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CHRISTMAS IN THE CHURCHES
COMING OF THE KING TO BE
TOLD IN STORY AND IN SONG
THROUGHOUT CITY CHURCHES
The coming of the King will be celebrated in the churches of the city to-morrow and Sunday in a
more elaborate way-perhaps than in years.
Musical programs including those beautiful works of the master inspired by this greatest of all
themes will be presented in nearly all the churches, although in some the programs were sung last Sun
day morning and evening.
Midnight services will be held in a few edifices. In others choirs will sing from the church towers
and belfries. In still others trombone choirs will ring out the world old carols. In many special offer
ings will be taken for the poor. The musical programs to be presented in the city to-morrow and
Sunday are as follows:
Beautiful Program of
Music at Market Square
An especially beautiful and at
tractive program of Christmas music
■will be given by the choir of the Mar
ket Square Presbyterian church, un
der the direction of Mrs. Wilbur F.
Harris with Mrs. John R. Henry as
organist, on next Sunday morning
and evening. The musical numbers
at the morning service will be: pre
lude, "Christinas," Dethier; anthem.
"O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings"
(from the Messiah) Handel, Miss
Middaugh, soloist; "Sweet Christmas
Bells," Mr. Watkins and Men's
chorus; offertory, "Bethlehem," Mail
ing; carol, "Lo How a Rose," Prae
torius; postlude, Christmas " March
Triumphal, Dubois.
Evening service, which will be pre
ceded by a fifteen-minute organ re
cital by Mrs. Henry, Christmas Carol,
Ashmall; Toccata from the Fifth
Symphony, Widor; Christmas
Musette, Mailly will include the fol
lowing numbers by the choir: "Beside
Thy Cradle," from the Christmas
Oratorio by Bach: New Year's song,
"Ring Out, Wild Bells," Gounod-Gll
rlirlst. The offertory will be Chant
Pastorale by Dubois, and the post
lude, Postlude de Noel, Thayer. The
soloists for the occasion will be Mrs.
Wilbur F. Harris, soprano, Miss Belle
Middaugh, contralto and Gwilym
Watkins, bass. "The Adoration," a
beautiful cantata by Nevln, will be:
the feature of the evening service.
Three Christmas Services
in Stevens Memorial M. E.
Sunday will be given to the Christ
hias celebration in the Stevens Me
morial Methodist Episcopal Church,
Thirteenth and Vernon streets.
At the morning service Dr. Clayton
Albert Smucker is to preach on "A
Christmas Classic" and the church
choir will sing special Christmas mu
sic. In the afternoon at 2 o'clock, the
following: program will be rendered in
(he Sunday school: Processional, "All
Hail the Christmas" by chorus of
seventy-five girls; prayer by Kathryn
Keene: Lord's prayer chant by twelve
girls; recitation, "Greetings," Francis
Bogar; recitation, "What the Church
Knows," Helen Byler: violin solo,
James Barker; recitation, "A Good
flan," Richard Montgomery: candle
exercise and song by eight little girls;
recitation, Gladys Fiery: solo and
chorus. "Smile," David Gotwals and
other little folk; recitation, "Santa
Claus," Stewart Hockenberry; solo,
"This Is Happy Christmas." Elenor
Pedlow; recitation, "X Don't Believe
in Santa Claus," Irene Kohler; duet,
"Christmas Carol," Clyde Hitter and
Muriel Cooeland; recitation, "Paper
Fan Folk," Reba Miller and song,
"Over the Ocean Wave." Muriel Smith
and Sara Leeds; solo, "Don't You Tell
I Told You," Elizabeth Lemon; drill
exercise, "Colors," by six girls; clos
ing song, "Christmas Farewell" by
chorus of seventy—five.
At the Sunday evening service the
Church choir will sing a Christmas
cantata, "The Holy Night," by John
Hyatt Brewer. Doors will be open at
•i.SO and the service is to begin at
7.30. In the evening Mrs. Carl Heef
ner will be in charge of the'music.
Miss Ruth Kraybill is to preside at
the organ. Miss Hermione Barker,
violinist, will render "Meditation,"
from Thais, by Massenet; Sunday an
nouncements. Clayton A. Smucker.
The morning Christmas music will
be as follows: organ prelude. "The
Manger." Guilmant: anthem, "Break
Forth Into Joy," Berrige; offertory,
"Litany," Schubert-Gleason; big
chorus, "Silent Night," Franz Gru
ber; anthem, "The First Christmas,"
Barnby; big chorus. "Love Divine." J.
E. Roe; organ postlude, "Laus Deo,"
Dubois; Dr. Smucker is to talk on "A
Christmas Classic."
MI'SIC AT TIIE PAXTON
PRESBYTERIAN CHI'RCH
At 10:30 Sunday morning there
will be a union Christmas service of
the Sunday school and church. The
program will consist of some very
pretty musical numbers. The Pri
mary Department and classes from
the. Senior school will present inter
esting exercises. In the evening at
7:30 there will be a praise service by
the choir. The following program
will be given: Prelude, "Joy to the
World." Handel: anthem. "Behold I
Bring You Glad Tidings," Clare; of
fertory, "Alleluiah" Wattles; anthem.
"The Heavens Are Telling." Simper;
hymns, "As With Gladness": "O,
Little Town of Bethlehem"; "Hark.
The Herald Angels"; "It Came Upon
The Midnight Clear": postlude,
"March of the Magi" Ashwell.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC AT
TABERNACLE BAPTIST
Prelude: Christmas Processional by
Jules Gulson; offertory, Christmas
Carols, by Redden: cantata, "The
Light of Life" by E. L. Ashford will
be rendered by the choir; the choir
is under the direction of Prof. I.
Evans and Miss Ruth Willoughby at
the pipe organ: the soloists are:
soprano, Miss Ruth Webster and Miss
Martha Beck; contralto, Miss Ethel
Wald: tenor. Maurice W. Urich; bass,
William Jones.
Don't Miss This
LECTURE ON
"WILL JESUS
COME AGAIN"
Why, How and When
BY
Menta Sturgeon
of New York City
Sunday, 7.45 P. M.
Chestnut St 'Auditorium
Everybody Welcome
No Admission
No Collection
FRIDAY EVENING, BtAKRISBURG TELEGRAPH DECEMBER 24, 1915
Trombone Choir to Play
in Derry St. U. B. Tower
Christmas at Derry Street United
Brethren Church will be celebrated
both to-morrow and Sunday. To-#nor
row morning at 7.30 o'clock a trom
bone choir will play the old-fashioned
Christmas carols from the tower of the
Gothic edifice at Fifteenth and Derry
streets. Sunday morning the choir
will sing Christmas anthems under the
direction of E. E. Renn. The soloists
will be Miss Mable Bright, Harry
Marks and C. L. Shepley. In the even
ing the Sunday school will hold a ser
vice, "White Gifts for the King," when
gifts for the poor and the needy will
be received at the foot of a snow-white
cross.
Dr. Mudge to Preach
Christmastide Sermons
On Sunday at Pine Street Presby
terian Church the pastor, the Rev. Dr.
Lewis S. Mudge, will present, morning
and evening, the last of the special
Christmastide sermons. The subject
in the morning will be "The Incar
nation in Experience" (Luke, ii, 19);
in the evening, "The Brethren of Our
Lord" (Mark, iil, 35). The musical
program for the day Is as follows:
Morning Prelude, "The Manjter,"
Guilmant; anthem, "And There Were
Shepherds," Shelly; offertory, "Christ
mas in Sicily," Yon: duet by Mrs. Cox
and Mr. Sutton, "See You Not Yon
Radiant Star?" Coombs; postlude,
"Allelulla," Dubois.
Evening—Organ recital, "The Shep
herds in the Fields," "The Wise Men
of the East," '"Bethlehem," Mailing;
offertory, "Christmas Night." Coombs;
postlude, March for a Church Fes
tival. Best.
■ The special feature of the evening
service will be the Christmas cantata,
"The Story of Christmas" (C. Whitney
Coombs), which will be sung by a
double quartet under the direction of
Frank A. McCarrell. The quartet will
be composed as follows: Sopranos,
Mrs. Roy G. Cox and Miss Edna Spahr:
altos, Mrs. H. L. Hertzler and Miss
Mary E. Worlev: tenors, M. D. Hollen
baugh and Thompson S. Martin;
bassos, George Sutton and George M.
Kllnellne.
On Thursday evening the mothers'
meeting of the church and Bethany
will unite in a Christmas entertain
ment at the church,
MUSIC AT HARRIS STREET
UNITED EVANGELICAL CHURCH
A special musical program has been
prepared for all services on Sunday.
A chorus of forty voices will sing
Christmas music at the morning and
evening services. W. L. High Is
musical director. Miss Blanche Ging
rich, organist.
The Men's Praise Service will be
held at 10.
At 10:30 a. m. the pastor will
preach a sermon on "The Message of
Christmas to the Christian." The
Chorus will sing a Christmas anthem,
"The Coming of the King" by R. M.
St uits.
The Sunday school will meet at 2 p.
m. when the closing Sabbath school
session for the year will be appro
priately observed.
A New Year's service will be held
in the Christian Endeavor Meeting at
6:40 p. m. in charge of Miss Lydla
Kutz.
The chorus will sing the cantata by
Rene Bonner entitled "The Light
Eternal" at the evening service at
7:30 o'clock. The solo parts will be
sung by Miss Getha High, soprano;
Mrs. Gus M. Steinmetz. alto; Widney
Peffer, tenor; F. E. Schwartz, bass.
The church and Sunday school
rooms have been beautifully decor
ated with holly, laurel and pine.
The church has helped a number
of needy families during the week
and has endeavored to carry Christ
inas cheer Into homes that would
otherwise be sad.
MUSIC AT IMMANUEL
The cliolr of Immanuel Presbyterian
Church will render a cantata, "The
Light Eternal." on Sabbath evening
at 7.30. The cantata In story Is as
follows: Chorus, "Praise the Great-
Redeemer;" tenor solo and chorus, "It.
Speaks to the World;" bass solo and
chorus, "God Hath Given a Son;"
chorus, " While Shepherds Watched;"
trio, "Star of Bethlehem;" contralto
solo. "The Dawning;" tenor solo and
chorus. "He Came to Give Salvation;"
soprano solo and chorus, "Born in a
Manger:" tenor solo and chorus, "The
Light of Glory;" duet, tenor and bari
tone. "The Message;" chorus. "Light
of All the World;" soprano solo, "An
gel Voices;" final chorus, "Lead Me."
The soloists will be Miss Georgia Sny
der, Miss Graeff, Mr. Sterrlnger, Mr.
Gage and Mr. Fitzpatrlck. The accom
panists will be Miss Lucretia I. Boyd,
piano; Arlington Strasbach and Dr. J.
M. Campbell, violins; Dr. William
Strasbach. cello. Harry I. Hammqnd
is director.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC AT
RIDGE AVENUE METHODIST
The music at. Ridge Avenue Sunday
will be as follows:
Morning: Prelude, "For Unto Us a
Child Is Born," Handel; "Adeste
Fldeles." Atkins; anthem, "Tidings of
Great Joy," Porter; offertory, "March
of the Magi Kings" Dubois; postlude,
"Christmas Postlude" Best.
Evening: Prelude, "Christmas
March." Merkel; offertory, "Silent
i Night," Gruber-Ashford; Christmas
cantata, "The Star of the East,"
Foaris.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES IN
ST. STEPHEN'S CHURCH
The Sunday school Christmas fes
tival will be held in St. Stephen's
Church on Christmas evening at 6
o'clock. On Christmas Day there will
be two services—the former a cele
bration of the holy communion at mid
night. the latter a celebration of the
holy communion and sermon at 11
o'clock on Christmas morning. Christ
insis enrols will be sung at midnight
and Christmas anthems sung at the
service at 11 a. m.
ENTERTAINMENT AT RIVERSIDE
Shiloh Lutheran Church, at River
side. will hold a Christmas entertain
ment to-night, Christmas Eve. A
splendid program has been arranged.
Christ Lutheran Choir
to Sing "Shepherd King"
The following program of Christmas
music will be given by tl>e choir of
Christ Lutheran Church Sunday:
Morning—Prelude, Pastorale. Clarke;
anthem, "The Son of the Highest,"
Peace, Mrs. M. M. Wertz; anthem, "Be
hold I Bring You Good Tidings," Hill;
bass solo. Warren Lyme; soprano solo,
Mrs. A. R. Todd; postlude. Festal
Song, West.
Evening—Prelude, Moderato Assai,
Gounod: anthem, "Behold I Bring
You Glad Tidings," North; bass solo,
Samuel Fackler: alto solo, Mrs. J. E.
Whisler: /ladies' quartet, "O'er the
Hills of Far Judea," Lerman, Miss
Ruth Fitzgerald, Mrs. M. M. Wertz,
Miss Alice Rollison and Mrs. J. E.
Whisler: anthem, "Behold the Days
Come," Woodward; tenor solo, WilsonS.
Ebersole; male chorus, "Awake, O
World of Slumber." Molley-Neal;
tenor solo, George I. Ebersole.
The following compose the choir for
the cantata, "The Shepherd King," by
J. Lincoln Hall: Soloists, Miss Fitz
gerald, Mrs. Whisler, Miss Rollison,
George Ebersole and Mr. Crist; so
pranos, Miss Ruth Fitzgerald, Miss
Ella Fenical. Miss Eliza. Bretz, Miss
Ruth Heffelfinger, Miss Gertrude Hef
tellinger. Miss Margaret Wilson. Mrs.
M. M. Wertz. Mrs. A. R. Todd and
Miss Rheda Bird: altos. Miss Alice
Rollison, Miss Mary McKee. Mrs. J. E.
Whisler and Miss Helen Wallis; tenors,
George Ebersole. W. W. Wltman, Wil
son Ebersole and Arthur Eby; bassos.
F. E. Crist, Samuel Fackler, Warren
Lyme, Harry Boyer and F. J. Wallis.
MI'SIC AT BETHLEHEM
Bethlehem Lutheran's musical pro
gram for Sunday is as follows: Organ,
Christmas Prelude. Merkel; chorus,
"The First Noel," traditional melody;
offertory, Pastorale, Guilmant; solo,
"Silent Night, Holy Night," William
Froehlich; organ, Christmas March,
Merkel. Organ, "Shepherds in the
Field," Mailing; carol, "We Three
Kings of Orient Are," Hopkins, Messrs.
Hoover, George and Matthias; chorus,
"Silent Night, Peaceful Night," Haw
ley; solo. "No Candle Was There and
No Fire," Liza Lelimann, Mrs. Hull;
organ, "Hosanna." Wachs. Mrs. Hull,
choirmaster; Miss Cromleigh, organist.
MIDNIGHT SERVICE
AT GRACE M. E.
There will be no early Christmas
morning service at Grace M. E.
Church, but Instead there will be in
augurated a Christmas Eve service,
beginning at 11.30 p. m„ and carrying
over Into Christmas morning. The
service will take the form of a can
tata, with appropriate Scripture read
ings and carols to correspond.
The service will be held in the Sun
day school auditorium and the quartet
choir and chorus of thirty will be
present to sing the special music.
MUSIC AT REDEEMER LUTHERAN
The choir of the Redeemer Lutheran
Church will sing "The Nativity," a
Christmas cantata, by Adam Geible,
Sunday night. Those who will take
part are: Soprano, Flora Kslienower,
Margaret Cover, Maude Dunkle, Mrs.
G. F. Lutckens; also, Esther Stouffer,
Helen Plack. Helen Corl, Mrs. C. B.
Snyder, Edith Hauck and Mrs S. B.
Sweger; tenor, G. A. Segers, E. E. Esh
enower, Frank Hartman, Pierce Long
enberger, and D. A. Shafer; bass, C. E.
DeHart, G. C. Wolfe, C. G. Fickes. W.
J. Shuey, Irvin Matter. Organist, Miss
Ruth K. Wells; F. E. Stouffer, direc
tor.
CHRISTMAS AT ST. JOHN'S
Shlremanstown, December 24.—The
festival of Holy Christmas will be
appropriately celebrated with Matins
at 6:15 Christmas morning and the
festival of the Bible school will be
held Christinas evening at half-past
six o'clock.
The crowning feature of the Chrlst
mastide at St. John's will be held on
Sunday evening, December 26, when
a grand musical festival will be given
by St. John's talented organist, as
sisted l>y Mrs. J. Henderson Stock on
the violin and the vested choir. Mrs.
Geo. Kubacher will give a short "organ
recital. She will play Fugue by Bach,
Gothic Suite by Boeiman, Meditation i
and Caprice by Sturges and March of i
the Magi Kings, by Dubois.
MI'SIC AT ST. JOHN S
The following is the program for the
Christmas praise service to-morrow
morning at 6 o'clock in St. John's Re
formed Church: Organ prelude, pro
cessional, "Come and Worship"; invo
cation; Christmas carol: Promises and
Prophecies; Silent Night, Ashford;
first scripture lesson; Gloria: Apostles'
Creed: prayer; Hark the Herald An
gels Sing, Mendelssohn; second lessen;
Glory In the Highest, Ashford: offer
tory; Brightest and Best, Mason;
prayer; Benediction; recessional.
The Sunday school Christmas festival
will be held In the evening at 7 o'clock.
TRINITY LUTHERAN MUSIC
Christmas music at Trinity Lutheran
Church, Camp Hill, Dr. E. D. Weigle,
pastor, will be as follows:
Morning Anthem, "The First
Christmas," J. Barnby; ladles' trio,
"Mary Mother," Chapman.
Evening . Anthem, "Holy Night,"
William Luton Wood; soprano obli
gato. Miss Elizabeth Anderson; ladies'
quartet, "O'er Bethle'm's Plains,"
Barnby-Parks; Christmas solo, Mrs.
Howard Slgler; anthein, "Bethlehem."
H. N. Bartlett, Mrs. Slgler, Mrs. Gil
bert and choir.
MIDNIGHT SERVICE
Midnight services will be held at
Bethlehem Lutheran church to-mor
row as follows:
Quartet. "Silent Night, Holy Night"
prelude, "Pastorale," Handel: carol,
"Hark, I Hear Sweet and Clear,"
Foster; quartet, (a) "At Chrystmasse
Tyde," G. A. Grant-Schaerer; chorus
(b) "Song of St. Francis" G. A.
Grant-Schaefer; quartet, (c) "Noel"
G. A. Grant-Schaefer; chorus. "The
First Noel" Traditional melody; post
lude, "Hosannah." Mrs. Hull, direc
tor; Miss Cromleigh. organist.
AT MAH AY STREET
Music at the morning service of the
Maclav Street Church of God will be
given by the choir. Miss Nora Gross
presiding at the organ. The choir will
sing: "Nazareth," Gounod; "Thee We
Adore," Lorenz; "Bethlehem," Wilson,
by the church male chorus. In the!
evening the Sunday school will give a
Christmas program.
ENDEAVORERS ARE
AFTER MILLIONS
Doing Great Work in Evan
gelization of People of All
Climes and Nations
DR. CLARK.
Christian Endeavor campaign for
millions to mobilize. vitalize and
evangelize, is striking deep root and
putting a spirit of enthusiasm and
training for a solid foundation in
church work that will last for ages to
come, in American churches, native
Hawaiian churches, Chinese, Japanese,
Korean, Filipino churches and also in
the churches of the islands of the sea.
For thirty-three years this organiza
tions, which ministers to the youth of
all Protestant Evangelicalchurches has
emphasized loyalty and love of country,
and Is a training school for every per
son interested in church work.
This great movement now has 78,-
176 Christian Endeavor Societies in all
the world, with approximately 4,000,-
000 members.
Dr. Francis E. Clark, president of
the United Society of Christian Endea
vor and founder of the Christian En
deavor movement, sends a message
from Honolulu, Hawaii, in whlfch he
says that there are about 150 societies
on the islands. Each of the islands
has its union. Dr. Clark visited this
city a few months ago prior to his
illness when he was attacked with
typhoid fever at Boston. He is now
itraveling in foreign countries and his
health is improving steadily,and is con
templating going to China and Japan
to attend Christian Endeavor conven
tions.
At the annual meeting of the board
of trustees held In Boston, General
Secretary Shaw reported that for
many years Endeavorers have con
tributed an average of SB,OOO a year
to spread Christian Endeavor work in
foreign lands by means of mission
aries already In the field. During the
past year the following amount of
money has been granted and expend
ed under the direction of the mission
aries of the different Evangelical de
nominations and the native workers,
through the national Christian Endea
vor unions of the several countries:
China, $2,071; Denmark, SSO; foreign
mission conference, $10; India, $2,958;
Japan, $1,000; Spain, S3OO and other
missionary work.
C. E. Notes
Paul Brown, field secretary of Cali
fornia, has been appointed national
superintendent of the Intermediate
Department of the United Society.
Mlldreth Haggard, of Minnesota,
has been appointed superintendent of
the Junior Department of the United
Society.
Christian Endeavor societies will
discuss the topic "How to Keep on the
Up-grade" at the Christian Endeavor
services on Sunday evening.
Miss Ruth Tack, of the Pine
Street Presbyterian society, has en
rolled as an expert Endeavorer. She
has received a membership card from
the United Society of Christian Endea
vor.
The Christian Endeavor meeting of
the Sixth United Brethren Church will
be led by S. K. Bell on Sunday even
ing
A new book entitled "Speeches of
the Flying Squadron," containing 420
pages, edited by ex-Governor Hanley,
the leader of the Flying Squadron, as
sisted by O. W. Stewart, a well-known
Christian Endeavor worker, has been
published by Hanley and Stewart, In
dianapolis, Ind.
Miss Gamble entertained the chil
dren of the Junior Endeavor society
and the Sunshine Mission Band of the
Covenant Presbyterian Church, re
cently. The story of "Alice in Won
derland," illustrated with many inter
esting lantern views was given.
At the Park Street United Evangeli
cal Church Christian Endeavor ser
vices on Sunday evening will be con
ducted by C. H. Herrold and Frank A.
Brickley.
The great Chicago Union of Chris
tian Endeavor launched the move
ment that gave to the continent "Go
to-Churcli Sunday." As a result of
which more than a million people at
tended church In Chicago. A. G. Fe
gert, president of the Chicago Chris
tian Endeavor union, suggested the
campaign In that city.
Joseph Montgomery, 11. will con
duct the Christian Endeavor prayer
services at the Market Square Presby
terian society on Sunday eVening.
The Immanuel Presbyterian Chris
tian Endeavor services on Sunday
evening will be conducted by Paul A.
Strickler, an active Endeavor worker
in the city and county.
The Rev. A. A. Fulton, missionary
representative of lne Street Presby
terian Christian Endeavor society, in
China, reports missionary progress and
suggests that a young man in China
shall prepare to enter the university.
This society has already sent SSO for
the first year's work.
The monthly business meeting and
social of Pine Street Presbyterian
Christian Endeavor society was held
recently. George Shuey and Joseph
Hagar were received as active mem
bers. The social committee entertain
ed the members Bt a marine social.
Each member brought their small
gifts for the comfort bags which will
be sent as Christmas gifts to the sail
ors of Philadelphia. An Interesting
program was rendered, Including a
sextet of the society, who sang the
"Capitol t»hij>."
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TO-MORROW tk. world will celebrate
the Birthday of The King; He
coming brought to a sorrow laden world re
demptionfrom sin, and a prom se of a life eternal.
The story of that incomparable Birth will he
the theme to-morrow and Sunday in all of the
churches of this city.
Without worshiping the King, as did the Magi
of old, Christmas will mean hut little to you.
It is commendable that we give liberally to those
less fortunate than ourselves at this time of the
year, but that alone will not make your Christ
mas. To-morrow it is your greatest privilege
to worship the Saviour of the world inHis house.
Announcements of many Christmas services are
found on this page this evening. If you are not
a member of any church be sure to select a ser
vice and to-morrow and on Sunday, too,
GO TO CHURCH
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MUSIC AT WESTMINSTER
Following is the organ and choir
program at the Westminster Presby
terian Church for Sunday. Morning
Service: Prelude, "Christmas Musette,"
Mailly; offertory, "Christmas Pastor
ale," Rogers; "anthem, "In the Be
ginning was the Word," Luard-Selby;
solo, "The Birthday of a King"; W. H.
Neldllnger, Miss Ella Wilson; postlude,
"Christmas Offertorium," Lemmens.
Evening services— Prelude, "Offer
tory on Two Christmas Hymns,"
Guilmant; anthem, "Sing, O Heavens,"
C. Simper; anthem, "Hosanna,"
Tliorne; offertory, "Intermezzo," Rog
ers; duet, "The Radiant Star," from
"The First Christmas," Coombs, Earl
Bates and Robert C. Smith; anthem,
"Behold I Bring You Good Tidings,"
Hahn; anthem, "The' Night Song of
Bethlehem," Buck; postlude, "March
of the Magi Kings," Dußois; chorister,
Robert C. Smith; organist, J. Stewart
Black; soloists, Mrs. Phoebe Turner,
Miss Ella Wilson, Earl Bates and Ro
bert C. Smith.
MUSIC AT SECOND REFORMED
An early morning ChristiAas ser
vice will be observed.at the Second Re
formed Church at 6.30 o'clock to
morrow morning with the following
musical program, including a fifteen
minute organ recital by Miss Nancy
Canan, organist :
Recital '
"March of the Magi Kings," Dußois;
"Christmas Carols in C Minor," Guil
mant; "Pastorale," Zipoll; "Virgin's
Prayer,' Massanet; anthem, "The Joy
ous Birth," Beibel; soprano solo,
"Calm on the Listening Ears of Night,"
Hawley, Mrs. Ada Culp Bowman; an
them, "Gloria," from "Twelfth Mass,"
Mozart; postlude, "Christmas March,"
Merkel.
Sunday Morning—Prelude, "March
Sollenelle," Gounod; anthem, "King,
All Glorious," Barnby; duet, "Christ
mas," Hawley, Mrs. Bowman and Miss
Ethel Henry; anthem, "Gloria" from
"Twelfth Mass, Mozart; postlude,
"March de Fete," Barrell.
Evening Prelude, "Toccata," Du
|Bois; anthem, "Glory to God," Noble;
soprano solo, "Calm on the Listening
Ears of Night," Hawley, Mn>. Ada
Culp Bowman; anthem, O Zion, That
Telleth Glad Tidings" Buck: postlude,
"Gloria," from Twelfth Mass," Mozart.
MUSIC AT FOURTH REFORMED
The following musical program will
be given at the Fourth Reformed
Church Christmas morning:
Organ recital, Miss Helen E. Saw
yer, organist; "March in C," Read;
"Andantlno," lyemare; "Christmas
March," Merkel. Quartet (in organ
vestibule, "Silent Night," Gruber; in
vocation, hymn 19; first scripture les
son, Gloria Patria, prayer; offertory,
"Ava Maria," Shelley; anthem,
"Gloria" (from Twelfth Mass), Mo
zart; Christmas canticle 766 (respon
sive); anthem, "Holy Night, Peaceful
Night," (solo part), Hawley, Miss Mar
tin; address, Lord's prayer; hymn 76
(congregation standing); benediction,
Triple Aifcn; postlude, "Hosanna,"
Wacks.
Music for Sunday Prelude, "Noc
turne Des Anges," Vincent; anthem,
"Sing, Sing O Heavens." Simper;
quartet, by request, (organ vestibule),
"Silent Night," Gruber; offertory, "An
duntino" (from Fantasia in C Minor),
Mozart; anthem, "There Were Shep
thcrds," Vincent; postlude, "March in
B fiat," Faulkes; sermon, "The Ador
ation of the Shepherds"; service, 6.30,
by Sunday school.
PARK ST. U. E. SERVICE
The Christmas observance 111 Park
Street United Evangelical Church be
gan last week when the members of
the Sunday school brought presents
and offerings for the poor. A prayer
service will bo held in the church to
morrow morning at 6. On Sunday at
the regular Sunday school services at
9.30, the Rev. A. E. Hangen, pastor,
will address the school. At 10.30
o'clock the primary department
Christmas exercises will be given and
at 7 o'clock the Intermediate program
will be given.
TRINITY ENTERTAINMENT
The annual Christmas entertain
ment of Trinity Lutheran Sunday
school, Catnip Hill, will be given this
evening at 7 o'clock. An elaborate
program has been prepared for the]
occasion.
CHURCH OP CHRIST PROGRAM
The following program, "Starlit
Plains," will be given to-morrow even
ing at 7.45 o'clock In the Fourth
Street Church of Christ:
Song N0.87 (Church hymnal); pray
er; song by primary department, "The
Christmas Star"; recitation, Mary Hall,
"Welcome"; dialogue, primary depart
ment, "Christmas"; selection by or
chestra; solo, Carson Fickes, "Luther's
Cradle Hymn"; recitation, Robert Lel
ter, "A Kind Wish"; reoitation by Wal
ter Richmond; solo, May Moore, "Lit
tle Star So High"; recitation, Walter
Pietsch, "Helping Santa Claus"; reci
tation by Walter Richmond; soprano
solo, Mrs. C. J. Jones, Angels' Seren
ade, Draga; dialogue, "Christmas
Morning, Noon and Night"; recitation,
Margaret Moore, "A Christmas Flow
er"; solo, Earl Prescott, "Little Strang
ers"; recitation, Charles Mader, "Ba
by's Stocking"; "The Star of Gold,"
by Christmas Fairies; selection by or
chestra; dialogue by four boys, "A Bet
ter Way": solo, Isabel Fickes, "Sleep
Little Baby"; recitation, Violet Baum
gardner; ' recitation, Ronald Engle,
"The Best and Brightest Day"; recita
tion, Arrow Roath; song by junior de
partment, "Wait, O Earth"; star drill
by nine junior girls.
FOURTH STREET MUSIC
Following are the organ and choir
musical programs at the Fourth Street
Church of God for Sunday:
Morning Prelude, Christmas Of
ftrtoire, Grlson: offertory. The Shep
herd's Song, Schulhoflf; anthem, Sing,
Oh Sing, This Blessed Morn, Rogers;
solo, selected, William F. S. Yates;
postlude, Hosanna, Wachs.
Evening Prelude, Christmas —
Pastoral, Op. 56, Merkel; anthem, O
Worship the King, Maunder; offertory.
The Shepherd's Adieu, Berlioz-Gull-'
mant; anthem, In the Beginning Was
the Word, Thorne; solo. Glory to God,
Rotoli, Miss Catherine Heicher; post
lude, Venlte Adoremus, Lefeburr-
Wely; J. R. Swartz, organist and choir
master. I
\gf PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH\M
| W THIRD AND PINE STREETS IS J
| | Sunday, December 26 i\ f
Preacher, Rev. L. S. Mudge, D. D., Pastor.
§ f 10:30 A.M.
"The Incarnation in Experience"
Luke 2:19 |j|
;,'5 Christmas Music —Christmas Hymns—Christinas Sermon.
A Christmas Welcome to All. £■
J | 1.30 P. M. 1.40 P. M.
Graded Sunday School Adult Bible Classes |-j
7:30 P. M. II
"The Brethren of Our Lord"
At this service the Christmas Cantata. "The '|.
L. Story of Christmas," will be rendered I|
by a double quartet.
Sunday, January 2 l; ;
New Year Sefmons
Morning and Evening
MUSIC AT CAMP CURTIN
The following musical program will
be given on Sunday at the Camp Cur
tin Memorial Methodist Church:
Morning "Hail to the Lord's An
ointed," Wilson, choir; "The Virgin's
Lullaby," Buck, Miss Butler.
Evening Christmas carols by the
Junior League; Christmas cantata.
"Joy to the World," by choir; Sarah
Estelle Butler, director; Mrs. Clara B.
Lackey, organist; soloists, Misses En
nis, Grose and Taylor, soprano; Misses
Beard and Taylor, contralto; Fulmer
Reif, tenor; J. Howard Poore, bass.
TO SING "HERALD or PEACE"
On Sunday evening, January 2, the
choir of St. Mark's Lutheran Church,
West Fairview, will sing the Christmas
cantata, "The Herald of Peace." The
solos and quartets will be sung by
"Miss Mary Morgan, soprano; Mrs. A.
G. Wolf, contralto; Bernard Glad
felter, tenor, and Harold E. Malsb,
bass.
TO SING CANTATA
The choir of the First Church of
God, New Cumberland, will render a
Christmas cantata Sunday evening un
der the direction of Professor Paul B.
Smith. The soloists will be Mrs. N. R.
Bair, Mrs. W. Z. Parthemore and Pro
fessor Paul B. Smith.
MORNING PRAISE SERVICE
To-morrow morning at 6 o'clock the
Christmas morning praise services will
be held in the Sixth Street United
Brethren Church, lead by the Rev.
Joseph Daugherty. The Christmas
program by the Sunday school will be
given to-morrow evening at 7 o'clock.
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE '
First Church of Christ, Scientist —
Board of Trade Hall. Sunday, 11 a. m.
and 7.30 p. m. Testimonial meeting,
Weduesday, 8 p. m. Free Reading
Room, Kunkel Building, 12.30 to 4.30
p. m. daily, also Monday and Saturday
evenings.—Adv.
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