The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-12-25

Grnmnes For the Glad Event.
Most of the churches will hold appro-
pirate services to-day. The ministers
will preach Christmas sermons and the
choirs will sing Christmas anthems.
At the Calvary Baptist Church DR..
AGREE, the pastor, will preach both
morning and evening. The music will
be especially fine. The following is the
programme:
Morning Services-Hymn, "Sing,
Allelulia,, Forth"
DoXology.
Hymn, Herald, Angles"
Onertory. "Hark, What Means Those
Holy Voces?"
Soprano solo and quartette.
Hymn, Coronation.
Sermon.
Hymn, "Cld, Old Story"
Evening Service-Gloria Patri, An
thcm. "Brigh test and Best of the Suns
Of Morning"
Oifortory, 80, Lord, be Merciful."
Soprano solo.
Hymn, Jesus Shall Reign"
Sermon.
Hymn, 20, For Thousand Tongues
to Sing My Dear Redeemer's Praise"
GREENE MEMORIAL.
The Epwortn League OF tho Greene
Memorial Church will hold q sunrise
prayer meeting Tho pastor. Rev. w.
f. Hammer, will preach 10th morning
and evening. Tho morning service will
be appropriate to tho season. Sunday
school at 900.
There will be Christmas services at
Christ Episcopal church. The Sunday
school will DO held at 80 q. m. as
usual. at / l a. m morning prayer will
BIO said, ana uso made of tho proper
psalms for Christmas, the 10th, 4Sth and
the e5th.
Ihe choir, under tho leadership of
HRS DR. Hodgson, have solicited tho fol-
lowing music:
Tenite Vogrich
oIiertory, hymn ii, "Christians Awake. warren
The organ will be in charge Of Mr..
Donald johnson. Tho following we'll
known singers compose the choir: So.
prano, M iss Margaret Crane, Miss Bessie
Crane and Mrs. Samuel I[innear; con.
tralto, Mrs. j. f. James, Miss Mamie
Michael and Mrs. w. Hodgson; tenor,
Messrs. William l.. Reid and Frank
CoOpcTi DaSS, MI. IL W. HlOSner; Qlf6C-
tor and soloist, Mrs. DR.. Wilmer Hodg-
son. The sermon will be by the rector,
Rev. j. Cleveland Hall.
At four o'clock in tho afternoon
there will be q held christening service
in the church for infants and young
children. This will be children's ser.
vice, and they are expected to be out in
full force.
The church has been handsomely
trim mod by tho ladies' of tho congrega-
ton, aud several new pieces Of chancel
furniture added by the generosity of
members and friends, Mrs P. w. Rev
holds con tributing a handsome marble
baptismal font basin placed upon a
walnut pedestal in memoriam OF her
daughter, Mary; Samuel III. Kefauver,
proprietor of the Roanoke Manufacture
ing Company, has made Christ Church
present of second prayer desk and
stall; the vestry considering it eminently
proper to have the same of home manu-.
facture, having resisted the fattering
offers of foreign firms innumorable and
entrusted the entire matter to Mr. Ke-
fauver and his able fore an. Their
confidence has not been misplaced
Every piece OF the furniture is of solid
walnut, and stands 4 lasting credit to
tho company who made it. They are to
be cong atulated, as is Christ Church,
upon this handsome chancel furniture
AT night the usual prayer service and
sermon, with the following music:
Organ voluntary ny Prof johnson
Proct ssonal, Hymn II, ''ilark, the Herald
Angels Sing"
Cantstc.. Warren
Bcncde Anima Mica. ........... Buck
| Omcrtory, 80 Thou That Tcest 1oOd
| Tidings to Zion," SOLO,. $50. Mrs. Hodgson
On Thurday night the children OF the
Sunday will be given a Christine as
tree in the church by the congregation.
ST. Marks.
at 9:45 q. m. tho Sunday. school, under
| the management of Hon. III. s Trout,
will have special Christmas lesson
At II o. NJ, special Christmas sermon
by the pastor, Rev. Oliver G. Miller,
from Matthew. 1876: BLESSED are your
eyes, for they see, and your ears for
they hear" Theme: The blessing and
light of the incarnate Christ, the desire
of all nations and ages.
The music for the morning service
has been carefully rehearsed by Sc
lected quartette. composed of the fol-
lowing singers, with Miss Cora Herting
| as organsst:
Soprano-M Miss Minnie Lambert.
Alto-Mrs. A. L Gorley.
| Tenor-P. c. Leary.
| Bass-G. H. Loser.
The musical service will be as fol.