The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1892-12-26
CHRIST'S NATAL DAY.
Special Services at the Churches
to Celebrate It.
FEAsTs FOR THE POOR AND SICK.
The Churches Decorated in Honor of
the Day-Christmas Trees and Carol
Services for Children.

oustS'Sa yCciS2ooy III VIC CuuEC0eS ID
come way or other. either by decorations,
special sermons or by fine music, and in
some cases by all of these. The specia!
services for the children have been given
over several days, some churches holding
their observances as early as Friday last,
others coming as late as next Wednesday.
number OF private dinner parties were
given. A good dinner was set out for the
patients OF Providence hospital, and in
mates OF other public institutions were
not forgotten.
At Plymouth Congregational church
some beautiful decoration was done in
commemoration of Christmas. Flowers.
evergreen and climbing plants clustered
around the pulpit and chancel. and a star
in electric lights adorned the front of the
organ. Rev. Wallace Nutting preached at
III a. m. and 1880 p. m. His morning SER
mon was on the theme, Jesus Born in
the Heart Of Everyone. from the text
Luke i:l5. LET US go, even unto Bethle-
HEM His evening sermon was on the
text, / Timothy IVES. Exercise thyse.f
unto godliness. The chiidren's Christ
mas service took place on Saturday after
noon at 8 O'Clock. and consisted of gath
ering of all the mission schools with the
home school. Three hundred small child
rem were in the church, and brought gifts
for the poor.
At the First Presbyterian church the
Christmas observances proper were held ON
Saturday afternoon, both in the. upper
and lower floors of the building. The
Christmas tree was set in the main audi
forum of the church. A musical pro-
gramme was rendered, and DIR. Alison
also gave a little address DIR. Alison's
sermon yesterday morning was on Mat
thew ii:12: when Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judea in the days of Herod
the king, behold there came wise men
from the East, saying, where is he that
is born king of the Jews?'"
At the First Methodist Episcopal church
Rev. w. Z. George preached as usual yes
terday at IL a. m. End 7:30 p m. The sub
Ject OF the morning sermon was, "How
the Lord Jesus Christ Spent One of His
Birthdays" from the text John x:22:
And 1t was at Jerusalem the feast of the
dedication. and il was winter The even
ing subject was. Christ. the Desire of All
Nations, as Mlrrored Forth in Heather
Mythology" from the text Haggai ii:7: II
will SHAKE all nations and the Desire Of all
nations shall come; and I will fill this
house with glory, saith the Lord of
Hosts" A particularly fine musical
service was given. Mrs. r. w. Lucy sing
ing the offertory at the morning service.
The children's Christmas festival will be
given in the church basement tonight,
beginning at 1880.
At st. Marks Episcopal church yester-
day services and communion were given
at s and IL a. m, and services without
communion at 7:30 p. IN. The chancel
screen was tastefulIy DECORATED with holly
branches and other green plants, in the
center Of which were some beautiful floral
embIems entwined with holly and Gala
lilies. The regular services of the day
embraced no sermon. though at the II
o'clock service Rev. ID. c. Garrett gave an
address on the incarnation. The music was
given in accordance with the programmes
published in the PosT-ISTELLIGEScER of
yesterday. The church was crowded at
the IL O'Clock service, and large proper
ton of them remained to communion
The service at 80 was a carol service. On
Wednesday, at 4:30. Christmas for the
children of the parish will be celebrated
at the church. Today is st. Stephens day
and tom orrow st. John the Evangelist's.
Communion will be given both days at
1890
me seCUDu MetHOuiSt fFOlcSLanL
church. Republican and Warren streets,
held two services yesterday. one at IL a.
m and the other at 100 p. III. The morn
ing subject of the pastor. Rev. J. E. Bailey,
was THE Incarnation of Christ" from the
text John i:Ii: "And the Word was made
flesh and dwelt among US" The evening
subject was, "Christ's Power to Save"
The regular Christmas festival for the
-ht fN..
church has been nicely decorated with fir
and cedar and presents beautiful appear.
ance.
At Trinity NJ. f. church. Mercer and
Kentucky streets, there was but one reg
ular service yesterday, at II a. m. The
subject of Dr. Wilson's sermon was
"Christ in History" from the text in Isa-
iah * q: For unto us achild is born unto
Us son is given" In the evening
Christmas concert and song service was
given. Ii consisted of anthems, duets,
solos aud choruses. Dir. Wilson gave an
address on hymnology, mostly historical.
At the Second Presbyterian church Rev.
Kenneth Duncan, the pastor, preached
twice. AZ IL a. IN. and 7:30 p. m. His
morning subject was "Unrecognized Roy
atty" from the text in Luke ii:7:
And laid Him in a msnger. because there was
no room for Him in the inn.
In the evening there was TO regular
service. but the Sabbath school gave
Christmas concert in the church. This
was in the nature of cantata entitled,
The King of Nations" The whole school
Joined in IL In addition Mr.. Duncan gave
a talk on the theme Christ as the Light of
the World" illustrated with candles.
which Was very effective. At the morning
service q special feature was solo by
Mrs. 4. Y. Bell. the air Come Unto
Me-" from Handel's Messiah" On Sat-
urday night Santa Claus and his wife gave
an entertainment AT the church with
two trees for the little folks. Baskets
containing Christmas dinners were also
given cat last evening.
A. the Battery street NJ. +. church two
regular services were gwen by the pastor,
Rev. Alfred inwood. The morning sub
lect was bethlehem. the Pivot of His
tory, the text being Luke ills: And it
came 10 pass as the angels were gone away
irom them into heaven, that the shep-
herds said one 20 another. let us now 90
even unto Bethlehem and see this thing
which has come 10 pass. which the Lord
bath made known unto us The even
Ing service was, The Divinity Of Christ,
from Matthew i:9S: "immanuel-C0d
with Us" Srecia4 music was given ny