Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1888-12-27
SUNDAY SCHOOL FESTIVALS.


woman and children wednesday Evening
Trinity Lutheran church was taxed 10
its utmost capacity on "Wednesday evening
when the main Sunday school hold It's
Christmas festival. All the seats were oc
cupieds and SCORES were content 10 stand
throughout the exercises which occup pied
about IN hour and half.
Tho seats In the centre Aisles oi the
church were reserved for tho school
children and ct 1880 O'Clock, while the or.
0heotIa and choir was rendering the pro.
. cossionAl the children marched Into
the church bearing banners upon each
Of which was inscribed an initial.
hammer was brought to the pulpit and
hotsted st the railing, and the bearer OF
eaoh banpef delivered an address, explain.
lhg the signihcance OF the initial After
~ the banners were In place the letters
formed the words: "Chfist IL born"
The following young men were the
epsAksrt: George KtnzsT,s Horace StysT,
Harry Wingert Frank Rudy, Elmer
Ream, Albert Schaum, VIII Dsen, Luther
villee, Griessuer Leman, Charles Leonard,
Christian Boos, Will Roy and Elmer Ssnft.
One Of the above speakers announced the
coming OF the army with banners. Toe I'd.
0resses we're well delivered.
Following were the titles Of the carols
sung: "The Christmas Wonder" "HMk,
the Glad SOUND" "Haii TO the Lord
Anointsd." "Angel Hosts In Bright
Array" "Let Every Heart Rejoice" !"
"1weet Sounds from Bethlehem" "Alie.
luia We Sing" "Ths Angels Song OF
fsace," "Hsrk, the Voices" " Blessed Is
He" SHARK, the Herald Angels Sing"
He ass Come, the Christ OF God"
The Lords prayer was reclted and
collection was taken TO pay some
necessary expenses, and handsome sum
was rpised. 1hs orchestra was composed
etdsd st the organ. The solo parts were
taken by Misses Ella MusseT, Margie
Helniteh, John Jnsiing and others
Tho programme, which was something
out OF the usual order OF Christmas festivals,
Was greatly enjoyed by the large assembly.
The Participants rohearsed their parts tho
pnst few weeks and they were amply 10.
yarded for their efforts last evening. II was
eAo best christmas festival the Sunday
sehool Of Trinity church has yet held.
The Night Of 0Iory."
A Christmas cantata, entitled "The
Wight OF Glory" was rendered at st
J0hn's Lutheran church on Wednesday
ss.vSA Tho participants were the children
g b Johns sunday school and GotwAid
1Gisaion school, The exercises were opened
with prayer by the pastor, followed by the
oantsta, which was rendered with orchestral
occompaniment alter which Rev, Dr.. Alter.
10Q O0uNof0Q M ouOfeeS. AT tn0 con.
olosiou OF this address Santa Claus made
III appearance and distributed q box of
onady 70 each Of the four hundred schoisra
Tho church Was decorated with festoons
- overgreens and Christmss trees. The
olflo Of the cantata " The Night OF Glory"
~ auSpeuded from tho arch over the
oliny, and underneath wss white star.
West ~. x. Mission.
There was q large attendance OF the
parents OF the children OF the West Mis-
n8co Sunday school, and friends OF the Sab
hath school ct that church on Wednesday
eyonipg, the time designated for the annual
QhxiDtmas entertainments. The programme
~ made up OF recitstions by the pupils,
- stngtng Of Christmas carols, readings
~ Mis- Amanda Landes, an address by the
poolOg, and the distribution OF giflA
First Presbyterian.
The Sunday school OF the First Presby.
14siau church held its Christmas festival on
"Wednesday evening. The programme
onnsistsd OF Iecitsti0ns by the smaller
yepils and singing Ly the school, after
Wntoh candies and orapges were dis
11bOtod 70 the children.