The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1891-1893, 1892-12-24
Church of the Good She phe ID.

Church of the Good Shepherd.
Elaborate and thorough preparations
have been made for the celebration OF |
Christmas at the church OF the Good |
Shepherd
The program of music for the morn |
ing service includes some fue selections:
and the decorations now completed are
elaborate md beautiful They were
design by the rector. and pr par. d
under his direction with the eistance
Of skllf IL artists. aud are the re
suit of mu,h thought and labor
they were designed and have been ar
ranged to illustrate the great thought OF
the season-the incarnation If the Spn
of God. To accomplish this numerous
ecclesiastical symbols have been em
plOyed
At the head OF the chancel window is
an ancient symbol used tn r. present the
idea of the Trinity. 1t consists of
gold disc surrounded by green circle
and outside of that are emblem attic
tongues of fire and quadrantelles in red
tina: represent the four corners Of crea
ton These standard ecclesi 4sticsl colors
are carried out in the same order al.
through the system. Around the centra
| symbol are grouped various texts of
scripture In which are declared the great
fact of the inc trnation and the events
which were connected with the S4vior's
birth. In gold and red letters are the
words: The Word was God, and the
Word was with God In gold aud
| green letters: The Word was
made fish and dwelt among
US" The words "Wonderful," "Coun
sell rr'' are at the foot of
the chancel wind, These prophetic
words are applied to Jesus.
Wonderful is indicative of the mystery
and wonder Of the incarnation, and from
Counsellor, the poet Milton got the idea
that the Son of Gnd was the one to sug
gest the II cArnatlnn as the way To mans
redemption and reconciliation to God
On the side walls If the chancel are the
words, Cod. F tankincense, "Myrrh :"
On 'he outer wall Of the chaucel are the
words of Christ Before Abraham wa>
| AN" in which he asserted bis exist
ence previous to the incarnation aud also
intimated his identity with the grtar
[ AM The walls OF tn" church are
lined on both sides with symb lis which
| iiiuNAfhtt Nue CtltFftVtT on SilTlSL rs ft
lated TO the Gndhead. and to the history
Of the church There is one an
cient Christian symbol employed
which is not very common; tlat
is the foim Of fish which is fin
ished in gold and silver and il placed a,
. the bottom of the chnnCe windrw In
the days Of p"r>eru-io and m mirtyrdon n
the Christians were compelled to worship
, in secret and All intercourse han t. be
. disguised Various expedients were de
, vis.d 70 provide means Of cImmu lici
ion. and this symbol Of the faith be
| came very common Its use org
+ mated in the fnll 11>ing way il
vas obserred that the letter,
which spell the word Fl n in Creek
I-C-a-T-H-U-S-a the il ilials oi
: those words which present Chrsc 10 tn
believer as the Object of his SIR nges
, faith and warmrst affection. Thos'
words in English; Jesus, Christ Son I"
:. God, SAVIOR " The initials of the Greel
: xord are displayed on the side OF The
p fish 81 hat the form Of the fish, ny re
calling to mind all this meaning bee tme
wherever seen by believer he expression
Of the essentials of his faith. without it
significance being susp cted by IN
It psgans, and it continued to he used II
.n emble of the orthodox Trinitaria
faith as opposed To Ariauism. G!eumiu,
hr,ghtly shove and over all is the star q
B thlebem. which directs the mind to
thou htful and grateful cont. mp atiou {
the facts and scenes symb,liZ-d.
d Altogether it is scene uf rare interes
D. and beauty. and ought. not to be We've
81, ~, IL. -
alone, but should be an object lesson
t. devotion t" every one who may behold
q The Christmas services will be morI
0 ing prayer and sermon. followed by tf
Holy Communion at II IN The
or will be a spt cial offering at that time
ID be applied upon the church debt.
Of The Sunday school will hol
rs its Christmas service at night, wht
the carols will he sung and q music
- service rendered by the choir and choru
- The children will present at that tin
i their "fferiug of Christmas presents
M the children of the Thompson Orphs
age ut Charlotte.
The Christmas tree. with its accor
les panying service will be eel, bratcd in [
~ church on "Wednesday night-Holy
n uocrnts Diy-at 7o'clnck.
in The pr}z~s which were offered to q
junior chori,ters, and for which th
nave been contendlng for several month
IN will be asarGed al that time
IN Copie, If the new PRAYER B )ok ha
N been placed IL the y, vs. nf the churc
AMI will he used on Christmas day.
ii. viii also the new Communion set viii
en- was con- ;rRtcd on All SANS dag 7
n 4
to mas day.
b / ocessiana-Hymn II. "Hark,
L. herald Al gels sing = Menn' Isnhn
, Christmas anthem-tiIst Grego
so tone
I'D Te D um, il F fl It Hutchinson
ries Jubl4tp, n B f.. Warren
,be 5. Int, dit H>mu -, o. come al
Tho fafhfpl-R adicg
m. K.rie. 10 G. G lhert.
7. A them II I,mn 33I. Christ, VIII
glory il- he SKIES Btm,y.
'ne Gloria rbe. in G-GiIoert
All 9. Hymn %. 1T came upon the N
Z. night C ear Wills
'al 10 OlTcrtnry anthem E fl at" B ies
IN be the L ,rd G d Of ri B lmby
res II G,nria IN Exec sis Old Chant
IL Observation-Disclosures of Day
p j, frey
IOm
I oil Al Christ church.
this The decorations at Christ church
'ath very brsutifui and on every hand
one fact is notice able that artistic ideas
taper fingers Of the lady Numbers Of
very parish have been emp ,yed. The al
ates chancel and Chancel rail are pT"fuse v
d an evergreens, with back ground Of wi
fear To the left OF the sitter
that the word 'WoDderfuP' IN green lett
0uld while on the right appears In letter