The Bennington banner. [volume] (Bennington, Vt.) 1858-1894, 1889-01-03
SPECIAL SERVICES.
CHRISTMAS OBSERVANCEs.
Also Announcements for Next Sunday and
the Week of Prayer.

Also Announcements for Next Sunday and
the Week of Prayer.
SECOND CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH.
The Christmas services last Sabbath
At the Second Congregational Church
were enjoyed by large congregation.
Nothing could have been more sugges-
tive of the day than the decorations in
blue and gold on the walls, and facing
the audience, the choir composed of peo.
pie of all ages, from the youngest pri-
mary scholar up to those whose heads
are well sprinkled with grey. Owing to
the unfortunate and much regretted
hoarseness of the leading soprano, Mrs,
j. Edward Merrill, the burden of the
singing fell to TIE school under the
charge OF MIR. Fl. l. Norton, and the
manner in which they acquitted them
selves Is deserving of high praise. The
subject of the discourse by the pastor
was, "The History of a Song" The
song, of course, was that of the angels
which the shepherds heard. and which
with endless variation, has become to
many Nations the Song of Songs. In
the eveng the school had It's own way
from the beginning to the end of the in
teresting service. The Responsive Read
ings led by the Superintendent were ap
prOpriate. The choruses were new and
Joyous. The surprises were the clarionet
solo bv Mr.. Paul Goldsmith, who, with
his sister, Mrs. Keeseman, admirably
accompanied; and the male Quartette.
from whom the audience will hope to
hear again. A solD by one of our young
ladies with duet and chorus following,
as much enjoyed, as was the special
recitation and song by the verv smallest.
Take the day all in all one could but
wish many returns.
Nonresident Sunday morning the
service Will be appropriate to the CON-
munion at which several persons are to
be received into the church The New
Years sermon, therefore, will be post
poned until evening, when the pastor il
to speak on The Value of Resolu ion"
The time of the pray meeting has been
changed tor the present from MOndIy
to Sunday evening at 80. The service
in the audience room to begin promptly
at seven O'Clock, az usual, and last one
hour. The choir is rfquesttd 10 render
some chnic.' music necessarily omitted
last Sunday morning.
The Week of Prayer will be observed
by Union meetings daily at 3p. NJ, be-
ginning with the Second Congregational
next Monday and Tuesday; at the First
Baptist. Wednesday and Thursday. and
the Methodist, Friday and Saturday
Each pastor will hold evening meetings
separately as well. The last Union ser
vice, Saturday in the Methodist Church,
will be devoted to the children. All are
cordially invited to these services as op-
portunity may present itself.
METHODIST CHURCH.
The Methodist Sunday school had a
public concert Sunday evening for their
junior and senior scholars. The little
folks had their supper in Library Hall
on Monday night of last week. The
programme was one of DIR. Vince nt's,
and his best. The Magi and the Messiah
an elaborate and really grand symbolic
presentation of the claims of Christian
ity to acceptance from all art, science
and civilization. The stage was orna-
mented with globes, philosophical in
struments, books, charts and banners.
There were antiphonal readings and
singing, and the choir rendered some
very fine music. The piece will most
surely be rendered again, sometime. and
then will Great greater and increasing
admiration.
NOTICES. Love feast in the Methodist
Church Sunday morning at 0. 80. Sierra
mental service in place OF the usual SER
mon.
Presiding Elder Webster will occupy
the pulpit a week from next Sabbath,
the 18Th of January.
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
The services at this church last Sun
day were Of a very high order. The
sermons were able and the many re-
marks upon the message delivered by
Pastor Marien TO his people, show that
he was more than ordinarily earnest and
they receptive. This choir is one of the
best and their programme was carried
out without a break
On New Years Eve the Sunday school
gave an elegant entertainment. the sing
ing being under the charge of Mrs. j. b.
Parmenter, who is confessedly genius
in met ers of this kind. There was
large audience, the cont alta passed off
pleasantly and the distribution of gifts
to the children was fine feature of the
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