The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-12-22
YULE TIDE SERVICES
Splendid Christmas Per-
formances in Our City
Churches.
CHILDRENS SERVICES INTERESTING
Societies Decorating Their Edifiees
News From the
Churches.

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All the churches and Sunday schools
in this city have been at work for some
time getting ready for their Christmas
festivals. A Sunday school that didn't
have a Christmas entertainment would
be a queer institution, indeed. Not all
these entertainments and festivals are
held on Christmas Day, however. They
are scattered throughout the week pre-
ceding and the week following the day
of days in the Christian church.
The News reporters have been dill
gently at work finding out how the
different churches and Sunday schools
will celebrate. The resSlt of their in
vesEigation follows
The Sunday school of the First Uni
versalist Church will have its Christ
mas concert tomorrow night. The fol-
lowing programme will be carried OUT
~Anthem-"Our Song of Welcome.
Rsv g i TaiI
Invocation. ..hev =. n n mas
Responses. =. Superintendent and School
Solo n chorus-'star. Beautiful
Diasio ,su offerines:.s.
Recitation-.The visit Of the Christ
Rea ana 9hllaA, Rhyme for chrisama p'ehr
Reeitation-"A chiid's; view of the
songsaGlory to God in the Highest"
Recitation-"Hang Up the Babies
Stockings. ........ Dora Bowers
Dialogue and song....seven Little Girls
Reeitation-"Round the Mistletoep
Recitation. g.. Miss Maggie Pierson
Dastt,"Twinkle, T TwinkIs. Little saeson
songA.Merry Ghristmastide".. School
At Corps No. 1 of the Salvation Army,
Grove and Montgomery streets, there
| win be a special service Christmas eve,
when, for the first time, the Women
Warriors Timbrel Band will appear.
On Christmas night there Will be a
grand musical jubilee.
FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH.
The entertainment of the First Pres
byterian Sunday school will be on De-
cember 81. 1t will be furnished by Cap
tain Jack Crawford, 1.-THE Poet Scout"
who will tell his experiences on the
rontier in his unique medley. entitled
'The Camp Fire and the Trail"
The church services will be as fol-
lows:-
PASTORAL Symphony christmas Or
cho a.IrloSaa Ali Thy Hosts"....B Bach
Afro Thou that Tellest Good It'd
pas ipgsa MHsp1ah2;. =. :. .:::.::::.Handei
Chorus-."For Unto Us a Child is
pas born Movem me .Iefebur ea3Refi
A qusrtette, composed of Miss Lucy F.
Nelson and three members of the First
Presbyterian Church of New York, will
sing
I There Were Shepherds ..........
Il 81. 80 1900. ..MylGS 81. roster
brightest and Best. Jacques Bouhy
soloS"The Christ child" by Miss
Prelude.. Christmas in History
| Sermon. with Us a Child is Born"
SOUTH BERGEN REFORMED.
The Infant Glass Of the. South Ber-
| gen Reformed Church will have their
entertainment on Christmas Eve. 1t has
been arranged by Miss Fannie Fellows,
| who is at the head of the class.
l. The programme Isl
Give Little Stockings. Eta Barber
Saint Nicholas. Bessie Trenery
"The Snow Mani. ..........Eddi Miller
les, Fore christmasn Eddie Borden N
Thee ROBE and the cherries''
80. .. Eleanor Britain
"A Daniel Comes to Judgment.
sehristmas Problem. ...Nettie ns stout
The Little One's Speech. Doris Davey
who Made the Speech. Jennie Leech
Angels Singing Glory
H. Keller, j. Hickcox, Bessie Tren-
cry, Emma Rripp, r. Long, E. Gerow,
Tillie Kellers and Ray Bergen.
Accordion selo; .-.Robbie Grams
..s...Kitty Miller and Teddie Hickcox
sing sms's a ' song Of s%i :mas n0n ..choPus
The e.r Ghri Thnnn Mr : Trsnsrv ~ Matte
Stout, Florence Trenery, Edna Sper-'
ry, Jennie Leech, Nettie Cadugan.
May Sohhker. Ellen Britain, Mabel
Case, Louise Kaiser and Kitty Miller.
Little Folks at Christmas. -. Chorus
Carol-ttMerry, Merry Christmas.
=. -. ......
What Would You Dor" blanche prody
Recitation. -. -. May Sohnker
SOUTH BERGEN CHURCH.
The old Sunday chool scholars of
| the South Bergen Church had their en-
| e~ertainment last night. 1t consisted of
a very pretty Christmas cantata, in
two parts, Tables Turned and THE
Beautiful Star" The characters were
as follows:-Santa Claus. Rudolph
spatschil; Jack Frost, Howard Long;
two children, Walter Herring and Grace
Fellows; Erminia, Queen of Snowtiakes,
Charlotte Morrison; Christmas Joy, Eta
Barber; four pages, Roy Bergen, Nor
man Anderson, Howard Sharpe and
Frank Hambright; children of the ma
tions. a number of girls: An unseen
quartette, consisting of Misses Fellows
and Spatschil and Messrs. Harry Mer-
rift and Isaac Forshay, sang in the
last part OF the cantata.
ST. JOHNS SCHOOL.
ST. Johns Church chool will have its
festival tomorrow night at 1880 o'clock.
The scholars will gather in the Sunday
Isehool room and will march into the
church to the professional hymn. w
March, We March to victory" A chorus
service by Tails will be sung. 1t will
be followed by the carol, Saviour,
Blessed Saviour and then the reports
of the officers will be read. "Once in
Royal David's City, will be sung, and
then the names of the officers. teachers
and scholars having a high rank will
be read. After the singing Of ..Hark!
the Herald Angels Sing" gold, bronze
and silver Medals Will be given to the
scholars who have earned them through
regular attendance and faithful study.
All My Heart this Night Rejotcess
will abc sung, d then banners viii be
presented to93gseverll of the classes.
The offertory anthem, 1.-THE shepherds
Went Their Hasty Way" will be sung
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