The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-12-27
AROUND A CHRISTMAS TREE.
''The BeautifuI- the subject of the
Lutheran sunday-schOOI Exercises.

"The BeautifuI- the subject of the
Lutheran sunday-schOOI Exercises.
The children OF the Lutheran Sunday
school were given a royal treat last night
They turned out in force 10 gather around
a handsome Christmas tree. TO sing cheer
ful songs. listen TO entertaining exer-
cises, and finally. before departing, to re-
ceive gift for their faithful work during
the year.
The exercises were comprised in quite
an extensive pamphlet. entitled The
Beautiful" opening with a responsive
reading by the school and Supt. Spann fol-
lowed by the anthem rGlory TO God in the
Highest" The prayer and Scripture les
son which followed were by Rev. Mon
roe ]. Epring, pastor OF St. Paul's Luther
an church.
The exercises by the primary department
were quite interesting and amusing. At
ter song, "Children's Invitation" there
was an amusing and instructive poetic
dialogue between Santa Claus and the
little CHRISTIANS. Mr.. otto Seller repre-
scented Santa Claus, much to the amuse-
ment and entertainment Of the young
people present, and those who engaged IN
Lne dialogue with him were Bertha An
qersen, Nils Dahl, BERTHE Hoffman, Annie
Helmken, Oracle Rice Albert Won Eber-
stein and Nettie keck
Ihese exercises were followed by songs
and exercises for the adult department.
AFTER the song entitled "Judea," there fol-
lowed rendition OF very pretty and
instructive poetic exercise by ten young
ladies and one young man. All were cos
tuned ana wore sashes in the different
light colors. The characters in this exer-
else were as follows: History Miss Lii
lie Behr, Light, Miss Adeline Kuck; Faith,
Miss Annie Hesse; Hope. Miss Ethel
Helmken; Truth, Miss Annie Gibbons;
Sincerity Miss Mamie Lang: Sorrow, Miss
Jessie Connor: Joy, Miss Maggie Lubs;
sympathy, Miss Mamie Hermann; Love,
Miss Addie Tietjen, and Religion, Mr..
Herman Hesse. They were arranged on
religion at the apex. At the conclusion
OF this exercise the school without an
nouncement rose and sang IAN Hail to
After this came the address by the
pastor, Rev. W. c. Schaeffer, who spoke
of the wonderful growth Of the school,
the average attendance being 400 every
Sunday. There was no reason, he said,
why 1t could not just as well be 500, and
it was proposed TO work it up to that
number by Easter He congratulated the
school on its magnificent singing, and
the interest manifested by the teachers
and officers, as well as the parents of
the scholars in attendance. He mention
ed the fact that the school would make
a special New Years offering next Sun
day.
The distribution of the gifts to the
school was very interesting. A large,
handsomely lighted and beautifully deco
rated tree stood in one corner, and around
IL were heaped boxes. and bags and
baskets of candies and fruits and all
sorts of good things children love. Each
child was bountifully supplied with
share of these before the school dispersed.
doxology concluded the exercises.
The decorations of the school were de-
lightfully attractive. They consisted, be-
sides the handsome tree of holly bamboo
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tendance was very lage, the entire Sun
day school room being filled by the chill
dren and their parents and friends, MAX
ing 1t necessary to provide a large num-
Der of extra seats for the occasion. AL
together, 1t was one of the most attrac-
tive Sunday school events that Savannah
has seen in a long time, and besides pleas
ing the children, II serves to give them
an added interest in their work.