Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-12-30
CHRISTMAS SERVICES.
BeausiiG. Singing in the City Churches Heard
by Large Audiences.

The weathsr, vest ,rday. WAS as fine a
that of the Sunday previous was stormy
| and the postpnnPments of Christmas SET
vices were attended With larys saCdieucas
At the Green Street Methodist church
special Christmas music, which had beer
carefully prepared, was given by large
chorus. The singing was very beautiful
and greatly appreciated by the large AZ
tendance.
was taken from st. Matthew, xii ~,
What Think We of Christ: Whose Son is
Hes In the evening Mr.. Cummings
gave a sermon on the subject, THE Last
things OF Life, appropriate to the closing
of the old year The Sunday school held
at noon vas the most largely attended of
any during the year
At the Winthrop Street universalist
church, the Christmas singins OF the sun
day previous was repeated by tho cholr
Rev c. A. Hayden delivered a sermon o.
the subject, The New Year and How to
Keep 1t"
The concert given In the Universslist
church By the Sun day school, was bril-
liant success. The church was packed,
and the affair was generally conceded 10
be the most successful ever held by the
school the selections were all well given,
especially the reading by Miss Maude An
drews and the song by Mr.. Turner.
After the concert, Rev. Mr.. Hayden, in
behalf Of the Sunday school, presented
Miss Fna ChaGbourne, the school pianist,
with a beautiful hand painted pnlor
lamp.
The following programme was given:
Organ Voluntary.
Carol by Sunday school-'Ring Out, o Merry
Beis.o
Responsive Service.
Prayer by Rev. q. A. Hayden.
Caroi--"rhe Angels Song" School
Recitation, Harold Hicnborn
Recitation, Elsie Packard
Duet, grace Downing and Queenie Carleton
'Hark, What Mean Those Holy Voicess'
BY the School
Recitation, Bessie Durfor
Anthem, Choir
Recitation. Genie Norton
Recitation. Donald Metoalf
Carol by SchooI-"Ring Out We BELLS"
REGULATIONS, Lee Andrews, alter Durham,
Walter Abbott, Nathan Weston and Cony
Weston.
Recitation, Bertha Flynt
Solo Addie Weeks. "Glory to God III the
Highest" chorus by School.
Recitation, Celia Cross and Marion Chick
Recitation, Vera Jewett
Song, Villa Packard
Recitation, Alice Dinsmore
Ch,i stmas Selection-Willa Pacs ard, Maud
Hersey, Marion Chick and c liza Cross.
Song, Mr.. Turner
Recitation, Raude Andrews
Recitation, Johnnie Dunton
Recitation, Mrs. Hichborn's Glass. Florence
Gannctt, Nettie Shaw, Emma Packard, Susie
Downing and Ada Dutfor
Duet, Ve'a Jewett aud Celia Cross THE Won
derIul star with chorus by the school.
Recitation. Philip Hayden
Recitation, Mrs. George Phinney
Carol-"Glory in the Highest" school
Benediction, by Rev c. A. Hayden.
At the First Baptist church, special
Christmas singing was given by the
church choir with a sermon by Rev. j. NJ.
wyman on the text taken from st. John
x:1o, ~ am come that they might have
life, and that they might have it more
At the Unitarian church there was
special Christmas music by the choir, with
q sermon h. Rev. f. &c. Newbert ON - The
Humanity of Jesus" In the evening, Mr.
Newhcrt gave another in the series of
illustrated lectures on The Ascent of
Man
At the gregational church, Rev. J.
S. Williamson gave u sermon on the sub
iect, @ The Bible as "a Book Among Books,
with an address In the evening on How
Next Tear May Be Better Than This Has
Been."
d Rev e. f. Hayes. at the Free Baptist
church. gave New Years sermon, with
the subject, Thinning from the Old Year
to the New. +