West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-29
HOW THE FESTIVE SEASON WAS
OBSERVED Ky THE SUNDAY
SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES.

custom makes law to have a Christ
mas Tree or some kind of gift en-.
tertainment for the Sunday School
scholars, and no Sabbath School is
complete without it. 1t is long
looked forward to and happy occl.
sion for the children. And. in fact.
the "children OF larger growth"
enjoy it about ms much MS the
younger ones. Saturday night was
Xmas Eve this year. and WIS gen.
orally observed throughout the
country.
At THE VI. L. CHURCH.
At an early hour the Sunday
Schoel room was picked with hap.
py crowd of cxpcctant people. a
'PDstol!ice," beautifully arranged
and decorated, contained the many
presents. 1t was trimmed with
cycrgroens and Illuminated with
candles and looked very pretty.
"Unclc Sam" instead Of Santa
Claus, had charge Of 1t and made
fun for the little folks. Arthur
Elbon personated this character.
and was dressed in the regulation
custom for "Unclc Sam" Prot.
Rufus Holden made splendid ad
dress Oh 1.-The Occasion" A great
many presents were distributed and
something for everybody present.
1t was rather funny to notice that
the attendance at Sunday School
the Sunday before was $50, and the
Sunday after bat 81.
AT THE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The entertainment for the Sun.
day School here Xmas Eve was
unique and something new and
novel. Instead of Tree or Post
Office, or fish pond or snow house.
all Of which we have bad. The de.
vice was nm old-timc windmill like
unto the ones that the gallant Don
QuXiote made battle with. 1t was
tall and white, with hig arms cross
ell and revolving continuously. and
we'll filed inside with handsome
presents, which the old keeper
handed out ut window for distri-
button by several small boys. w.
C. Brown, in fantastic disguise.
personated the old miller. Several
boxes of very fac oranges were dis
tribnted among the audience and
no one went away empty handed.
AT THE A. NJ. L. CHURCH.
Tie c)lorcd folks observed the
occasion with appropriate services
Mt their church on Beverly Hill
Xmas Eve also. They had u tree
loaded with presents and merry
time generally. The pastor, Rev.
Robert Smith. WAS present from
Grafton and delivered All address
lie preached splendid sermon
Sunday morning.
At RecGsville they celebrated the
occasion by having II big festival in
the church that night. The pro
cccds were over $50 for the benefit
of the church there.
AZ Albri9htsyille an entertain
memt was given in the VI. T. Church
TO large audience. A Cantata
was rendered entitled The Frost
Queen" and it was n grand sue.
cess. There were twenty characters
in the play, six ladies, six children
and eight men. Mrs. G.. NJ. CRIME
/ deserves special praise for her cf.
forts in getting up the programme
and having it carried out.
THE BAPTIST CHURCH.
The good people OF the Baptist
I Church here celebrated the holiday
season with big festival in jhc new
church Tuesday and "Wednesday
nights Of this week. The weather
/ being fine and the slcighiug fair,
there was u large crowd present
from uii over thr country. Sled
lotds came from Ncwburg. Mason
town. Ni1r9Ilsul'c. ilowcsyillp
I 500 900 around Os'crs. irr crcm.
cake aul c,T,c were served and
quite 10 hand some sum realized TO,
jlc benefit of the church. IT, WIS
only Iufrulcd to have 10 ono night.
| uut circumstances were 81, ftyoribl.
. thl, % WIS continued last night
/ Tho total proceeds were over
. $50.
40 Uowcsyil'c special soryic,s
were h.lj iu thc Catholic Church
. Christine morning by Rev. Fa,hr
|lIumlun. OF Nowburg. There was
70 largo attendance, although o.,
occial Nmas scryic's were nr,l a.
e gfrl,r. iu On. MORNING. rs I'Iil.r