The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1896-12-24
CHRISTMAS IN
THE CHURCHES
Many Sunday School Entertainments
Have Been Arranged.
SOME OF THE ANNOUNCEMENTS
Entertain To-night--The Trinity Re-
formed, Methodist Episcopal, United
Evangelical and other Congrega-
tions Will Hold Services
Tomorrow.

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to-day. Shoppers were upon the streets by
the hundreds making purchases of presents
and the wherewithals for the Christmas
dinner. The pastors and congregations con-
nected with many of the churches were also
busy preparing for the usual services and en-
tertainments, and none will be in need of a
suitable place to spend Merry Christmas
tomorrow.
Among the events announced in this con-
nection is an entertainment and annual pre-
sentation to the members of the Welsh Bap-
tist Sunday school. 1t will take place to-
night in the church at the corner of West
and Oak streets. There will be no services
in the church tomorrow.
Regular Christmas morning service will be
held in All Saints church, on East Oak street,
at o'clock tomorrow morning. The
Christmas festival and entertainment will
not be held until next Monday by which
time the congregation will take possession of
its new church at the corner of West and
Oak streets. The first service will be held
in it on Sunday next.
An early Christmas morning meeting will
be held in the Methodist Episcopal church
and cordial invitation is extended to the
public to attend at six o'clock In issuing
it Rev. Alfred Heebner, the pastor, says,
Let Christmas people, old and young, unite
in the happy song of praise Christmas
exercises for the infant department of the
Sunday school will be held tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. The exercises of the
main school will begin at o'clock in the
evening. The doors of the church will be
open to admit all not members of the school
at 5:45. The church is very suitably dec
Grated. There will be a very interesting
program.
Special Christmas services will be held to-
morrow morning in the Trinity Reformed
church, on West Lloyd street. Special at
tentiOn is called to the change of the hour
from to 10 a. m. Everybody is extended a
welcome by the pastor. The Sunday school
will celebrate Christmas in the evening. An
excellent program of singing, recitations and
drills will be offered. The church has been
elaborately decorated for the occasions
Special offerings will be taken at both meet
ings.
The annual Christmas distribution to the
Sunday school will take place in the Bethany
United Evangelical church at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon and at O'Clock in the
evening the regular Christmas service will be
held in the church. A program of singing
recitations and addresses will be offered
Will no SeINiCcS uhAiuB the uhy IN
the English Baptist church. but in the even
ing an entertainment will be held and box
of candy presented to each one present. An
admission of ten cents will be charged
those not members Of the school.
In the Presbyterian church tomorrow
evening, the Christmas exercises will be of
unusual interest. The entertainment will be
of a musical and literary nature, and will
surpass anything of the kind yet held in
the church. The scholars will receive their
Christmas presents in the evening, as there
will be no services in the church during the
day.
In accordance with an annual custom the
Welsh Congregational Sunday school will
assemble in the church tomorrow and re-
ceive their Christmas candy.
The Primitive Methodist Sunday school
will hold its Christmas festival in the church
tonight. There will be no service to-
morrow.
No stock of watches in gold or silver so
handsome and attractive in Shenandoah