the choir:
Mrs. W. C. Lyon, soprano; Mrs. Charles Mallette, alto; J. E. Swanston, W. E. Swanston, tenor; basso, and Mrs. D. G. Heidt, organist.
At Grace Methodist church the services to-day will be of special interest. There will be three services during the day. At 11 o'clock this morning Rev. W. F. Smith will preach on the "Birth of Christ." The singing will consist of "Glory to God," a voluntary; and hymns 67, Antioch; and 66, Laban.
This afternoon at 3:30 o'clock the children of the Sunday school will have their Christmas service.
To-night, at 7:30 o'clock, the subject of Mr. Smith's sermon will be "Divine Love." The singing will consist of "Wake, the Song of Jubilee," and hymns 139, Ariel; 132, Coronation; 167, St. Catherine.
The choir is composed as follows: Miss Rena Gnann, Miss Pauline Arnold, sopranos; Miss Eula Thorpe, alto; W. A. Cumming, D. B. Rustin, tenors; W. L. Cumming, A. W. Mingledorf, bassos.
Miss Irene Miscally will preside at the organ.
The Lutheran Church.
At the Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Ascension the morning services to-day will be of special interest. The following is the order of services:
Voluntary.
"And There were Shepherds Millard.
Gloria Patri Danks.
The Kyrie Lester.
The Gloria in Excelsis Gunter.
Hymn..."Hark! the Herald Angels Sing."
Sermon.
Offertory..."Hosanna in the Highest." Danks.
Hymn, "Joy to the World, the Lord Has Come"
Pastor, Rev. W. C. Schaeffer.
Will have service Christmas morning.
The Christian Church.
Instead of the regular night service at the Christian church to-night there will be a children's meeting of Christmas exercises, consisting of singing, recitations and addresses.
By special invitation of Rev. T. H. Blenus, pastor of the church, the young people of the Savannah Orphan Home will be in attendance and take part in the exercises. These exercises are now a feature of the Christian church Sunday school and are largely attended and highly appreciated.
The Cathedral.
At the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist, first the mass to-morrow morning will be at 5 o'clock. Other masses follow until 10:30 o'clock, when high mass will be celebrated by Bishop Becker. The music will be as follows:
"Kyrie" Chorus and Tenor Solo Mr. Donovan.
"Gloria" Chorus and following Soloists
"Et in terra Trio Mrs. Sill, Alto; Mr. Donovan, Tenor, and Mr. Opper, Bass.
"Laudamus" Chorus and Basso Solo By Mr. Opper
"Domine Deus Duet Mrs. Gaudry and Mrs. Sill
"Qui tollis" Chorus and Tenor Solo Mr. Donovan.
"Qui sedes et Quoniam .Duet Miss Nolan and Mr. Daniels.
"Cum Sancto" Chorus
"Credo" Chorus
"Et Incarnatus" Soprano Solo By Miss Nolan and Chorus.
"Sanctus" Duet and Chorus
"Agnus Dei" Tenor Solo Mr. Donovan.
Alto Solo Mrs. Sill and Chorus
"Adeste Fidelis," will be sung at the offertory.
The mass will be sung by the following voices: Sopranos, Mrs. Gaudry, Silva and Miss Nolan; altos, Mrs. Bailey and Sill; tenor, Mr. Donovan; bassos, Messrs. Daniels and Opper.
St. Patrick's Church.
Masses will begin at St. Patrick's church at 5 o'clock and will continue until 10 o'clock in the morning, when a high mass will be sung. The celebrated mass of Millard in G with Novello's arrangement of the "Adeste Fideles," will be rendered in a style in keeping with the reputation of the choir. Benediction will follow the high mass.
The music for the high mass is as follows:
Adeste Fideles Novello
Benediction.
Ave Verum Gounod
Tantum Ergo, Berge Choir and Chorus.
The following are the members of the choir:
Organist and leader, Miss Mary Walsh; soprano, Miss Marie Lamotte; Mrs. E Masterson; Miss Margaret Clarke; alto, Mrs. Charles Gailmard; Miss Agnes Walsh; tenor, Mr. Joseph Nolan; Charles Gailmard; basso, Mr. Emile Gailmard; William Morrell; Antony Ybanez.
The Sacred Heart Church.
At the Sacred Heart church Rev. Father Donlan will celebrate high mass at 10 o'clock. Stearn's mass in D will be sung as follows: "Adeste Fidelis," by Novello, sung at morning services.
"Roseing's Musical Vespers" in evening.
Kitziger's "Tantum Ergo" and Millard's "O Salutaris" will be sung at benediction (after mass.).
The choir is as follows: Mrs. F. Barbour, soprano; Mrs. H. A. Dumas and Miss Maggie O'Brien, altos; Messrs. H. J. Winkers and John McBride, tenors, and H. A. Dumas, bass.
St. John's Church
The music at St. John's church to-morrow has been chosen with a view to the importance of the festival and will be in accordance with the service of the Episcopal church. There will be no effort at display in brilliant music, but a devotional service will be the result sought for.
The following is the choir: Mr Rebarer, director; Mrs. Burke, organist; Miss Wakeman, Mrs. Schriener, Mr. Dykes. The choir will be assisted by Mrs. Bennett, Mrs. Park, Miss Hamilton, Misses Courtenay, Miss Chipman and Messrs. Hatch, Bennett, Courtenay and King. The programme is as follows:
Processional—"The Birthday of a King."
Hymn—"And There Were Shepherds," Hollingsworth
Offertory—"Nazareth" Gounod—Buck
The venite was written for Mr. Rebarer for the occasion.
Christ Church.
At Christ church Christmas services will be held at 11 o'clock. The music will be as follows:
Prelude—"Adeste Fideles" ...Guilmant
Anthem—"Brightest and Best"...Marston
Venite—Plain Chant.
Te Deum. Buck
Benedictus .Buck
Offertory—"Child of Bethlehem" .Salter Julian Walker.
Communion Service. Tours
The music will be rendered by the following choir: Mrs. Finney, soprano; Mrs. Hunter, contralto; James P. Dacey, tenor; Julian Walker, basso; Miss Emma Co-burn, organist.
Services will be held at St. Michael's chapel this morning and evening. Sunday school will be held at 4 o'clock p. m.
The Christmas tree and festival will be Wednesday evening at 6 o'clock.
No Services at St. Paul's.
Owing to the illness of the rector, Rev. J. J. Lanier, there will be no services at St. Paul's church either to-day or to-morrow.
What sub-type of article is it?
Historical Event
What themes does it cover?
Providence Divine
What keywords are associated?
Christmas Music
Church Services
Choir Programs
Hymns
Savannah Churches
Festival Services
What entities or persons were involved?
Rev. Dr. Dripps
Mr. W. N. Smith
Rev. Dr. Dowman
Rev. W. F. Smith
Rev. W. C. Schaeffer
Rev. T. H. Blenus
Bishop Becker
Rev. Father Donlan
Rev. J. J. Lanier
Where did it happen?
Savannah
Story Details
Key Persons
Rev. Dr. Dripps
Mr. W. N. Smith
Rev. Dr. Dowman
Rev. W. F. Smith
Rev. W. C. Schaeffer
Rev. T. H. Blenus
Bishop Becker
Rev. Father Donlan
Rev. J. J. Lanier
Location
Savannah
Event Date
Christmas Following Sunday
Story Details
Compilation of Christmas music programs and services across multiple churches, featuring elaborate rehearsals, choirs, hymns, anthems, and sermons for morning, evening, and special festival events.