The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1891-12-13
NEWS OF THE CHURCHES.
Arrangements Being Made for ChrIstmas
Entertainments by the Sunday. Schools.

Arrangements Being Made for ChrIstmas
/. Entertainments by the Sunday. Schools.
Lee Street NJ. e. Sunday-school will
give q Christmas entertainment on
Christmas night, the 25th. The pro-
gramme has been nearly completed, and
will consist of some fne music under
the leadership Of w. c. Nycum, songs.
Rotations and spec ches. After these
exercises presents will be distributed to
the children.
The Sunday.school of the First Pres
byterian Church will give their Christ
mas ENTERTAINMENT New Years eve.
Theirs will be a limited programme, con.
'sisting of music and recitations. The
children will be asked to contribute
something to the Thornwell Orphanage,
at Thornwell, n. G. Each will be asked
to bring one Irish potato and half
pound of merchandise. The collection
will then be;sent to the orphanage.
st. Johns Episcopal Sunday-school is
preparing to have fine Christmas
entertainment. Mr.. e. c. Watts, the
musical director, has made some fine
selections. and the school has had one
or more rehearsals. The full arrange
ments will be perfected this week.
The new Presby terrain Church in East
Roanoke will be completed by Christ
mas. when it is proposed to have ser
vices in it at that time.
Owing to the illness of Rev. j. W.
Howe he will not be able to preach in
TIE TIMES building to-day. Sunday
school, however, will be held at 0:30 a.
m. as usual
Mrs. Porter has Ia grippe and will not
be in her accustomed place in tho
Greene Memorial Church to-day. At
her special request Miss Emma Engleby
has kindly consented to sing for her.
Services will be held at tho churches
of the city today as follows:
Greene Observation-Disclosures at IL a.
M. and 8 p. IN. by Rev. w. L. Hammer,
SundaY-school ut 0:3O. Old folks meet
ing 0:30 p. IN.
Fourth Avenue Christian Church
Preaching IL a. 10. and 1880 p. m. by the
pastor, Rev. II. C. Garrison.
Mass will be celebrated at ST. An
drew's Catholic Church this morning at
and 10 o'clock, Rev. Father Lynch
officiating.
Calvary Baptist Church, Campbell
street, above Park, Rev. r. R. AGREE,
pastor-Preaching by tho pastor at ii
a. m. and 1880 p. m. Sunday.school at
9:30 a. m. A cordial welcome awaits
all.
helOruleu SnurCn service VIII DC nelQ
in Young Mems Christian Association
by Rev. Lewis Reiter at II o'clock a. M
Trinity misunderstanding to day
at a. m. and 1880 p. m. by Rev. j. w.
Duffey. Mrs. DR.. Hodgson will have
charge of the music. Sunday-school at
900 q. m.
First Baptist Church-Rev. O. L.
tlippo will preach to.day at ii N. and
T:30 p. m. Morning topic "a prayer
that may prove a curse" Evening topic:
"lIeaven, tho Better Country" A cor
dial welcome to all.
TIE Y. NJ. C a.
This afternoon at three o'clock meet
ing for men will be held in tho hall of
the Young Mems Christian Associa ton,
LOG First avenue s. w.
The topic will be Seeking and Find
ing; Seeking and Not Finding" Jer.
29:13, Prov. 1852. Addresses will be
made by Messrs. j. b. Sharp, Thos. A.
johnson and others. All men, espec-
tally strangers, arc cordially invited to
attend.
At four o'clock the committee on cot
tage meetings and visitation Of the sick
will meet in the same place. All mem
bers are requested to attend this impor-
tant meeting.
SEE our picture display. Thompson
&c Co.
CONEALESCING.