The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-12-22

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ST. PAUL's, EPIsCoPAL.-The Sabbath school en-
tertainment will be given on Christmas night.
at the Cathedral, and will consist of singing by
the scholars, Christmas tree aud addresses.
PLYMOUTH, Rev. o. C. McCulloch. past or.-There
will be no special sunday school services. On
the evening of the 23d there VIII be special
Christmas service at Dcksons Grand Opera
house
CALIFoRSIA-sTREET NJ. E., Rev, W. B. Collins,
pastor.--The celebration will take place on
Christmas evening. There will be q snow
house, and literary and musical exercises by
the Sunday-school.
SOUTH STREET BAPTIST, Rev. I. n. Clark, PASTOR
Christmas exercises in the ehapel-room on
Christmas evening, consisting of singing. re-
sponsive readings, recitatione, tableaux, etc.
Candy bags afterwssrG.
TABERNACLE CHURCH, PREsBYTERIAN.-The Sun
day-school will celebrate on Christmaseve
the church. There win be a tree, with gifts,
Santa Claus, musl3 ana addresses. The school
has over Two hundred scholars.
FIRST GERMAN, NJ. E.--Rev. Otto Wilke, the pas
tor will conduct services at the church on
Christmas morning. The Sabbath-school fes-
tival will be held on Christmas night. al the
church. Santa Clans will be on hand, and there
VIII be a tree, presents etc.
HOLY INNoCENTs, EPIscoPAL.-Recto Willis D.
Engle will conduct services PIT the church on
Christmas morning, at 1880 O'clock The
school will celebrate on Holy Inn0cents even
ing, Dec. %, with an appropriate entertain
ment, distribution of gifts, etc.
MEMORIAL PREsBYTERIAN-The Sunday school
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Christmas eve. Santa Claus will stop here on
his round and remember the children There
viii be other features Of the entertainments,
and an enjoyable time is promised.
ROBERTS PARK, N. E.-The church services will
be held on sunday morning at the usual hour,
att5%hich the Sunday school wilInnite. There
will be appropriate music, flowers and decora-
on Christmas eVening at the lec;ure-soom of
the church.
CHRIST EPIscePAL.-There will be early serv-
ataln ME and
at 1890 f1ere will be a full service with sur
pliced fhoir, Rev. E.. A. Bradley, the rector
conducting. The Sabbath school of the parish
will celebrate on Thursday evening at the
church, with festjyal.=-1-z
THIRD CHRIsTIAN.-The Third Christian Church
Sabbath schoOl will give an entertainment at
the church on Wednesday evening following
Christmas, which will consist of treat, music,
short addresses and rectations by the infant
class. A good time is anticipated, and an In-
vitation is extended to ALL
FLETCHER PLACE NJ. E-Christmas will be cele-
brated by the Sunday school on Christmas
evening, when the more than seven hundred
pupils Will be given an opportunity to "catch
Kris Kringle," to be followed by distribution
of presents, etc. Rev. T. Fl. Doddridge will
preach Christmas sermon on Sunday morn
ing.
on Christmas morning high mass will be cee
brated, and the usual Sunday services will fol-
low during the day. The solemn high mass,
with sermon, will take place at half-past 10
o'clock, for which an excellent musical pro-
gramme has been arranged by Professor
Ginnsz. ----1-.. -.e. H..
ENGLISH LUTHERAN. Rev. John Baltzly, pastor.
Appropriate Christmas services will be held
tomorrow Sunday morning; sermon, Christ
mas music and decorations The sunday
school entertain menJ will be given on Wednes-
day evening, at which time there will be a
Christmas tree with suitable decorations and
becoming festivities. h
OF Christmas will be held on Wednesday even
ing, Dec 26. drilled choir of children will
render the Christmas eantata. emmanuel" in
two parts, under the leadership OF Thomas Fl.
Clapp Presents VIII be given to the children,
and some classes will bring presents 10 he
given to poor children.
CENTRAl-AvENUE, M. E.-Rev, Dr. Marine will
preach Christmas sermon on Sunday morn
ing and in the evening sermon on temper
ance by request of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union. The Sunday-schoUl will
hold its Christm as festival on Monday night.
There will be music, Rotations addresses and
the distribution OF appropriate presents to the
little folks.
FOURTH PREsBYTERIAN.-At this church it has
become an established custom for the children
of the Sabbath-school to contribute to the
wants of the needy, and there will be NO de-
parture from it this year. The school will,
however, he entertained with tableaux illus
trating Bible scenes and truths, and music.
This will take place on Friday evening next at
the church
FIRsT BAPTIST Believing in the principle that
''to give is more blessed than TO receive" the
pupils of this school will contribute prOvis-
ions. ETC.. to the Eeeiy, which will be deliv-
cred by committee. They are not to be for
gotten, however, and in turn will he treated to
am entertainment, consisting of music and adj
dresses, to be followed by bounteous distr-
button Of Santa Clauss favors.
ST. MARY's, Catholic, Rev Anthony Schei1eler,
pastor.-At4 A. NJ. Christmas morning the first
solemn high mass "Chr stmette," as the
Germans cali ii, will be celebrated. At A. NJ
the second mass will be given. with singing by
the children. At 10o'clOck there will again be
solemn high mass and a sermon. Vespers at
P. NJ The choir has made great preparations,
the children we'll trained, and the entire
church Gorgeousy decorated.
ST. JosEPH's CATHoLIC.-The services at st. Jo-
seph's Church. corner of North and Noble sts.,
Father Aerdng officiating, are, on Christmas
day, high mass at o'clock, low mass at 8, high
mass and sermon at 10 A. NJ, vespers and bene-
dction at p. N. The choir conducted by Mr..
Jas Harrington. will produce Wizards beauti-
full mass inB fiat. Sopranos, Misses Kate Wenger
and Mollie Ward; altos, Misses Teresa OC0n-
nor Kate Moran and Lizzie Murdoch; tenors.
Messrs. A. ]. Smith, P. j. Freaney and NJ
O'Bren: baseos, Messrs. Jerusalem, Brown
and Harrington.
CENTRAL CHRISTIAN CHAPEL.-Rev David Walk
will preach his Christmas sermon on Sabbath
morning, choosing for his theme, Different
ways of receiving the good news" The Sun
day-schoOl VIII be entertained on Friday even
ing next at $50 O'Clock, with a supper at the
Sabbatn-schOOl rooms over the church. There
will be singing and other features OF the enter
iainlnent which will follow the supper, at 1880.
Instead of having Christmas tree and gifts
for its own pupils, the school Will make a do.
nation TO Bethany Sunday school, conducted
under the auspices or the Y. M. e. A.
MERIDIAN STREET NJ E.-Rev. John Alabaster
(heath perinitting) VIII deliver a Christmas
sermon at the usual hour on Sunday morning.
The celebration of the Sabbath-school will
probably be the most tasteful and elaborate
given by any of the schools of the CITY, Ex-
tensve preparations for the festival have
already been perfected. 1t will take place on
Christmas evening at $50 O'Clock. A
series OF tableaux representing "The night"
"The dawn and the day." ''The MONDAY"
1.-THE shepherds, the angel and the babe"
beautiful SOnRV a6
will be given by the children, accompanied
by songs and responses, the whole to be fol-
lowed by Christmas tree, Santa Claus, etc.