Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1888-12-21
CHRISTMAS NOTES.
TRINITY CHURCH, EPISCOPAL.

TRINITY CHURCH, EPISCOPAL.
Below we give the programme of music
to be rendered in Trinity Episcopal
Church on Christmas morning. under the
direction of Prof F R. Webb, the organ
ist The following is list of the members
of the choir: MIS-. W L. Bumgardner
aud MISS Fannie Tams, Sopranos; Miss
Mary g. Bel kelley. Alto; Mr.. Z. l. Cooke.
Tenor: Mr.. D E. Euritt. Bass; Mr.. E. M
Taylor, Cornetist; Prof. f. r. Webb,
Organist and Director.
PROGRAMME.
Organ Voluhtary-S lnctus. Gounod.
Opening Anthem-Arise. Shine, Buck.
Choir.
Venjte in Eb Buck
GIoriaS from Inf1ammatus, ROssinI
Clio ia i'll txcelsis 10 c., Schnecker
FesiVaS re Deum III Do Webb
offsypopy Us sn 1 Gonnod BUCK c
Mr.. d. EUR TT and Choir
Hymn-It came upon the midnight Clear
Organ POs tude-1he Halleuj al Chorus. Handel
X. webb.
The children of Trinity church Sunday
school will have Christmas tree in the
Chapel the Thursday after Christmas
The church will be elaborately decorated
with holly ard evergreen.
CBRIsT CHURCH LUTHERAN.
The Lutheran Sunday School will hold
their Christmas Festival In the Y. M G.
A. hall, on next Tuesday evening at 6
O'Clock. The school will use very beau
tiful service. prepared specially for Luth-
eran Sunday Schools, entitled The Story
g. oica mill Of
of responsive reading of Scripture rela-
ting to Cbrlst's birth, chants, anthems
and some entirely new Christmas hymns.
There will also be readings aud reclta-
tions by scholars and short address by
the pastor Medals and premiums will be
given those scholars who lave merited
them by attendance, department., &c
and there will be boxes Of candy, fruit,
&C., for the entire school. The exercises
will be interesting aud the scholars invite
their friends and the public To be present.
METHODIST EPI<COPAL CHURCH,
SOUTH.
At this church. the Sunday school chill
dren will meet on next Monday morning
and make their c. utribulio ions for the poor,
and at night the contributions will be dis
trlbuted.
O.. CHURCH.
At the United Brethren Sunday school,
a Chr1s mas festival will be given the
children at Z Z. M, the Friday after
Christmas. That will be the last use OF
the old church, as on January 1sG the re "
one will be used
BAPTIST CHURCH.
The children of the Ba ptist Sunday
School will have festival on the Friday
after Christmas at Up. NJ. There Will
also be singing and rectations.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The children Ut The FAINT cl ,ss (Gnly
of this Sunday School, will De given
Christmas Tree at 1880 On Christmas
evening.
ST FRANCIS CHURCH.
High Mass Will be celebrated at
O'clock, Tuesday morning, ct st. Francis
Catholic church.
The Elk 1ess companies have commen-
eed feeling the Christmas pressure in the
matter of shipping provisions. AT the
Adams company's door the other morn
lug Highland wagons unloaded 5000
pounds of freight, a large pos ton OF it
oslng ysnison.
80 Ssaunton Women's Christian Tenn
perance Uniun has opted the following
resolutiops:
In view of the approaching holiday season,
and remembering that instead Of its being
.'the happiest time of all the year" the time
of peace on earth" as Christ came to make
it, thousands of mothers and wives are look
ing forward to it with agonizing dread. be-
cause Of the excuses of their sons and hus-
bands.
Resolved, LIST That we respectfully urge
she heads of all families in our city, not to
use or offer to their guests, wine, egg-nogg. or
any intoxicating drinks during the coming
festivities.
Resolv ID, I'd. That we urge the young
men land their elders for the sake of their in
fiuence) to pledge themselves to abstain fl ON
she first glass during the Christmas week.
The Cnesap eake q Ohio Company will
commence tomorrow selling tickets be
twetn stations at holiday rates, ard will
sell them until December 31st They are
good tn Jabuar Sd.
The United States Express Company
has done a big business in forwarding
dressed poultry, pigs. deer (of which 70
have been shipped), live turkeys and other
PROVISIONS On Thursday morning. Agent
Hammond shipped to northern markets a
full Car lead of express matter.