Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1894-12-21
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.
The Programs of the Several
Churches.
st. Michocl's Episcopal Church.

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Friday, Dec 21 st. Thomass day: $3.50 A. NJ.
| holy communion; p. NJ, evening prayer with
| lecture.
Sunday, Dec %, the fourth Sunday in Advent:
| $3.50 a. NJ. holy conmunon 1890 A. NJ, morning
| prayer, ltany and sermon; p. NJ. evening pray
er with address. Sunday school 11:45 A. N.
Services on Christmas day: 1890 A. NJ, morn
| ing prayer, sermon and holy communion. The
children will sing their Christmes carols at this
| service.
The Christmas group Of festivals, including
| those of st. Stephen. st. John, evangelist. and
the Holy lnnocents, Dec &C. q and IS, will be ap-
| propriatey observed.
The childrens festival Will take place in Red
Mems hall on the evening of Dec. q at o'clock
Methodist Church.
Christmas Sunday will be observed at the Meth
odist church 10y a service in the morning at which
the pastor will preach Christmas sermon The
chorus choir wiI furnish special Christmas mu-
sic. There will be the regular services in the
evening. The Sunday school have their Christ
mas tree Monday evening
Swedish Evangelical Mission.
Services at the Swedish evangelical mission
chapel will be held on Christmas day at 10:3O A.
N. and 1:3OP. N. The program at each of these
meetings will be appropriate to the day. On
Wednesday evening the ission will have a social
at the chapel at O'Clock There will be songs
rectations and special Christmas music Re
freshments will be served,
Swedish Lutheran Church.
Following the custom Of the homeland the
Swedish Lutherans will hold an early morning
service will be held at | O'Clock. At these serv-
ices the pastor, Rev. Geo. Peterson. will preach
Christmas sermons and there will be special
music. A Christmas entertainment and tree will
be arranged for the children. This service will be
at p. N.
Baptist Church.
At the morning service at the Baptist church
the pastor will preach a sermon adapted to the
season and there will be special music At4PM.
the Sunday school will give the oratorio "Shiloh,"
by Chas. H. Gabriel. The chorus passages will
be given by choir of 30 voices and the instru-
mental music will consist of phonorium, piano
and orchestra. The service is placed at the after
noon hour for the benefit of the members of the
home department.
There will be an entertainment for the Sunday
school at O'Clock TUESDAY evening, at which
there will be tableaux, music, recitations and a
novel substitute for Christmas tree.
Congregational Church.
At the Centre church Mr.. Day breaches a Christ
mas sermon to the children and there will be APP
propriate music at the morning service In the
evening Prof. Robert Turner of Boston will give
a stereopticOn exhibition, showing scenes from
the life of Christ and views of the Holy land
Carols will be sung by the children.
Tuesday afternoon there will be tree and en-
tertainment in the chapel and parlors for Miss
Fletcher's primary class and for other classes
that have graduated from the class during Miss
Fletchers service as teacher.
st. MichaeIs Roman Catholic Church.
There will be regular services at St MichaeIs
Roman Catholic church on Sunday Midnight
mass will be celebrated on Christmas Eve
low mass Tuesday morning at O'Clock: high
mass at 1880; vespers at 7:3O At the midnight
mass and at high mass Millard's mass in f will
be sung, the offertory being "Adestes fdees"
At low mass the children will sing Borderses'
mass. Stearns's vespers VIII be sung at the even
ing ervice. The choir will also sing "Tantum
ergo by Rossini, and 80, Salutaris, by Milard.
Universalist Church.
At the Universalist church the pastors theme
at the morning service on Christmas Sunday will
be, IF Christ were in America today
btAf he al nriet
sic at the morning service:
Organ prelude, Ohertoire de Ste Cecile
Jules Grson
Noel Christmas song, Gounod
Mrs. Hubbard
The birthday of a King. w H. Nednger
Mrs Hubbard.
Postlude Finale J. Lemmens
Young Peoples Christian union meeting at
p. NJ. The Sunday school will give a concert IN
the evening at which there will be carols by the
children and recitations by members of the
school. The school wi be assisted by Mrs Hub
bard and by the orchestra, which will give,
as special selections The heavens are telling"
by Haydn, and a trombone solo by E. F. Lett
singer.
a Christmas supper viii be served at O'Clock
Monday evening for members Of the Sunday
school. After the supper an entertainment ar
ranged by the junior Murray club will be given.
Unitarian Church.
At the Unitarian church Sunday morning Mr.
Leavitt will preach upon The chidke spirit" "
Mr.. Miller will render special Christmas solos
In the service at Z O'Clock there will be a chill
drens Christmas service including carols, recita-
uons, solos by Mrs Lawton, Miss Minor, Miss
Perkins and Mr.. Miller. with a sermon to the
children by Mr. Leavitt. III are invited to this
service.
The entertainment at Wells hall on Monday
evening will take the form of a Mother Goose
party, Miss Minor acting the part of Mother
Goose. After the supper is served the treasures
contained in the bran pie will be distributed.