The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1892-12-29
A EIORAVIAN CHRIST
Beautiful ID Decorations, Good Sermons,
and Children's Hearts Made Happy.


and Children's Hearts Made Happy.
Moravians are among the most sue
cessful people in the world They
never undertake anything they do not
carry out with abundant success. They
never doa thing in half hearted way
Whether it is prosecuting their va
rious business enterprises, running
large factories, or managing great
school, or putting out fires, or build
ing churches or chapcls: what they 90
at all they do with a Will.
All their chapels and the IL ONE
church were beautifully decorated.
The evergreen is pr0fuSely and hastily
arranged around the pulpit Of the
Home church. Just behind it Is
beautiful arch enclosed in an ever
green square, above which an ever
green cable depends. diyerglng in
graceful curves to right and left.
while over all in gilt letters is the in
scription ''Glory to God in the High
est 1t is beautifully set in frame
work of cedar All around the CALLER
les the foliage OF the everlasting win
ter greens are draped in beautiful fes
ICONS, looped at the pillars Midway OF
the galleries on either side are repre-
sensations of harpS. with such lnscrIp-
L
VIII to Men, While in the center OF
the organ loft is another appropriate.
motto.
An immense crowd gathered at the
church Sunday evening to attend the
Sunday school entertainment.
1t consisted of songs and recitations
| by the children which very appropri-
ately set forth the meaning OF the
beautiful stereoptician illustrations
no n
| the pulpit. These told the story, the
| beautiful story of the birth of the Re
| deemer, and showed the various
events connected with it. The house
| was packed with people, many having
| to turn away in disappointment. Inc
| children marched in and took seats
| reserved for them, the girls entering
| by the right aisle and the boys by the
| left Among the recitations were
| these: Nazareth, O Little Town of
| Bethlehem. When Shepherds Watched
| Their Flocks by Night, Christmas,
| The Christmas Birth, The Magi, The
| Homage of Three Kings, The Flight
| into Egypt, Praise We the Lord, The
| Shadow of the Cross.
The Singing was by both small
and large children, in solos and in
| quartettes. Besides the opening cho-
| ruses, Hebron and the Visitation Of
| Elizabeth, The Christmas Bells, Holy
| Night. "a Quartette: At the Manger
| Holy, by the Infant class; The Christ
mas Chimes, solo: Glory to God in
the Highest, Coming to atone, solo
| and semi choruseS; Star of the East,
duet and Quartette: Messengers of Je-
sus, a semi-chorus and chOruses; The
| Repose in Egypt, solo and quartette;
| JOY that Christmas has come, Infant
Glass Song: Jesus Guard us through
the Night, choir and chorus, and 9TH
ers. The orchestra rendered valuable
aid.
There was not the slightest hesita-
ton on the part of any of the little
participants, whe deserve great praise.
The profitable entertainment reflects
great credit upon Superintendent +.
| II. Fries, upon leader l.. b. BriclIen-
stein, of the Orchestra, and upon their
energetic assistants. After short
closing speech from the Bishop, col
lection was taken up and the delight
full exercises were over.
CHRISTMAS MORNING.
A large audience filed the Moraviar
church on Christmas morning Ate
: appropriate music in which thu
orchestra mingled its notes with thu
: | voices of the choir, Bishop R0ndthal
| er addressed the congregation choOs
l ing as his text: There was no room
for them in the inn." Luke II:7.
r In few vivid words pictures tn
scene referred to in the text was Gle
: picted to the audience. The speake
e then went on to draw the lessons tina
4 Christians must make room for til
e Infant Stranger now risen and at til
e right hand of God, in the thought:
| because as man'thinks so is he; j
e | their feelings, in their decisions, |
their purposes, closing with til
q promise, that who makes room fC
!. | Jesus here, will have room made fC
q | him in the home hereafter.
q Saturday afternoon and Christine
le eve there were love feaStS in the Hon
church, most beautiful features
20 which were the singing of childre
,e holding lighted tapers in their hand
L OTHER MoRAvIAN. SERVICES.
y The Elm Street Sunday school I
+ Salem gave very interesting ente
70 tainment to a large congregation
II. the home church Mondy night. The e
,0 ercises consisted of Christmas di
q logue, written by Rev. A. L. Oerte
pr | former pastor of the Salem churc
II but now of New York. The music,
70 | usual. was exceptionally fine.
= The East Salem Sunday school ga
70 pleasing entertainment Mend
- afternoon The program consisted
4 songs, recitations and scioptiean ill
II trations. Santa Claus also present
40 himself and distributed presen
RI among the pupils.
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