The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1896-12-19

herself to be entirely capable as a
leader and untiring In her efforts to
have her work deserving of place In
the front rank.
In Elm Park church the Sunday
school will celebrate on Christmas
night, although the pastor. Rev. DR..
C.M. Giffin. will include thoughts Of the
festival in his sermon Of tomorrow
morning and two elaborate pro-
under the direction of ]. Alfred
Pennington. the church organist, on
Sunday, Dec. q.
The services on Christmas night will
be wholly devoted to the Sunday
school. There will be an entertain
ment programme appropriate to the
day and q distribution Of gifts. Be
cause of the great number who viii!
want to be present and who cannot be
accommodated by even the large seat
ing capacity, a ticket of admission will
be granted to each scholar and for one
guest of each scholar. The Sunday
school has a membership Of about
1000. DIR. Giffln will deliver an ad-
dress.
There will be morning congrega-
tional service on Christmas Day in the
Penn Avenue Baptist church and music
by a childrens' choir. The Sabbath
school celebration will take place on
that day. On Sunday. Dec. q, there
will be services morning, afternoon
and evening. The services will be of
a special order and will appear out
lined in an elaborate souvenir pro-
gramme now being prepared by the
pastor, Rev. Dr. Joseph X. Dixon. The
programme cover and some of its de-
tail typographical work will be from
special designs.
In st. Luke's Episcopal church there
will be three special services on Thurs
day, including Sunday school SER
vice, with a Christmas tree and carol
singing by the Sunday school and sur
pliced choir.
Grace Reformed Episcopal church
will hold it's special Christmas SER
vices on Monday night, Dec. 2S.
On the West Side most Of the
churches will not hold commemorative
services on Christmas Day. On that
night and on the merry eve a number
Of cantatas and entertainments will be
given, and on the Sunday following
Christmas, Dec. q, services will be
held at the Jackson Street Baptist. the
Washburn Street Presbyterian and the
Simpson Methodist Episcopal churches.
At the Jackson Street Baptist
church the choir, under direction of
Professor Lewis Davis, will sing sew
eral anthems, and Rev. Thomas De
Gruchy, pastor, will preach one of his
attractive sermons.
The Simpson church, in the evening,
will commemorate with sacred can
tata, shiloh" Professor William
Jones, leader, has the music in active
rehearsal.
On Christmas eve the Sunday
tiOnal church and the First Welsh
Calvinistic Methodist church will con-
duct special entertaining exercises. At
the first named church santa Claus
in q Castle" will be given. w. r. Will
Jams, superintendent Of the Sunday
school, and Evan Miles, chorister of
the Welsh Calvinistic Methodist
church. are in charge of the entertain
ment to be given. At the Jackson
Street Baptist church, Christmas eve.
the Sunday school will hold the regu-
lar Christmas entertainment. and at
the Plymouth Congregational church.
Christmas night, a cantata called
Santa Claus and Uncle Sam" will be
given by the Sunday school, A. b.
Eynon, director.
The Scranton Street Baptist church,
also on Christmas night, will produce
cantata, Santa Claus Surprise. D."
Miss Matte Watkins and Mrs. b. G.
Beddoe are experimenting the re-
hearsal. On the night of Innocent's s
day., Monday, Dec. %, a sacred cam
tata, 1.-The Story of the Star" will be
given by cast Of singers and elocu-
tionists numbering over sixty. This
will be a pretentious affair. The prin-
cipal characters, with their chorus as
sistants, will be costumed according to
the manner Of the time the beginning
Of the Christian era. +. owen Charles
is directing the rehearsals.
The executive committee of the City