The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, December 26, 1905, Page 3

THE SAN FRANCISCO CALL, TUESDAY, bECEMBER 26, 1905. -JOTS OF CHRISTMAS WARM HEARTS OF THE PEOPLE In Homes and Churches Natal Day of the Lord Is Fittingly Observed vation Army Pro- vides Feast for Hundreds. Yuletide Cheer Is Served in Odd Fellows’ Hall. be. weeks . wa et he red & big fa . WILLIE GETS IN LINE. ace he lne be: . es w ied up with a s against the brick . e waited long. ’ policeman had made = o - g their ’ And splendifero - ed and with big Willle < ped up g er hands Pears’ Soap is made in a clean, sun-flooded factory; then stored a full yearina dry, airy place, before com- ing to you. Is it such a wonder lasts so long? Established in 1780. Dr. Lyon’s PERFECT Tooth Powder Cleanses and beautifies the teeth and purifies the breath, Used by people of refinement for over a quarter of a century. Convenient for tourists, prEPARED BY URICSOL it A Modern Remedy for tismm and all Urie Aeld bles. Contains no Alcobol—Opiates—or other Seda- tives. 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And the | girl his right, a big girl, almost four- | | teen, also did not eat mu She was too busy helping he ittle brothers to eat he disapproved all was this: That all were drink- r coffee while they ate their meat nother plan. A wise head | little Willle Weeone. Up he lives, a picce of mince ple and ¢ ¢ » make a meal, not a part of a meal, not a dess but a whole meal. Willie was going to have two meals. He was saving the ple and the offee. FINISHES FIRST COURSE. t had come to the climax shoved back his plate, the dishwashers, whose the depths He at g tc he could hear would have really very little! ! hen, very firmly, he set before p of coffee, still intact, and his | Taking his spoon, he dug deep ill of sugar in the Two heaping spoon- ce pie. to a dish seemingly of the table s he emp into his cup, then, after n, a third. Then, ng himself in his chair, he approached | s to the rim of the ar idenly, above the din of tinkiing nives and busy forks, there arose in the | 1 a long-piercing vell. Knives and forks stopped in mida Jaws hung agape, paralyzed. Consternation fell upon the | happy scene like a black pall. ng shriek was followed by & chok- ttering sound, then regulated a woeful sobbin first every 3 snplused. Willle Weeone, it has | been said, was small, and ok a long | time 10 that he was the cause of the commot ! | “What is the m asked a red- | sted pushing up to him My co-o-o-offee. ‘T put, T put, I put,” -hooed Willie, but he could go no fur- | “Whatis tter?” cried the horror- | -ushing up from the depths | chen it, 1 put, T put’”” sobbed Willie, | could go no further. Goodness, do t us what ails you,” | implored Colonel French, he who had or- | ganized the whole dinner. = |~ I put salt, salt, sait in my co-o-o-ffee! at, length came from Willie in a burst of explanation and misery. The .dish in which he had delved deep not of gar, but of salt. s it that the happiest day will sometimes end in tragedy. But this trag- € proved be a melodrama after all. apy For from all parts of 1 hall, at the explanatory howl, lassie ame rushing with fresh cups of coffe ), and Willie Weeone, the upper his trousers carefully loosened, second meal — IS EI is | MUSIC ABORATE. Worshipers at Simpson Memorial Church Hear Grand Straios. Simy Memorial Methodist Epis- copal Chur all the Methodist churches of the owers and evergreens yesterday and { the music was elaborate. The Rev. James H. N. Williams, the or, chose for his subject, “A Fig- . a Face, a Fact,” and in part said: Christ is the most consoicu- ! _towering tallest among the { The face of Christ gleams with | glory divine, lighted from his own personality. The fact of Christ is ever cumulative, Increas- ing in forcefulness with the multiplying cen- turies until the mightiest magnet of oower, expressed in the strongest of human affec: tions, is as though it were strengthless beside | the masnet of “wmoral, spiritual and divine power in the fact of Christ There are two absolute essentials on which the whole supersiructure of Christlanity & supernstural revelation of religion rests. The one is celebrated at Christmas; the other at_Easter. Whatever may be postulated and predicated of Christianity in its origin and in its out- come_grows out of the incarnation of Christ and ie confirmed by resurrection. These are the supporting pillars of the arch of revealed truth, and Jesus is the keystone eiving it unity, symmetry and strength. Take these | pillars away and vou Iift out the keystone from its place, ruins around you. But all the prolonzedly persistent efforts of every phase of infidelity have signally failed 1o pull down the oillars or_to lift out the keystone. 1t the gospels, which a:e our historic sources, are determined to be but fragmentary | and to' embody Inaccuracies and inconsisten- | cies in contradictions, there nevertheless con- ironts the Christian and the rationalistic critic alike a figure, & face, a fact, in the verson- ality of Jesus that can mever be exvlained away. Two thousand years of the world's best thought and greatest achievementsgis cer- tainly long enough to produce a substiute for Christianity if ft be spurious and hence un- worthy. But there is no substitute. Christ and Christianity are one and remain the satisfac- tion of friends, the astonishment of critics and the discomfiture of foes. The ultimate fact of Christianity is Jesus Christ of the gospels with his incarnation, his miracles and his res- urrection. Deny this and you have dried up the river's source, leaving the astonishing fact of a sourceless river that has a ceaselese flow. Jesus is a figure In a class by himself. His face will not admit of delineation accordine to any national lineament. He is & fact which oes of gravy. And | late was bread | city, was decked with | as | while the whole arch falls in | Tiled Ao e St » R S o P OrSnS LT SHLVATION, ALY YESTERDAY ON ARMY. + = -5 to be set aside by any orocesses of 0g that will not recognize his incar- nation and bis resurrection. ey e HIGH MASS CELEBRATED. Muny People Attend the Ceremonies at St. Ignatius Church. | Impressive Christmas services held in St Ignatius Church all the forenoon yesterds Beginning ear in the morning, masses were said until 11 o'clock, when a solemn high mass | « was sung by Father Allen, celebrant; Father Sardi, deacon; Father Francis, sub-deacon; Mr. Laherty, master of ceremonies, and about forty acolytes. The sermon was delivered by the Rev. | | Joseph W. Riordan. | A special musical programme under the direction of Dr. Morris. O'Connell was given by the male choir at the | first mass, solemn high mass and at | solemn vespers and benediction in the | evening. To all these the mu-| | s as well as the impressive services, | attracted many non-Catholics and the church was crowded to the doors. Father Riordan, taking as his sub- ject, “His Name Shall be Called the Prince of Peace,” preached a beautiful e were i | sermon on the birth of Christ. He| ald in part: | | . But some one may ob, to calling him | Prince of Peace, who froin his very birth oroved a disturbing e.sment to all the worid and proves eo now. For no sooner was he m than Herod was troubled and all Jeru- salem with him. A title is given the child which alarms the state and the peaceful hills of Bethlehem are An, red with innocent blood. brethren. the angels at his birth have the salutation “Glory to God in the and on earth to men of good will, Here is the limitation to men of good ‘“Peace I leave with you.” was his last stament to his apostles. "My peace I give not as the world giveth do I give for hig mission had been as Zachery | in prophetic spirit had foretold: *‘To enlighten | | them that sit in darkness and in the shadow | f o | of death; to direct our feet into the way of peace.’ | _Which af you kneeling there is more like | Christ in poverty? What a lesson he has tuueht to console the poor and teach the rich the nothingness of earth? Sweet is poverty when borne with Christ; easy is voverty in the hopes of a better life: humble and kind are riches that worship the poverty of the babe of Bethlehem. o T. PAULUS CHURCH SERVICES. s | Rev. A G. Bernthal Speaks of Most Precious Christmas Gift. Christmas day was observed Evangelical Lutheran St Church, Gough and Eddy streets. The main service took place forenoon, beginnig at 1 very large congregation. The pastor of the church, Rev. G. A. Bernthal, preached a sermon on the topic of the day, speaking of the most precious Christmas gift of our heaven- ly father. In the course of his remarks he showed in an eloquent manner not only the true salutary worth of this | gift according to the plainly declared lintention of the giver, but also the per- sons for whom it was intended, namely for all men on earth. Splendid music was rendered not only by the entire congregation jomning in | the singing of four different numbers, | but especially so by the large church | | choir under the direction of Prof. J. H. | | Hargens. ! In the evening, beginning at 6 | o'clock, there was a special children’s | | service under a large Christmas tree, | - VICHY ICELESTINS in the Paulus in the 30, before a Imported only in bottles like this @ A certain cure | | | | | | | sembled within the pupils of the Sun- day School numbermg upward of 250. The church choir rendered “Gloria in Excelsis,” and a special choir of young girls responded very effectively to the anthems of the pastor. The large auditorium of the church was filled to its utmost capacity. After conducted with the service all-the children were sur- prised with fine presents In the rooms of the Sunday School. gas ey L SERVICES AT ST. LUKE’! Decorations and Music Are Beautiful Features of Exercises. St. Luke's Church, Van Ness avenue, as in former years, was a scene of grand decorations and the music was also In keeping with past yuletide services. The choir, under the direction of Wallace bin, rendered the sacred works with wonderful feeling. The | services, which were largely attended, were conducted by the rector, the Rev. Burr M. Weeden Girsiamys. HE CHILDREN. BISHOP VIS Holds Services at the Cathedral Mission of the Good Samaritan. At 11 vesterday morning a special Christmas communion service was held at the Cathedral Mission of the Good Samaritan on Second street near Folsom, by the Right Reverend Bishop Nichols and a touching and beautiful sermon was preached by the Bishop to the children who were as- th Mission's doors. Assisting Bishop Nichols were the Rev. J. P. Turner, rector of the mission and the Rev. James Otis Lincoln of the Divinity School at.San Mateo. The feature of Bishop Nichols' ad- dress was the fact that it was direct- ed entirely to the children, of whom there was a full quota from the neigh- borhood. The little ones ranged from all ages and paid respectful attention to the words of the Bishop. Bishop ichols said that the little ones should bear in mind that the day is a feast day of Christ and not the feast day of Santa Claus and that it was from Christ that all good came and to whom thanks must be given for all blessings. On Christmas eve the choir of the mission held its yearly festival, singing Christmas carols, and the result was o'clock far in excess of the expectations. The singing was excellent and the collec- tion for the expenses of the choir netted a 50 per cent increase over that of last year. s s e “STORY OF A STAR.” Pastor of English Lutheran Church Takes That as Subject. The Christmas services at the First English Lutheran Church yesterday attracted a large congregation. An eloguent sermon on “The Story of a Star” was delivered by Pastor Ed- win H. Hadlock. The choir in its new vestments pre- sented an attractive picture standing before the big organ decked with a wealth of Christmas greens, The music was splendidly rendered. The choir was made up as follows: Sopranos, Miss Florence Walbey, Wettlg, Miss Alice Halsing, Miss crison; contraltos, Miss Hulda Hanson, Mis E. de Lire; tenor, Mr. Saxe; bass, Frank Er- lin; organist, J. C. Fyfe. The decorations were of a particu- larly beautiful character. The entire altar was backed by evergreens, In the midst of which blazed out the name “Jesus” in brilliant electric lights. The sombreness of the wood- land foliage was relieved by great clusters of crimson poinsettias. The services were as follows: Carol, “God Rest Ye- Merry, Gentlemen," traditional melody; carol, “‘See Amid the Win- ter Snow,” Sir John Goss: anthem, ‘‘There Were Shepherds,” Myles B. Foster; solo, ‘My Soul Shall Rejoice,”” George Garrett; Adeste Fideles O Come All Ye Faithful,”’ V. No- vello; sermon, ‘“The Story of a Star’; offer- tory anthem, ‘“‘Cradled all Lowly,” A.'F. M. Custance; hymns 224, 225 and 228, ML L P GERMAN LUTHERAN CHURCH. Decorations Beautiful and the Music Programme Is Well Rendered. The anniversary of the birth of Christ was celebrated at the German Lutheran Church with beautiful music and an excellent sermon. The con- gregation was large. The chancel and altar of the church | were brightened by an elaborate em- bellishment of Christmas evergreens and wreaths of holly berries. Pastor J. Fuendeling officiated. His sermon, delivered in German, was list- ened to with rapt attention by his fol- lowers. The following musical Programme was well rendere Old Christmas hymn; Sanctus, by Raith; “Hosanna,” by Raith; “Glory to God' (Stehle); ' “‘Christ, the 'Lord,” by Handel; “Choral’ Fugue,”” 'by Handel. The choir was composed of Mrs. B. Blanckenburg, Mrs. E. L. Geldert, W. Horssmann and O. Wendt; Johannes C, Raith, organist and choirmaster. g ELABORATE CELEBRATION. St. Dominic’s Chureh Gives Splendid Christmas Programme, The Christmas celebration at st Dominic's Church was marked yesterday by a splendor surpassing the usual bril- liancy of high festival for which the church is renowned. The decorations were on a much larger scale than usual, the sanctuary was beautifully wreathed and festooned and many beautiful elec- trical effects were added. A large and very artistic crib, a realistic repre- L4 | | ' sentation of tie Bethlehem scene, filled O’CONNOR, MOFFATT & CO. Houses of Worship Provide Elabor- ate Music. These values are unequaled, and every garment is the latest and most stylish of the season. 3 ..Coats.. Heavy, winter weight, double breasted, long Coat fitting box style, made of a fine grade gray mixture large bone buttons; all sizes. Splendid value at..... g o the north transepts of the church. It was of most exquisite design, the workmanship of the holy fathers of the church. It represented in as faithful a manner as possible the scene it was in- tended to depict. Tt was surrounded by a mvriad of eiectric lights and wax tapers. A special feature of the celebration was tihe rendering of the musical pro- gramme by the regular choir, under Dr. H. J. Stewart, director and organist. Following were the musical numbers: Rosseau’'s mass in D minor; sequence, deste Fidelis,” and offertory, “Jesu Redemptor”; Omnium, by Stewart. The soloists in the choir were Mrs. B. Apple, Miss Leola Stone, H. G. Elliott and C. B. Stone. Miss Helen de Young played the harp in most exquisite style in one number. Father Clancy was celebrant, Father Kelly deacon and Father Lewis sub- deacon, An eloquent sermon was delivered appropriate to the occasion by Father Cahill. i Early mass was celebrated at 5 o'clock in the morning and the sermon was at 11 a. m. TR Rt Y VISIT CATHEDRAL. ..Rain Coats.. length in back. Colors—olive, Oxford and tan. ..Eton Suits. trimimng. Colors—gray, navy and black. S | A e R AR ..Silk Petticoats Black and Colored Taffeta Silk Petticoats. accordion-pleated flare flounce and four strap ban M4 Thousands of People Attend the Ser- vices at St. Mary's. From early dawn to late at night thousands of people thronged to St. Mary's Cathedral to worship at the crib of the infant Christ. There was a great contrast between the new-born child in the lowly manger of Bethlehem and the magnificent little image lying | in a jeweled receptacle with myriads of candles surrounding it. Yet the solemnity of the scene was so impres- sive as to carry the mind back to the | city of Bethlehem and one thought | only of the infant in the dimly lighted stable where kings came to worship and hosts of angels kept watch. At 5 o'clock the Cathedral bells be- gan calling the faithful to church and mass was celebrated at half hour in- tervals from that time up to 11, when solemn high mass was sung by the Right Reverend Bishop Montgomery, assisted by Very Reverend Father Pren- dergast, assistant priest; Father Hanni- | gan, deacon; Father Ramm, subdeacon, | and Fathers Sullivan and O'Ryan, act- | ing as assistants to Archbishop Rior- | O72220L, don. | Father O'Ryan preached a beautiful | sermon on the birth of Christ and told | of the disappointment when he estab- | lished his Kingdom, which was Lot the | (:.BLIS;,fo kingdom of Rome. Not in Rome, not | X even in Jerusalem, was he born, but in | A2 a stable he held court; his clothes swaddling clothes; his cradle a manger, and his retinue the ox and the ass. Other kingdoms will disappear but his never. After the solemn high mass, Arch- bishop Riordan gave the papal bene- | diction and granted a plenary indul- | changeable effects. 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CLAMPETT IS ELOQUENT. the wondrous story, we have old Christmas carols, and now is their effect upon our heart ences will they exert henceforth a revived interest in the church, and on every hand thers may be discovered undoubted evi- dence of Interest and spirit of worship. Briefly, let me put before you those most prominent phases of the etory of Bethlehem which give to it this unique place. First, it was absolutely supernatural. In a sense that admits of no disputation, the divine linking of heaven and of earth then took place, if ever such a linking were possible. It was the mes- sage of ar angel that announced the coming | birth, it was the chorus of the heavenly host that proclaimed to the astonished shepherds the fact accomplished, it was the gulding of a star that brought into the infant presence the wise men from the East All the Incidents that surround the story prove that in So far from being an_ evolution | was never more exquisitely rendered at | of natural condition, it was the work and the this church, and the sermon by the | messags from heaven to earth, from God to Rev. Frederick W. Clampett, D. D., the | a0 rector, was impressive in the extreme. Addresses Congregation on the Ever- living Story of Bethlehem. Trinity Episcopal Church, Bush street, corner of Gough, was handsome- ly decorated with evergreens, firs and floral festoons, walls, pillars and in chancel being beautiful with pature’s gifts. The music, directed by Louis H. Eaton, the organist and choirmaster, an angel or through the lips human probability will wonder. Others, helped, cheered and comforted, | lite’s quties to fulfil them wi the most wonderful tidings the heard. It announced the through whom all the familie: were to be blessed. It announ God the Everlasting Father. Peace had been given. AR RS FILLED. All that beard the tidings wondered. coming of sung again the let us ask what ts, what influ- on our lives. It matters very little how the heavenly mes- sage comes to us, whether through the lips of of those whom the Lord has commissioned to tell evermore the story of his redeeming love—the effect in all always be the same. Some, like the people of Bethlehem, will simply like Mary, will words and ponder them in their hearts. keep the Others will return te th glad heart It w world had ever Him s of the earth ced the cominx of Him to whom the mystic name, the Mighty the Prince It declared that God Dr. Clampett in part spoke as fol- PAUL’S CHURCH Almighty—God who is over all, blessed for iarady | evermore, God wko is the source of all life The atory of Bethleheni has been before the | Rev: Mr. Reflly Delivers & Most Lm- | condescended to come Rmong ue. clad i ne world for 2000 years, and yet it is as fresh pressive Sermon. § Immanuel—God with us—for evermore. and beautiful to-day as it Was in its first ut-| There was a great congregation of | The incarnation of the Son of God is the terance. The reason for this can easily be explained. Nc event has ever taken place that met the needs of suffering. . toiling humani birth into this world of him whom Wi as the logos—the word; Immanuel—''God with us.” Indeed, it may be called @ story intensely human, In the days gone by the church guarded with ealousy the divine idea centered In this event, worshipers of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, California street. near Fillmore, yesterday morning, which beheld on en- tering the edifice a wealth of wonderful decorations appropriate to the ason. The choir rendered the Christmas hymns and carols with grand effect and the pastor, the Rev. William Max- tianity than you can take thou speeck, than vou can separate and have a living man still bellef in the word made flesh. Is it’any wonder that the that preceded his coming led great fact which we commemorate to-day can no more take away this fact from Chris that since has followed points back to ft. You ght from living soul and bedy Christianity is birth of Jesus Christ became the turning point in history ? Al up to it. Al so that the mativity of Christ was not a fes. 5 o 2 on is the fact upon which we shouls Heal of popular. chmmocter. - A gieat mystery | Well Reflly,>delivered «:setmon. wifeh | Inesrsation tn the fyct. tpon witich we shovel was cast about his divinity. The life was | was listened to with the most intense exalts our humanit: Jesus Christ came » viewed as hnhe, l:]r rel;m\'ed fr“inlm man, so that | interest. seek and to save us. The nature which he he was worshiped as from a distance, V. illy . ok unto himself he carried to e cross But. & remarkable change has taken place. | I0 Part the Rev. Mr. Reilly said: e mie . s G e O The most scholarly and prominent of the bl- | We have, as it were, come to Bethlehem to- | throne of God i cgraphies of Christ give due and true place to | day to see the things which the Lord has his human character. 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