The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-12-26
THE CHRISTMAS CHIMES.
They Rang Out Merrily end Herr
aided the Birthday Of
Christ.
Feast or the Nativity Quietly OBJ
served In the Queen
City.
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Services in the Churches = Some More
Christmas This Evening for sun.
day school sChoiars..

II was merry Christmas in Helena ysster-
day. The weathsr was fns and the very air
WAS fall OF good cheer. Impressive ser
vices in all the ohui ches Of the city marked
the celebration OF Christs birthday. At
81. Peters Episcopal church the singing at
the morning and evening services WAS by
the vested choir Of men and boys. Tit
offertofy solo "Glory to heavens Eternal
King was rendered by Mrs. Il. c. Babcosk.
The church was beautifully decorated.
Pontifcal high mass was sung by Rt.
Rsv. Bishop Brondel at the Catholic eaths-
dfal Al 1880. The bishop also conferred
the political blessing upon the eongrsRa-
tion. Pontifical vsspers took place At seven
o'clock in the evening. AT 81. Aloysius
hail after vespers all the children sur
rounded q large Christmas tree which was
loaded with presents.
Rev. II. III. 6hasffer, pastor OF the Metho-
dist Episcopal church south, on Warren
street, preached at the morning services on
1.-THE g ace of Salvation and in the even
ing on "The Wisdom Of the Mogi, Con-
trasted with the Folly Of Hsrod."
Interesting services were held BY the
Unitarians in Ii. A. II. hail on Park avenue
yesterday forenoon, there being no services
in the evening. christmas Facts and
Fancies' was the subject of the Christmas
| sermon delivoi cd by the pastor, Rev. J. ID.
Croker. The following selections were
rendered al the memorial services:
Quartette, brightest and Best 80. Dudley Buck
Duet. ''etabat Mater. ........... kossini
Quartette. "Henediction. .........Ch erubini
Trio. Praise to Thee. Thou Great Creator.
Sosta
A Christmas entertainment will be given
at st. Paul's Methodist Episcopal church
on Broadway this evening by the Sunday
school. 1t will consist of a cantata and
two Christmas srses. Ths church was
crowded at the morning and evening SER
vices yesterday. 1.-THE Worlds Christmas
Gift" was the subject Of Rev. J. Wesley
Hills sermon in the morning, and in the
From the Christmas Bell" The prelude to
the lecture was Zone Of IngersolTs Prophe-
cies Probed," and a special musical pro-
gram was rendered.
At the Congregational church on Benton
avenue Rev. W. g. sehop!e.. the new pas
the morning, "sonship." In the evening
he preached on Earthly Love-"
The "Yule-Otta" of the Soandinavians
commenced yesterday morning. Services
were held in the First Evangelical Scandi-
navisn church at Hoback street and Butte
AN0uuSs tA0 nuOJSOo = u HASAAAh noh
mon was "The Love of God Manifest" A
Sunday school feast was held in the evening
at eight O'Clock.
Rev. G. B. Allen. Jr., the pastor of the
First Baptist church. at Eighth avenue and
Warren street, took for his morning theme
Emmanuel" and in the evening Jesus
the SAVIOR
Christmas services we're held in the Cakes
Street M. Il. church in the morning and
evening. The church was handsomely dec
GRATED.
Mrs. j.. M. Marshall will have q hand
some Christmas tree for the children of the
Episcopal mission Sunday school, this eve
ming, at 512 Hollins avenue, ~Broadwater
addition. A happy time ia anticipated.